Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Session 1 | Session 1 |
| Online | Session 1 | N/A |
Unit description
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
Topic 1: Personal Engagement Principles
Topic 2: Community Engagement
Topic 3: Community Assessment
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | analyse and apply the principles and protocols for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community organisations | Ethical practice | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 2 | Evaluate the critical and ethical self and community assessment of values and positioning skills applied in engagement | Creativity | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 3 | summarise the models for ensuring respect, ethical sharing and care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community relations. | Ethical practice | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | ||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- analyse and apply the principles and protocols for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community organisations
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- Evaluate the critical and ethical self and community assessment of values and positioning skills applied in engagement
- GA2: Creativity
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- summarise the models for ensuring respect, ethical sharing and care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community relations.
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Community/Professional placement 27 hours (3 hours per week) (over 9 weeks) |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (3 weeks ) |
| Tutorial on-site 1 hour (3 weeks ) |
| Assessment | |
| Essay | 40% |
| Community Engagement Activity Log | 40% |
| Journal | 20% |
| Teaching method |
| Residential session 6 hours/day (24 hours total) (4 days ) |
| Community/Professional placement 27 hours (3 hours per week) (over 9 weeks) |
| Lecture online 1 hour (3 weeks) |
| Tutorial online 1 hour (3 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Essay | 40% |
| Community Engagement Activity Log | 40% |
| Journal | 20% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.