Social Impact Assessment

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-GEOX802-Social Impact Assessment and Cross-Cultural Negotiation

Others

Admission to MPASR (OUA) or GradDipPASR (OUA) or MPSP (OUA) NCCW (pre-2020 units) GEOP802, HGEO802, GEOX802

Special requirements

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  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA subjects offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in subjects through OUA will be withdrawn.

This subject was previously known as GEOX802 Social Impact Assessment and Cross-Cultural Negotiation.

Social impact assessment (SIA) is an important assessment tool which applies social science methodologies to the evaluation of a wide range of public policy proposals, including those relating to land use planning, social policies and public health. This unit addresses the theory and methods of SIA, discusses the public policy processes which use this assessment, and applies a critical perspective to the ethical dilemmas facing the SIA practitioner. There is a practical focus to the course work through the use of current case studies, and this provides students with an insight into pressures and political difficulties frequently encountered. Students will learn how to recognise and respond to these problems, and present issues to non-specialist audiences.

• Visaul representation of key SIA issues (30%)
• Critical review (40%)
• Research Essay (30%)