Unit Outline

This unit explores how different cultural understandings and models influence and shape how we interpret the world around us, perceive ourselves and relate to other people. You will build your cultural capability (knowledge, skills and attitudes) through self-awareness and reflection on the values, behaviours, beliefs and world views of yourself and others. The unit is underpinned by the cultural knowledge, lived experience and perspectives of diverse individuals, groups and communities, in particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This understanding will support your ability to engage in respectful relationships, and to make ethical, reflective and culturally-sensitive decisions in diverse professional contexts and environments.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Appraise diverse cultural values, behaviours, experiences, perspectives, beliefs and world views
2	Identify and evaluate principles, policies, models and frameworks relevant to cultural capability
3	Apply cultural capability principles and strategies in diverse contexts and environments
4	Reflect on own cultural understanding and generate plans for personal and professional development

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To Be Determined.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	AT1: Cultural Capability Discussion Forum	Week 4	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	AT2: Cultural Biography	Week 9	50 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	AT3: Cultural Capability Reflection and Action Plan	Week 14	30 %	LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: AT1: Cultural Capability Discussion Forum

Task Description:

For this task you will be required to contribute to and collaborate with other students in online (MyLO) discussion boards, with a focus on your own growing cultural capability.

You will draw from your own experiences, and the week 1- 3 content to form your contribution to 3 discussion boards.
A dedicated AT1 page will be provided to you in MyLO for further guidance.

Task Length:

600

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Describe and explain personal perspectives on cultural capability.	LO4
2	Critically reflect on the cultural experiences and understandings of others.	LO1
3	Apply cultural capability principles and approaches to support views.	LO2

Assessment Task 2: AT2: Cultural Biography

Task Description:

For this task, you will engage with someone in your community who identifies with a culture other than your own. You will draw from principles and approaches covered in the unit content to establish a safe and trusting space to enable their story to be told.
Part A: Informed by this conversation, you will be required to explore the culture, and represent the authentic ‘voice’ or narrative, of this person via a guided cultural biography.
Part B: You will complete a reflection on your experience, highlighting the cultural capability principles and approaches that you drew upon in this task.
Further details will be provided via MyLO

Task Length:

Multimedia 1100 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explore and represent the cultural values, behaviours, beliefs, lived experience and world views of another person	LO1
2	Reflect on developing cultural capability and its application in practice	LO4
3	Identify the connections between surface and deep culture of another person	LO3

Assessment Task 3: AT3: Cultural Capability Reflection and Action Plan

Task Description:

For this task, you will reflect on your developing cultural capability and prepare an action plan based on your learning throughout the unit. You will consider how your understanding of cultural capability has evolved over time and propose ways in which you can continue to develop, and apply, your capability in future personal and/or professional contexts. You will undertake research and provide evidence to support your work.
A dedicated AT3 page, including a task template, will be provided in MyLO for further guidance.

Task Length:

850 words (or equivalent)

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect upon the key principles of cultural capability	LO2
2	Prepare an action plan for continuing development of cultural capability	LO4
3	Present research and evidence to support your reflection and action plan.	LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.