Overview
In this unit, you will explore how First Nations' cultures and ways of learning connect and interact with those experienced in university settings. You will begin by analysing the concepts of culture and identity, then examine Frist Nations cultures, identities, and approaches to learning alongside university culture and learning practices. Building on this understanding, you will evaluate strategies for integrating these different ways of learning to create respectful and inclusive educational experiences. Throughout the unit, you will also how your own personal values can support respectful engagement and acceptance of diversity within Australia.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Non-award unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
| Assessment Task | Part Weighting (% of assessment) |
Assessment Security Level | Gen AI Guidance Levels |
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| 1. ASSESSMENT 1 (20% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Interactive Oral Assessments | 100% of 20% | High | No Gen AI Use |
| 2. ASSESSMENT 2 (20% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Portfolio | 100% of 20% | Low | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
| 3. ASSESSMENT 3 (40% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Interactive Oral Assessments | 100% of 40% | High | No Gen AI Use |
| 4. ASSESSMENT 4 (20% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Portfolio | 100% of 20% | Low | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Students
Weekly contact with students was well received, with positive feedback highlighting its value in supporting engagement and connection.
Continue providing consistent weekly contact with students during the teaching term to foster connection, engagement, and academic progress.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator
Introduce Interactive Oral Assessments as an authentic assessment approach to address the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in tertiary education.
Implement Interactive Oral Assessments as a complementary assessment strategy to strengthen assessment integrity in an AI-enabled learning environment.
- Describe culture and identity as social constructs
- Examine First Nations Australian's cultures, identities and knowledge systems
- Explain how universities operate as cultural institutions and how this may influence students' experiences of learning and belonging
- Compare First Nations Australian's and Western knowledge systems on how they influence learning and educational experiences
- Reflect on personal perspectives and learning in relation to First Nation's knowledges and higher education.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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Assessment 1
(20% of unit)
Part 1 -
Interactive Oral Assessments
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2.
Assessment 2
(20% of unit)
Part 1 -
Portfolio
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3.
Assessment 3
(40% of unit)
Part 1 -
Interactive Oral Assessments
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Assessment 4
(20% of unit)
Part 1 -
Portfolio
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Self Management | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 4 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 5 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 6 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 7 - Cross-Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical Practice | |||||
| 9 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||