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OLET1103: Cultural Competence: Fundamentals

2024 unit information

This unit is delivered in a module format and is designed to encourage students to learn about who they are and how they relate to the world around them. It aims to serve as a starting point in an individual's journey towards being respectful of diversity and encouraging open and inclusive behaviour. The unit will examine the meaning of culture and cultural competence; examine social and emotional wellbeing in a cultural competence context as well as identity formation, worldview, socialisation. The unit will address the importance of building cultural competence capabilities to recognise and address racism. The unit will also help build critical self-reflection skills and a greater understanding of diverse knowledges. The unit helps students explore the implications of being part of a University community that is located on Aboriginal land. The unit will help the development of cultural competence in order to develop students' capacity to productively, collaboratively and openly in diverse groups and across cultural boundaries.

Unit details and rules

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Education

Code OLET1103
Academic unit Education
Credit points 2
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. identify key elements of cultural competence and apply them in a real world setting
  • LO2. demonstrate effective critical self-reflection
  • LO3. identify ways to address racism.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive April 2024
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive April 2022
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive April 2023
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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