Course Outline
Lesson No. 1: Economic Feasibility Analysis
Lesson No. 2: Development Approval Process
Lesson No. 3: Introduction to Development Finance
Lesson No. 4: Financing Development
Lesson No. 5: Project Management in Construction
Lesson No. 6: Marketing and Sales
Lesson No. 7: Strategic Decision Making
Course Structure
Weekly multiple choice assignments: 10% of final grade.
Project 1: Economic feasibility analysis of a land development: 25% of final grade.
This project requires students to determine the feasibility of a proposed property development (continued from BUSI 445), by constructing pro forma budgets and cash flows.
Project 2: Project scheduling in real estate development: 15% of final grade.
This project requires students to prepare (1) a generalized development schedule that gives an overview of the development process from implementation to sales, and (2) a detailed flow chart that allows everyone connected with the project to navigate through the development process for their property from project 1.
Project 3: Marketing plans in real estate development: 10% of final grade.
This project requires students to create a marketing plan for the development using the concepts introduced in the course.
Final exam: Multiple choice and short-answer written questions: 40% of final grade.
Additional Resources
- Course Description for BUSI 446
- Learning Objectives for BUSI 445/446 - detailed competencies to be achieved from this course.
See Table of Contents for the texbook for this course:
- Real Estate Development
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