Course coordinator
Ms Stephanie Wyeth
Student consultations are welcome. Please email the Course Coordinator to schedule a suitable time.
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Architecture, Design and Planning School
This course is designed to equip final year planning students with understandings, insights and critical thinking to influence their planning practice. The course will make extensive use of case studies.
This course is designed to equip final year planning students with understanding, insights and critical thinking toﾠinfluence their planning practice.ﾠThe course is built around a contemporary statutory planning issue: preparing a planning report for an innovative housing project. Students will have access to experienced planning practitioners as they complete their technical investigations and final report.
Course requirements
Assumed background
Completion of all compulsory subjects from years 1 – 3 of a Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning degree.
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
PLAN2004
Restrictions
Available to BRTP and BRTP(Hons) students only.
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
This course is delivered in weekly 2 hour contact + 1 hour practical sessions.ﾠStudents shouldﾠattend the weekly sessions. It is appreciated that many final year BRTP students are working, soﾠall assessment is individual.ﾠ
During Weeks 7-12ﾠa statutory planning skills module will be offered with support of specialist statutory planners.ﾠ Students are required to attend and participate in these sessions (lectures + practicals) to complete the Planning Skills Workbook #2 and demonstrate the development of the Planning Project Package (as an Identity Verified Assessment Hurdle).
Some sessions may be offered with an online option via ZOOM - the guests may join us via Zoom. Practical activities have been designed to be completed either in-person or online.
We will monitor in-person attendance and session format may be adjusted over the semester.
In Week 5, a COMPULSORY 2-day field trip will be held on Thursday 22 August and Friday 23 August 2024. The field trip has been co-designed with industry stakeholders and will showcase challenges for planning and development practice in Brisbane City and South East Queensland. Online resources will be available to support engagement and transfer of industry insights. These resources will be posted on Blackboard.
Aims and outcomes
This course will provide students with advanced-level practical skills and expertise so that they can contribute competently to complex professional situations that are likely to be encountered in the work place through the use of extensive up to date case studies and practical tasks.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Review and analyse the principles and concepts that underpin the planning profession and planning practice.
LO2.
Breakdown and address complex planning issues
LO3.
Navigate and review a planning scheme and develop planning solutions to a complex development theme.
LO4.
Demonstrate an appreciation of the ethics and ethical standards of the planning profession.
LO5.
Summarise and explain the role of planners working independently and in multi-disciplinary teams.
LO6.
Prepare a professional planning report for local development project.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notebook/ Logbook, Participation/ Student contribution, Practical/ Demonstration, Reflection |
Assessment 1: Planning Skills Module Part 1
|
30% |
6/09/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: via Blackboard |
| Notebook/ Logbook, Participation/ Student contribution, Practical/ Demonstration, Reflection |
Assessment 2: Planning Skills Module Part 2
|
30% |
18/10/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: via Blackboard |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Presentation, Project |
Assessment 3: Planning Project Package
|
40% |
4/11/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: via Blackboard - Planning Report & Application Form Presentation: EchoVideo. |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Assessment 1: Planning Skills Module Part 1
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Notebook/ Logbook, Participation/ Student contribution, Practical/ Demonstration, Reflection
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
6/09/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: via Blackboard
- Other conditions
- Student specific, Work integrated learning.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
Assessment Rationale:
The Planning Skills Module Part 1 component of the course requires attendance and engagement in:
1. Working sessions with Strategic Planning and Policy specialists, followed by a 1-hour practical in Weeks 2-4, and 6.
2A. In-person Students - participation and engagement in activities completed as part of the Brisbane City Field Trip (Week 5).
2B. In-person Students who are unable to attend the field trip may be able to complete alternate activities - subject to the approval of the Course Coordinator.
3. Completion of independent research and readings.
During the sessions, students will be engaged in various activities (normally in small groups).
Students will be required to complete and submit an individual workbook which covers activities completed during Weeks 2-6.
The Workbook will be made available in Week 2 and will be accessed via Blackboard.
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI and/or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Late submission
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
Assessment 2: Planning Skills Module Part 2
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Notebook/ Logbook, Participation/ Student contribution, Practical/ Demonstration, Reflection
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
18/10/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: via Blackboard
- Other conditions
- Student specific, Work integrated learning.
