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Knowledge Practices 1 (CWRI10002)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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This subject offers an introduction to the physical and conceptual structures and functions of the university, and how various scholars have strategically engaged with/in these. It will draw on Australian and trans-national Indigenous theorists and theories and non-Indigenous scholars who engage with key concepts relating to the politics of knowledge production, and will guide students to analyse the historical and axiological contexts out of which these theories and concepts arise including the emergence of the modern university. Students will be supported to develop and articulate a critical reading praxis through an engagement with academic practices and theoretical positions including the politics of citation, Indigenous and Indigenous women’s standpoint theory, Indigenous queer and feminist theories and decolonising methodologies. In doing so students will complicate limiting and limited notions of Indigenous methodologies, by considering the role of non- Indigenous theorists and academics in doing ‘Indigenous work’. Throughout the semester students will evaluate the utility of these theories in making meaning of their own practice as students, and in doing so cultivate tools and strategies to engage successfully at the interface of Indigenous knowledge practices and Western knowledge systems.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate the application of this praxis through relevant assessment;
- Demonstrate the development of a critical reading and citation practice;
- Identify the importance and significance of an Indigenous student presence at the university;
- Recognise and value how knowledge and experience can inform, extend and augment their intellectual engagement and praxis as a university student;
- Develop and articulate an intellectual standpoint drawing on relevant theorists and theories; and,
- Drawing on relevant theorists and theories, develop tools to strategically navigate and negotiate their experience within the university.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- the ability to critically examine and analyse a variety of texts;
- competence in conveying ideas clearly and fluently in both written and spoken form;
- the ability to collaborate effectively in group learning activities; and
- the ability to synthesize information, including paraphrasing.
Last updated: 9 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission to the Bachelor of Arts (Extended) (B-ARTSEXT) program.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
100-191 English for Academic Purposes
ENGL10005 English for Academic Purposes
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Semester 1
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Bibliographic Exercise
| Early term | 20% |
Short Essay 1
| Mid semester | 30% |
Research Essay 2
| End of semester | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance and regular participation in tutorials. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 9 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Fi Belcher Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 2 x 1.5-hour seminars per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 9 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
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- Subject notes
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Arts (Extended) - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 9 November 2022