PLANNING 7035 - Planning Theory and Practice

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016

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This course presents and analyses the development of planning theory over the twentieth and twenty first centuries. It seeks to provoke a process of reflection on the scope and purpose of planning by contrasting the development of thinking about the fundamental purpose of planning and how it should be carried out in practice. This reflection leads in turn to a discussion of the ethics of planning practice which includes a range of practical scenario situations which students must address in interactive and role playing sessions.

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Course Details

Course Code	PLANNING 7035
Course	Planning Theory and Practice
Coordinating Unit	School of Architecture and Built Environment
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	Role playing, written submissions, oral presentation, essays

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Jon Kellett

Professor Jon Kellett

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Critically analyse the variety of approaches that have driven and characterised planning activity over time
2. Analyse a planning problem and its solution and relate this to planning theory
3. Critically analyse the role of planning in modern economies and societies.
4. Critically evaluate the role of the modern planning professional
5. Explain and appreciate the importance of ethics in planning practice
University Graduate Attributes

No information currently available.
Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

Please refer to MyUni for details of recommended readings and
websites

Speaker Series:
The School has a fortnightly lecture series where respected practitioners and
academics from the field deliver a public lecture on contemporary
architectural practice. In order to expand your knowledge of contemporary
directions in design it is recommended that you attend these sessions. The
exact detail of dates and speakers is available from the School website and
the Front Office.

Online Learning

University Email:
The school uses the University email system to get in touch with the students.
So it is imperative that you check your email regularly and keep up to date
with any new announcements.

MyUni:
MyUni is an essential online tool which will be used to communicate
information regarding the course including details of assignments and interim
grades. There are many other learning resources and assessment pieces that
rely on the MyUni system for delivery. Therefore it is recommended that you
familiarise yourself with the various functions of MyUni and employ it to its
fullest extent. https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au

Discussion Board:
The MyUni Discussion Board can be used to interact with other students and
tutors and is an essential tool to discuss information and increase your
understanding of issues.

Lecture Recording:
In certain cases the recording of the lectures is made available in electronic
format for students to listen through on their own time and make notes, and is
provided through the MyUni system. However, this service is only available for
lectures with essential course content and may not include guest lectures.
Furthermore, where the presentation content is subject to copyright or the guest
speaker is uncomfortable with the recording of the content, the lecture
recording will not be made available online. So students should not rely
solely on this mode of learning and arrange to attend or get lecture content
from peers.

Noticeboard / Handbook:
General information about the activities at the School is available online
from the Student Noticeboard which can be accessed at
https://unified.adelaide.edu.au/group/professons-studentarchitecture/
current-student
Students can also access a copy of the Student Handbook at the following link:

https://unified.adelaide.edu.au/group/professons-student-architecture/enrolments

Learning & Teaching Modes

Weekly lectures followed by tutorials which explore issues raised in the lectures. These will be based on defined readings and exercises relevant to the lecture themes.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The University expects full-time students (ie. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote at least 48 hours per week to their studies. Accordingly, students undertaking this 3 unit course are expected to devote 12 hours per week to contact activities and self-guided studies.

Based on this framework here are some figures that might assist workload management (delete as appropriate):

For a 3 unit course:
Total workload hours: 12 Hrs per week x 13 weeks = 156 Hrs
Total contact hours: 3 Hrs per week x 12 weeks = 36 Hrs
Total self-guided study: 9 Hrs per week x 13 weeks = 117 Hrs

These 117 hours should be used towards preparation of weekly tasks and for completion of the various assignments
associated with the course, including development of various skills required to complete the same. Please organise your time wisely.

Learning Activities Summary

Week	Lecture	Tutorial	Assessement
1	Origins of Planning
2	Utopianism	Read Fishman
3	Modernism and systems approaches	Read Rittel & Webber
4	The Fragmentation of Planning	Read Evans or Reade
5	The scope of modern Planning	Read Boulding
6	Introduction to project	Project work	#1
Break
Break
7	Key challenges for modern Planning	Read Sorensen & Auster and Sandercock
8	Planning as a Profession: The role of ethics	Read Davidoff
9	Environmental ethics and global justice	Read Agyeman
10	Philosophy of ethics	Practical exercise
11	Workplace ethics	Practical exercise	#2
12	The ERD court and acting as a professional witness	Practical exercise
13			#3

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Assessment type	Due	Weighting	Learning outcome
Written seminar paper	Summative	Week 6	35% 1500 words	1,2,3
Applied planning project	Summative	Week 11	35% 2000 words	2,3
Ethics essay	Summative	Week 13	30% 1200 words	4,5

Assessment Detail

No information currently available.

Submission

No information currently available.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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