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PLAN9018: Planning Report
2025 unit information
The planning report is a substantial piece of research conducted over one semester. It takes the form of report (between 10,000 and 12,000 words) on an approved urban and regional planning subject of your choice and/or maybe based on a priority thematic topic agreed with a local Council in the Sydney metropolitan area. You will be required to participate in a small number of relevant studios / meetings in developing and presenting this work. For example, in 2013, planning report topics evolved out of forum with officers from Liverpool City Council, for example, and were subsequently presented to Council officers at the end of semester. The objective of the planning report is therefore to advance your knowledge and analytical skills in a particular relevant and topical area and so develop a "professional edge" in a real world planning situation. The expected learning outcomes of the report include the ability to: think critically about a planning problem and develop an appropriate research methodology or analytical approach to address it; identify and access appropriate sources of information, research and literature relevant to urban and regional planning issues; undertake primary and secondary research relevant to problems in planning practice; present your findings in a way that demonstrates academic and professional competence. A planning report generally includes: a literature review to delineate a planning problem, concern or gap in knowledge; a statement of research aims or objectives, as well as research questions; an explanation of research methods; presentation and analysis of data; discussion of conclusions. Permission to continue the Planning Report is subject to a satisfactory research proposal which must be approved by your supervisor as per the Unit of Study outline timeline. Supervisors from the URP program are allocated at the end of week 1 of semester and students work with their supervisors on an agreed timetable throughout semester. Planning reports are due at the end of the first week of exams for the semester in which you are enrolled.
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 | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 credit points of units |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ARCH9031 or ARCH9060 or ARCH9045 or ARCH9046 or PLAN9010 or PLAN9011 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. think critically about a planning or policy problem/theme, and develop and apply an appropriate research methodology or analytical approach to address and explore it
- LO2. identify, access and analyse appropriate sources of information, research and literature relevant to urban and regional planning and policy issues
- LO3. undertake secondary (and possibly primary) research relevant to urban planning policy or practice
- LO4. communicate research findings verbally and in writing to a high standard in a way that demonstrates academic and professional competence reflective of this Capstone Unit.
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Important enrolment information
Additional advice
This unit is for Master of Urban and Regional Planning students only. As PLAN9018 is the capstone unit, it is undertaken in the final semester of a student's candidature.
