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Planning Social Research Workshop (PLAN30003)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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Urban areas are a complex interplay between social systems and the range of physical, economic, ecological and other forces that act upon them. Successful urban planning depends upon the comprehensive understanding of the social dimension of urban places. This subject provides theoretical and applied instruction in how to design, conduct and analyse social research related to urban planning and development. The workshop will integrate ethics, theory, principles of research and methods/tools with applied planning examples, giving students an opportunity to explore research foundations in a practice-relevant learning environment.
Students will develop the necessary skills to design, execute and analyse a substantial urban planning research project and to provide results/analysis in ways suitable for a range of users including the public, other planners and urban managers.
Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this subject it is expected that the student be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the key social issues facing urban places and the main mechanisms available to planners to understand and manage these issues;
- Understand key urban research methods;
- Demonstrate an ability to design, execute and analyse an applied research project, responding to a contemporary urban issue;
- Identify, gather and use key data sources, following appropriate ethics requirements;
- Demonstrate communication skills to convey key information to a wide audience.
Generic skills
Students completing this subject will have developed the following generic skills:
- High level written and oral communication skills;
- Familiarity with key planning issues;
- Problem solving and analytical skills;
- Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;
- Capacity for independent thought;
- 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.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL20035 | Cities: From Local to Global | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have completed all required first-year Urban Planning subjects.
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Social research position paper (indvidual work): a short report identifying a key urban issue
| Week 3 | 10% |
Social research report: a report identifying a research question and proposed research approach to investigating a key urban research topic
| Week 7 | 25% |
Weekly quizzes (individual work)
| From Week 2 to Week 11 | 25% |
Final report (individual work):a research report detailing an urban research problem/gap, context and literature review, methodology and analysis
| Week 12 | 40% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Judy Bush Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture +1X1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Reading assigned as appropriate to issues chosen.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name 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 Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- 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.
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
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024