Course Title: Social Planning
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Social Planning
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ARCH1321 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
330H Social Science & Planning |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006 |
ARCH1321 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2020 |
Course Coordinator: Professor Libby Porter
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3585
Course Coordinator Email: libby.porter@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 8, level 11
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This course provides a critical introduction to the theory and practice of social planning. Social planning seeks to meet the needs and aspirations of people and communities through planned interventions that integrate social, cultural. spatial and environmental contexts. In this course you will develop a critical understanding of the theories and practices of social planning. You will conduct a needs assessment of a chosen real community to investigate a range of contemporary social issues such as ageing, disability, youth exclusion, diversity, gender, safety, service delivery and access, and public health.
This course has been designed to focus on specific elements such as current social planning practices.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify key concepts and techniques that underpin social planning.
- Conduct social needs assessments of real communities.
- Critically engage with a range of contemporary social issues.
- Develop a range of capabilities important for effective practice in the field of social planning; particularly you will have the opportunity to build and extend capabilities such as group work, inter-personal communication, fieldwork, data collection, critical thinking, report writing, presentation and public speaking skills.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of activities including lectures, workshops, guest presentations, field visits, group discussion, and group and individual research.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.
The University Library https://www.rmit.edu.au/library has extensive resources for planning students.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks:
1. Social planning issue task (20%) (Individual Task Linked to CLO 1 and 4)
2. Demographic data and mapping applied task (30%) (Individual Task Linked to CLO 1,2 and 4)
3. Applied social planning project task (50%) (Individual Task Linked to CLO 2, 3 and 4)
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or RMIT student services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.