Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303233 (v.2) CAS - Indigenous Organisational Practice 113 or any previous version
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303257 (v.2) CAS - Indigenous Organisational Practice 125 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Short and long term projects - characteristics of and relationships to goals and objectives. Project planning - concept, components, principles and techniques. Considerations - culture, ethics, law, community management, development and indigenous ways of working. Human and capital requirements. Budget preparation. Participatory negotiations and decision making with indigenous input and control. Internal and/or external impact of stakeholders and/or target group of project, planning implementation strategies accordingly. Developing criteria and strategies to monitor and evaluate project outcomes. Guidelines to write a project submission using the necessary formal format and protocols. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Differentiated between short and long term projects. Explained a project's scope and direction according to pre-determined goals and objectives. Used principles of community management and development and indigenous ways of... to plan a project. Compiled a project budget. Developed project implementation strategies considering internal and external influences. Constructed criteria and strategies to monitor and evaluate project outcomes. Drafted a project submission using the necessary format and protocols. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | ATSIC. (1993). Community Based Planning Principles. Canberra - ATSIC Gevers, L., (1991). Planning and Self Evaluation in Community Groups - A workshop guide. Perth - Dept for Community Services. Hunter, B., Bailey, A. and Taylor, B., (1994). The Art ofFacilitation. Auckland - Tandem Press. Quinn, R., Faerman, S., Thompson, M. and McGrath, M., (1996). Becoming a Master Manager, A Competency Framework. New York - John Wiley |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment (1), Group discussion report, Exercise sheets. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade.This is by Pass/Fail Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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