| Assessment |
| Title |
Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Essay |
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35%
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2000 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1-4, 6 and 8 |
| Online Assessment |
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10%
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1000 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Blackboard participation |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1-4, 6 and 8
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| Portfolio |
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25%
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2000 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Tutorial Portfolios 2 x 1000 words |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1-4, 6 and 8
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| Final Examination |
2 hrs
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30%
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1, 2 and 4
GA: 1-4 and 6
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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analyse the processes and impacts of economic change in urban spaces;
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explain the major conceptual approaches, theories and debates, regarding the nature of economic and urban changes;
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consolidate and further develop skills and competencies transferable to other course and employment areas, including the interpretation of subjective data sources, the presentation of material, data interpretation and critical evaluation;
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communicate effectively: essay and report writing (analysis and synthesis); oral presentation and performance skills and an ability to work in groups and individually;
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develop higher level aptitudes relating to data analysis and report writing.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Attribute |
Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
| 1 |
Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught key economic geography and urban economic concepts and their application to real life case studies. These concepts are developed from existing academic literature from the geography and economics disciplines and is assessed in the assessment tasks.
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| 2 |
Communication Skills
Students develop these skills through tutorial participation (on-campus and online) and through the assessment tasks. This is assessed in all assessment tasks.
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| 3 |
Global Perspectives
The discipline of geography, especially economic geography, has an inherently global perspective. The case studies used draw on a variety of international examples. This is assessed in all assessment tasks.
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| 4 |
Information Literacy
Students will develop their skills in information literacy through the lectures, tutorials and assessment tasks associated with this unit as they are expected to engage with key texts, analyse these texts and develop critical viewpoints on key debates in economic geography and urban economics. This is assessed in all assessment tasks.
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| 5 |
Life-Long Learning
As a core unit of the GDURP and MURP degree programs at UNE, the material and skills learnt in this unit are designed to be applied and developed after the completion of these degrees.
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| 6 |
Problem Solving
The key concepts and case studies used in the content of this unit will draw on responses to urban economic planning problems. Similarly the assessment tasks are constructed to encourage students to develop problem-solving skills. This is assessed in all assessment tasks.
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| 7 |
Social Responsibility
The content in Module 3 in this unit is designed to introduce students to some of the social justice consequences of urban economic change and to how planning and other governmental policies have sought to redress social injusticies in the urban landscape.
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| 8 |
Team Work
Both online and on-campus tutorial discussions are developed to encourage students to draw on each other's insights and develop responses to some of the key concerns in economic geography and urban economics. This is an assessed component of the unit.
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