Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title
B.Sc. Spatial Planning and Business Management Full-time
Programme Code
7978
Delivery Location
Campus
Language of Study
English
Length of Programme
3 Year(s)
Accreditations
This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme
To provide students with the appropriate knowledge, skills and values to apply to the world of spatial planning, business management, and the synergies between these two domains. Knowledge refers to the acquisition of substantive expertise in the core domains of the programme: marketing; management; economics; and, spatial planning issues, policy and practice. Skills acquired are: analytical understanding of theoretical frameworks and the application of these to contemporary case studies; communication (individually and collectively) of these via written and spoken word using a variety of media. Values are important in respect of the contested and professionalised nature in which spatial planning and business management are practised in the contemporary world. In both spatial planning and business management, there is an imperative to balance a market sensibility with ethics, social justice, corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability.
Year 1 is a foundation year in which all modules are compulsory. The aim is to set the context and provide a thorough grounding for the subject areas to be studied in the following years.
Year 2 provides the students with more choice to follow their preference of subject area. The aim is to continue building general professional skills, and further specialise within themes building on the basis provided in the first year.
Year 3 provides further professional development with a dissertation and applied project work. The aim is for students to apply their critical insights to practice, and to further their knowledge within their chosen themes.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
A broad and analytical integrated study of business and management.
Organisations (internal aspects, functions and processes including diverse nature, purposes, structures, governance, operations and management).
The external environment in which organisations operate.
Management (processes, procedures , theories, models, frameworks, tasks and roles, together with rational analysis and other processes of decision making).
Markets, customers, finance, people, operation, information systems, communication and IT, business policy and strategy, contemporary pervasive issues and the broader international business environment.
The interrelationships among organisations and the external environment and the integration of these areas (economic, environmental, ethical, legal, political, sociological and technological - at local national and international levels).
The theory and practice of urban and regional planning.
The rationale for urban and regional planning as a form of public policy.
The spirit and purpose of the urban and regional planning system.
The principles that underpin the operation of the urban and regional planning system
The organisation of the planning system.
The statutory and legal requirements of the urban and regional planning system.
All business themed learning outcomes will be taught by a combination of lectures, classes, practical sessions, seminars and supported research, plus group tutorials and individual work, study visits. All urban planning themed learning outcomes will be taught by a similar combination of lectures, classes, practical sessions, seminars and supported research, and study visits.
All business themed learning outcomes will be assessed by a) an unseen exam plus in-course assignment, 2) individual or group research project, plus Essay assignments, project work, individual study, group tutorial assignments, field visit portfolios.
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
The ability to think critically in relation to the knowledge base outlined above, the ability to analyse issues using differing theoretical viewpoints and synthesis these viewpoints.
An understanding of how to approach effective problem solving and decision making using appropriate qualitative and quantitative skills.
An understanding of how to produce convincing arguments, both oral and in writing.
The ability to interpret numerical data; knowledge of how to conduct commonly-used statistical analyses
Effective use of communication and IT
Effective self management
Reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning
Self awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity
Teamwork, including leadership, team building influencing and project management skills
Effective listening, negotiation persuasion and presentation
Ability to conduct research in business and management issues within a public sector context, individually or as part of a team
To provide leadership in ensuring the effective involvement of communities, developers, other built environment professionals and other key stakeholders in shaping the built environment
Good people skills and be able to work with different interest groups in various settings
Responsive to needs of communities and ensure their involvement in the planning process
All urban planning and business themed learning outcomes will be taught by a combination of practical sessions; group work; seminars, plus lectures, group tutorials and individual work, study visits.
All business themed learning outcomes will be assessed by a combination of: coursework and exams; group presentations; written essays; dissertation, plus Essay assignments, group tutorial assignments, project work, individual study.
