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INED8030 – Politics, Power and Indigenous Education

2024 – Session 2, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Colleen McGloin
colleen.mcgloin@mq.edu.au
Bronwyn Carlson
bronwyn.carlson@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MIndigenousEd
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit examines the relationship between politics, power and colonialism and education as it relates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. By examining a range of government policies and legislation students will gain a more detailed understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political impact on Indigenous people. This unit also focuses on contemporary and historical Indigenous led activism in relation to education.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Explain how government policy and legislation has and continues to impact Indigenous Australians socially, economically, and politically.
  • ULO2: Demonstrate effective use of theories of power to analyse the impact of politics on Indigenous Australians.
  • ULO3: Examine the implications that colonialism has had on Indigenous Australians’ rights and access to education.
  • ULO4: Critically analyse the political positions of historical and contemporary texts.
  • ULO5: Demonstrated high level of written communication skills including structuring and supporting an academic argument.
  • ULO6: Confidently use online communication forums and engage in informed interactive learning.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Participatory tasks 30% No Weekly
Online Quiz 30% No 2024-08-25
Major Essay 40% No 2024-11-03

Participatory tasks

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 30%

 

Students will be required to actively participate in weekly activities. These will be available on a weekly basis on iLearn.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explain how government policy and legislation has and continues to impact Indigenous Australians socially, economically, and politically.
  • Demonstrate effective use of theories of power to analyse the impact of politics on Indigenous Australians.
  • Examine the implications that colonialism has had on Indigenous Australians’ rights and access to education.
  • Critically analyse the political positions of historical and contemporary texts.
  • Confidently use online communication forums and engage in informed interactive learning.

Online Quiz

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 2024-08-25
Weighting: 30%

 

The Quiz is based on unit content and will be available online

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explain how government policy and legislation has and continues to impact Indigenous Australians socially, economically, and politically.
  • Critically analyse the political positions of historical and contemporary texts.
  • Confidently use online communication forums and engage in informed interactive learning.

Major Essay

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 2024-11-03
Weighting: 40%

 

This task requires students to write a research essay on any policy they choose that relates to Indigenous education.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explain how government policy and legislation has and continues to impact Indigenous Australians socially, economically, and politically.
  • Demonstrate effective use of theories of power to analyse the impact of politics on Indigenous Australians.
  • Examine the implications that colonialism has had on Indigenous Australians’ rights and access to education.
  • Critically analyse the political positions of historical and contemporary texts.
  • Demonstrated high level of written communication skills including structuring and supporting an academic argument.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

All content can be found in ilearn

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit connect.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

Student Services and Support

Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:

Student Enquiries

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IT Help

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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Unit information based on version 2024.03 of the Handbook