Unit of Study INDG1007 Introduction to Indigenous Research (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides a balanced introduction to Indigenous research theory and practice. Students learn the structures and procedures of ethical research, within an Indigenous context. Comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous research theory and practice are explained.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction and Indigenous Research History

Module 2: Academic Skills: Annotated Bibliography

Module 3: Academic Skills: Literature Review

Module 4: Research Principles and Ethics

Module 5: Theories and Methods of Indigenous Research

Module 6: Personal and Professional Issues

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term1	N/A

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:

explain the principles of ethical research policy and practice

investigate the methods of Indigenous and non-Indigenous research

examine legal, ethical and representation issues in research

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	10%
Annotated bibliography	40%
Literature review	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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