Unit of Study INDG7004 Indigenous Research Theory and Practice (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

24
Faculty & College

Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides a balance of Indigenous research theory and practice. The unit will help you to establish structures and procedures to provide a firm relational, ethical and functional foundation to your research utilising Indigenist methodologies. You will develop a critical appreciation of research contexts including the impact of legal, ethical and professional practice issues. You will demonstrate the importance of Indigenous Knowledge and utilise your understanding of Indigenist theory to construct a research proposal including; clearly defining a research topic, outlining a research methodology, and justifying a strategy of inquiry.

Unit content

Module 1: Indigenous research histories

Module 2: Relational context of research

Module 3: Principles and theory of Indigenist research

Module 4: Strategies and methods of Indigenist research practice

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term2	Term2

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:

critically discuss the relational context of your research topic

analyse various research methodologies appropriate to your study

justify a strategy of inquiry as it would be applied in the field.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Residential 6 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Oral presentation	40%
Research methodology	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Wilson, S, 2008, Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods , 1st edn, Fernwood publishing, Nova Scotia.
Yunkaporta Tyson, 2019, Sand talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. , Text Publishing, Melbourne VIC.. ISBN: 9781925773996.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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