010028 Supervising Indigenous Higher Degree Research
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Credit points: 3 cp
Result type: Pass fail, no marks
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
In this subject, students explore how to prepare and support Higher Degree by Research students – Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous – undertaking Indigenous research. Students learn about how to navigate ethics and protocols, identify key Indigenous and decolonising theories and methodologies, and employ principles of social justice specific to their supervisory practice.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| a. | Value and centre Indigenous and decolonising theoretical and methodological frameworks to resist ongoing colonising research practices. |
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| b. | Prepare students to navigate Indigenous human research ethics processes using protocols to that respect and empowerment of Indigenous peoples and communities. |
| c. | Apply Indigenous social justice/self-determination/sovereignty principles to supervisory practice with Indigenous and non-Indigenous students undertaking Indigenous HDR studies. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
- Apply relevant knowledge to make theory-informed judgements about curriculum, learning, assessment and evaluation in the higher education context (1.1)
- Reflexively assess complex issues related to curriculum, assessment and pedagogy, and generate effective scholarly and creative solutions (2.1)
- Design learning activities that teach Indigenous Australians in a culturally safe manner and enable non-Indigenous students to develop their capacity to work respectfully with Indigenous Australians (4.1)
- Express ideas on teaching and learning to different audiences in a variety of modes (6.1)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
This subject outline addresses the following Graduate Attributes:
Professional Readiness
1.1 advanced level understanding of different ways of thinking about university teaching
Critical and Creative Inquiry
2.1 critically inquire, reflect on, and evaluate teaching and subject design
Indigenous competencies
4.1 have the cultural competency to work with indigenous communities to embed Australian first people’s knowledges and perspectives in their disciplinary subjects
Effective Communication
6.1 express their ideas on teaching and learning to students, colleagues and senior management
Teaching and learning strategies
Teaching in this subject occur fully online through UTSCanvas. Student learning and curiosity are guided by a set of structured, self-paced, activities in the course modules. This online content are complemented by independent student reading and participation in online discussion. The subject has an introductory practice module designed to ensure that all learners have a base level of understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. Learners have access to teaching staff through email and regular student hours when students can meet with staff. Students participate in a total of approximately 75 hours of learning, including approximately 40 hours of self-study, 10 hours of supported study and 25 hours for assessments. The subject appears on the short teaching sessions calendar.
Content (topics)
The subect has three broad content areas. An introduction to Indigenous research theory and methodology, including the work of key international and Australian Indigenous research theorists. Relevant Indigenous ethics will be outlined with a practical emphasis on completing Human Research Ethics requirements and respecting Indigenous community protocols. There will also be discussion about supervisory practice expectations with Indigenous and nonIndigenous students.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Online activities
| Objective(s): | a, b and c | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Length: | Each activity will take 30-40 minutes to complete. | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Indigenous research ethics scenario response
| Objective(s): | a, b and c | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 55% | ||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 800 - 1000 words | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
Students must pass all assessment tasks in this subject to pass the subject overall.
Required texts
There are no required texts for this subject. Recommended readings will be available via UTS Library and UTS Canvas site.
References
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2012, Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/ihv95n/alma991005706379705671
External Link:
https://aiatsis.gov.au/research/ethical-research/guidelines-ethical-research-australian-indigenous-studies
Bessarab, D. & Ng’andu, B. 2010, 'Yarning About Yarning as a Legitimate Method in Indigenous Research', International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 37-50.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/1vd9sba/espace_curtin154944
External Link:
https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/37083
Foley, D. 2003, 'Indigenous Epistemology and Indigenous Standpoint Theory', Social Alternatives, vol. 22, no. 1 (Summer), pp. 44-52.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/1vd9sba/informit_apaft200305132
External Link:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256702869_Indigenous_Standpoint_Theory_An_Indigenous_Epistemology
Janke, T. 2009, Writing up Indigenous Research: Authorship, copyright and Indigenous knowledge systems, Terri Janke & Company, Rosebery NSW.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/ihv95n/alma991000487649705671
External Link:
http://www.terrijanke.com.au/writing-up-indigenous-research
Kovach, M. 2010, 'Conversational Method in Indigenous Research', First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 40-8.
External Link:
http://journals.sfu.ca/fpcfr/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/376
Martin-Booran Mirraboopa, K. 2003, 'Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing: A Theoretical Framework and Methods for Indigenous and Indigenist Re-search', Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 76, pp. 203-14.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/1vd9sba/informaworld_s10_1080_14443050309387838
Moreton-Robinson, A. (2009). Imagining the good Indigenous citizen: Race war and the pathology of patriarchal white sovereignty. Cultural studies review, 15(2), 61-79.
Rigney, L.-I. 2006, 'Indigenist Research and Aboriginal Australia', in J.E. Kunnie & I.G. Nomalungelo (eds), Indigenous Peoples' Wisdom and Power: Affirming our knowledge through narratives, Ashgate Publishing, Farnham, UK.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/ihv95n/alma991002623729705671
External Link:
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tyyYB-yzNlQC&lpg=PA32&ots=QqLV9cnYoW&dq=Indigenist%20Research%20and%20Aboriginal%20Australia&lr&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=Indigenist%20Research%20and%20Aboriginal%20Australia&f=false
Walter, M. M. (2010). The politics of the data: how the Australian statistical indigene is constructed. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 3(2), 45-56.
Wilson, S. 2001, 'What is an Indigenous Research Methodology', Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 175-9.
UTS Library Permalink:
https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/permalink/61UTS_INST/1vd9sba/eric_sEJ649472
External Link:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shawn_Wilson2/publication/234754037_What_Is_an_Indigenous_Research_Methodology/links/0a85e5320f48b8d0a3000000/What-Is-an-Indigenous-Research-Methodology.pdf