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GEPL121 The World of Planning: An Introduction

Updated: 21 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Paul McFarland (pmcfarla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides students with a broad overview of issues facing the contemporary planning profession, set against the context of the development of planning theory and practice over the history of the profession. Students will sample the broad range of issues and disciplinary approaches which make Urban and Regional Planning one of the most interesting and influential fields of human endeavour.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The City Reader
ISBN: 9780415556651
LeGates, R.T. and Stout, F., Routledge 5th ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , 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
Essay 1 30% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6 and 7
Essay 2 30% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6 and 7
Essay 3 30% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6 and 7
Tutorial 10%
Assessment Notes
Assessed online tutorial/Discussion participation
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. demonstrate an overview of the world of planning, and a taste of the main areas of study that they will undertake during the planning degree;
  2. show an appreciation of the origins of planning, and how it came to take the form it does today;
  3. understand the scope, role and operation of planning in current Western society; and
  4. demonstrate an introduction to the main skills sets that they will need to study planning.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be introduced to the broad areas covered in the planning profession. This attribute will be assessed through the online tutorials and assignments 1, 2 and 3. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will learn and practise the use of all communication skills. This will be assessed through the online tutorials and assignments 1, 2 and 3. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will learn to understand the role and scope of planning. This will be assessed through the online tutorials and assignments 1, 2 and 3. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will develop and practise communication and critical thinking. This will be assessed through the online tutorials and assignments 1, 2 and 3. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The study of the content of this unit will encourage students' awareness of continuous learning. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The topics covered in this unit wil lead students to develop and utilise problem-solving skills, it will be assessed through all the assessment tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be exposed to and practise social responsibility as it is a key aspect of planning. This attribute will assessed through the online tutorials and assignments 1, 2 and 3. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Through participation in tutorials and/or online components of the unit students will learn to work with others as planners. 		True True
   

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