Planning Field Placement A

Course aim

To ensure graduates have gained experience working in a professional workplace and have been given exposure to some professional experience in the planning area.

Course content

Component 1
A minimum placement of 30 days within an approved professional planning office comprising part or full time attendance i.e. provided the 30 days are completed within the period of June to August . Students may negotiate periods of part or full time attendance as appropriate.

Component 2
A seminar program structured to support placements and in particular involving peer discussion of Placement Presentations and guest lectures on the ongoing management of planning oriented work experience placements. Students should obtain at least two of the following experiences in the workplace:

• Development assessment, development plan preparation, policy advice, environmental impact assessment, community consultation, research into local planning matters, articulation of community interests and viewpoints on planning matters.
• Students should experience features of work that planners share with most professionals: office management, report writing, legislated obligations regarding office practices, dealing with colleagues, and stakeholders, time management. Student reflection on the educational and professional value of the experience through their journal.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ARCH 3056	Policy and Development Assessment Workshop N
ARCH 3020	Regional Planning Workshop
ARCH 3042	Planning Law
ARCH 3018	Social Planning Techniques

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ARCH 3045	Planning Field Placement B

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 5 weeks
Industrial Placement	30 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

Presentation of placement report, Reflective Journal Part 1, Reflective Journal Part 2

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.