IA1007 - Linking Indigenousness 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Indigenous Australian Studies |
Available to all undergraduate students.
This subject explores Indigenousness. It is an invitation to critically engage in contemporary discussions about 'Indigenous knowledges'. Through opportunities to interact directly with Indigenous Australians in their own country, this subject explores issues surrounding cross-cultural views of landscape and wilderness. It further explores relationships of power, notions of authenticity and assertions of Indigenous identities. The subject links learnings from Indigenous Australian and western knowledge systems through a range of different learning environments including: fieldtrip activities with Aboriginal people and communities; full-day workshops on the university campus and online study materials and activities. It is therefore essential that students have access to the World Wide Web to complete the subject. Those students who do not have access to meail must contact the subject co-ordinator.
There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.
Learning Outcomes
- comparatively analyse the complex interaction of western and Indigenous knowledge systems;
- develop the capacity to plan, organize and articulate a reasoned argument in a limited timeframe both independently and in small group discussions;
- identify a number of issues which inform Indigenous Australian knowledges and discuss their social, cultural and political implications;
- examine the ways in which western academic traditions produce and legitimate knowledge and historical representations;
- identify opportunities for integrating relevant aspects of Indigenous knowledges and approaches to teaching and learning into the formal education system.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to work individually and independently;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | IA2007 AND IA3007 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching (2 days on campus workshops and 2 days in the field) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Sharon Moore |
| Lecturers: | Ms Lynette Mackay, Ms Emma Ignjic. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); quizzes or tests (40%); presentations (20%). |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching (2 days on campus workshop plus 2 days in the field) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Sharon Moore |
| Lecturer: | Ms Lynette Mackay. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); quizzes or tests (40%); presentations (20%). |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching (2 days workshops plus 2 days field trips) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Emma Ignjic |
| Lecturer: | Ms Sharon Moore. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); quizzes or tests (40%); presentations (20%). |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching (2 days workshops plus 2 days field trips) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Lynette Mackay |
| Lecturer: | Ms Sharon Moore. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); quizzes or tests (40%); presentations (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 08-Jul-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Jul-2010 to 09-Jul-2010 (2 days on campus workshop plus 2 days in the field) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Sharon Moore |
| Lecturer: | Ms Lynette Mackay. |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (30%); exam (30%); 2 online multiple choice questions (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.