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Knowledge Practices 1 (CWRI10002)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
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Semester 1
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the B-ARTSEXT Bachelor of Arts (Extended)
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Fi Belcher Coordinator Natalie Ironfield Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 1 x 1-hour lecture, 1 x 2-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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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: 31 January 2024