- Learning outcomes
- L02, L03, L04
Task description
Assessment Rationale:
The Skills Module Part 2 component of the course requires attendance and engagement in a series of weekly 2-hour working sessions with a statutory planning specialist, followed by a 1-hour practical (5 weeks in total). These sessions will be held in Weeks 7-10, 12. During the sessions, students will be engaged in various activities (normally in small groups).
Students will be required to complete and submit an individual Workbook which covers activities completed during the Skills Module Part 2.
The Workbook will be made available in Week 7 and will be accessed via Blackboard.
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI and/or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Late submission
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
Assessment 3: Planning Project Package
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- Mode
- Product/ Artefact/ Multimedia, Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Presentation, Project
- Weight
- 40%
- Due date
4/11/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: via Blackboard - Planning Report & Application Form
Presentation: EchoVideo.
- Other conditions
- Student specific, Work integrated learning.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06
Task description
Assessment Rationale:
This is an individual assessment. You are preparing a Planning Project Package for an innovative residential development. Key features of the project (i.e. design, location, and impacts) mean the proposal is 'impact assessable' and requires planning approval under the Queensland Planning System. The project should deliver leading practice in a strategic planning priority not limited to : affordable housing, climate-responsive design and liveability. The site is located in Brisbane City Council's local government area.
The Planning Project Package is a three-part submission:
1. Project Strategy Presentation (25%). This video presentation of 3-5minutes (maximum) must feature the student’s face (for a part) and a voice-over commentary. Your presentation must follow the structure detailed outlined in Blackboard.
2. Planning Report (75%). This report is strictly no more than 5,000 words including quotes. Excluding appendices/tables.
3. Application Form (included in weighting for Planning Report). Completed DA Form in accordance with Queensland Government requirements.
Further details on the assessment are provided on Blackboard. Assessment 3: Planning Project Package (three-part submission) must be submitted to the nominated assessment folders on Blackboard.
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI and/or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied to receive a specific grade in the course. 'Submission assessment item is designated as a Hurdle in this course. This means a minimum achievement of 50% (a grade of 4) is required for this assessment item in order to pass the course. Meeting the hurdle requirement for a course does not guarantee a passing grade for the course and in order to pass this course, students also need to achieve a minimum grade of 4 overall.Submission guidelines
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Late submission
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 1 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
Identity verified assessment with a hurdle (IVAH)
To meet assessment validity and integrity obligations, this course includes at least one piece of individual Identity Verified Assessment with a Hurdle (IVAH) that is unambiguously completed by that student, and in which a minimum level of achievement is reached. IVAH assessment item(s) contribute at least 30% towards the final grade. Examples of IVAH items include any activity in which a student’s individual performance is directly monitored, such as performances, fieldwork, oral assessment (including design critiques), design studio project work and invigilated exams. In order to pass this course students must achieve a minimum grade for the IVAH designated assessment item(s) as stated in the Assessment Task Description in the ECP.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks |
General contact hours |
Learning Activities Week 1 - Course Overview and Introduction / Performance-based Planning Week 2 - Hazards and risks in Planning Week 3 - Planning for Affordable Housing Week 4 - Climate risks for planners Week 5 - No Lecture - Brisbane City Field Trip Week 6 - Strategic Planning - Planning Schemes Week 7 - Statutory Planning Skills Module Week 8 - Statutory Planning Skills Module Week 9 - Statutory Planning Skills Module Week 10 - Statutory Planning Skills Module Week 11 - No lecture - public holiday Week 12 - Statutory Planning Skills Module / Working session on Project Planning Report Week 13 - Professional Practice / Employability Workshop Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06 |
Week 5 (19 Aug - 25 Aug) |
Fieldwork |
Brisbane City Field Trip Thursday 22 aug and Friday 23 August - A 2-day program of activities with government and industry stakeholders. The main venue for the field trip is UQ Brisbane City, 308 Queen Street Brisbane. A detailed program will be posted on blackboard. Learning outcomes: L01, L04, L05 |
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- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
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