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IND170 - Indigenous Research: Guiding Principles

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Knowledges

Unit Description

Indigenous researchers draw upon their rich heritage and philosophy to guide research that occurs in their cultural context. In this unit, students will follow Indigenous principles of knowledge creation, negotiation and exchange to describe the context of research processes in their community. They will identify, describe and analyse the guiding principles of their own research practice and explore strategies for articulating their research work to others in appropriate and culturally respectful ways.

Participation in this unit will require attendance at a series of three five day workshops during the semester with access to online resources and face to face or online support sessions in the intervening weeks.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse the cultural context of an Indigenous research practice.
2.	Analyse the purposes to which research is applied in an Indigenous cultural context.
3.	Identify and describe the fundamental guiding principles that shape research practice in an Indigenous research context.
4.	Analyse the rationale for the application of guiding principles to research practice.
5.	Compare and contrast the guiding principles of different research practices.
6.	Communicate an understanding of the guiding principles of research practices to others.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Short Answer Exercises (5 x 300 words)	30%	1,2,5
2.	Analysis Report (1500 words)	30%	1,2,3,4,5,6
3.	Oral Presentation (15 - 20 mins)	40%	3,4,6

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	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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