PLAN 540A

Omnibus: Becoming a Good Sustainability Planning Practitioner

2010 Class Agendas

 

13th September

Introduction to Omnibus

Introduction to Planners

Introduction to Planning

Introduction to Sustainability

20th September

Introduction to Profession

Introduction to Reflective Practice

Initial draft of Individual Assignment 1 posted by 20th September for review

27th September

Introduction to Government and Governance - Federal

Introduction to Government and Governance - Provincial

Introduction to Government and Governance - Local

Introduction to Greater Vancouver Case Studies

Initial draft of Individual Assignment 2 posted by 27th September for review

4th October

Introduction to Planning Models - Step Models

Introduction to Planning Models - Process

Introduction to Planning Models - Methods

Reflections on What We are Learning

Individual Assignments 1 & 2 posted by 4th October for marking

11th October

Thanksgiving - no class

Agreements for Group Assignment posted on Omnibus Materials web site by 13th October

18th October

Introduction to Sustainability Planning Tools - Indicators

Introduction to Sustainability Planning Tools - Planning Support Systems

Introduction to Sustainability Planning Tools - Standards

Initial draft of Individual Assignment 3 posted by 17th October for review

25th October

Round Table Discussions of Initial Group Assignment Postings &Development of Case Studies

Initial outline and partial draft of Group Assignment report posted on Omnibus Materials web site by 22nd October for review

1st November

Introduction to Sustainability Planning Approaches - Urban

Individual Assignment 3 posted by 1st November for marking

8th November

Introduction to Sustainability Planning Approaches - Natural Resources

15th November

Introduction to Sustainability Planning Approaches - Developing World

22nd November

Presentations, student led sessions on illustrative cases: Coquitlam-Buntzen, UTown, Vancouver.

3 presentation groups post drafts of their reports 19th November for class preparation. Revisions may be necessary when we know number of groups and an extra class meeting may need to be scheduled.

29th November

Presentations, student led sessions on illustrative cases: DTES, Metro, S2S

3 presentation groups post draft of their reports 26th November for class preparation. Revisions may be necessary when we know number of groups and an extra class meeting may need to be scheduled.

Class Participation Grade determined.

Course reflection and assessment undertaken.