IND712 - Environmental Policy Issues - Land, Water and Sea
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SQE735 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Suzanne Nunn |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Community Based Delivery (CBD): Students are also required to attend 2 x 1-week long Intensives at Waurn Ponds campus, Geelong. Intensives include a mixture of lectures, seminars and fieldtrips |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
The management of the environment in Australia is very much bound up in the public policy priorities of the day and can morph and change according to governmental and public priorities. Currently, it is conducted within a complex matrix characterised by partnerships between Traditional Custodians, government agencies, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), Communities as well as philanthropic organisations. This unit will explore contemporary environmental public policy issues largely concerning land, sea and water in Australia. To do this, it will examine the laws and legislative tools that underpin these policies and the frameworks that enable the rolling out of these funded programs. Particular content will review various governance frameworks, state and Commonwealth environmental legislation, Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs), National and Marine Parks and the differing land tenure systems in Australia. As you study the unit, you will be asked to identify and articulate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues as well as discuss cultural perspectives that are becoming incorporated into the management of land, sea and Country throughout Australia. By focussing on environmental matters that relate to local Country issues, the unit will equip you to design effective policy that incorporates Country-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander priorities.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse contemporary environmental policy, law and governance frameworks from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspective | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Present a comprehensive oral presentation before peers on a chosen topic relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander management techniques | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Articulate and integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to create solutions for problems with contemporary Australian environmental public policy and environmental law | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Policies Review | 2000 words | 40% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Group Presentation | 1500 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: Policy Design | 1500 words | 30% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: IND712 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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