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IAS246 - Advocacy and Social Action

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Knowledges

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(ATI231)

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

In order to effectively advocate and act for social change that can improve the lives of marginalised and vulnerable communities, one needs to know how to engage the capacities and resources of such communities. This unit will provide students with the knowledge, values and practical skills to promote social change that can improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Students will become familiar with factors that motivate people to become advocates, they will investigate the characteristics and attributes of advocates, and they will develop their own personal advocacy style in real-life applications.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Demonstrate coherent understanding of the practice of advocacy for social action, and critically assess the strengths and limitations of different forms of advocacy.
2.	Apply key advocacy skills to networking, building alliances, demonstrating leadership and effecting change.
3.	Analyse the ways in which specific advocacy skills are integrated into broader community goals and actions.
4.	Demonstrate confident capacity to initiate and critically evaluate advocacy approaches in community development work.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Reflective Journal (500 words)	10%	1,3,4
2.	Literature review (1,000 -1,500 words)	40%	1,2,3,4
3.	Essay (1,500 - 2,000 words)	50%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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