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IDIG511 Indigenous Peoples and Colonisation: Land and Nature

Updated: 19 September 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AMC411 or EDST411 or IDIG311 or PDPS411
Notes None
Combined Units IDIG311 - Indigenous Peoples and Colonisation: Land and Nature
Coordinator(s) Belinda Beattie (bbeattie@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on traditional Indigenous societies, culture contact and change. It highlights the relationship between kinship and land, philosophy and land and how these have been disrupted by the process of colonisation.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of key concepts such as 'culture' and 'society', 'adaptation' and 'environment';
  2. investigate ethnographer's various theoretical approaches and interpretations of Indigenous societies;
  3. analyse the interrelationship of economy, social organisation and religion in traditional Indigenous Australia;
  4. identify and appraise the socio-economic and cultural factors initiating and determining contact between Indigenous and non-Indigenous settlement;
  5. analyse the effects of 19th century philosophies on interactions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups; and
  6. identify and appraise Australian and international Indigenous experiences.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the indigenous discipline. The unit is assessed through two written assignments and online participation. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will practise communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essay and participation component of the unit. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills by completing the assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will examine a range of issues impacting upon Indigenous communities today both nationally and internationally, and is part of understanding global heritages. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant indigenous literature and how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions in both research and presentation. Collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
As a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be assessed and taught through their responses to the assignment questions and discussions online postings. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise working collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems in the online environment taking initiative and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board and in their own essays. 		True True
   

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