| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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demonstrate a critical understanding of natural resource management and rural and regional planning concepts, including big ideas like sustainability and resilience, and awareness of issues such as environmental security and water and food security and conflicts about resource management;
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demonstrate a critical understanding of the interrelationships between people and their environments, and how conflicts over resources may be created;
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demonstrate a critical understanding of the different mechanisms which people use to attempt to meet their resource management and rural and regional planning goals, and of approaches to evaluating management mechanisms and the existing and requisite knowledge base for decision-making in natural resource management and rural and regional planning;
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demonstrate a critical understanding of the biophysical and social parameters of natural resources such as land, water, energy, minerals, timber, and the mechanisms which are used to manage and plan for these resources;
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demonstrate an ability to propose solutions to natural resource management and rural and regional planning problems through applying an integrated and critical understanding of the relevant issues; and
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demonstrate research, report writing, group participation, communication and critical thinking skills.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of natural resources and natural resource management, rural and regional planning, policy mechanisms and evaluation, in this applied area of geography, will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Communication Skills
Communication skills will be taught and practised in lectures, tutorials and online and assessed in all assessment tasks. These skills will include oral communication for on-campus students and graphical, online and written communication for all students.
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Global Perspectives
Natural resource management and rural and regional planning are important issues globally and a global perspective on these issues will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Information Literacy
The ability to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of sources in an appropriate manner will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Life-Long Learning
The development of intellectual capacity, curiosity and creativity and critical thinking skills will be fostered throughout the unit in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Problem Solving
The ability to critically analyse problems and formulate and evaluate solutions applying the knowledge and skills gained in the unit will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Social Responsibility
The development of social responsibility and appreciation of sustainable development will be promoted throughout the unit in lectures, unit materials and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Team Work
The development of respect for others and collaboration and group participation skills will be fostered on-campus and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in the roleplay assessment.
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