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GEPL455 Dissertation

Credit Points 12
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long 1 On Campus
Armidale Year Long 2 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites GEAR330 or GEPL338 and candidature in BUrbRegPlan or BNatRes/BUrbRegPlan or GradDipUrbRegPlan and permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

Entry to this unit is on the basis that students have at least a credit average over 144cp in BUrbRegPlan; or GradDipUrbRegPlan; or BNatRes/BUrbRegPlan.
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Paul McFarland (pmcfarla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is only available to students with a credit average undertaking either the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, the Bachelor of Natural Resources/Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning or the Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning. Candidates should be in the final stages of their degree or graduate diploma. The dissertation may comprise research into any aspect of the discipline.
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
Dissertation 100% 12,000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. develop and construct appropriate research methodology;
  2. undertake independent research in urban and regional planning;
  3. understand research and problem-solving skills contributing to life-long application in their professional career.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit allows students to advance their knowledge and understanding of a specialised area of planning through independent supervised research. Students will present a dissertation based on the highest standards of academic scholarship. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Individual supervision focuses on written and oral communication, which must be demonstrated in the final dissertation. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The final project report would normally require the problem to be set within a global and national context. This is an assessed component of the unit. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
The preparation of a dissertation requires collection and manipulation of information from a wide variety of sources. This is an assessed component of the unit. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Skills developed in research and problem solving contribute to the development of skills for lifelong learning. This is an assessed component of the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Primary research is about seeking solutions to real world problems. This is an assessed component of the unit. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are encouraged to recognise the complex issues inherent in contemporary planning problems. This is an assessed component of the unit. 		True True True
   

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