UPD4101 Applied professional practice: planning capabilities and competencies
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
UPD4101 Applied professional practice: planning capabilities and competencies is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before UPD4101
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After UPD4101
No unit lists UPD4101 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit focuses on the capabilities and core competencies that contribute to the practice of a quality urban planning professional. This unit exposes you to issues around planners' professional abilities, conduct and values, and develops the capabilities to perform ethically and efficiently in addressing complex urban situations. You will develop communication and collaborative skills necessary to help shape inclusive places.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Reflect on and understand professional roles and responsibilities of the planner in shaping the built environment;
- 2
Apply listening, synthesising, graphic, written and verbal communication skills that contribute to the practice of the urban planning professional;
- 3
Participate in collaborative processes required for effective planning processes;
- 4
Reflect on and understand the professional ethics required of planners;
- 5
Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Suzanne Barker
- Yvonne Meng
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Carl Grodach
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for UPD4101?
UPD4101 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is UPD4101 offered?
In 2020, UPD4101 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.