Availabilities:

Location Domestic International
Online
Term4
N/A

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

Faculty/College

Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples

Unit aim

Examines the different contexts for working respectfully and ethically with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Establishes a collaborative framework for an experiential internship within a community context. Presents a co-design model for community based assessment of engagement practice in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community context. 

Unit content

Module 1:  Indigenous Culture and Communities

Module 2:  Personal Engagement Principles

Module 3:  Principles to adhere to when working with a Community

Module 4:  Community Engagement

Module 5:  Community Assessment Tools

Module 6:  Work Placement

 

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:
1 analyse and apply the principles and protocols for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community organisations
2 evaluate the critical and ethical self and community assessment of values and positioning skills applied in engagement
3 apply the models for ensuring respect, ethical sharing and care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community relations.

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

  1. analyse and apply the principles and protocols for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community organisations
  2. evaluate the critical and ethical self and community assessment of values and positioning skills applied in engagement
  3. apply the models for ensuring respect, ethical sharing and care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community relations.

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.