Unit Outline

The principles and practices of urban planning and design shape the physical spaces and social lives of our towns and cities. In this unit, you will learn about the historic and theoretical context of urban design and planning, including Aboriginal approaches and perspectives. By gaining a deeper understanding of urban environments, you will build knowledge of contemporary towns and cities by studying key urban dynamics and processes such as climate adaptation, inclusive communities, colonisation, equity, housing affordability and liveability. Focusing on a socio-economically diverse area, you will apply this knowledge in formulating just urban policy and developing a strategic plan for urban change. You will also develop knowledge and skills in urban design by applying design principles in on-the-ground evaluations of urban streetscapes. In this unit, you will benefit from applied case studies, and extensive engagement with professionals.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Evaluate knowledge of the role of planning in colonisation to support the decolonisation of contemporary planning practice
2	Analyse quantitative, qualitative and spatial data to enable evidence-based urban decision-making
3	Critically apply urban design and strategic planning methods and principles to address complex urban problems
4	Execute graphic, written and verbal communication skills tailored to diverse audiences to contribute to just and equitable urban change

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT TASK 1:	Weekly tasks	Not Yet Determined	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
ASSESSMENT TASK 2:	Urban Design Journal	Not Yet Determined	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
ASSESSMENT TASK 3:	Urban strategic planning	Not Yet Determined	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Weekly tasks

TASK DESCRIPTION:

For most sessions there are weekly online assessment tasks, including short quizzes and activities. These are designed to consolidate and reinforce the knowledge and skills gained each week through lectures, videos, podcasts, workshops and self-directed activities.

TASK LENGTH:

10 short weekly tasks/quizzes

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Knowledge of pre-European and contemporary urban Aboriginal places	LO1, LO2
2	Understand key concepts and processes in urban planning and design	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Knowledge of the Glenorchy municipality, including community diversity, socio-economic profile and urban form	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Apply mapping and other visualisation techniques to illustrate urban places and processes	LO2, LO4
5	Participate constructively in Zoom workshops	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Urban Design Journal

TASK DESCRIPTION:

You will develop a journal of your observations and experience of urban design in, and around, the Hobart CBD. Your completed journal will be a qualitative documentation, using text and images, of what makes a city a good or bad place to be, and potential urban design responses for improving the quality of a place.

TASK LENGTH:

2000 words plus images (photographs, maps/drawings)

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Recognise and understand the application of urban design elements	LO3
2	Understand and apply urban design principles	LO3
3	Use qualitative methods to document urban experience and observations	LO2, LO4
4	Make a case for what makes a city a good place to be	LO2, LO3, LO4
5	Write a journal in correct English, logically structured, correctly referenced and adheres to the word limit	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Urban strategic planning

TASK DESCRIPTION:

Glenorchy is a diverse municipality in Greater Hobart. It includes migrant communities, pockets of socio-economic disadvantage and is ranked the 8th most disadvantaged out of Tasmania’s 29 municipalities. The adjacent municipality of Hobart has reaped the benefits of a recent boom in tourism and housing, but as is often the case, lower socio-economic places like Glenorchy have experienced little positive change. In this essay, you will choose an urban process that is impacting towns and cities around the world. You will critically discuss and strategically plan for how this urban process can be harnessed and/or mitigated to improve liveability for Glenorchy residents.

TASK LENGTH:

4000 words

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Demonstrate an understanding of Aboriginal urban places	LO1, LO2
2	Critically evaluate relevant policies and plans	LO2, LO3
3	Demonstrate knowledge of urbanisation and an urban process in relation to liveability	LO2, LO3
4	Convincingly argue a case for improving urban liveability	LO2, LO3, LO4
5	Present a strategic plan that includes a vision and an integrated set of goals and objectives	LO3, LO4
6	Write a report in correct English, logically structured, correctly referenced and adheres to the word limit	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late Penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.