Unit Profile Correction added on 26-03-20
The end of term examination has now been changed to an alternate form of
assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
Overview
This unit covers the legal and administrative aspects of property development and land use control. You will be introduced to the contemporary land use planning regime used in Australia and its operation for the management of property development. You will examine the history and principles of environmental planning, the mechanisms in use for the control of land use, and the procedure required for gaining approval for developing land for a more productive use as well as dispute resolution options.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: PROP11001 Property Valuation and FINC19014 Property Investment and Finance
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 - 2020
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.
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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
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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 Student evaluation. Discussions with students during online tutorials.
'A lot of reading materials with complex wording and not much direction as to the relevance of the text.' Property development requires a broad understanding of property and what drives value. As such the course covers a range of topics and the quantum of reading can appear daunting.
The coordinator will continue to refine the module learning resources. Alternative learning tools and practical case studies will be applied where they can enhance learning. Future students will be strongly encouraged to engage in the unit materials regularly and attend the weekly tutorials. They will be advised that it is difficult to cover more than one module a week.
Feedback from Student evaluation.
'I found this course very interesting and [I] felt very supported. The only think that I can offer for some improvement is for more examples in the weekly bites to further explain the information in the study guide.'
Weekly bites and or separate case study/example videos to be included in next offering.
Feedback from Student evaluation.
'I found that the layout of the course in Moodle by Steven to be very well done and easy to follow. This allowed you to ensure that all areas were covered and made it easy to learn. Steven held weekly tutorial meetings with students who could attend and ensured these were recordered for those that were unable to attend, which was very helpful as due to the time of these and with my daughter I could not attend.'
Recording of tutorials to continue. The timing (7-8pm) was chosen in an attempt to suit work and family commitments. But will be looked at again with consideration given to other options.
Feedback from Student evaluation.
'Some of the tutorials were hard to hear due to background noise, perhaps maybe record in a room or quieter locations. Tutorials times (and [I] know [it]is hard to chose) probably better at 8pm and for 30 minutes as [I] have a 2 year old and [found] 7pm hard to attend, however really appreciated the ... zoom sessions.'
New voice recording equipment is in use and the unit coordinator will more actively use the mute functionality. Recording of tutorials to continue. The timing (7-8pm) was chosen to suit work and family commitments. But will be looked at again with consideration given to other options.
- Explain the history, principles and current operation of land use planning in Australia
- Apply planning principles to particular properties to achieve acceptable development outcomes for owners and the community
- Demonstrate the procedures involved in obtaining development approval, including the management of dispute resolution
- Undertake legal research to identify case law, legislation, policies and procedures relevant to particular property development and planning problems
- Apply ethical judgement for appropriate planning and development outcomes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Property Development
Edition: 6th (2015)
Authors: Richard Reed and Sally Sims
Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon , Oxon OX14 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon , Oxon OX14 , UK
ISBN: 978-0-415-82518-4
Binding: Paperback
Annotated Civil Liability Legislation
Edition: 4 (2016)
Authors: Richard Douglas QC, Gerard Mullins and Simon Grant
LexisNexis Butterworths
Chatswood Chatswood , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780409344547
Binding: Paperback
Australian Property Investment and Financing
Edition: 1 (2010)
Authors: Patrick Rowland
Thomson Reuters
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780455224329
Binding: Paperback
Environmental Law in Australia
Edition: 10th (2019)
Authors: Bates, G
LexisNexis Butterworths
Chatswood Chatswood , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780409349115
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Copies are available for purchase at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- UCROO
- Zoom Conferencing (Webcam and Microphone)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.boyd@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to property development
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Land for development
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Development appraisal
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Development finance
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Property cycles
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Planning
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Construction
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Market research
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Technology
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Marketing and sales
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Sustainable development
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Emerging markets
Chapter
Property Development by Reed and Sims, chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical Assessment
Develop a document where you identify and explain a logical seven-step process to the development of a real prescribed property. This document should help explain your approach to property development to potential stakeholders (such as financiers, joint venture partners and consultants) when planning and implementing the proposed development. Complete details to be found on the Moodle site.
Week 9 Friday (15 May 2020) 11:55 pm AEST
Week 11 Thursday (28 May 2020)
The assessment will be marked against the following criteria:
- Application of planning principles to a specified property
- Demonstration of the the procedures involved in realising the proposed end product
- Presentation and communication
The criteria are not equally weighted and further details regarding the assessment criteria may be found on the Moodle site.
- Apply planning principles to particular properties to achieve acceptable development outcomes for owners and the community
- Demonstrate the procedures involved in obtaining development approval, including the management of dispute resolution
- Undertake legal research to identify case law, legislation, policies and procedures relevant to particular property development and planning problems
- Apply ethical judgement for appropriate planning and development outcomes.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
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