303326 (v.1) CAS - Project Implementation 226

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

30.0

Seminar:

1 x 30 Hours Quarterly

Prerequisite(s):

303307 (v.1) CAS - Project Planning Application 213

Co Requisite(s):

303317 (v.1) CAS - Indigenous Ways of Working 225

Syllabus:

Community development and management principles - applied to implementation of project and work activity, commitment to indigenous ways of working, in the workplace and in project implementation. Workplace cross-cultural activities - communication, negotiation, human resource skills, dealing with monitoring and implementation issues, upholding indigenous ways of working and community development and management principles in decision-making. Financial management - formal and informal monitoring of finances. Legal and management implementation systems and accountability requirements. Indigenous decision-making and control.

Not available for enrolment - No fee att:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Suggested strategies to use in work-related issues. Applied principles of self-management in the workplace and community settings. Explained the use of financial management principles in the workplace and community settings. Applied project implementation processes in the workplace or community settings. Explained the use of community development and management principles in the workplace and in project implementation. Analysed and responded to policy issues arising from the implementation of a project.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Ngarritjan-Kessaris, T., (1997). School Meetings and Indigenous Parents. In S. Harris and M. Malin eds. Indigenous Education - Historical, Moral and Practical Tales. Darwin, NTU Press. O'Regan, P. and O'Connor, T. (1989). Community. Give it a Go!. Wellington, Allen and Unwin. Peavey, F., (1994). By Life's Grace - Musings on the Essence of Social Change. Philadelphia, New Society Publishers. Quinn, R., Faerman, S., Thompson, M. and McGrath, M., (1996). Becoming a Master Manager: A Competency Framework. New York, John Wiley. Sullivan, P., (1996). All Free Man Now - Culture, Community and Politics in the Kimberley Region, North-Western Australia. Canberra - AIATSIS.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed text.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Participation in individual and small group work, Presentations, Professional development groups, Written assignments and written reports. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by pass/fail Assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y