Course Outline
ENP460 Planning Practicum
Course Coordinator:Nicholas Stevens (nstevens@usc.edu.au) School:School of Law and Society
2024Session 8
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
You are placed in planning organisations in which staff commit to a mentoring program supporting you while you work for a period of 4 - 5 weeks (160 hours). Before your placement, you will consider what issues you need to think about while on placement. These issues will then be reconsidered in post placement sessions in which students share their experiences with each other. The course will build your skills as a reflective practitioner in the planning discipline and familiarise you with workplace practices you need to think about while on placement.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
| Blended learning | |||
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – On Campus Workshop - 12 hours over 2 days | 12hrs | Orientation week | Once Only |
| Placement – Work Placement | 160hrs | Not applicable | Once Only |
| Tutorial/Workshop 2 – On Campus Workshop - 6 hours over 1 day | 6hrs | Week 6 | Once Only |
Course Topics
- Town Planning and Urban Design practice
- Practicum/internship requirements and experience
- Reflective planning practice
- Professional time management
- PIA Code of Conduct and Professional Ethics
What level is this course?
400 Level (Graduate)
What is the unit value of this course?
24 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Planning Institute of Australia | |
| 1 | Apply theoretical and technical planning skills to unfamiliar circumstances | Engaged |
2.1.1, 2.1.11, 2.1.7, 2.2.6, 2.1, 2.2 |
| 2 | Work in a diverse employment situation requiring application of planning theory, knowledge and skills and reflect on personal values, professional practice and legal and theoretical perspectives | Engaged |
1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.12, 2.1.4, 2.1.7, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.2.7, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 |
| 3 | Critique plans, planning tools and built environment proposals | Engaged |
2.2.9, 2.2, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.6.2 |
| 4 | Demonstrate behaviour and knowledge of personal and professional ethical standards | Ethical |
2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.3.6, 2.1, 3.1.4, 3.2.6 |
* Competencies by Professional Body
| CODE | COMPETENCY |
| Planning Institute of Australia | |
| 1.8 | Effectively use voice, body-language, structure, word choice, graphics, and presentation technologies, across a range of media, appropriate to the knowledge base and cultural background of the audience |
| 1.9 | Work as a team member, with commitment to shared goals, team processes and appropriate interpersonal skills, including respect, reliability, mutual supportiveness and time management |
| 1.10 | Operate in a manner that recognises the position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of Australia, the relationship of those peoples to planning practice in historical and contemporary terms; and compliance to the maximum extent possible with accepted international standards of best practice working with Indigenous communities |
| 1.12 | Work in diverse employment situations requiring the application of the theory, knowledge and practice of planning |
| 2.1.1 | Knowledge of unique and special position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and Indigenous peoples, their rights and interests, knowledge, culture and traditions, and the appropriate protocols of respect and recognition for engaging with them on matters affecting their rights and interests |
| 2.1.11 | Capacity to communicate in written, oral, and graphical form about planning issues, development proposals and actions via a range of media to various audiences in a manner appropriate to the situation |
| 2.1.7 | Capacity to work productively as an individual or in a team, with other planners, or with multidisciplinary and diverse groups, including lay people, while representing and maintaining professional opinions and standards |
| 2.2.6 | Knowledge of the main processes and forms of governance relevant to planning and of the influence of politics upon these, and the related capacity to design and implement workable and democratic participatory processes in association with communities and other stakeholders |
| 2.1.4 | Knowledge of and capacity to use relevant technical tools for data collection, analysis and mapping, and have knowledge of quantitative methods, spatial mapping, relevant digital software, and geographic information systems (GIS) |
| 2.2.2 | Knowledge of planning theories and capacity to critically apply these theories when undertaking planning, including theories that recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ and Indigenous peoples’ rights, interests, laws, perspectives and knowledge systems |
| 2.2.3 | Knowledge and theories of urban and regional planning and environmental planning and design, including but not restricted to principles of land use, urban form, infrastructure systems, ecological systems, global trends and emerging issues, climate change, transport, the integration of land use and transport, heritage conservation, landscape and human settlement patterns |
| 2.2.5 | Knowledge of key legal principles and practices in plan making and implementation, including an understanding of native title as a specific land tenure in Australian land and environmental law |
| 2.2.7 | Capacity to perform key planning tasks via strategic and statutory frameworks |
| 2.2.9 | Capacity to prepare plans and urban designs to address and manage land use and development issues and opportunities |
| 2.1.6 | Capacity to make appropriate choices in ethically ambiguous situations based on knowledge of social, economic, environmental, and cultural aspects of planning |
