UXH433 Regional Planning

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

You will learn to focus and apply material from a wide range of disciplines and locations to understand and develop current regional and metropolitan policy and apply the knowledge of policy formulation and skills of analysis and synthesis to real world problem-solving at a scale which is larger than a single local government.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Describe regional planning systems and processes in Australia and internationally.
2. Apply data analysis and research methods to critically analyse and synthesize regional planning issues and policy formation and implementation.
3. Evaluate policy responses to regional issues and present findings and recommendations.
4. Effectively communicate through visual and written communication methods.

Content

Learning Approaches

This unit employs active learning, project-based learning and self-directed learning to provide opportunities for you to practice your critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation skills.

Your participation in the unit will include:

• Independent preparation for lectures and tutorials through review of online resources to introduce new concepts
• Attendance at in person lectures to advance your knowledge of regional planning processes
• Engagement in interactive tutorials to apply your knowledge and practice your analysis and problem solving skills

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Self-Feedback: Reflection during collaborative tutorial exercises.

Peer feedback: Feedback from peers during collaborative tutorial exercises.

Expert feedback: Feedback from tutors who are practicing planners, in order to anchor the unit content in current regional planning practice.

Teacher feedback: Individual and group feedback throughout the semester.

Assessment

Overview

Assessment in this unit has been designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your learning against the unit learning outcomes. The exam will test your ability to demonstrate your knowledge of regional planning systems and processes and to critically analyse policy responses to key regional planning issues. These regional planning issues will be further explored and critically analysed in the portfolio, which will look specifically at non-academic perspectives. Finally, the research project will allow you to compare, contrast and evaluate regional planning processes and outcomes in two different regions, one in Australia and one from overseas, and to provide recommendations for developing and implementing effective regional strategies.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Examination

You will undertake an essay exam that demonstrates your ability to critically analyze and synthesize the content covered in class and in the tutorial and you will present your answer in a clear and concise written format within a specific timeframe.

Assessment: Portfolio

The portfolio will be your critical analysis of selected current issues pertaining to regional and metropolitan planning in Australia and / or internationally.

'This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

Assessment: Project (research)

Acting as a policy officer, you will prepare a research paper in which you will compare and evaluate regional planning processes and outcomes in two different regions (one from Australia and one from overseas) and provide recommendations for developing new regional strategies.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

All commencing Faculty of Engineering students are required to complete the Mandatory Safety Induction

There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.