Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Linda Kelly
Contact via email
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Credit points |
Credit points
9
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BPlan and (39cp at 100 level or above) and permission by special approval
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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 an off-campus, work-integrated learning experience in the planning field. Placements may be undertaken across a range of sectors (such as government, industry, non-profit, industry and professional associations). Students complete a self-contained project during their placement as well as a critical appreciation of planning practice, ethics and learning. As far as possible, placements are arranged in accordance with each student's background, skills, experience, professional/academic interests and career aspirations. Students must complete approximately 25 days on work placement plus attend one-day workshops on campus.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Some points to remember when undetaking assessments:
All assessment tasks must be submitted in order to pass this unit. Written assesments should be submitted via iLearn. If you are having trouble meeting a submission deadline please contact the Unit Convenor as soon as possible. A late submission will incur a penalty of 10% per day late.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Review a planning issue | 15% | No | 14 March Week 3 |
Project Presentation | 15% | No | 11 April Week 7 |
Project written report | 15% | No | 2 May Week 8 |
Workplace assessment | 15% | No | 30 May Week 12 |
Reflective journal | 30% | No | 6 June Week 13 |
Workshop participation | 10% | No | throughout semester |
Due: 14 March Week 3
Weighting: 15%
Part A. The purpose of this assessment is to critically assess a current planning issue, strategy or policy (1200 words max). You are required to:
Part B. You are to provide a 1 page briefing report for the director of planning at your placement organisation. This should be formatted around the following headings:
Due: 11 April Week 7
Weighting: 15%
This assessment task requires you to make a 7 minute oral presentation of your project including a summary of the objectives of your partner organisation. The presentation should be engaging and professional looking. It may be made using Power Point or another format or medium that you think would be appropriate. Issues to be covered include:
Images, graphics, anecdotes are all legitimate material if they add value (or another dimension) to your analysis.
The time limit for presentations will be strictly enforced. Tailoring your presentation to the time limit is an assessable element.
Due: 2 May Week 8
Weighting: 15%
You are required to prepare a 1500 word written report on your project. The assessment is in two parts:
Part 1: A 500 word summary of the key points presented to class in week 7.
Part 2: A 1,000 word reflection on -
Due: 30 May Week 12
Weighting: 15%
This is an evaluation survey and report by your supervisor on your project and placement.
Their evaluation and report will be emailed directly to me for review and consideration.
The evaluation will cover your performance in the workplace, standard of work, interaction with staff and colleagues and job readiness.
Due: 6 June Week 13
Weighting: 30%
You must keep a journal throughout your placement and write up weekly entries. A Reflective Journal is a record of your thoughts and experiences during your planning placement. It is essentially a learning tool, designed to help you make the most of your placement and does so by encouraging you to:
The format that your journal entries take is entirely up to you. As suggestions your journal entries may be:
In other words the journal is an important aid to making the most of your placement and to identifying issues that have a special relevance to you and your professional, academic and personal development.
ASSESSMENT TASK
The Reflective Journal you submit for assessment must be an edited and ‘tighter’ version of your weekly journal and should not exceed 2,000 words in length. As part of your submitted journal you are also required to identify two learning outcomes from GEOP212 and/or GEOP370 and make connections with them and your experience as part or your placement.
You should also attach copies of the workshop activity outputs that were required throughout the semester as evidence of your participation.
Due: throughout semester
Weighting: 10%
There are five scheduled workshops throughout the semester. Each will require you to either undertake in-class activities or undertake work to support your learning. They will include topics such as:
Required and recommended reading:
There is no required text for GEOP461. However, the following materials are useful.
Workshops on Reflective Writing http://www.students.mq.edu.au/support/learning_skills/workshops/academic_language_and_learning_workshops/ accessed 2 February 2017
The workshop will:
· explain what reflective writing is
· discuss the place of reflective writing in academic study
· practice skills and techniques to develop your reflective writing
Upcoming workshop dates:
7 March 2017 Workshop on Reflective writing C5C 209 11am – 12noon
15 March 2017 Workshop on Reflective writing Library M4.03 2pm – 3pm
Sandercock, L. 2004. ‘Towards a Planning Imagination for the 21 st Century’ Journal of American Planning Association, 70: 2.
Sandercock, L. 2003. Cosmopolis II. Mongrel Cities in the 21 st Century, London: Continuum.
Sandercock, L. 1998. Towards Cosmopolis, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons. (‘Appendix – The Planner Tamed: Preparing Planners for the Twenty-First Century’) see ilearn.
The Learning Centre, The University of New South Wales, 2008, Reflective Writing https://student.unsw.edu.au/reflective-writing accessed 2 February 2017
Tuesdays (selected dates) 3 - 6pm C5C 209
Wk # |
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Workshop topic |
Assessments |
1 |
28 February |
Workshop 1 Introduction to unit and assessments |
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2 | 7 March | No class | |
3 | 14 March |
Workshop 2 Overview of placements Skills check - submissions |
Assessment 1 - Planning issue |
4 | 21 March | No class | |
5 | 28 March | No class | |
6 | 4 April | No class | |
7 | 11 April |
Workshop 3 Student project presentations |
Assessment 2 - Presentations |
MID-SEMESTER BREAK | |||
8 | 2 May | No class | Assessment 3 - Written report |
9 | 9 May | No class | |
10 | 16 May |
Workshop 4 Planning Jobs Selection criteria Interview tips - MQ Careers |
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11 | 23 May | No class | |
12 | 30 May |
Workshop 5 Mock interviews Unit overview |
Assessment 4 - Supervisor evaluation |
13 | 6 June | No class | Assessment 5 - Reflective journal |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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