PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS

PLA4PPE

2014

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

This subject provides students with an opportunity to undertake a significant piece of individual planning practice related research and strategy development work with guidance from academic staff. The subject is typically offered in the final semester of the four-year planning degree and requires students to reflect on practice and ethics issues in planning through the development and completion of a project that will include research in the areas of planning, community development and policy assessment. Projects may include original research, strategy development and policy review, as approved by the subject co-ordinator. The subject will involve participation in seminars as well as independent research activities.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Andrew Butt

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Andrew Butt

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 31 - 43
Five 4.0 hours block mode other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
"In addition, students are required to meet a nominated supervisor on a weekly basis."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Attendance and contribution at sessions, supervisor meetings and progress presentations10
Individual research project 6500 words80
Project Proposal 1500 words10