This Unit is archived with an end date of 01/07/2022

Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-2022

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Plant Biosecurity or Master of Plant Biosecurity or Master of Biosecurity.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Analyse the stakeholders and their roles, in an environmental and biosecurity management setting.
2.
Evaluate a community's capacity for engagement in an environmental or biosecurity management problem.
3.
Evaluate and apply tools for appropriate engagement of a community and stakeholders in an environmental or biosecurity management setting.
4.
Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical basis for community engagement.
5.
Communicate strategies for effective community engagement for management of biosecurity and natural resources, in written and oral formats.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:This unit will demonstrate to the student the role of community stakeholders in the management of biosecurity, where 'the community' may include international, national, regional scales of engagement and government, industry and public sectors. Students will build their understanding of social aspects of biosecurity management including communication and educational needs, as well as cultural considerations. Applying community engagement tools, students will analyse the role of social structures in augmenting (or impeding) action and understanding of biosecurity. Students will investigate community perceptions of risk, and the importance of consultation among community members for the development of effective practice. By the end of this unit students will have developed an ethical protocol for community engagement.