Planning Project 1

Course aim

To prepare students to undertake a major project, including the production of a research project proposal or an urban design brief or analysis.

Course content

Definition of a research area and literature search. An introduction to a range of research approaches, methods of data and information management, communication methods. Ethics in research. Project scheduling. Report writing techniques.

Note: If a student is undertaking either the ‘social and community planning’ or ‘environmental planning’ major, then the project topic must be of relevance to the major and approved by the Program Director.

Textbook(s)

Matthews, B. And Ross, L. 2010, Research Methods: A practical guide for the social sciences, *, Longman / Pearson Education.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Literature review, Research proposal and work in progress on proposal presentation, Statement of topic and key souces of data

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.