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GEPL361 Retail Geography, Planning and Practice

Updated: 19 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GEPL261
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Robert Baker (rbaker1@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit aims to allow the student to appreciate the current retail environment in Australia and overseas, particularly the role of supermarket chains and property developers influencing trading hours and landuse patterns in their 'store wars' campaigns. It is divided into three modules covering retail geography, time and landuse planning, international perspectives and retail impact assessment. This unit allows for the student to study issues that interest them, such as retail design, alternative retail ideologies, disadvantaged consumers or the power of retail corporations.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Dynamic Trip Modelling
ISBN: 9781402043451
Baker, R.G.V., Springer 2006
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Planning For Retail Development
ISBN: 9780415354530
Guy, C., Routledge 2007
Note: Also available as Ebook: ISBN 9780203001226. Available from the Dixson Library, UNE.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Report 30% 3000
Assessment Notes
Retail issue report
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA:1-4, 6 and 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand retail location and structure in both local and internation context;
  2. identify the social, economic and technological forces leading to changes in retailing;
  3. understand the role and importance of retail policy in terms of trading hours and the location of new shopping centres;
  4. experience the problems of proposed retail development assessment in terms of local government, the developer and the community.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will understand the theory and issues of retail planning and be able to apply this to planning practice. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The students develop written skills from observations, and in the second assignment on a retail issue the ability to communicate with various stakeholders identified in their issue. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The students study of the module on retailing in its international context (eg. Aldi) and the forces of globalisation. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
The students write two reports with a bibliography, following university guidelines. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The students learn to apply theory to practice as part of their professional development. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The students are involved in problem-solving, eg. in their first assignment they have to work out the reason for precinct decline or growth. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The students study a unit on the disadvantaged consumer and can develop their interest in this field through the issues assignment. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Internal students conduct practicals using group work. External students can use teamwork in discussion groups and for exam preparation. 		True True True
   

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