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INDG19015 - Aboriginal Cultures and Country

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course examines Aboriginal cultures and their relationships with the land. Topics include the study of social organisations, beliefs and value systems, human ecology and human-land relationships, and contemporary land issues. A theme of cultures adapting to the changing natural and human environments is developed throughout the course. A feature of this course is its use of perspectives and commentaries by Aboriginal persons which will accompany each major topic.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2010

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Distance
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online

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
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Examination 30%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.82% 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: SUTE Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
Make sure feedback is clear and useable
Recommendation
Provide markers with clearer instructions on how to give useful feedback for assessment items.
Action Taken
Markers participated in a zoom workshop to clarify how to provide actionable feedback. This will take place before each assessment item is due to reinforce what is required.
Source: SUTE Evaluations
Feedback
Unit is not enjoyable for some students
Recommendation
Investigate the unit and refresh those areas that may be contributing to low student satisfaction, mindful that the unit will be completely refreshed for 2024.
Action Taken
Some areas of the unit have been refreshed.
Source: SUTE evaluation
Feedback
Provide students with the opportunity to research and write about First Nations people and connection to country in their particular area via assessment choices.
Recommendation
Add an additional assessment topic choice to allow for students to research and write about aspects of First Nations people and connection to country where they live.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. describe Aboriginal social organisation and belief systems, and how land is a central element of both
  2. describe the nature of the human ecology of Aboriginal cultures, including economic land use and management in both traditional and contemporary societies
  3. investigate and explain the concepts of land rights and the way in which contemporary Aboriginal societies view the land
  4. explain how Aboriginal cultures have adapted to changing natural and human environments.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Examination