SLE218 - Indigenous Engagement: Natural Resource Management
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Janine McBurnie |
| Prerequisite: | SLE121 |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 3 hour seminar per week (which may include field trips) |
Content
This unit will examine the historical and contemporary context of Indigenous people’s engagement in natural resources management. By exploring different ontological understandings of the relationships to the natural environment, students will be required to critically reflect on how different ways on knowing have influenced natural resource management in Australia, and on a global scale.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate and define origins of knowledge to reflect critically on and discuss difference between Western and Traditional Indigenous Knowledge. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Develop an appreciation of how Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge can be useful in planning management strategies for natural and cultural resource management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Recognise biases and provide honest and critical evaluations of contemporary natural resources management practices and strategies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Investigate the application of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge in a contemporary natural resources management setting in order to provide solutions and recommendations to Government agencies for improvement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Comparing knowledge systems essay | 1,000-word written essay and diagram | 25% | Week 4 |
| Indigenous resource management report | 3,000-word written report | 35% | Week 10 |
| Examination | 2-hour written examination | 40% | Examination period |
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: SLE218 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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