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Not offered in 2020
Unit description
Introduces students to the core knowledge and skills needed to practice as a contemporary planner in statutory planning and development assessment. A key emphasis in the unit is understanding and applying the skills needed to undertake development assessment (statutory planning) at a range of levels. The unit is delivered in a collaborative environment through a studio model.
Unit content
Topic 1: NSW Development Assessment System
Topic 2: Types of Development
Topic 3: Development Assessment Process
Topic 4: Development Assessment Techniques and Merit Assessment
Topic 5: Writing for Planning Decision Makers
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding and practical application of the NSW development assessment system |
| 2 | critically assess interconnected and complex issues as the basis for land use planning decision making |
| 3 | write clearly for statutory planning purposes and communicate complex planning issues to various audiences |
| 4 | compile a development application consistent with legislative requirements and best practice |
| 5 | assess and peer review a development application and provide constructive feedback to stakeholders. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding and practical application of the NSW development assessment system
- critically assess interconnected and complex issues as the basis for land use planning decision making
- write clearly for statutory planning purposes and communicate complex planning issues to various audiences
- compile a development application consistent with legislative requirements and best practice
- assess and peer review a development application and provide constructive feedback to stakeholders.
Teaching and assessment
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