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On completion of the module students should be able to:
(1) Understand how planning thought and practice has evolved over the twentieth century and into the twenty first century in response to changes in society.
(2) Reflect on the manner in which developments in planning theory may impact on their future role in practice.
(3) Think about the type of broad socio-economic processes at work in 21st century society and how they affect people and places.
(4) Engage critically with planning literature and to question this literature;
(5) Understand the competing claims on the planner's role and the ethical issues facing planners;
(6) Through extensive reading and analysis of the planning literature offer an in-depth theoretical analysis of a contemporary issue confronting planning practice.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 78 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Each student group will be responsible for leading one of the weekly reading groups and collating a portfolio of literature reviews for class dissemination. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Assignment: 3,500 word theoretical analysis of contemporary issue in planning practice (individually assessed) | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Written feedback will be provided to each group on their portfolio of literature and student-led reading group post assessment via Brightspace. Written feedback will be provided to students individually on their theoretical analysis of contemporary planning issue at the end of Semester via Brightspace.
Name | Role |
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Dr Linda Fox-Rogers | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Ana Peric Momcilovic | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |