Corporate Real Estate Project

PLAN71092 Corporate Real Estate Project 20 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Mark Shepherd Unit coordinator Planning and Environmental Management 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0  This unit gives real estate students the opportunity to undertake a professionally-relevant project that involves both team working and individual project work. The assessments will enable students to explore a location and a sector of the market from the occupier’s perspective, encouraging them to examine the financial, legal, policy and business drivers behind organisational location. <div> Understanding the relationship between organisational strategy and real estate strategy requires students to understand the place of real estate assets in the broader business context. Real estate graduates have been criticised, historically, for their lack of understanding of how the business planning cycle works and how real estate can contribute to the principal business function(s). This unit is designed to facilitate a detailed exploration of the development of business focused real estate strategies, their informational requirements and their performance measurement from the perspective of the real estate occupier.</div>    This unit gives real estate students the opportunity to undertake a professionally-relevant project that involves both team working and individual project work. The assessments will enable students to explore a location and a sector of the market from the occupier’s perspective, encouraging them to examine the financial, legal, policy and business drivers behind organisational location. <div> Understanding the relationship between organisational strategy and real estate strategy requires students to understand the place of real estate assets in the broader business context. Real estate graduates have been criticised, historically, for their lack of understanding of how the business planning cycle works and how real estate can contribute to the principal business function(s). This unit is designed to facilitate a detailed exploration of the development of business focused real estate strategies, their informational requirements and their performance measurement from the perspective of the real estate occupier.</div>   <ul> <li>  consider how organisations develop and implement strategic objectives</li> <li>  explore the role of real estate in supporting organisational objectives (for business, public or third sectors)provide students with the depth and breadth of knowledge required to identify and critically evaluate user needs, property resources and the property market from the occupier’s perspective</li> <li> create communities of practice to develop knowledge and application of discipline-specific subject matter by applying relevant concepts and techniques to solve problems in a project environment </li> <li> further develop high-level communication and information technology skills to solve problems and present solutions</li> </ul>     By the end of this course unit students should be able to:  <ul> <li> Understand the business planning process, its drivers and its limitations.</li> <li> Use a range of tools and techniques to identify the needs of real estate occupiers including large and small corporates and the third sector</li> <li> Understand the interrelationship between planning, development, management and occupation of built assets</li> </ul> By the end of this course unit students should be able to: <ul> <li> Evaluate the extent to which a particular location can satisfy the needs of real estate occupiers</li> <li> Explore advantages and disadvantages of a city or region as a location for a range business sectors</li> <li> Interpret corporate strategy and objectives and apply them to the development of a real estate strategy and operational plan.</li> </ul>  By the end of this course unit students should be able to: <ul> <li> Deliver solutions to complex real estate problems</li> <li> Provide clear, practical advice to clients</li> </ul> By the end of this course unit student should be able to: <ul> <li>  Work effectively in teams and individually, project managing complex tasks and delivering to strict deadlines</li> <li> Make presentations and write reports that are well-researched, ethical, coherent, cogent and logically structured</li> </ul> 3 Report 75% 7 Oral assessment/presentation 25% MSc Real Estate Distance Learn MSc Real Estate Distance Learn PGDT Taught Component Optional N  Cartlidge D. 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