UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

UPD5002 Planning project 4: The inclusive city

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

UPD5002 Planning project 4: The inclusive city is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

Reviews

No reviews yet

No reviews yet. Be the first to review UPD5002.

Overview

Planning project 4: The inclusive city focusses on issues pertinent to social and community planning to address the challenge of creating people-centred cities. The unit expands and consolidates advanced concepts, knowledge and skills encompassing a range of complex issues relevant to practising urban planning. Through critical research, analysis and synthesis undertaken in real spatial settings, the unit develops concepts, creative approaches, processes and outcomes and the skills to communicate these effectively to diverse communities.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Parameters of a 20-minute neighbourhood
    30%
  • Options for achieving community benefits
    20%
  • Progress Presentation
    10%
  • Final Report and Exhibition
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically reflect on and practice ethical approaches to contemporary urban planning in diverse communities;

  2. 2

    Strategically respond to complex problems and develop appropriate planning responses, processes and outcomes pertinent to social and community planning;

  3. 3

    Apply skills in research to address social and community planning issues;

  4. 4

    Communicate in written, verbal and graphic formats on social and community planning issues;

  5. 5

    Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities72 hours
  • Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
  • Teaching approachResearch activities
  • Teaching approachField trips
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Carl Grodach

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for UPD5002?

UPD5002 has no prerequisites.

When is UPD5002 offered?

In 2020, UPD5002 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does UPD5002 have an exam?

No. UPD5002 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Architecture
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available