Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Alison Ziller
Contact via alison.ziller@mq.edu.au
W3A428
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEnvPlan or MPlan or GradCertEnvPlan or MEnvEd or MEnvMgt or MEnvStud or MEnv or MSusDev or MAppAnth or MPASR or MSocEntre or GradDipPASR or MDevCult or GradDipEnv or GradDipSIA or GradCertSIA or GradCertSusDev or GradDipSusDev or MGlobalHlthDevStud or GradDipPP or MPPP or MDevStud or MSc in (Environmental Health or Remote Sensing and GIS)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides strong methodological and conceptual foundations for professional practice in social impact assessment (SIA) in urban planning and development. It covers SIA in New South Wales and Australia and considers international examples. It also offers a foundation for applied social and environment studies to students from other areas.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
There are three compulsory assignments in GEOP 812. Failure to complete any single assessment task will result in failure of the unit. The final grade is based on the total mark accumulated from all three assessment tasks. Detailed discussion of each task will be provided on the internal iLearn site and in class.
Slightly different arrangements regarding submission of assignments will be in place for internal and external students.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Social profile | 30% | No | 31/03 17 |
Literature search and report | 40% | No | 12/05/2017 |
Short survey design and report | 30% | No | 02/06/2017 |
Due: 31/03 17
Weighting: 30%
Prepare a succinct social profile, max 3,000 words, of one of the following population groups in a local government area in NSW and identify the main social services available for members of that group living in that LGA.
The population groups are:
i people with a disability and their carers, or
ii Aboriginal adult men and women, or
iii single parents with one or more children under 15
Assessment criteria
extensiveness of research
comprehensiveness of the social profile
clarity of presentation of material (clear written expression, use of visuals, proper documentation of
sources).
assessment of the relationship between the social profile and social service provision.
Due: 12/05/2017
Weighting: 40%
Conduct a literature search, max 2000 words, on the social impacts of climate change so as to present a summary of what is currently available in the literature on this subject.
Assessment criteria
extensiveness of research
structure of the literature review
clarity of presentation of themes and findings
assessment of the current ‘state we are in”.
Due: 02/06/2017
Weighting: 30%
This assignment requires students to prepare and administer a short factual survey (5 questions) on a social impact topic, report the results and reflect on the learning experience (max 500 words).
Assessment criteria
1 choice of topic – suitability for a short questionnaire
2 clarity of questions as finally administered
3 quality of presentation of results
4 clarity and depth of reflection on learning
This unit may be taken as an internal or external student. Internal students will meet on Fridays from 3.0 - 6.0 pm in Room C5A 404
The delivery mode is lectures with integrated learning activities within the 3 hour time slot
Internal students should bring a laptop or similar to class for use in some class activities.
External students should follow guides on the iLearn site, including as presented in lectures, to these practice activities.
A reading list to accompany each topic in this unit will be provided
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Theme |
Lecture topic and integrated class activity |
Assignment due date |
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3 Mar |
Foundation issues for SIA |
Overview of the course and assignment requirements 1. Defining the social. Basic concepts and the role of language; |
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2 |
10 Mar |
Foundation issues for SIA |
2. Context: legislation, recent history of social issues in planning in NSW, intersection with local government planning; the status of the social. |
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3 |
17 Mar |
Foundation issues for SIA |
3. Conceptual base: the big picture |
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4 |
24 Mar |
Foundation issues for SIA |
4. The social as a spatial issue – distributions and segregations and the role of planning. |
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5 |
31 Mar |
Methodological issues for SIA |
1. Localities, catchments, notifications and scope |
Assignment 1 |
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7 April |
Methodological issues for SIA |
2. Costs and benefits, before and after, with and without, faulty forecasting; misuse of economic methods |
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7 |
14 April |
Methodological issues for SIA |
3. ‘steps and stages’ of SIA Consultation and procedural fairness |
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17 - 28 |
April inclusive |
Recess |
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8 |
5 May |
Contemporary social impact issues |
1. Licensed premises and ‘lock outs’ Using the with and without summary |
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9 |
12 May |
Methodological issues for SIA |
4. Data, data shortfalls and unsubstantiated claims |
Assignment 2 |
10 |
19 May |
Methodological issues for SIA |
5. Conflicts of interest, mistakes and dilemmas of practice. SIA and HIA. SIA and strategic planning. |
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11 |
26 May |
Contemporary social impact issues |
2. to be advised |
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12 |
2 June |
Reflections |
In-class presentations of Assignment 3 |
Assignment 3 |
Please note: lecture topics and sequence may be subject to change.
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