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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
Faculty/College
Unit aim
Introduces the concept of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and how it is founded upon layers and patterns of connection to Country and environment. IK includes deep relations among people and with landscape through ancestral connections that are understood from a position that acknowledges the intelligence and agency of connection. Major theories in this area will be presented.
Unit content
Module 2: Origins of Indigenous Knowledge
Module 5: Relational Ontology
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | explain Indigenous approaches to being and ways for understanding in the world, with a focus on Aboriginal peoples in Australian contexts |
| 2 | examine the major Indigenous Knowledge theories including an examination of the contemporary and future-building potential of IK |
| 3 | demonstrate an understanding that IK is a relational philosophy that underpins all human culture and provides potential for adaptation |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain Indigenous approaches to being and ways for understanding in the world, with a focus on Aboriginal peoples in Australian contexts
- examine the major Indigenous Knowledge theories including an examination of the contemporary and future-building potential of IK
- demonstrate an understanding that IK is a relational philosophy that underpins all human culture and provides potential for adaptation
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.