Overview
In this unit you will critique approaches to community and Indigenous engagement within the environmental management sector. You will study aspects of post-colonialism, sustainable environmental management and cultural heritage, as well as examine applied stakeholder relationships and adaptive management approaches. Drawing on transdisciplinary perspectives from Aboriginal studies, community development, history, planning, and sociology, you will learn to evaluate the requirements of community and Indigenous engagement, and develop a professional approach to this aspect of environmental management.
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).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2019
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 Undergraduate 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 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.
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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
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
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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
Improved feedback was requested by students, especially around Assessment 1. Students also asked for more detailed feedback.
The lecturer will take more time to provide more detailed feedback on Assessment 1. Feedback will include more direction on how improvements can be made, or links to writing resources that address the shortfall in that section of student work.
Feedback from Students/Staff
Inconsistency in Unit Profile, Moodle Page, location of assessment materials (e.g. Forum Post links) and referencing requirements.
More effort will be put into making sure the Unit Profile and Moodle page use consistent terminology and that the Forum Post Links are more consistently located in addition to other minor improvements. The lecturer will take care to look at referencing requirements for CA42 (Environmental Science) in which this unit is core, while also recognising that other courses with different reference requirements take use this unit.
- Discuss the importance of cultural and historical awareness of Indigenous engagement within Australia and overseas
- Identify the implications of top-down/bottom-up approaches to engagement in environmental management
- Develop basic community and Indigenous engagement plans based on adaptive management principles
- Prepare an engagement section of an environmental management planning report
- Critique the key issues that shape contemporary discourses of community and Indigenous engagement.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 40% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 60% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- ZOOM
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
n.english@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Principles of community engagement in environmental planning
Reading and notetaking (optional)
Chapter
| Cavaye, J.M. 2004 Governance and community engagement. In W.R Loval and R. Shaffer (Eds.) The Australian experience in participatory governance: Planning, conflict mediation and public decision making in civil society. Ashgate Publishing, UK, pp 85-102. |
Marshall, N., Steinmetz, C. and R. Zehner 2012 Community participation in planning. In S. Thompson and P.J. Maginn (Eds.) Planning Australia (2nd Ed). Cambridge University Press, New York, pp 276-293. |
Events and Submissions/Topic
Introduce yourself!
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Prepare summary of readings
Module/Topic
History of community and Indigenous engagement
Chapter
Smith, B. 2008 Still under the Act? Subjectivity and the State in Aboriginal North Queensland. Oceania 78: 199-216.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Prepare summary of readings
Web search of Aboriginal language map Australia & National Native Title Tribunal
Module/Topic
Chapter
Australian Government 2017 Module to the National Water Initiative (NWI) Policy Guidelines for water planning and management: Engaging Indigenous Peoples in water planning and management.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Prepare summary of readings
Guest Lecture: Joann Schmider
Module/Topic
Chapter
Freitas, R. 2016 Cultural mapping as a development tool. City, Culture and Society 7:9-16.
Jeanotte, S. 2016 Story-telling about place: Engaging citizens in cultural mapping. City, Culture and Society 7:35-71.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Prepare summary of readings
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
McGinty, S. (2012). Engaging Indigenous Knowledge(s) in research and practice. Journal of Language Studies 12(1): 5-15.
De Vaus, D. (2002).Finding a Sample. Surveys in social research. Fifth Edition, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW: 69-93.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Prepare summary of readings
Module/Topic
Chapter
Turner, D. W. (2010). Qualitative Interview Design: A Practical Guide for Novice Investigators. The Qualitative Report 15(3): 754-760.
