HNN154 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' History, Culture and Health
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Chantelle Dowling Trimester 3: Lucy Kerr |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329 |
| Campus contact: | Trimester 2: |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 4 x 2 hour seminars in weeks 1, 3, 5 and 7. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit. This will include 8 hours of synchronous learning activities and 24 hours of guided asynchronous learning activities. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. | |
Content
This unit forms part of the Critical Understandings Cluster. Underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework, the unit provides an opportunity for students to acquire specific knowledge and strategies to enable the provision of quality and culturally safe nursing and midwifery care for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This unit includes the examination of social, political, and historical determinants relevant to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Describe the cultural heritage, values and spirituality and the unique relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ have with the land and the natural environment. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Examine the resilience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ culture. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Explore the meanings of health, social and emotional wellbeing from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ perspective to inform nursing and midwifery practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Reflect on personal values and beliefs through their own culture in respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 2000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: Reflection | Written reflections | 50% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HNN154 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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