UPD5102 Professional practice 2: Analytic methods for urban planning
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
UPD5102 Professional practice 2: Analytic methods for urban planning is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before UPD5102
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After UPD5102
No unit lists UPD5102 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
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 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Project 1 report30%
- Project 2 report30%
- Project 3 report40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand and apply methods commonly employed in planning practice;
- 2
Apply skills in GIS and statistics to analyse and research planning problems for innovative solutions;
- 3
Understand the types of data required to analyse a planning problem and data collection methods;
- 4
Effectively communicate research findings both verbally and visually;
- 5
Be able to work both independently and as a part of a team.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachField trips
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
- Ms Catherine Murphy
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Catherine Murphy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for UPD5102?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is UPD5102 offered?
In 2023, UPD5102 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does UPD5102 have an exam?
No. UPD5102 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.