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Indigenous Social Change Project (INDG90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On 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
Year Long (Extended)
Overview
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This subject provides the opportunity for Fellows to develop a collaborative project in social change. It runs throughout the Fellowship year and is designed to complement and build upon the five intensive subjects of the Master in Social Change Leadership. The subject focuses on the role and impact of fellowship and collaboration for changemaking to advance social equity. Fellows will create a group project output designed to amplify their learning and social change making. This may be through the design and delivery of an experience or event, opportunity for collective thought leadership or platform for influence. Part of this subject is taught on Country in an Indigenous community (off campus), where First Nations people and organisations will play an active role in the teaching of the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed, critical understanding of aims, practicalities and limitations of their social change project
- Demonstrate a detailed, critical understanding of the applied and theoretical knowledge pertaining to their social change project
- Apply rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate methodologies to their social change project with a respect for ethical values
- Demonstrate skills in planning and developing a detailed and defensible proposal for social change practice/research
- Work effectively as a member of a project team to devise, test and pitch a proposal for a social change project
- Articulate a monitoring and evaluation plan as part of the project outline.
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and reasoning
- Creative thinking and innovation
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Teamwork and professional networking and collaboration
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
- Enhanced writing and communication skills.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission to the Master of Social Change Leadership.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Outline of social change proposal including concept and reflection (individual)
| Within the first 8 weeks of the teaching period | 10% |
Oral presentation (team / collaborative)
| 4 weeks before the end of the teaching period | 20% |
Written Report (individual)
| End of the assessment period | 70% |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long (Extended)
Principal coordinator Nikki Moodie Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours (over the year) Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 1 February 2021 to 30 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 February 2021 Census date 31 May 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Year Long (Extended) contact information
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All materials will be provided on the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Social Change Leadership - Links to additional information
The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Program: https://socialequity.atlanticfellows.org/
- 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.
Additional information for this subject
This subject is only available for CAP enrolment to Fellows admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Social Change Leadership. Permission of the Course Coordinator, Master of Social Change Leadership is required to enrol.
Last updated: 10 February 2024