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International Development Infrastructure (ABPL90442)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Winter Term |
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This subject is suitable for graduate students seeking to understand the donor or sovereign government driven international development sector of international development and humanitarian work and the considerations and challenges in delivering culturally appropriate sustainable infrastructure outcomes. This subject complements the theory and principles in ABPL90277 Humanitarian Construction and further explores the policy settings, political motivations, contextual and cultural considerations of this specific area of the international development sector.
Through in-person class sessions, students will gain an appreciation of current theory, practices and approaches and undertake a series of group activities related to the delivery of infrastructure investment in this part of the international development sector. The subject has been designed to enable students to apply their technical discipline understanding and learnings from prior studies and work experience and to collaborate with interdisciplinary peers. Industry leaders, guest presenters and technical experts will share their experiences and project case studies for students to learn about the industry and to test and challenge their own personal values and perspectives when working in developing countries.
The subject will offer built environment and other graduate students an insight into the principles, strategic objectives and priority areas of delivering quality infrastructure to build genuine and respectful partnerships with our international neighbours in the Asia Pacific region. Topics will include how to prepare, plan, program, design and construct sustainable infrastructure in differing cultural contexts as well as how to consider policy, governance, economic, environmental and social factors in order to sensitively manage and implement complex program requirements linked to specific outcomes in a development context. Finally, students will also develop an understanding of potential pathways and employment opportunities in the international development industry.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the donor or sovereign government driven international development (ID) sector and the type of infrastructure projects typically undertaken by technical consultants from Project Management, Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) backgrounds.
- Critically analyse, evaluate and discuss complex theories and policies to challenge current thinking and practice in the delivery of infrastructure in the Asia Pacific context.
- Develop, through innovation where appropriate, culturally sensitive planning, design and construction strategies that align with client, stakeholder and user priorities, needs and expectations.
- Identify and assess key inputs, outputs and outcomes for a specific donor and sovereign govenernment driven infrastructure project within an international development framework.
Generic skills
- Critically evaluate policies and practices
- Communicate effectively
- Conduct research in the built environment context
- Behave ethically and respond in a culturally sensitive manner
- Work successfully in a team
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisites options
Option 1
Admission into the 200pt Program course entry point in the MC-CM Master of Construction Management
Option 2
Admission into the 300pt Program course entry point in the MC-CM Master of Construction Management
AND
a minimum of 100 points of credit
Option 3
students outside of the MC-CM program are required to submit a 200-word statement of interest to the subject coordinator. In this statement, please articulate why this particular subject is of interest to you.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students should have some understanding of project management and/or technical requirements for infrastructure projects.
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: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual report relating to types of infrastructure in the international development sector
| Day 2 | 10% |
Individual report relating to planning aspects of a specific infrastructure investment project
| July 15 | 20% |
Group submission of an analytical case study/research scenario, including an oral presentation. Groups of 4 to 5 students.
| End of the assessment period | 70% |
Additional details
Assignment 3 :
Equivalent to 3500 words each. Includes a report (60%) and group presentation (10% - equivalent to 500 words). 2500 words of the report (equivalent to 50% of the subject assessment) will be individually assessed.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 1 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements Students will be required to pre-read some nominated materials which will be available on the LMS. site for the subject. Students will be able to ask questions relating to the materials using an LMS discussion board or by emailing the subject coordinator. The LMS reading materials will be related to the topic of the first assignment which will be due after the first day of the formal teaching. If the LMS reading materials cover topics outside the remit of the first assignment students will be advised of the specific sections/pages they should concentrate on for the purposes of the assessment Teaching period 8 July 2024 to 17 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 July 2024 Census date 12 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2024 Assessment period ends 26 July 2024
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Additional delivery details
Quota: 32
This subject has an automated quota. Your enrolment confirms your space in this subject. If you choose to withdraw from this subject you will be forfeiting your space and may be unable to enrol again. Please check the Handbook for more information.
Selection criteria: First come basis.
For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024