Anguelovski, I. (2011). Understanding the Dynamics of Community Engagement of Corporations in Communities: The Iterative Relationship Between Dialogue Processes and Local Protest at the Tintaya Copper Mine in Peru. Society & Natural Resources: An International Journal 24(4): 384- 399.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Module/Topic
Chapter
Bauman, T. (2007) ‘You mob all agree?’: the chronic emergency of culturally competent engaged Indigenous problem solving, Indigenous Law Bulletin 6 (29)
Web resource: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community histories at https://www.qld.gov.au/atsi/cultural-awareness-heritagearts/community-histories
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture
Readings
Prepare summary of readings
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture
Reading
Reading summary and analysis Due: Week 8 Monday (13 Jan 2020) 12:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
None.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture
Reading
Module/Topic
Chapter
Douglas Shire Council (2014) Community Engagement Guide and Tools, Douglas Shire Council Publication, Mossman, Queensland.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study guide
Lecture
Readings
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Community engagement strategy Due: Week 12 Monday (10 Feb 2020) 12:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Portfolio
Prepare a portfolio that summarises and discusses peer reviewed journal articles on the theme of Community and Indigenous Engagement.
1. Summarise three peer reviewed journal articles, preferably from the lecture readings list, using the principles of reading scientific writing discussed in Week 1 (refer to Lecture 1b 'Reading and note taking' for tips on summarising journal articles).
2. Prepare a short introduction that sets the context of the portfolio and identifies the main issues.
3. Write a brief discussion that draws links between the content of the papers and the concepts studied in weeks 1 to 4.
Total word count in 1000-1200 words, not including references.
The aim of this assessment is to introduce you to communication, critical thinking and analysis, which are all essential skills for your university studies. The desired outcome of the task is to help you in the process of reading, understanding and interpreting concepts and arguments, and knowing how to apply these skills in an academic context. Group discussion and analysis of the readings will take place throughout the term and help to engage and guide you through the reading material.
Further details are provided on the Moodle site.
Week 8 Monday (13 Jan 2020) 12:00 pm AEST
Week 11 Monday (3 Feb 2020)
Marks for this assessment will be awarded as follows:
- 20% for participation in a group discussion (either in online forum or in real-time on zoom). Consideration will be given to the quality of your contributions - did you address the topic and demonstrate engagement with the reading material and the class discussion.
- 10% Presentation - the reading summary and analysis is clearly presented, easy to follow, with all the essential elements included in the title page (name, date, title, course number, assessment number). Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation must be used.
- 15% Introduction - context and identification of main issues.
- 30% Summary of readings (10% for each reading) - one reading per page, discusses aim of paper, take home message, example from reading (if relevant) and your own interpretation, judgement or comment.
- 20% Discussion - highlights the main points, compares information from 2 or more sources, links papers to course content. Includes a brief conclusion.
- 5% Referencing - follows the Harvard style in-text, as headings for each article and in list of references.
- Discuss the importance of cultural and historical awareness of Indigenous engagement within Australia and overseas
- Identify the implications of top-down/bottom-up approaches to engagement in environmental management
- Develop basic community and Indigenous engagement plans based on adaptive management principles
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Prepare a proposal for a 'Community Engagement Strategy' utilising the knowledge, concepts and strategies learned throughout this unit.
Word limit: 2000 (+/- 10%)
You will be provided with a template of the basic structure for the proposal.
Week 12 Monday (10 Feb 2020) 12:00 pm AEST
Friday 23/02/2018
Marks for this assessment will be awarded as follows:
- 20% Presentation - grammar, formatting, layout, word count, referencing.
- 10% Introduction - includes the principles and aims of your Community Engagement Strategy, definitions, benefits and risks of CIE to this project.
- 20% Background and Stakeholders - Location of proposed project, who are the key stakeholders, is there a priority of stakeholders.
- 30% Recommended
strategies - these can be quantitative, qualitative or a combination of both. They should be based on your readings, lectures and study guide.
- 20% Discussion and conclusion.
- Discuss the importance of cultural and historical awareness of Indigenous engagement within Australia and overseas
- Identify the implications of top-down/bottom-up approaches to engagement in environmental management
- Develop basic community and Indigenous engagement plans based on adaptive management principles
- Prepare an engagement section of an environmental management planning report
- Critique the key issues that shape contemporary discourses of community and Indigenous engagement.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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