Planning Scenario and Policy Workshop (PLAN30001)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
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| Fees | Look up fees |
A key challenge for urban planning is to develop and assess a range of possible future scenarios that can confirm, question and sometimes challenge ongoing processes and trends. This subject uses a range of publicly-available, quantitative data, along with key policy documents, to analyse selected current processes and trends in urban areas. These trends and issues are used as a basis to generate goals and assess a range of scenarios for the future management of urban processes and ongoing change. Students will critically examine existing policy, alongside their assessment of key trends, as a basis for developing and justifying new policy options.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this subject should be able to:
- Exercise their knowledge of the main mechanisms available to planners to manage cities and regions;
- Understand key urban trends in terms of fundamental quantitative assessments;
- Develop and implement a process of initial goal identification, data gathering, assessment, scenario testing and selection of appropriate mechanisms for urban management;
- Use urban planning strategies and interventions to respond to contemporary issues in urban spaces;
- Identify the causes of conflict in negotiation;
- Identify, gather and use key data sources to develop and justify policy decisions;
- Generate urban management scenarios and propose appropriate policy responses.
Generic skills
Students who have successfully completed this subject will have developed the following generic skills:
- Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
- Capacity for independent thought
- Ability and self-confidence to comprehend complex concepts, to express them lucidly and to confront unfamiliar problems
- Ability to conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, tutorial discussion and presentations
- Ability to manage and organise workloads for recommended reading, the completion of essays and assignments and examination revision
- Ability to participate in team work through involvement in syndicate groups and group discussions
- Develop communications that convey important information convincingly to a wide audience.
Last updated: 14 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN10002 | Introduction to Urban Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
Admission into the B-ENVS and one of the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20035 | Cities: From Local to Global | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL20049 | Introduction to Urban Design & Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL20037 | Urban Design Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL20034 | Urban History | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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: 14 March 2025
Assessment
Additional details
- Issues paper and process proposal (500 words), due week 4 woth 15%;
- Urban management options and recommendation paper (1500 words), due week 9 worth 35%;
- Verbal presentation (in class, 10 minutes with visuals), due week 12 worth 10%;
- Final report (2000 words), due week 14 worth 40%.
Last updated: 14 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Derlie Mateo-Babiano Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X1 hour Lecture + 1X2 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 14 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Urban Planning Informal specialisation Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 14 March 2025