UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

UPD5102 Applied Professional Practice: Urban planning and design research methods

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

UPD5102 Applied Professional Practice: Urban planning and design research methods is a level 5, 6-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
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task

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

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Overview

This unit teaches different tools and techniques used for research in Urban Planning and Design (e.g. GIS, Remote Sensing, and Statistics) and provides hands-on training of their application in the context of strategic land use planning.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • 100% in-semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Demonstrate knowledge in the substantive areas of strategic planning (land use, transport, environment);

  2. 2

    Apply skills in GIS and statistics to analyse and research planning problems for innovative solutions;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate capability to analyse the (ir)rationality of different land use arrangements in a city;

  4. 4

    Effectively communicate research findings both verbally and visually;

  5. 5

    Be able to work both independently and as a part of a team.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities36 hours
  • Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
  • Teaching approachField trips
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
  • Teaching approachResearch activities

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours. The remaining 9 hours are to be used for self and group learning activities.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Md Kamruzzaman
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Md Kamruzzaman

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for UPD5102?

UPD5102 has no prerequisites.

When is UPD5102 offered?

In 2020, UPD5102 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does UPD5102 have an exam?

No. UPD5102 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Architecture
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available