
SCIEN305-22C (TGA)
Science and Matauranga Māori
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
Phil Ross
phil.ross@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
Kura Paul-Burke
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TCBD.4.02
kura.paul-burke@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
The specific attributes that successful students will acquire are:
- basic cultural understanding (tikanga, mātauranga, interconnectedness of iwi, hapū, whānau)
- skills in effective intercultural communication about knowledge, intellectual property, ethics, and sustainability
- awareness of Māori science and worldview
- awareness of Māori perspectives on topical scientific issues
- the ability to work as a team and to apply these skills and attributes to scientific case studies
Paper Structure
This paper will be taught by a mixture of online lectures, in-person workshops, and group oral presentations. Lecture material will be delivered online and students are expected to work through the online resources in their own time. There will be one in-person workshop at the Tauranga campus, and three at the Hamilton campus. There will also be a three day/two night noho marae (marae stay) at Otawhiwhi Marae at Waihi Beach.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
There will be a range of assessment items, based around both individual & group tasks. These will comprise:
- Four short online Moodle tests;
- Two reflective essays in which you will examine your world-view both at the at the start and then at the end of the paper;
- A group case-study and analysis of an Environment Court decision. Your outputs from this will be an individual written assignment and a group presentation.
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
Online Support
Workload
This is a 15-point paper and so the total expected workload is 150 hours, including contact time (a total of 30 hours in online lectures/seminars/readings, One 4-hr introductory workshop, three 2-hr workshops (where students will discuss the lecture material and work on their assessment tasks), and a three day noho marae (marae stay) .
Our expectations of student workload is:
- Approximately three to four hours of self directed learning each week (watching online lectures, watching online content, reading articles);
- Attendance the introductory workshop in Tauranga and the three 2-hr workshops held in Hamilton;
- Time spent working on your assignments (individually and in groups) and taking online tests.
Linkages to Other Papers
Prerequisite(s)
No Te Reo pre-requisites; students should have taken at least 60 points in 200-level Science papers.