NR411 Natural Resource Policy and the Community

Unit Information
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Credit Points

Offering

Responsible Campus	Teaching Period	Mode of Study
Armidale	Trimester 1	Off Campus
Armidale	Trimester 1	On Campus

Intensive School(s)

Start	Finish	Attendance	Notes
22 April 2013	24 April 2013	Mandatory	on-campus and off-campus students must attend intensive school

Supervised Exam

There is no UNE Supervised Examination.

Pre-requisites

96cp or candidature in a postgraduate award

Co-requisites

None

Restrictions

NR511

Notes

None

Combined Units

NR511 - Natural Resource Policy and the Community

Coordinator(s)

Julian Prior (jprior2@une.edu.au)

Unit Description

The unit provides an integrated treatment of policy issues relevant to the development, conservation, management and administration of natural resources in Australia, including soil, water, minerals and biological resources. Particular attention is given to the social, legal, constitutional and political constraints including community involvement, which affect ecologically sustainable development and biological conservation. Personal and group communication skills are a component of this unit. Students should have up-to-date Internet access. The 500 level unit is based on the undergraduate level unit with additional reading, assignments or projects and the demonstration of a greater level of understanding of the undergraduate material.

Referenced Material
Optional

Text(s):

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

Bioregional Planning; Resource Management Beyond the New Millenium: ISBN: 9789058230461

Brunckhorst, D.J., Harwood Academic 2000

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Australian Policy Handbook: ISBN: 9781741142204

Bridgman, P. and Davis, G., Allen & Unwin 3rd ed. 1998

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Environmental Decision-Making: The Roles of Scientists, Engineers and the Public: ISBN: 9781862872790

Harding, R., Federation Press 1998

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Environmental Policy and Politics: ISBN: 9780321243539

Kraft, M.E., Pearson Longman 4th ed. 2001

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Australian Environmental Policy 2: ISBN: 9780868406732

Walker, K. and Crowley, K. (eds), UNSW Press 1999

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Environmental Ethics: An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy: ISBN: 9780534520847

Desjardins, J., Wadsworth Publishing 4th ed. 2000

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
The Environmental Ethics and Policy Book: Philosophy, Ecology, Economics: ISBN: 9780534561888

Van de Veer, D. and Pierce, C., Wadsworth Publishers 3rd ed. 2002

Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE

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	Weight	No. Words
Assignment 1	20%	2000
Assessment Notes
ethics essay

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-8
Assignment 2	30%	2000
Assessment Notes
Natural Resource Issue Critical Report

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-8
Assignment 3	35%	2500
Assessment Notes
Reading Journal

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-8
Group Exercise	15%
Assessment Notes
debate and participation

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-8

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand what public policy is, how policy is created, how power is exercised in the policy process and how this is relevant to you as a natural resource manager and to natural resource management outcomes;
understand how stakeholder and community values can influence the world views and claims-making that occurs within the decision making process of policy formulation;
understand how natural resource policy may impact upon various stakeholder groups and sectors of the community;
have knowledge of the range of policy mechanisms which are available to government to implement policy, and be able to make judgements as to where particular policy mechanisms might be most appropriate.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students are required to read literature relating to a wide range of natural resource policy. Students are then asked to apply this knowledge and skills within written assignments.
2	Communication Skills Students are trained and assessed in oral presentation skills within both an individual presentation, and a team debate, on contentious issues relating to natural resource policy. Written communication is taught, practised, and assessed in relation to the writing of essays, reports, and personal reflective journals.
3	Global Perspectives Students examine natural resource policy examples from around the world.
4	Information Literacy Students are assessed, and expected to demonstrate, research capacity in written assignments, and utilise a wide range of sources.
5	Life-Long Learning Students are assessed in learning skills that will be useful to them beyond the unit of learning.
6	Problem Solving Students undertake a critical analysis of a natural resource policy issue that involves extensive problem solving.
7	Social Responsibility Students are exposed to the concept of social responsibility in relation to natural resource policy, and are required to exhibit social responsibility in group discussions and when undertaking group work.
8	Team Work Students are given brief training in team skills and perspectives. Students subsequently work in teams in undertaking stakeholder analyses and adversarial debates within the mandatory residential school.

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