Course coordinator
Associate Professor Katelyn Barney
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Critical examination of conceptual and practical issues arising in research on and with Indigenous people with a focus on the Australian context.
This course engages with some of the main conceptual and practical issues that arise in working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities, institutions and people, particularly in research contexts. It examines the "R's" of working for and with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities including the importance of relationships, respect, recipriocity, and roles. Lectures are mostly in a seminar/workshop format where student participation is necessary. The course builds student capacity for reflection on student's own positioning and on major theoretical and practical questions about intercultural workplaces raised by Indigenous and non-Indigenous commentators from a range of scholarly positions.ﾠ
Course requirements
Assumed background
Some background in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies or a cognate discipline (e.g. social sciences or humanities with relevant content) is desirable but not mandatory.
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
ID234
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
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Aims and outcomes
The course aims to provide you with a broad understanding of the ethical, conceptual and practical issues encountered in working with Indigenous people.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Demonstrate knowledge of the broader historical, social and political contexts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the implications of these for their working relationships with you;
LO2.
Demonstrate a knowledge of practical and theoretical issues underpinning work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities;
LO3.
Understand the types of discourses in which work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is situated - both historically and today - and your own positioning to these;
LO4.
Refine your skills in the self-directed acquisition and critical analysis of information relevant to a defined problem;
LO5.
Demonstrate an ability to undertake independent research and share the results of that research with peers;
LO6.
Enhance your capacity to articulate your results clearly, concisely and on time, in oral and written forms of the sorts required in the workplace and in higher degree research;
LO7.
Demonstrate understanding of cultural safety in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Knowledge basket: Storied reflections | 10% |
25/10/2024 5:00 pm |
| Presentation | Presentation on Cultural Safety at UQ | 20% |
15/08/2024 - 22/08/2024
Please submit your PowerPoint slides on Blackboard. |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation | Ethics questions and reflection | 30% |
30/09/2024 5:00 pm |
| Essay/ Critique | Reflective Critical Essay | 40% |
24/10/2024 5:00 pm |
Assessment details
Knowledge basket: Storied reflections
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Reflection
- Weight
- 10%
- Due date
25/10/2024 5:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L04, L06
Task description
You are required to write three storied reflections (300 words) in response to question prompts. Storying is the process of telling stories to communicate and reflect on information or knowledge. It involves writing about an event or experience creatively. This assessment encourages you to go beyond a description of a topic, theme or creative work, to critically reflect through story. Through the storied reflections you commence to weave your own ‘knowledge basket’ to critically reflect on what you are learning in relation to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. You will be give guidance to completing this task. This is graded pass/fail and requires you to write three storied reflections in response to prompts. All storied reflections must be completed by end of semester.
Submission guidelines
Please submit via Turnitin on Blackboard.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Presentation on Cultural Safety at UQ
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Presentation
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
15/08/2024 - 22/08/2024
Please submit your PowerPoint slides on Blackboard.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L05, L06, L07
Task description
The University of Queensland is a large bureaucratic institution with a complex student body, including about 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Students' experience of university life includes interaction with University academic staff, both tutors and lecturers, most of whom are not teaching to an obviously Indigenous student group. Reflect on your own experience of arriving at your first classes at UQ in the first semester of your course. What are the intercultural danger areas in the classroom? How could the cultural safety of that experience be enhanced for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students?
Your challenge is to develop a 15 minute group presentation (5 people) on improving cultural safety for delivery to University academic staff, including tutors and lecturers.
Your presentation should be well-researched, engaging, and include at least two scenarios that demonstrate good examples of cultural safety in these settings.
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Ethics questions and reflection
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
30/09/2024 5:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06
Task description
You have been asked to undertake a research project exploring one of the topics below. You plan to do a qualitative research project that includes interviewing key Indigenous people and focusing on the 'R's' of relationships, respect, responsibilities, roles, recipirocity, representations and rights. You have discussed your project with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit and have their support to go forward with the project, but also need ethics approval from the University of Queensland.
Answer the ethics questions below in 1000 words taking into account the UQ Indigenous Research Strategy, the NHMRC National Statement, and the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research. You are required to submit your answers as well as a 500 word reflection on the challenges you faced in answering the questions.
Ethics questions: What are the research aims? What are the expected outcomes and benefits for the participants? What are the ethical considerations attached the project? What would be your consultation process?
Topic one:
You have been asked to undertake a research project exploring Indigenous and non-Indigenous collaboration in the art curatorial space.
OR
Topic two:
You have been asked to undertake a research project exploring the history of South Bank area in Brisbane.
Submission guidelines
Please submit on Blackboard via Turnitin.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 21 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Reflective Critical Essay
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 40%
- Due date
24/10/2024 5:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07
Task description
The final piece of assessment for this course is a 1500-2000 word critical essay. The topic for the essay is:
After completing ABTS3020 how will you apply what you've learnt within your chosen career? You are required to draw on your 'knowledge basket: storied reflections' as well as policies and guidelines for working with Indigenous people in the career you have chosen.
Submission guidelines
Please submit on Blackboard via Turnitin.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 29.99 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Fails to address most or all of the assessment criteria. |
| 2 (Fail) | 30 - 44.99 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Fails to address most or all of the assessment criteria. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49.99 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Fails to address most or all of the assessment criteria. |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64.99 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Satisfactory standards of presentation, expression, exposition, coverage and comprehension of literature, could do with some improvement in some or all of these areas: |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74.99 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Above average presentation and expression, sound coverage and comprehension of literature, an attempt to put across an argument and shows some independent thought: |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84.99 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Excellent. Very well written and presented, broad coverage and outstanding comprehension of literature, cogent argument with convincing support balanced by acknowledgement of problems and alternatives, significant independent thought and some originality: |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Exceptional. Clearly exhibits a capacity to produce original work showing initiative and ingenuity and of a very high quality: |
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Additional assessment information
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Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
Further information will be posted on the ABTS3020 Blackboard site, available to all students enrolled in the course at https://learn.uq.edu.au/.
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Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
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Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 13 |
Seminar |
Series of seminars with occasional Indigenous guest lecturers exploring concepts and practices of working with and for Indigenous people. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07 |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
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