Other Management and Commerce (MGMT)
Introduction to Property comprises six main topic areas. The first section covers the various professions within the property industry with particular emphasis on the valuation profession. The second section covers land law and legal concepts concerning property. The third section addresses issues in property development controls and planning. The fourth section concentrates on the areas of academic and industry report writing. This section also addresses the areas of academic study, lecture procedures and examination technique. The fifth section covers topics in relation to residential valuation and introduces methodologies for valuing more advanced properties as well as the skills required for collecting data for valuation purposes. The sixth section introduces students to mathematics required for later valuation units.
This subject covers five main topic areas. The first area covers various valuation methods and extends the students' knowledge in relation to industrial property valuation. The second area covers the hypothetical development method of valuation as well as strata valuation principles. The third area introduces the valuation of partial interests and advanced valuation mathematics. The fourth area provides an introduction to statutory valuation, rating and taxing of property. The last area introduces the students to commercial property valuation.
This subject provides students with a comprehensive understanding of theory and practice of commercial valuation. All aspects of commercial valuation are covered, including commercial valuation reporting standard of the Australian Property Institute. Knowledge of land use planning, property economics and property investment are applied to commercial valuation in this subject.
Property Project is the integrating capstone subject, which brings together the skills that property students have developed during the course in preparing high quality professional property industry reports. The subject enables students to critically evaluate issues in the property industry to determine and assess potential property industry implications as well as conduct a feasibility study using an appropriate property software.
To provide students with a full understanding of rural land/property valuation procedures and techniques. This includes being aware of those factors, inherent and external, that need to be taken into account when assessing different types of rural property holdings. To be aware of those environmental factors that affect rural land productivity, sustainability and end value.
The value of special premises constitutes an important segment of valuation practice in Australia. A number of special valuation considerations arise in the appraisal of this class of premises. However, the most compelling reason for studying the valuation of special premises is the fact that these classes of property provide an ideal vehicle whereby valuation principles and methods of valuation can be critically evaluated by students.
This subject covers the area of statutory valuation. It is the prescribed subject for registration as a valuer with the NSW Fair Trading. It is also the prescribed subject for Certified Practicing Valuer (CPV) membership of the Australian Property Institute. Upon completion of this subject, students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the relevant property and related laws, necessary valuation methods and principles required for statutory valuations.
Projects are always unique and their processes are always subject to elements of uncertainty and change. The skill of project management professionals in securing the best return for their organisation's efforts is thus held in great value. This subject is concerned with financial aspects of project management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The aim is to explain how financial management tasks are carried out in the context of projects as well as stimulate students' reflection on best practice in project financial management.