IA5030 - Navigating the Cultural Interface
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4
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Administered by: |
Division of Tropical Environments & Societies |
This subject is designed as an opportunity for postgraduate students from different
disciplines to work together to explore the contemporary Indigenous position and relationships
with their current and future professional practice. The subject aims to build on
students' appreciation of the implications of Indigenous knowledge continuities, ruptures
and convergences in relation to their disciplines and future professional practice.
Through supported participation in difficult dialogues, the subject will provide students
with opportunities to link theory to practice through practical engagement with Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people or organisations or practical issues in professional
contexts. Seminar, scenario and project-based approaches to learning will provide
hypothetical and real opportunities for students to practice navigating the tensions
and complexities at the interface of Indigenous and non-Indigenous understandings.
Learning Outcomes
- apply their knowledge and skills through the demonstration of a productive disposition
to effectively engage and navigate the tensions and complexities at the interface
of Indigenous and Western knowledges and practices;
- critically analyse theoretical positions and contests in Indigenous Studies and its
intersections with their disciplines, and apply these to working effectively with
Indigenous communities;
- explore the philosophical and social contexts of different disciplines and how these
impact Indigenous communities;
- communicate extensive knowledge and understanding of the continuities, ruptures, and
convergences that constitute the contemporary Indigenous position.
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (30%) - Group
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (30%) - Individual
- Written > Project plan - (40%) - Group.
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Internal,
Study Period 2
|
Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coordinator: |
Dr Ailie McDowall |
Lecturers:
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Assoc. Professor Felecia Watkin, Dr Vincent Backhaus, Dr Ailie McDowall. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 39 hours workshops
- assessment and self-directed study
|
|
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Cairns,
Internal,
Study Period 2
|
Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coordinator: |
Dr Ailie McDowall |
Lecturers:
|
Assoc. Professor Felecia Watkin, Dr Vincent Backhaus, Dr Ailie McDowall. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 39 hours workshops
- assessment and self-directed study
|
|
|
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.