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Community Natural Resource Management (NRMT90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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In this interdisciplinary subject, a range of ideas and theories from the social sciences are applied to situations in which members of the community are involved in natural resource management. Subject teaching includes lectures, group exercises and case studies, including a one day field trip. The subject is presented under nine main headings:
- philosophy and evolution of participation and community management;
- models of community management of forests and other natural resources - overseas and in Australia;
- understanding communities and stakeholders;
- issues of power and knowledge in community management;
- policy and institutional issues in community management;
- process and techniques in participatory enquiry, planning and management;
- issues in Koori community resource management;
- forms of evaluation in community management programs; and
- conflict management.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Discuss different theories and models that underpin community participation in the management of land and natural resources;
- Analyse stakeholders and profile communities.
- Critically analyse the broader policy environment and its effect on community management of land and natural resources;
- Analyse a wide range of factors that affect community management programs, including power and knowledge related issues;
- Apply techniques that help in managing community based programs, including group facilitation and conflict management;
- Select appropriate forms of evaluation for community management programs.
Generic skills
Students will develop skills in:
- practical aspects of public and stakeholder engagement;
- interdisciplinary thinking through the application of theory in the social sciences to complex issues;
- research, critical analysis and critical reflection through class exercises and assessment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
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A 3000 word assignment in a specialist interest area (50%) at the end of semester.
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An oral practical group exercise (25%) in week 9.
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A 2500 word learning journal (25%) in week 5 and week 11.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Rebecca Ford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 40 hours of equivalent contact time and 30 hours independent study, plus work on individual and group assignments. Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
N/A
Recommended texts and other resources
Students can select texts that interest them from a long reading list. Some examples are:
Borrini-Feyerabend, G., T.M. Farvar, J.C. Nguinguiri, J.C. & V.A. Ndangang (2000) Co-management of natural resources. Organising, negotiating and learning-by-doing. Kasparek Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany.
Boxelaar, L., M. Paine, et al. (2006). "Community engagement and public administration: Of silos, overlays and technologies of government" in Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 113-126
Chambers, R. (1994) ‘Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA): Analysis of Experience’ in World Development, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 1253-1268
Leeuwis, C. (2004) Communication for rural innovation: Rethinking agricultural extension. Third Edition. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK.
Petheram, J., P. Stephen, and D. Gilmour (2002), Collaborative Forest Management: A Review, prepared for the Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Melbourne, Australia.
Reid K., K J. H. Williams and M. Paine (2011), Hybrid Knowledge: Place, Practice and Knowing in a Volunteer Ecological Restoration Project, Ecology and Society Vol. 16, No. 3, pp 19-
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022