132412

Professional Practice II

The knowledge and skills required by the professional planner in practice. The course makes use of workshop sessions and other forms of interactive teaching to explore current practice issues, including plan and policy development for urban and environmental issues, consultation, environmental education, mediation, resource consents and the role of the expert witness.

Course code

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

132412

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).

400-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

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 To consolidate and expand knowledge and understanding of planning as it is practised in New Zealand.
  • 2 To understand the contribution of other professional groups to planning practice.
  • 3 To provide an understanding of the political and professional context within which planners function when practicing planning in New Zealand.
  • 4 To provide an insight into the major issue facing planning in New Zealand and the planning responses to those issues.
  • 5 The ability to identify a range of alternative approaches in dealing with current issues in planning.
  • 6 Knowledge of best practice planning models appropriate to the New Zealand planning system.
  • 7 The ability to work on an issue and to produce a planning solution as an individual or as part of a group, within time constraints.

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 3 4 5 6 20%
Written Assignment 1 4 5 6 7 20%
Written Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 6 35%
Exam College/GRS-based (not centrally scheduled) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25%

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

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

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