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ARCH9090: Dialogue, Deliberation and Engagement
2025 unit information
This unit builds the skills and knowledge needed to design and implement forms of dialogue, deliberation and community engagement that are most effective. In the context of major changes to the way planning and design is practiced, this is an opportunity to develop methods to understand pluralistic opinions, needs, preferences and citizen power. This course offers a chance for student to design, deliver and analyse a public involvement process on a current hot topic. The intensive format is a stimulating combination of practical experience and scholarly learning, involving people working in the field of community engagement - planners, designers, consultants, and government policy-makers.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Urban and Regional Planning and Policy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate capability to think critically about the different stakeholders, sectors, interests, and politics involved in built environment engagement
- LO2. Apply knowledge and skills to analyse problems, use appropriate engagement methods, and prepare Communication Collaterals and a Final Report
- LO3. Critically identify relevant information needs alongside demonstrating a familiarity with basic public involvement processes
- LO4. Demonstrate communication skills with oral and written presentations, using quantitative, visual, and other relevant forms of representation
- LO5. Design and implement a community/stakeholder engagement process that reflects best practice and context
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Semester 2 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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