Planning Research Study (Hons) 2NE

Course aim

To produce an urban planning, social planning, environmental planning or urban design research dissertation.

Course content

Preparatory work for individual research and critical analysis in consultation with the appointed supervisor to student. Critique of relevant literature. Advanced research approaches, methodology and design. Critical research tools and methods. Ethics. Data collection and analysis. Research conclusions, recommendations and/or proposals for areas of further research.
Note: If a student is undertaking either the ‘social and community planning’ or ‘environmental planning’ major,
then the thesis 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)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ENGG 4005	Research Theory and Practice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Directed Study	N/A 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

Individual research report/urban design report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.375
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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