Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will explore how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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 consider how university values can guide respectful engagement and help address racism in higher education.
Details
| Level | Non-award |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | Not Applicable |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Presentation | 20% |
| 2. Portfolio | 40% |
| 3. Portfolio | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 40% response rate.
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.
Source: Students
Very positive feedback on weekly checks on student progress throughout the unit.
Maintain weekly contact with students to check on students' progress in learning and assessments.
Weekly contact with students has been maintained and student progress in learning and assessments have continued to be monitored.
Source: Unit Coordinator
The unit needs to be revised and updated to ensure a clear connection between the weekly course material and assessment items.
Upgrade the unit to include current knowledge and redevelop assessments to effectively cover the course material and student learning.
The unit upgrade has begun with a realignment between assessment tasks and the unit Learning Outcomes. The upgrade of resources and assessment tasks are scheduled to continue during terms 2 and 3 of 2025.
Source: Students
Positive feedback on assessment reminders sent to students one week prior to assessment due dates.
Continue to remind students by email about each assessment one week before the assessment is due.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator
Improve the alignment between the unit Learning Outcomes and assessment.
Revise the assessment items to ensure alignment with the the Learning Outcomes.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Analyse culture and identity as social constructs
- Compare Indigenous Australian ways of learning with those encountered in university settings
- Evaluate strategies for integrating university culture and learning approaches with Indigenous Australian cultures and ways of learning.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Presentation | • | ||
| 2 - Portfolio | • | • | |
| 3 - Portfolio | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 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 | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |