Course overview
This course will provide students with the skills and confidence necessary to create and implement a project for the solution of a natural resource management problem and to act as a consultant in presenting the project to the management agency. Students work cooperatively with management agencies and staff supervisors to apply what they have learned throughout the program to address specific resource management issues using a multidisciplinary approach. Within the framework of a project brief, students work to: define values and issues, collect and analyse data, investigate and plan problem solving strategies, prepare comprehensive guidelines including financing strategies, and present a proposal pitch. This course will typically include a 75-hour field experience or industry placement.
Course learning outcomes
- Design a project proposal that addresses a specific problem within a set of economic and resource constraints.
- Manage a project efficiently and effectively from problem identification through to the development and communication of recommendations.
- Create a feasible and sustainable solution to a given problem that takes account of international trends in environmental management.
- Present a professional written and oral report to a specific stakeholder group.
- Reflect on ways to improve project management and project outcomes.
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 60441
Section SE01
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 60442
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 29
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