RUP2000 - Professional (Second Year) Planning Internship

Leader: Dr Elizabeth O'Brien

Offered

Berwick First semester 2007 (Day)
Berwick Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

A work placement program in which students produce unit assignments while engaging in a supervised placement with a planning agency. The work placement is aimed at consolidating and extending what they have learnt from core first year units and other units through experiential learning. The unit develops their understanding of the application of academically obtained knowledge and skills in a workplace environment, and facilitates their acquisition of work-based networks for potential employment opportunities. Students will undertake a structured professional development program negotiated with the agency and will participate in regular progress review sessions with their supervisors.

Objectives

On completion of the unit students will have:

1. Acquired further understanding of the purpose and methods of planning, principles of integrated sustainable development, methods of evaluating and managing natural and built environments, the political, legal and institutional contexts of planning, and emerging issues in planning; and demonstrated this understanding;
2. Developed their understanding of planning policies and instruments; and demonstrated this understanding;
3. Developed skills in problem definition, objectives formulation, the use of primary data, knowledge synthesis and application in planning practice, and the production of planning documents;
4. Enhanced their communication and interpersonal skills;
5. Acquired further proficiency in the use of information technology;
6. Gained experience in, and demonstrated their understanding of, the adoption of professional ethics (integrating value issues in practice and assessing critically the use of professional knowledge, skills and communication).

Assessment

Internship Learning Plan (2000) : 20%
Internship Journal (2,500) : 30%
Internship Report (4,500) : 50%

Contact hours

1 one-hour seminar per week and 1 one-hour supervisory session each week

Prerequisites

RUP1000 and RUP1001