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Please note: this unit will be delivered during the summer semester due to environmental constraints.
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Learning Outcomes
1. | Distinguish the specific equipment and food planning requirements for the environment of travel; | ||
2. | Review place based indigenous history and ways of knowing relative to the natural environment of travel; | ||
3. | Substantiate knowledge of flora and fauna in the natural environment of travel; and, | ||
4. | Demonstrate the required skills and techniques to manage personal well-being and safety in remote natural environments. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
---|---|---|
Assignment | Menu and Equipment Plan | 15% |
Assignment | Written assignment (Place based indigenous environmental investigation) | 20% |
Test | Environment Specific Flora and Fauna | 15% |
Laboratory Work | Log Book and Reflective Journal | 50% |
Required reading
Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming.
Priest, S., & Gass, M. A. (2018)
Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, [2018]
Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks
Slattery, D. (2015)
CSIRO PUBLISHING
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