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Working with Aboriginal People
Undergraduate | UNE-OORA200 | 2020
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Grow your cultural awareness for better working relationships with Aboriginal people and the community. Explore the dominant concept of whiteness and start to think about Aboriginal perspectives. Learn through both historical and self reflections.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
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Working with Aboriginal People
About this subject
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- describe and analyse whiteness as a construct which shapes the dominant ideas about Australia's social, economic, cultural and political history;
- develop a way of thinking about Australian contemporary society which is based on an understanding of the history of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people from Aboriginal perspectives;
- examine and reflect on the self as a conscious personal and professional actor within the dynamic of ethnic interchanges;
- develop the necessary cross-cultural awareness to work effectively with Aboriginal people in local and regional contexts;
- develop an understanding of the principles of community development as they apply to working with Aboriginal people; and
- apply cultural safety practices to various professional settings.
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
This unit will examine the history of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, using the notion of whiteness to understand dispossession, resistance, adaptation and survival of Aboriginal peoples in Australia. Models of community development and cultural awareness will enable students to develop strategies to equip them in working with Aboriginal people in a variety of professional practices. Students are challenged to examine and reflect on the self as a conscious personal and professional actor within the dynamic of ethnic interchanges.
Assessment 1: 800 words (equiv); Unit Quiz; Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-3
Assessment 2: 1500 words (equiv); Reflective Journal; Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-6
Assessment 3: 2500 words; Case Study; Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-6- Assessment 1 (20%)
- Assessment 2 (30%)
- Assessment 3 (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Others
Students are required to have completed at least 24 credit points prior to enrolling in this subject.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - Please refer students to link for requirements: For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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