PLANNING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PLA3PPB
2015
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this subject students focus on the work place in land use planning and environmental management. Students examine the operation of processes and decision making used in actual disputes. Ethical behaviour in the workplace and how it can be delivered is examined, as is the role of the planner as part of an organisation delivering services to the public, meeting the requirements of legal stakeholders and the community and maintaining the principle of net community.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: PLA2PPA
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Shadows of power: an allegory of prudence in land-use planning, | Prescribed | Hillier, J. | ROUTLEDGE 2002 |
| Readings | Collaborative planning: shaping places in fragmented societies, | Recommended | Healey, P. | 2ND EDN, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2005 |
| Readings | The deliberative practitioner: encouraging participatory planning processes, | Recommended | Forrester, J. | MIT PRESS 1995 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop capacity to make independent judgements
- Activities:
- Work placement or professional experience, essay and reflective journal
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Develop classroom learning and skills such as oral and written communication, information and research, and report preparation and presentation skills in their application to workplace setting
- Activities:
- Work placement or professional experience and essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Perform as a team member
- Activities:
- Work placement or professional experience program
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Speaking(Speaking)
04. Prioritise work place tasks in developing time management skills
- Activities:
- Work placement or professional experience program
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Bendigo, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 days field trip other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Industry Based Learning-Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
One 40.0 days industry based learning-off site other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"Or approved equivalent"
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning/Design project and presentation (Group - equivalent 4000 words) | 40 | 01, 02 | |
| Professional and ethical reflection assignment (2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| work placement program and supervisor assessment or practical project (2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |