Park Management Field Study

Course aim

Students will work in small teams to develop the skills and confidence necessary to create a development proposal for the solution of a park management problem and to act as a consultant in presenting the proposal to the management agency.

Course content

This course is the final part of the professional experience component of the program. Students work cooperatively with management agencies and staff supervisors to apply what they have learned throughout the program to addressing specific resource management issues. Within the framework of a project brief student teams work to; define values and issues, collect and analyse data, investigate and plan problem solving strategies, prepare comprehensive guidelines and present seminars.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ENVT 2004	Park and Wilderness Management

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Field Placement (Field work)	8-14 days x N/A
Lecture	3 hours x 9
Field Placement (post-field work)	14 days x N/A

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

Assessment

Development Proposal - first draft, Development Proposal - second draft, Participation assessed against specified criteria, Presentation, Reflective journal, Study Proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.