Strategic Plan Making

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

Admission into the Master of Urban Planning, the Master of Urban Design or the Master of Design (Urban Design).

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject introduces students to the theories, skills and tools used in strategic planning, from problem identification and site analysis, through demographic, economic, and social background research, including GIS, identification of alternatives and policy development, to creating an implementation, monitoring and evaluation plan. There is a strong international comparative emphasis to this subject, including a focus on 'the real world' of governance in relation to ongoing debates about inclusive, socially just and environmentally sustainable cities.

This subject involves a site visit (field trip) which will run in place of the lecture and tutorial in Week Three. The site visit is an assessment hurdle requirement and students will be required to cover the local public transport costs.

Having completed this subject, it is expected that the student be able to:

1. Understand the strategic planning process;
2. Analyse and synthesise data and planning policies;
3. Evaluate and critically analyse planning policies in Australia and internationally;
4. Synthesise key planning ideas and arguments;
5. Formulate a strategic plan based upon observation and analysis of problem(s) identified during the field trip;
6. Development of policies, and evaluation, to visual presentation of the plan.

• Field trip attendance, Week 3 (Hurdle)
• 3000-word site/demographic analysis report (group work 3-4 students), 750 words per student, due Week 4 (15%)
• 3000-word analysis report (group work 3-4 students), 750 words per student, due Week 7 (15%)
• Poster summarizing strategic plan (individual work), equivalent to 500 words, due Week 12 (10%)
• Strategic plan, including implementation and monitoring/evaluation plan (individual work), 3000 words, due two weeks after the end of semester (60%)

Hurdle requirements:

• Minimum of 75% tutorial attendance
• Minimum 75% completion of weekly quizzes (does not contribute to numerical grade)
• Field trip attendance in Week 3

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

1. Be able to apply generic theories to specific examples.

2. Be able to apply independent thought and reflection (in both text and map formats).

3. Be able to analyse and synthesise demographic and economic contexts.

4. Be able to evaluate relevant issues and planning responses.

5. Be able to apply knowledge gained from lectures, readings and discussions to observations made in the field.

6. Be able to work effectively as a group member making valuable contributions to group discussions and group projects.