Unit Profile Correction added on 11-04-23
Invigilated exams will be replaced with an equivalent take-home exam.
Overview
This unit is an introduction to professional property valuation. The unit examines property markets, market value, factors influencing market value, the nature and role of various stakeholders and the valuation process applied to freehold property interests. Practical aspects of property valuation are introduced including data collection, valuation report writing, the practical implications of professional ethics and codes of professional practice in property industry with specific focus on simple residential property.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Enrolments
Enrolment numbers have dropped. In particular, enrolments from students outside BPROP have declined in the past 3 years.
The HoC for Property to initiate and deliver further programs and projects to raise enrolment numbers in BPROP and better understand the decline in unit enrolments with other HoCs in business.
Feedback from Student feedback and UC observation
Design and apply a more detailed marking rubric to accompany the audio feedback provided for the valuation assignment.
Audio feedback generally well received, and it reduced grading time for the UC. A new more detailed rubric will be designed to accompany the audio feedback.
Feedback from Student feedback
Better quality videos
New recordings will have enhanced audio recording and transcription functionality.
Feedback from Student feedback
Further exam advice
The UC will provide an exam brief including 'how to prepare' video, along with past exams and the solutions to the mathematical questions. Sufficient time will be allocated in the weekly virtual classes to address assessment queries.
Feedback from Student feedback
Later and more flexible exam scheduling
Exam scheduling to move back a week. That said, due to risks and temptations to share or enable cheating (contract and other) exam periods will be set for a specific period and duration not exceeding 3 hours. Alternative sittings with adapted exams will be retained for students with genuine reasons as per school practice.
Feedback from Student feedback and UC observation
More student involvement
Alternative forms of delivery, including asynchronous activities, embedding AI and even VET skills and competencies will be considered for a more engaging offer.
- Describe and evaluate the theory and principles of property valuation and property market economics.
- Communicate and interact productively with various stakeholders in the property industry using various media channels.
- Apply and review ethical arguments and cultural implications related to property economics and valuation processes.
- Conduct a valuation of less complex property types by selecting and applying appropriate methods and preparing a professional property valuation report.
This unit fulfils part of the property valuation content within the "Valuation" field of the Australian Property Institute's accreditation guidelines. After successful completion of this unit students will be able to conduct valuations of residential and other less complex real property types at a professional standard.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Property Valuation and Analysis
Edition: 2nd (2006)
Authors: Whipple
Law Book Co of Australasia
ISBN: 9780455223940
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Textbooks can be accessed online at the CQUniversity Library website. Access may be limited. If you would prefer your own copy, purchase either paper or eBook versions at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Real estate and society
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Market value and comparable sales
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Instruction, inspection and risk
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Cost approach
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Income approach
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Valuation reports
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Property development
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Residual land value
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Property markets and location
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Law of rent
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Professional ethics
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1 Written Assessment
Execute a professional quality property valuation of a free standing single dwelling (e.g. a house on a block of land) plus additional practical and theoretical elements pertinent to the valuation. In this assessment you will select a property that you have access to and value it using the methods learned in class to produce an industry standard professional valuation report. Complete details to be found on the Moodle site.
You may be eligible for a re-attempt. A re-attempt is where you are given a second opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of one or more of the unit’s learning outcomes before you can progress to new learning or participate in subsequent learning activities. You may be given the opportunity to re-attempt an assessment but will only achieve a mark no greater than the minimum for a pass standard for the assessment. You must:
- have shown a reasonable attempt to complete the initial assessment task
- be granted a re-attempt by your Unit Lead/Coordinator
- note that only one opportunity to do a re-attempt will be given, and
- make changes to the nominated assessment task which you have failed and resubmit the revised work for marking within seven (7) consecutive days, no assessment extensions will be approved.
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
Week 12 Thursday (1 June 2023)
The assessment will be marked against the following criteria:
| 1 | Presentation |
| 2 | Property description |
| 3 | Economic outlook and risks |
| 4 | Valuation approach |
| 5 | Calculations |
| 6 | Insightfulness |
The criteria are not equally weighted and further details of assessment criteria may be found on the Moodle site.
- Describe and evaluate the theory and principles of property valuation and property market economics.
- Communicate and interact productively with various stakeholders in the property industry using various media channels.
- Apply and review ethical arguments and cultural implications related to property economics and valuation processes.
- Conduct a valuation of less complex property types by selecting and applying appropriate methods and preparing a professional property valuation report.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
