IA1012 - Indigenous People of North Queensland

Credit points:	03
Year:	2019
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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This subject focuses on the continuity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' presence in North Queensland and introduces students to the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our region, their traditional relationships to country and to each other. Students will have opportunities to experience and explore the continuing traditional knowledge, language, and economies associated with local geographies and the efforts of current generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to maintain knowledge, cultural practices and connections to places of significant meaning.

There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.

Learning Outcomes

• define and describe the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and cultural practices in North Queensland;
• identify and describe sites and/or examples of evidence or records of traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, language and cultural practices related to local geographies;
• demonstrate dispositions, language and skills for productive discussions of complex knowledge intersections;
• critically reflect on the significance of continuing knowledge and connections to significant sites for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Prerequisites:	NIL
Corequisites:	NIL
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	IA1007; IA1015

Availabilities
Townsville, , Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Contact hours:	13 hours 26 hours 8 hours
Assessment:	presentations (20%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%); annotations x 4 (20%).
, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Contact hours:	13 hours - Online 26 hours - Online discussion boards 8 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	presentations (20%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%); annotations x 4 (20%).
Cairns, , Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Contact hours:	13 hours 26 hours 8 hours
Assessment:	presentations (20%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%); annotations x 4 (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.