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Unit of Study INDG7005 - Doctor of Indigenous Philosophies Research Proposal (2025)

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  • Pre-requisites

    To successfully complete this unit you should have completed 72 credit points in the Doctor of Indigenous Philosophies

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Unit description

Provides professional doctorate candidates with the necessary skills to develop a rigorous research proposal.  Students will combine knowledge and skills developed throughout all other Doctor of Indigenous Philosophies coursework into a proposal. Students will develop a proposal that includes a review of relevant literature, Indigenous methodological theory, knowledge of Indigenous community contexts and demonstrate learning with Country.  The proposal will identify a research problem and provide a detailed plan for addressing the problem, including an analysis of the ethical issues impacting the proposed research methods.

Unit content

Topic 1: The context of the Indigenous research

Topic 2: Methodology to research methods and analysis

Topic 3: Understanding Indigenous research ethics

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically apply an understanding of the relational context of your research topic

develop and justify a research plan

apply an understanding of Indigenous axiology to develop an ethical research proposal.

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