
ENVPL300-21A (HAM)
Planning in Aotearoa New Zealand
15 Points
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Kate Mackness
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HI.2.02
kate.mackness@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
This paper extends students’ knowledge of contemporary urban planning in Aotearoa New Zealand. It provides an understanding of the range of different types of planning commonly undertaken in cities and settlements such as Hamilton, Auckland, and Tauranga, and urban regions such as the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Professional planning practitioners deliver guest lectures on their areas of expertise, including growth management, open space planning, transport planning, land subdivision and development, and urban design.
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Paper Structure
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
Assessment is designed to promote the achievement of the specified learning outcomes for this paper and to meet the intent of the Environmental Planning graduate profile. Classes, workshops and readings also contribute to these ends. The course-work to exam ratio is 65:35.
Assignments One and Two:
Full instructions for Assignments 1 and 2 will be made available on Moodle.
Exam:
The exam is worth 35%. Alternatively, an online test may be provided if Covid-19 conditions at the time suggest this is the safer and better option. Details will be provided in well in advance.
Previous years' exam papers are available at the link below (note, please, that this course is updated annually and this year's assessment may look quite different though).
https://isg-webapps.its.waikato.ac.nz/pls/web_igate/epl_main_pg.select_exam_paper
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 65:35. The final exam makes up 35% of the overall mark.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
Online Support
This paper is supported through the online platform Moodle http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz/, and important information about the paper is provided via Moodle. Lecture notes are posted online on Moodle. You can take an online introduction to Moodle classes at this site. Your grades will also be accessible through Moodle once work has been assessed.
Voice recordings (Panopto) of classes will be available on Moodle and notes will be available online on Moodle.
Workload
This course is held in the A Trimester, and has 3-4 contact hours weekly. Three lectures are held weekly, and some weeks also include a 50-minute tutorial. Students are expected to attend lectures and tutorials, and to complete all the required readings and assessments.
The total hours of work for this course is about 150 hours, or about 11 hours per week over the trimester, including the teaching recess. This includes classes and tutorials, posting to the discussion board, and completing assessed work and readings.
Linkages to Other Papers
Prerequisite(s)
Prerequisite papers: ENVPL201 or ENVP206 or with the Programme Convenor's approval.
Restriction(s)
Restricted papers: ENVP306