Academic Expert - Indigenous Law

Athabasca University's Learning Services Tutorial Department is seeking an Individualized Study Tutor for the following course: 

INBU330 – Indigenous Law

 

Course Syllabus:

Indigenous Business Studies (INBU) 330

Public Administration and Law in Indigenous Business (Revision 1)

Delivery Mode: Individualized study online (with print textbook)

Credits: 3

Area of Study: Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)

Prerequisite: None

Faculty: Faculty of Business

INBU 330 has a Challenge for Credit option.

Overview

This course will develop your understanding of Indigenous issues in Canada introduced in INBU 201 and deepen your understanding of how law, specifically public law, impacts Indigenous Peoples and business.

Indigenous business law is a unique combination of public and private law, primarily because businesses dance between managing their relationship with government, managing liability and risk, and managing their relationships with customers or clients in the market. Businesses are also impacted by community infrastructure and institutions that encourage entrepreneurship and economic development. This course will provide a foundation in business law for Indigenous Peoples in Canada that will guide your understanding and interpretation throughout your future studies and business careers.

This course will introduce the Canadian judicial system and administrative processes, with an emphasis on those aspects that are especially relevant for Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous territories, including particular rights and governance structures that are not common for the rest of Canada. The substantive areas of law that are of a special interest to Indigenous business will be grounded in the context of the Indigenous-settler relationship and presented in the context of Indigenous ways of knowing.

For more about this course and its approach, see the Course Overview.

Important notice: Athabasca University recognizes that this course deals with sensitive topics that might trigger challenging emotional issues for some students. Students are reminded that they must participate within their own capabilities and limits. Students may discuss with the course professor to find support for their mental wellness. Neither the professor nor Athabasca University is responsible for any personal problems that should arise during the participation in this course.

Outline

Unit 1: The Foundations of Law in Canada

• Lesson 1: We Are Story; That Is All We Are One
• Lesson 2: Canadian Constitutional Foundations: The Living Tree
• Lesson 3: The Canadian Judicial System

Unit 2: Resistance and Reconciliation

• Lesson 4: Indigenous-Settler Relations
• Lesson 5: Indigenous Self-Governance
• Lesson 6: We Are Indigenous

Unit 3: Administrative Law and Indigenous Business

• Lesson 7: Aboriginal Law, Rights and Title
• Lesson 8: Administrative Law in Canada
• Lesson 9: Duty to Consult and Accommodate

Unit 4: Business Administration and the Common Law

• Lesson 10: Economic Development and First Nations
• Lesson 11: Business Law and Administration
• Lesson 12: Indigenous Business and Financial Issues

Evaluation

Your final grade in INBU 330 is determined by a weighted average of the grades you receive on four written assignments. To receive credit for INBU 330, you must achieve a minimum overall grade of D (50 percent) or better for the entire course.
The weightings for each assignment are as follows:
 

Activity	Credit Weight	When to Complete
Assignment 1	15% of final grade	After Lesson 3
Assignment 2	25% of final grade	After Lesson 6
Assignment 3	25% of final grade	After Lesson 9
Assignment 4	35% of final grade	After Lesson 12
Total	100% of final grade

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

Course Materials

Registration in this course includes an electronic textbook. For more information on electronic textbooks, please refer to our eText Initiative site.

This course uses two textbooks: one is available only in print, the other is available as an eText.

Print Textbook

Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP. (2018). Aboriginal law handbook (5th ed.). Carswell. ISBN: 9780779886500

eTextbook

Willes, J. A., & Willes, J. H. (2020). Contemporary Canadian business law (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill ISBN: 9781259654893

Other Resources

Most lessons include additional readings or other resources, such as videos, as required course components. These resources are from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives, and, in keeping with the Indigenous principle of knowing through experience, many videos present events as fundamental examples of the Indigenous-settler relationship.

There are also supplementary resources presented to provide further context or exploration for the topic of each lesson. These are optional, but you may find them helpful to draw from as you prepare your assignments.

Challenge for Credit Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.

Full information about Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the INBU 330 challenge registration, you must complete four written assignments and achieve a composite course grade of D (50 percent).

Four (4) written assignments

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Qualifications and Experience Required:  A minimum of a Master's degree required in Law. A similar combination of relevant academic qualifications and experience will also be considered.

The Indigenous scholar hired will have lived indigenous experience and subject matter expertise. They will be responsible for providing academic assistance to students, for marking assignments, and for assigning and recording final grades.  Teaching experience at a post-secondary level is required.  Experience in distance learning and familiarity with digital teaching technologies and online course delivery is preferred.  Experience with adult education and Moodle online course delivery is considered an asset.  

Along with the relevant academic credentials as mentioned above, this position requires excellent communication, organizational, administration and online/computer skills.  The successful candidate should have demonstrated ability to maintain a high academic standard, maintain accurate student records, and return students' work promptly and within the University's required service standards.  Candidates must own or have access to a computer and internet with the capability to communicate with the University and students and the capability to run any applications required to perform tutorial support.  Please see http://itss.athabascau.ca/docs/virtualdesktop.htm for more information on computer and internet connection requirements. 

For further information about this position, please contact Robert Andrews , Program Director at [email protected].

This position will remain open until filled. On a temporary basis, candidates with subject matter expertise and demonstrated knowledge of the indigenous experience may be considered.

First consideration will be given to internal applicants according to Article 7 of The Board/CUPE Collective Agreement, followed by those candidates who are able to work from Alberta and then those who are able to work from within Canada. 

Non-doctoral prepared employees: $239.66 prorated per block, per biweekly pay and/or $30.55 per hour.  

Doctoral prepared employees: $249.24 prorated per block, per biweekly pay and/or $31.76 per hour. 

About AU: 

Our Mission: Athabasca University, Canada's Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide. 

What AU Offers: 

Benefits and Pension eligibility differs based on employee group and may include:

• Defined Benefits Pension Plan
• Alberta Health Care
• Extended Health Care
• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Vacation
• Office Closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Discretionary Benefit Fund
• AU Course Allowance
• A Variety of Leaves (e.g., Maternity/Parental/Adoption, Compassionate Care, etc.)
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Educational credentials will be verified before an offer of employment is extended. An offer of employment is conditional upon verification of educational credentials. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. 

Athabasca University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity and expression, and members of visible minorities. 

Where applicants have equal skills, abilities, and experience, candidates residing within or willing to relocate to the County of Athabasca will be given preference.

Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada.