Department of Planning
Course Outline for
Planning 101 - Institutional Framework
2013
Course dates: Commences on 24 July 2013 Ends on 18 October 2013
Lectures: Wednesdays 9AM-10AM and Fridays 9AM-11AM
NB: JH’s classes: Wednesdays 11AM-12PM and Fridays 9AM-10AM and 1PM-2PM
Venue: Wednesday -301-242 (Science) Friday – 260-009 (Owen G Glenn)
NB: JH’s lectures:
Wednesday -206-315 (Arts 1) Friday (both classes) – CAG14/114-G14 (Commerce A)
Course Co-ordinator: Julia Harker email: julia.harker@auckland.ac.nz
Lecturers: Julia Harker, Ian Munro (im@urbanismplus.com), Vernon Tava (vernon.tava@gmail.com) and Lena Henry (l.henry@auckland.ac.nz)
Prescribed Text
There is no prescribed text for this course. Course materials will be provided electronically via Cecil. Lecturers will provide additional reading lists for their particular sections of the course.
Preparation
Approximately 1 hour preparation is expected for every one hour of class time. You will be required to complete readings allocated in class, in preparation for the next class. However, students are encouraged to add time for background reading. This is particularly important for international students and students for whom English is not their first language.
Course Assessment
Course assessment is comprised of:
Law Assignment (15%) Friday 23 August 2013 at 10AM
Class Test (15%) Friday 30 August 2013 at 9AM (1 hour)
Politics Essay (20%) Thursday 17 October at 10AM
Examination (50%) 3 hour examination scheduled for the end of semester 2
When submitting assignments and essays, please use the Planning cover sheets provided beside the assignment hand-in boxes on level 4.
Please ensure that you read the academic policies and procedures information in the Planning Undergraduate Handbook at the outset of this course. You will be treated as having read this information.
Brief Description of the Course
Content
This course introduces