IA2013 - Ecology and Australian Indigenous Cultures
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Indigenous Centre |
Available to undergraduate degree students.
This subject engages with the ecological, social and spiritual interrelationship at the core of Indigenous Australian cultures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diversity of beliefs and the significance of identity, family, sovereignty and land and sea rights will be explored along with the impact of European colonisation. Students examine traditional and contemporary relations with the environment paying particular attention to the relationships between Indigenous Australian people's knowledge, customary laws and social organisation and the Western science of ecology, in approaches to natural resource management and conservation. Students will be introduced to issues through online learning including the discussion board and email, digital medium and reading materials. Therefore it is essential that students have access to the World Wide Web to complete this subject.
Learning Outcomes
- examine the nature of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spirituality, kinship and connectedness with the environment;
- explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' aspirations for healthy country, economies and families in relation to resource management and property rights;
- critically evaluate different cultural perspectives on a range of contemporary issues and present research outcomes in a written format that demonstrates appropriate academic language and formatting;
- produce a briefing report in a written format that demonstrates appropriate formatting and academic language.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mrs Valda Wallace. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (20%); literature review (40%); research briefing report (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mrs Valda Wallace. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (20%); literature review (40%); research briefing report (40%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mrs Valda Wallace. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials |
| Assessment: | article presentation (20%); multidraft literature review (40%); research briefing report (40%). |
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.