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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

305843 (v.4) Indigenous Australian Research Methodologies 412

Area: Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Individual Study: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Seminar: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 305627 (v.3) Indigenous Australian Research 302 or any previous version
Syllabus: Exploration of various broad approaches to the conduct of research in Indigenous contexts, including different research paradigms. Examination of Indigenous, critical, interpretive and positivist research approaches and ways of knowing the world. Explores the ways in which the dominant research frameworks can devalue Indigenous people’s knowledge and lived experiences. Considers emergent approaches to research and their applicability to Indigenous contexts.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090311 Indigenous Studies
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External