| 2.3.6 | Capacity to act in typical planning roles using planning law, such as giving basic advice about fundamental principles to lay people and other professionals. |
| 2.1 | Professional and Ethical Planning Practice |
| 2.2 | Plan Making, Land use Allocation and Management, and Urban Design |
| 2.3 | Governance, Law, Plan implementation and Administration |
| 3.5.4 | Capacity to understand and critique key concepts in transport economics and project planning. |
| 3.5.5 | Capacity to critique plans and design proposals, according to sustainable transport planning principles, linking these with other forms of planning and urban change influences |
| 3.6.2 | Capacity to read and understand drawings and plans, including visualisation of the items represented, and to recognise and be able to critique inadequate drawings and representations. |
| 3.1.4 | Knowledge and understanding of the protocols for engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples including an understanding of the concept of free, prior and informed consent as set out by the Australian Human Rights Commission and best practice ethical guidelines. |
| 3.2.6 | Capacity to link economic understandings with other ethical and practical dimensions of planning, such as socio-spatial disparities associated with globalisation. |
| 3.1 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ and Indigenous peoples’ rights, interests and planning approaches |
| 3.2 | Economic Planning |
| 3.4 | Social Planning |
| 3.5 | Transport Planning |
| 3.6 | Urban Design |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
ENP355, ENP336, ENP365, ENP411 and enrolled in Program AR406
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
Not applicable
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
You must demonstrate that you have completed a substantial part of the BRUP program so you may reflect on your experiences linking both theory and practice to critique your own knowledge and level of achievement.
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
Timely and detailed feedback is provided for each assessment. Feedback is provided both within text and general comments to build scholarly skills. Students are able to seek feedback through face-to-face discussion with the course coordinator. Tutorials will include extended discussion and review of the assessment task requirements and scope
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Plan | Individual | 30% | 1000 - 1500 words |
Week 3 | Online Submission |
| All | 2 | Journal | Individual | 50% | 2500 - 3000 words |
Week 8 | Online Submission |
| All | 3 | Oral and Written Piece | Individual | 20% | 750 - 1000 words |
Week 8 | In Class |
| All | 4 | Code of Conduct | Individual | 0% | n/a |
Throughout teaching period (refer to Format) | To Supervisor |
| All - Assessment Task 1:Set of Criteria for assessing learning experience | |
| Goal: | To discuss why reflective practice is important; and To develop a set of criteria based on knowledge gained in planning theory and professional practice which can then be used to reflect on your practicum experience. |
| Product: | Plan |
| Format: | Working as a reflective practitioner - Derivation of a set of criteria for discussing various aspects of professional practice in your learning journal, based on the criteria listed in the learning journal assessment guide. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Learning Journal | |
| Goal: | To apply planning theory, knowledge and skills to reflect on your experience gained in the practicum from an ethical, legal and theoretical perspective. |
| Product: | Journal |
| Format: | You will complete a diary of daily activities and a reflexive report analysing the implications of your experience in terms applying knowledge gained at University.You will maintain a diary while working in the planning organisation.Reflections about practice may include commentary on links between practice and theory, the influence of the institutional context on the nature of planning and insights about your experience and observations. Assessment will also be influenced by the verbal mentor reports which will be used to structure particular discussions in the post placement workshop. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 3:Post placement presentation and discussion | |
| Goal: | To discuss and compare experiences in the practicum to present highlights and issues |
| Product: | Oral and Written Piece |
| Format: | Talk for 10-15 minutes about the highlights of your experience and any issues that arose.You will make a Post Placement verbal presentation and participate in discussions about the student experiences.Your group will then discuss any issues raised in the workshop. Topics may be drawn from mentor reports, lecturer's observations of students working, and student summary and prioritisation of issues. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 4:Code of Conduct | |
| Goal: | This task enables you to become familiar with the code of conduct for your discipline and work within its guidelines during a work integrated learning (WIL) experience |
| Product: | Code of Conduct |
| Format: | During your WIL experience you are required to complete the required hours of work experience.To be eligible to pass, you are required to complete the internship satisfactorily according to the criteria below. See Canvas for your discipline specific Code of Conduct. |
| Criteria: |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
Specific requirements
Nil
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.
Assessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
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For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.
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