Course Title: Develop a management plan for a designated area

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2020

Course Code: ENVI5101C

Course Title: Develop a management plan for a designated area

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5367 - Diploma of Conservation and Land Management

Course Contact: Namrita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4309

Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Bruce Partland

bruce.partland@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 200

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to develop a management plan for a designated area.
This unit applies to land managers who are responsible for the development of management strategies and the documentation of management plans with a defined emphasis on flora or fauna and covering the range of biodiversity present in a designated area.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

AHCLPW501 Develop a management plan for a designated area

Element:

1. Define the need for a management plan

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify management plan objectives for the designated area

1.2 Consult with client to achieve agreement on brief

1.3  Identify planning team, including specialists and consultants

Element:

2. Undertake preliminary planning activities

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify major stakeholders

2.2 Ascertain availability of specialists to assist in management planning work and prepare contracts

2.3 Establish timelines for development of the management plan and reporting arrangements to client

2.4  Identify resources required for the development of management strategies

Element:

3. Prepare a site description

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify and map landscape values of the area

3.2 Identify and map physical features and characteristics of the area

3.3 Research land uses and determine and record their effects on the designated area

3.4 Assess and document physical condition of site including civil design concepts, where relevant

3.5  Document biological characteristics of the site including the existence of native and pest fauna and flora populations, habitat requirements for fauna, seasonal and nutritional influences on lifecycles

Element:

4. Analyse site information and description

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Evaluate information in terms of core principles and objectives

4.2 Produce site plans, technical reports and maps

4.3 Determine priorities and key conservation issues

4.4 Prepare longitudinal projections of continuing impacts

4.5 Assess land capability

4.6 Identify and document opportunities and constraints to meeting planning objectives and goals

4.7  Present to stakeholders and incorporate feedback into planning documentation

Element:

5. Identify management strategies

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Identify management strategies that address defined objectives

5.2 Design management strategies to alleviate existing impacts, pests, and diseases or to target management actions

5.3 Cost and compare management strategies to existing budgets and available resources

5.4 Plan staging of work to prioritise outcomes and management resource allocation

5.5  Consult with stakeholders and incorporate feedback into planning documentation

Element:

6. Prepare the management plan

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Document site information and management strategies into a draft management plan for consultation

6.2 Consult with stakeholders and clients

6.3  Make changes to the draft plan and prepare and present a final plan to client

Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities will include online lectures using Collaborate Ultra in Canvas, field trips, case studies and detailed mapping activities using a PC.

 


Teaching Schedule

 

2nd Semester 2020

Study Schedule 

Week No

Week

Starting

Teaching schedule

1

6 July

Define the need for a Management Plan

Introduction: Why do we need a management plan?

Types of management plans

Identifying stakeholders

Objectives of the plan Management issues at the site

Information sources: what and where

 

2

13 July

Initial Site Visit

3

20 July

Introduction to Barmah Forest and Wetlands

Student research into an aspect of Barmah Forest management.

4

27 July

Continue with previous week

5

3 Aug

Existing Conditions

6

10 Aug

Site Visit - Meet Stakeholders

7

17 Aug

Prepare a site description

Documenting existing conditions

Digital mapping workshop

Accessing and creating maps

8

24 Aug

Evaluating information in terms of core principles and objectives

Determining priorities in relation to land capability

Opportunities and constraints

 

31 Aug

Mid semester break

9

7 Sep

Working on Existing Conditions

10

14 Sep

Analyse site information and description (2)Issues and priorities in light of land capability.Cultural heritage issues.

11

21 Sep

Continue with previous week

12

28 Sep

Site revisit

Develop Proposed Management Plan Zones

13

5 Oct

Prepare the Management Plan

Costing works

14

12 Oct

Continue with Previous week

15

19 Oct

 

 

 

 

 

October

22

Prepare the Management Plan

Putting it all together:

Project Management

DSE style editing guides

Desktop publishing hints

Working on draft plan

Final Site Visit. Collect Information for Management Plan, Photos etc

 

16

26 Oct

Management Plan Write up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Resources for this Course will be supplied, as required, on Canvas.


Overview of Assessment

Asassessment for this course may include site assessments, management reports, individual and group project work


Assessment Tasks

 

Due Date and Details

Sun, 9 Aug 2020             

Assignment        Assignment 1     Assessment Guide          due by 23:59

Assignment        Assignment 1: Case Study            due by 23:59

Sun, 27 Sep 2020            

Assignment        Assignment 2: Conditions Report             due by 23:59

Sun, 1 Nov 2020             

Assignment        Assignment 3: Master Plan Report           due by 23:59

 


Assessment Matrix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Information

 

Assessment information

This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment

CA Competency Achieved 
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment

To pass the course you need to achieve a satisfactory result for all assessments. Students may be given additional opportunities to demonstrate competence. 

Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.

  • APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available online Extension Formsat least 24 hours before the due date. The application should be emailed to the Program Coordinator (namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au). Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
  • For missed assessments -you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 5 days of the scheduled time of the assessment
     

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Course guides for Semester 2, 2020 were finalised and published before the semester started with all the teaching, learning and assessment information current at that time. Please note that some course guides may have small differences between Part A and Part B because of necessary changes (related to COVID-19) made to Part B during the semester.

 

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