Partner Details
Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI)
Awards
Target Award
Award Description:Master of Science - MS
Alternative Exit
Programme Offerings
Full-Time
F2F-HKI-JUN
F2F-HKI-OCT
Part-Time
F2F-HKI-JUN
F2F-HKI-OCT
Educational Aims of the Course
The overall aim of the programme is to produce postgraduates who are equipped with the requisite skills and attributes to pursue a career within the real estate profession. The programme will provide students with the technical and professional knowledge required, together with essential employability skills that surveying practices seek. This will be achieved through a stimulating and challenging study of theory, concepts and practical application, aimed at developing students education to Masters level, through in-depth critical, analytical and empirical study and research. The specific aims of the programme are: To provide the student with the appropriate scholarly, analytical, critical and problem-solving skills and capabilities developed from sound technical and business knowledge, which they can apply within the real estate profession. To develop and / or extend students exposure to current and emerging attributes of professional valuation practice. To provide clear career development opportunities for students aspiring for a career as a practitioner within real estate and related fields. To encourage students to become autonomous learners.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Valuation and legal concepts required for the appreciation of property as an investment in the Built Environment.
2.
Ability to select and apply appropriate technical methods for appraising, testing and analysing commercial property and research problems.
3.
Ability to identify defects and ability to formulate and arrive at effective diagnosis of technical problems relating to construction
4.
To examine concepts and issues at a strategic level and offer coherent decisions for a rational policy on management issues.
5.
Ability to undertake technical and commercial risk evaluation in property management.
6.
Ability to produce legal and valuation solutions to problems through the application of commercial property management knowledge and understanding.
7.
Ability to undertake research, including gathering and interpretation of data, developing ideas and test hypothesis.
8.
Use of appropriates mathematical methods for analysing problems
9.
Use of appropriate techniques and application of procedure for undertaking reports with conclusive and justified recommendations.
10.
Valuation techniques, use of scientific, valuation and legal databases.
11.
Use of effective IT skills and tools including modelling, implementation and manipulation of relevant software packages.
12.
Construction technology required to understand the dynamics and mechanics of property structures.
13.
Provide comprehensive presentations using technical aids and providing information in a logical and confident manner.
14.
Working in groups, prioritising and organising the working environment.
15.
Research for information to develop and critically appraise ideas.
16.
Personal management and planning skills
17.
Manipulation and sorting of data
18.
Presentation and communication of data in a variety of ways
19.
Use of quantitative skills, display numeric and data analysis in the solution of problems
20.
Use of IT tools for data presentation, analysis and problem solving in a professional environment
21.
Use of creativity and innovation in problem solving
22.
Provide critical evaluation, time management and an objective approach to scenarios and projects.
23.
The social, legal and economic framework and processes concerned with the use and development of land resources
24.
Effective communication
25.
Life long learning
26.
Teamwork and leadership
27.
The professional and ethical responsibility of a property professional working within the sphere of Commercial Property Management.
28.
Management and business practices relevant to the management of commercial property.
29.
The importance of property as an investment asset, its acquisition, management and disposal.
30.
Contemporary evaluation models and property research for the ongoing development and enhancement of property as a financial asset.
31.
Codes of practice and the regulatory framework
32.
Comparison of practice and procedure in a selected alternative country
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, seminars, workshops, computer sessions, field work, participation in projects. Examinations, assignments, preparation of reports, oral presentations, workshops, peer review, computer-based exercises. Lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, seminars, workshops, computer sessions, field work, participation in projects. Examinations, assignments, preparation of reports, oral presentations, workshops, peer review, computer-based exercises. Lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, seminars, workshops, computer sessions, field work, participation in projects. Examinations, assignments, preparation of reports, oral presentations, workshops, peer review, computer-based exercises. Lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, seminars, workshops, computer sessions, field work, participation in projects. Examinations, assignments, preparation of reports, oral presentations, workshops, peer review, computer-based exercises.
Programme Structure
Programme Structure Description
The programme is offered in full-time and part-time modes. The course of study will normally be completed in one calendar year (full-time) or eighteen months (part-time). The Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate are alternative exit awards and do not recruit directly. The qualifying criteria in respect of these alternative exit … For more content click the Read More button below.
Structure
Level 7
Entry Requirements
Alternative qualifications considered
HECoS Code(s)
(CAH17-01) business and management