PROPERTY 753 : Seminar in Property Finance and Investment

Business and Economics

2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Advanced studies in the theory and practice of property finance and investment.

Course Overview

This course is recommended for students who are interested in exploring and applying property finance and investment theories at the postgraduate level or who are interested in developing critical research skills in the area of property finance and investment. This course facilitates students to explore property finance and investment theories, apply methodology of relevance and interpret empirical evidence. The course helps students develop property finance and investment research skills to originate significant research questions in relation to property finance and investment and to apply appropriate research methods in answering identified research questions. 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: PROPERTY 351

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Constructively review and critique the literature and evaluate the significance and limitation of research work (Capability 1 and 2)
  2. Develop arguments in a critical manner and with good logic (Capability 4.2)
  3. Evaluate advantages of research using selected cases or using a large scale sample respectively in a regional or global market context (Capability 3)
  4. Explain regression models and assess major quantitative results (Capability 2 and 3)
  5. Propose critical and significant research questions based on the knowledge gap between documentation in the literature and the demand in the real world (Capability 1, 5.1 and 5.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Project 1--Critical Literature Review 50% Individual Coursework
Project 2--Research Project 50% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Project 1--Critical Literature Review
Project 2--Research Project

In order to pass this course you MUST submit a report under each of the two projects--Project 1 and Project 2, and you MUST obtain at least 50% of the total marks awarded for the course.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

In each week for this course, you can expect 2 hours of lectures or discussion sessions and 8 hours of reading, thinking and self-reflection about course materials including readings and preparing for and completing projects.

Learning Resources

There is no required textbook for this course. A reading list is distributed at the first lecture. You are required to download and read all articles in the reading list. Students who have extra interests in the topics are recommended to read other relevant articles by searching the University library E-journal database or GoogleTM Scholar, or by requesting help from the lecturer.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 18/12/2019 03:19 p.m.