Connecting with Culture: Indigenous Australian Experiences
Duration
- One Semester
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 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 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
NilCorequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Analyse and discuss theories of imperialism, colonialism, and postcolonialism, and their relevance to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians today
2. Examine Indigenous knowledge and spirituality, as well as the contemporary implications of traditional aspects of Indigenous life.
3. Describe factors that explain historical and contemporary change in Indigenous cultures
4. Explain the ongoing significance of Indigenous culture to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
5. Confidently practise and further encourage broader thinking in issues of inter-cultural relationships.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial Excursions |
2 1 2 |
10 10 2 |
20 10 4 |
Online Contact | NA | ||
Specified Learning Activities Weekly readings, group collaborations, discussion boards, preparatory activities | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended | 80 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Type (SOL) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial Excursions | 2 1 2 | 10 10 2 | 20 10 4 |
Online Contact | NA | NA | NA |
Specified Learning Activities Weekly readings, group collaborations, discussion boards, preparatory activities | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended | 80 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Group Presentation | Group | 35% | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Written Assignments | Individual | 35% | 1, 3, 4, 5 |
Reflective Piece | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• 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.