MPlan Planning with Professional Placement

This unit is a combination of investment and finance. It aims to comprehensively examine the broad investment markets and to place into context the role of real estate as an investment asset by examining alternative investment vehicles.

The unit will examine principles of investment and asset valuation across a wide variety of asset classes including: equities, debts and derivatives markets. The unit will equip students with knowledge of debt instruments, risk mitigation techniques, and debt securitisation used in the financing of real estate, and the structuring of debt instruments as investment products.

Through national and international case studies and discussions during lectures, students will be equipped with knowledge of the real estate capital markets. Through workshop and tutorial exercises the students will develop competence in the application of quantitative techniques for evaluating real estate investment potential of assets. Though the assessment process, students will be able to hone quantitative and numeracy skills and undertake an evaluation of investment strategies of real estate funds.

A range of teaching and learning methods will be adopted with conventional lectures used to introduce the topics in a structured manner. Workshops and tutorials will be used to apply real estate investment analytical techniques and to facilitate critical debate about key issues in real estate investment theory and practice.

All unit material will be available online. Formative feedback will be provided through Q&A, discussion and interactive activities within lectures, workshops and tutorials. Where appropriate, the discussion board on VLE will be used as a repository for FAQs.

• Demonstrate an understanding of different classes of investment, the role of direct and indirect property investment, and the structuring of debt and equity instruments as investment products
• Have an overview of the current real estate finance market
• Understand, analyse and compare alternative real estate funding techniques
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of debt instruments, risk mitigation techniques and debt securitisation used in the financing of real estate

• Undertake portfolio review and strategic investment decision-making
• Apply and critically analyse measures of property investment performance

• Construct robust models to analyse and value real estate investments
• Anticipate real estate investment problems and structure appropriate solutions
   

• Collect and interpret quantitative and qualitative data
• Effectively communicate ideas and concepts in writing

Essay (3000 words) 100% weighting

Detailed feedback on summative assessments will be provided via VLE. This will be in written format. 
 

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