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GEPL122 Professional Planning Skills

Updated: 17 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
15 July 2010 18 July 2010 Non-Mandatory The intensive school will be held on campus at UNE.
23 July 2010 25 July 2010 Non-Mandatory The intensive school will be held at the UNE Sydney Centre from 2pm Friday until 5pm Sunday.
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Kiran Shinde (kshinde@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces the student to essential skills employed in the practice of urban and regional planning. Students will develop proficiency in graphical communication and visualisation, field work and site analysis. Assessment is through a series of graded exercises.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Fieldwork Report 30% 2000
Assessment Notes
2000 Word Fieldwork Report
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7
Graphics Portfolio 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-2 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Site Analysis Exercises 30%
Assessment Notes
Portfolio of site analysis exercises
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 GA: 1, 2 and 4
Studio Participation 10%
Assessment Notes
Assessed participation in studio work for internal students and discussion board for external students.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate developed skills in graphical communication;
  2. apply their skills in field work; and
  3. have measurable skills in, and an understanding of, site analysis.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Graduates will develop an intrinsic understanding of the academic principles governing the planning profession gained through a portfolio of site analysis exercises in Assessment Task no. 3. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Graduates will develop effective written skills in disseminating academic information related to planning practice through assessment no. 1: Fieldwork report. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Graduates will be able to gather and critically evaluate academic information relevant to the planning profession through all assessements in this unit. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Graduates will be able to evoke, relate and expand upon knowledge gained through the unit. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Graduates will be able to draw upon knowledge from the unit to allow understanding and problem solving in the real world. The third assessment : Site Analysis will be particularly relevant in this attribute. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Graduates will be able to understand and acknowledge the ethical implications pertaining to plagiarism at a scholarly level through doing all assessments. 		True True
8 Team Work
Graduates will be able to collaborate collegially to discuss, appraise and research through team approaches. 		True
   

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