Aboriginal Contexts: Directed Study 1

Course aim

To enable active professionals and/or community members to either review, plan, implement or report on a project or issue of concern to Aboriginal community or communities.

Course content

Students will undertake a directed study which will allow them to engage with the following:

• project identification and planning including negotiations with relevant Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal groups 
• utilisation of appropriate context specific protocols
• ethical and pragmatic issues in reporting and representing Aboriginal peoples to themselves and others
• information gathering and documentation processes; evaluation processes; analysis of information; collaborative learning.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Graduate Diploma / Masters of Aboriginal Studies students must have completed Stage 1 courses or by permission of the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Students must have completed Stage 1 courses.

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Project plan, Review of the literature

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.