| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts regarding the relationship between humans and places (including issues such as belonging, exile and dispossession, inclusion and exclusion, globalization, sustainability and Indigenous relationships to place), of the way power may be exercised and the influences on human behaviour in relation to place and place usage (including the effects of perception, norms and culture), and different approaches to thinking about and making decisions about places (including decisions about land use and land use change)
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demonstrate a critical and self-aware understanding of the personal impact of place connections as well as the potential impacts on place of people?s connections to place;
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demonstrate advanced problem solving abilities, analytical capacities and research, report writing, group participation, communication and critical thinking skills; and
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demonstrate an enduring curiosity and high capacity for continuing engagement in the field.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of people, power and place and related issues, in this applied area of geography, will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Communication Skills
Communication skills will be taught and practised in lectures, tutorials and online and assessed in all assessment tasks. These skills will include online and written communication for all students.
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Global Perspectives
The interactions between people and place are globally important issues and a global perspective on topics such as indigenous perspectives on place will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Information Literacy
The ability to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of sources in an appropriate manner will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Life-Long Learning
The development of intellectual capacity, curiosity and creativity, self-knowledge and critical thinking skills will be fostered throughout the unit in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Problem Solving
The ability to critically analyse problems and formulate and evaluate solutions applying the knowledge and skills gained in the unit will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Social Responsibility
The development of social responsibility and appreciation of sustainable development will be promoted throughout the unit in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Team Work
The development of respect for others and collaboration and group participation skills will be fostered on campus and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in the online assessment.
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