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IAS142 - Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Studies

IND130

Unit Description

Living and working within intercultural Indigenous contexts requires an understanding of the variety of ways in which ethical behaviour and protocols govern the interactions with people and the ways in which knowledge is used and shared. This unit explores the ways in which knowledges (Indigenous knowledges in particular) are represented in a variety of media including written and performative texts and the power relations that are inherent within that representation. Students will examine the ways texts about Indigenous Australian are created by others and as Indigenous people create texts that 'write' back onto other cultural groups provide good examples of how the politics of representation is played out in contemporary society. Representation and power are explored with a view to providing students with a practical knowledge of important ethical, moral and legal issues in relation to rights and ownership of 'voice' and knowledge.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse and explain the diversity of social and cultural norms, values and ethical practices.
2.	Analyse and critique different ways of understanding knowledge and knowledge ownership in diverse cultural contexts.
3.	Identify and explain the role of different writing, speaking and performance genres in the strengthening and valuing of knowledges, socio-cultural groups and individuals.
4.	Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which power is exercised in the use of written, spoken and performed texts to represent people.
5.	Identify and apply strategies for using appropriate terminology and implied meaning in an inter-cultural context.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Text Analysis (1,000 words).	30%	1,2,3,4
2.	Portfolio (approx.10 items). Discussion and reflection on items (1,000 words).	30%	1,3,4
3.	Synthesis and Application Essay (2,000 words).	40%	1,2,3,4,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Batchelor	ITV,OLR
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2022	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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ITV: This unit will be delivered/part-delivered intensively in this teaching period rather than over the full semester.

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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