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GIS In Planning, Design & Development (ABPL90319)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
June
Email: chens@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject introduces the concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application in landscape architecture, urban planning and development. It will:
- introduce the origin and development of GIS respect to landscape architecture, urban planning and development;
- introduce basic GIS concepts, data structure, data format, and data management;
- introduce fundamental GIS operations such as digitising, overlay analysis, spatial analysis, hydrological analysis, 3D analysis, etc.;
- address key issues of applying GIS in planning, design and development, such as landscape capacity and suitability analysis, urban heat island analysis, water sensitive urban design, property management, etc.;
- place how GIS will facilitate site analysis, inform decision making and improve efficiency and productivity in planning, design and development.
The subject will be delivered through lectures/guest lectures, lab tutorials, workshops and practical sessions synthesising dominant themes in this fields of using GIS as tool to achieve sustainable design and ecological landscape planning.
This subject will involve the following software: ArcGIS Pro 2.8. Details of software availability and pricing are captured at https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-research/resources/it-support#software
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts and theory of GIS and spatial modelling;
- Understand the origin and development of GIS as a disciplinary framework for planning and design;
- Conduct spatial modelling of landscape and cities using key environmental factors across scales;
- Communicate and interpret cities and landscapes using GIS-based thematic mapping;
- Understand that design and planning intervention can be informed and facilitated by GIS-based site analysis;
- Build GIS-based property management information system;
- Understand that GIS can be integrated into the design, planning, development and management of both the nature and the built environments.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed the following:
- correct use of technical terminology
- evaluation of design and planning decisions
- critical thinking skills
- scale thinking and spatial thinking skills
- analysis and synthesis of information to propose solutions
- communication of design and planning ideas verbally and graphically.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
General literacy across one of these fields: Computer Science, Ecology, Urban and Landscape Planning, Property Development and Management.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Multiple GIS exercises (9 exercises, 3%-4% each)following GIS tutorials
| From Week 1 to Week 2 | 30% |
The final assignment - text and maps
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 70% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- June
Principal coordinator Siqing Chen Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 20 June 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students should get familair with ArcGIS software. Teaching period 27 June 2022 to 10 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 21 June 2022 Census date 1 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 July 2022 Assessment period ends 17 July 2022 June contact information
Email: chens@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
M.N. DeMers, 2009, Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems (4th edition), John Wiley & Sons.
T. Ormsby, E.J. Napoleon, R. Burke, C. Groessl and L. Bowden, 2010, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop (2nd edition for ArcGIS 10), ESRI Press. - Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Urban Design Course Master of Urban Planning Major Tailored Specialisation - 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: 31 January 2024