IND714 - Strategic Planning and Project Management for Country
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SQE734 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Suzanne Nunn |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Community Based Delivery (CBD): Students are required to attend 2 x 1-week intensive lectures, seminars and fieldtrips per trimester at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
Individuals taking action towards the achievement of their goals is a valuable undertaking. However, many of the problems that people are seeking to address in their management of Country require more than the commitment of a single passionate individual working alone to address them. The physical scale of the issues, the numbers of people affected, the lack of knowledge available of solutions and the impacts of actions, as well as limited resources available requires people and organisations to use approaches that enable coordinated action towards a shared future outcome.
This unit examines the establishment and implementation of strategic planning and project planning as tools for establishing a vision and undertaking actions that work towards achieving them. By examining whole of Country plans, conservation action plans and Caring for Country project plans we will become familiar with the planning processes being used to deliver outcomes on Country that match Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ aspirations.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse and apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to evaluate strategic plans for caring for country | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and use the principles of strategic planning and project management to respond to real-world problems | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Work collaboratively face to face and online to design and present a project plan for a land and/or sea Country management activity | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Critical Analysis Exercise | 1500 words | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 - Concept Plan | 1500 words | 30% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 - Implementation Plan | 2000 words (or spoken equivalent) | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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