Connecting with Culture: Indigenous Australian Experiences
Duration
- One Semester
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-campus Lecture | 2 | 10 | 20 |
On-campus Class | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Study Tour Site Visit | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Online Learning activities | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Activities Independent learning | 6.5 | 12 | 80 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Written Assignment | Individual | 35% | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
Reflective Piece | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Presentation | Group | 35% | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Content
- The roles of colonialism and imperialism in Australian society
- Culture as a construct; the role of race and racial identity
- Diversity within Indigenous cultures
- Connections to country and local Wurundjeri culture
- Sovereignty of Indigenous cultures and knowledges
- The roles of narrative and storytelling in cultural identity
- Concepts central to Indigenous culture including The Dreaming, kinship structures, non-linear time and gendered knowledges
- Indigenous cultures in contemporary society
Study resources
- Reading materials.