Overview
In this unit you will critique approaches to community engagement with First Nations community members, communities and agencies within your disciplinary context. You will study culturally appropriate principles and strategies for community engagement, participatory planning and stakeholder relationships. Drawing on transdisciplinary perspectives from First Nations studies, community development, history, planning, natural resource planning, public health and sociology, you will learn to evaluate the requirements of First Nations community engagement. You will develop a professional approach to First Nations community engagement in your disciplinary context.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Teaching Reflection
Students appreciated having a First Nations and non-Indigenous unit coodinators work together on this unit.
Continue to work with the Office of Indigenous Engagement to co-coordinate the unit.
Feedback from Teaching Reflection
Materials and tutorials with the ALC helped with student engagement.
Continue to work with the ALC to present dedicated materials and tutorials.
Feedback from Teaching Reflection Meetings with HoC
Specific changes will be required for the Paramedicine student to meet accreditation requirements.
Continue to work with the HoC Paramedicine and other paramedicine academics to ensure that the unit meets accreditation requirements.