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Indigenous Social Change Project (INDG90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Dual-Delivery (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 and Senior Fellows of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE program) 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, culminating in a significant research-based output. The subject focuses on the role and impact of fellowship and collaboration to advance Indigenous-led social change. Fellows will create a group project output designed to consolidate their learning and social change approach. This may be through the design and delivery of an experience or event, opportunity for collective thought leadership, platform for influence or independent scholarly research output.
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
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1
Admission into one of the following:
- MC-SCL Master of Social Change Leadership
- GC-SCL Graduate Certificate in Social Change Leadership
OR
Option 2
Prior admission to the Atlantic Fellows For Social Equity program.
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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Updated social change proposal
| First week of August | 10% |
Extended social change project proposal
| 1 week before final presentation | 70% |
Presentation on social change project proposal (individual or group)
| During final symposium | 20% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance at the final symposium. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long (Extended)
Principal coordinator Nikki Moodie Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 48 contact hours in total, comprising 32 hours online throughout the year and a 3-day symposium in November. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 30 January 2023 to 24 November 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 February 2023 Census date 31 May 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 5 January 2024 Year Long (Extended) contact information
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
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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 (or previously admitted to the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity program). Permission of the Course Coordinator, Master of Social Change Leadership is required to enrol.
Last updated: 10 February 2024