INDG11005 - Indigenous Ways of Learning

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course is designed for students with an interest in Australian Indigenous education and training and will appeal to those with Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment or those working with, or seeking to work with, Indigenous people in a community, workplace or other educational or organisational capacity. Initially students gain an understanding of Indigenous teaching and learning prior to invasion and as a result, an appreciation of contemporary issues for Indigenous students and their teachers in educational and training contexts today. Students gain an awareness of the cultural and social aspects which may influence learning cultures and related life experiences. An awareness of the Indigenous learner is acquired through the opportunity to explore the Indigenous education journey through the examination and evaluation of a variety of approaches including practical scenarios.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2018

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting

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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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Understand the role and process of education in traditional Indigenous Australian society;
  2. Appreciate the cultural and social aspects of Indigenous education;
  3. Understand the issues associated with the engagement of Indigenous students in Western education institutions from pre school through to higher education
  4. Demonstrate an awareness of effective Indigenous pedagogy in the classroom.

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