132212

Professional Practice I

The institutional, professional and legal settings for urban and environmental planning in New Zealand. Topics will include policy and plan development, implementation at different levels of government and the role of tangata whenua. Lectures are complemented by workshop exercises.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

132212

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

200-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

15

Subject

Resource and Environmental Planning

Course planning information

Prerequisite courses

Complete first

You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Understand the core functions and operations of the institutions and professions which participate in the professional planning arena in New Zealand.
  • 2 Appraise the roles planners play in government and policy making in New Zealand.
  • 3 Gain a critical understanding of and an ability to analyse the process of policy and plan formulation at the national, regional and district levels, embodied within the Resource Management Act.
  • 4 Discuss and appraise the particular role of the tangata whenua in planning in New Zealand.
  • 5 Demonstrate an understanding of the need for and application of the enforcement mechanisms available under the Resource Management Act.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 1 2 3 25%
Test 2 3 4 5 20%
Written Assignment 1 35%
Exam College/GRS-based (not centrally scheduled) 2 3 4 20%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.

Compulsory

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 AND ALL AMENDMENTS

Recommended

PLANNING PRACTICE IN NEW ZEALAND (PAPERBACK OR E-BOOK)

Author
MILLER, C.L., AND BEATTIE, L. (EDS)
ISBN
9780947514068
Edition
2017
Publisher
LEXISNEXIS, WELLINGTON

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