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IAS242 - Indigenous Governance and Leadership

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Studies

ATI210

Unit Description

Governance is about the ways in which people organise decision making to get things done. In this unit students will critically examine different models of Indigenous and non-Indigenous governance, leadership and management and gain insights into how these are embedded in local, national and international cultural, political and social values, relations and practices.

Students will conduct case studies of real life governance practices in Indigenous organisations and communities in order to assess how they take into account local norms of authority and decision-making, and to understand how these models shape the implementation and outcome of social policies and services.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Evaluate approaches to leadership, representation, accountability and legitimacy in Indigenous Australian settings.
2.	Critically assess processes of governance in different kinds of Indigenous communities and organisations.
3.	Articulate advanced understanding of the (inter)cultural underpinnings of governance models.
4.	Evaluate the culturally embedded origins of different types of management and leadership.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Reading response (1,000 words	30%	1,3,4
2.	Presentation (10mins)	20%	1,2,3,4
3.	Major essay (2,500 words).	50%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Batchelor	ITV,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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