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GEOP4080 – Planning Experience
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Jessica McLean
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| Credit points |
Credit points
30
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BPlan and (GEOP2080 or GEOP212) and (GEOP3080 or GEOP370) 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 or student consulting team experience, with a real client, in the planning field. Placements and consultancies may be undertaken across a range of sectors (such as government, industry, non-profit, industry and professional associations). Students use reflective practice to improve their understanding of workplace or client project needs, and their own strengths and weaknesses, to develop their professional skills. Platform skills, including stakeholder analysis and negotiation, are focused on. As far as possible, placements and consulting projects are arranged in accordance with each student's background, skills, experience, professional/academic interests and career aspirations. Students must complete 175 hours on placement or the client project plus attend workshops. Students must submit a Special Permission request to enrol in this unit no later than 1 month prior to the start of semester to enable placements to be arranged. |
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Work effectively in a professional planning environment
- ULO2: Demonstrate understanding of the skills required of the practising planner
- ULO3: Use reflective practice to improve performance in a professional workplace
- ULO4: Evaluate personal needs for professional development and continuous learning
Assessment Tasks
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General Assessment Information
Late Assessment Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests
Delivery and Resources
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Required and recommended reading:
There is no required text for GEOP461. There may be classes in critical thinking and writing that may be useful for your written tasks this semester hosted by Macquarie: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/skills-development/workshop-calendar
Unit Schedule
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Wk # |
Class date |
Workshop topic |
Assessments |
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1 |
26 February |
Workshop 1 Introduction to unit and assessments Planning, Communication and Ethics |
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| 2 | 4 March | No class | |
| 3 | 11 March |
Workshop 2 Overview of placements Project management Planning Careers |
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| 4 | 18 March | No class | Stakeholder analysis assessment due |
| 5 | 25 March | No class | |
| 6 | 1 April |
Workshop 3 Opportunity to talk through assessments and any issues you may be having |
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| 7 | 8 April |
No class |
Reflective practice planning due |
| MID-SEMESTER BREAK | |||
| 8 | 29 April | No class | |
| 9 | 6 May | No class | |
| 10 | 13 May |
Workshop 4 Communication Negotiation Teamwork |
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| 11 | 20 May | No class | |
| 12 | 27 May |
Workshop 5 Professional Networking Unit overview and reflection |
Reflective learning report due |
| 13 | 3 June | No class | Job redesign suggestions |
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Student Support
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Learning Skills
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Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
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IT Help
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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Changes from Previous Offering
The Reflective Journal assessment task has been replaced with a Job Redesign assessment task and the Reflective Learning Report.