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Design and Property Principles (PROP20002)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject introduces students to the basic principles and business concepts of Property, through examination of the underlying drivers of commercial Property Development and Property Investment, the underlying systems and relationships – social, commercial, political, economic and environmental - which govern the operation of property markets with particular reference to urban property in Australia. More specifically, the subject examines the nature of property, property and site analysis, the statutory planning process to obtain a planning permit, property market research, and relevance of these processes to development of financial modelling and examination of property productivity, profitability and financial performance. In addition, there is an examination of the participants in the property industry, their roles and how they interact. Topics include:
- the character of property and property interests;
- the nature of markets and exchange;
- property markets and their evolution;
- stakeholders;
- markets and sub-market characteristics;
- highest and best use/most probable use and property potential analysis;
- value and worth in the property context; property classes – residential, industrial, retail, commercial, other public and private sector interests;
- market maturity;
- property development process;
- property investment;
- site analysis;
- underlying concepts associated with planning, planning policy and the statutory planning process;
- market analysis and marketability analysis;
- market analysis techniques;
- the underlying sources of information that lead to the development of financial feasibility for investment property and property development;
- how research and decisions related to assessments of site analysis, statutory planning and market research relate to the development of financial feasibility models, measurement of a property’s potential productivity, profitability and financial performance;
- relevance of risk assessment, mitigation and management throughout feasibility process;
- examination of data sources, collection, analysis, synthesis and review;
- indicators of market movements.
Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this subject it is expected that the student be able to:
- Understand the role of transdisciplinary design teams in conceptualising property design options;
- Understand the dynamics of urban and regional economics, planning and development, and the emerging digital economy and translate for the design of cities and space creation;
- Understand that macro and micro economic trends and social, cultural, strategic planning and political trends impact on design strategies and concepts for liveable cities and places;
- Analyse strategic and statutory planning systems and their translation into design concepts, feasibility options and project developments;
- Research and analyse property market drivers for the creation of market analysis and marketability studies.
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will have had the opportunity to develop the following generic skills:
1. Intellectual skills:
- define a problem
- identify the correct method of interpreting data and solving problem
- synthesise knowledge and interpret the appropriateness of the solution
- identify an issue and learn to discuss in a reflective manner
2. Research and professional skills
- appreciate the value of listening attentively, selecting what is important, watching for signals for important points & identifying the structure of the presentation/lecture
- competently use a calculator
- apply and interpret financial mathematical techniques appropriate to the problem
- interpret the financial pages
3. Transferable skills
- competently communicate through a written essay/report
- demonstrate research and professional skills through, for example, the quantitative analysis and interpretation of data
- use standard word processing and spreadsheet packages
- demonstrate basic time management skills
Last updated: 12 December 2024