| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | College for First Nations |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Course Coordinator:
Overview
The issues and challenges facing First Nation Australian communities and their allies are complex, intergenerational, and diverse. This course contributes to providing appropriate solutions to the complex challenges that exist for First Nations鈥� people and communities; and how Australian society can work together towards effective change.
Students in this course will examine several topical First Nations issues and debates of national relevance before exploring more regional and community specific trends and challenges. Students will have the opportunity to focus on a particular area of interest and further explore current First Nations issues and debates within Health, Education, Law/Politics.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- participate both autonomously and collaboratively in discussing the impact of past policies and experiences on present issues in First Nation communities;
- explain the term 鈥榠ntergenerational trauma鈥� and its relevance to current issues faced by First Nations peoples;
- compare and contrast the major issues facing remote and urban First Nation communities;
- argue an ethically informed position on current First Nation issues and debates in a specified field;
- differentiate between the First Nation concepts and perspectives of Treaty, Sovereignty and Constitutional Recognition.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Past informs the Present -Intergenerational Trauma | 20.00 |
| 2. | A National Crisis 鈥� Closing the Gap | 20.00 |
| 3. | First Nation Regional and Community Issues | 20.00 |
| 4. | First Nation Current Issues and Debates | 20.00 |
| 5. | First Nation Debates and the Future | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 25 | 1,2 |
| Case 精东传媒app | No | 35 | 3,4 |
| Literature review | No | 40 | 5 |