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IAS524 - Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Knowledges

(IND505)

Unit Description

Living, working or conducting research in intercultural Indigenous contexts needs an understanding of how ethical behaviors and cultural protocols influence interactions between people, and how this influences the ways in which knowledge is used and shared. This unit challenges students to critically examine how Indigenous knowledges and ethics are represented. Intercultural power relations (for example: colonial processes in settler states) are explored to provide students with knowledge of important ethical, moral and legal principles relating to representation. The unit also examines strategies for working ethically in Indigenous contexts.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically analyse the diversity of social and cultural norms, values and ethical practices in Indigenous intercultural contexts.
2.	Evaluate different ways of understanding knowledge and knowledge ownership and their impact on the representation of Indigenous people.
3.	Analyse and critique the role of writing, speaking and performance genres in the strengthening and valuing of Indigenous knowledges, socio-cultural groups and individuals.
4.	Critique examples of how hegemonic processes are imposed in writing, speaking and performance genres.
5.	Evaluate ethical principles in the representation of people in Indigenous inter-cultural contexts.
6.	Apply flexible research approaches in diverse cultural and ethical contexts.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Oral presentation (2 minutes)	5%	1 - Critically analyse the diversity of social and cultural norms, values and ethical practices in Indigenous intercultural contexts. 3 - Analyse and critique the role of writing, speaking and performance genres in the strengthening and valuing of Indigenous knowledges, socio-cultural groups and individuals.
2.	Essay (3,000 words)	50%	1 - Critically analyse the diversity of social and cultural norms, values and ethical practices in Indigenous intercultural contexts. 2 - Evaluate different ways of understanding knowledge and knowledge ownership and their impact on the representation of Indigenous people. 3 - Analyse and critique the role of writing, speaking and performance genres in the strengthening and valuing of Indigenous knowledges, socio-cultural groups and individuals. 4 - Critique examples of how hegemonic processes are imposed in writing, speaking and performance genres. 5 - Evaluate ethical principles in the representation of people in Indigenous inter-cultural contexts. 6 - Apply flexible research approaches in diverse cultural and ethical contexts.
3.	Resource portfolio (2,500 - 3,000 words)	45%	2 - Evaluate different ways of understanding knowledge and knowledge ownership and their impact on the representation of Indigenous people. 3 - Analyse and critique the role of writing, speaking and performance genres in the strengthening and valuing of Indigenous knowledges, socio-cultural groups and individuals. 4 - Critique examples of how hegemonic processes are imposed in writing, speaking and performance genres. 5 - Evaluate ethical principles in the representation of people in Indigenous inter-cultural contexts. 6 - Apply flexible research approaches in diverse cultural and ethical contexts.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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