This course will provide a basis for understanding the strategies, key concepts and practices around the management of real estate assets as investments and aims to explore and more completely define all of the components which define asset management from numerous perspectives. This includes discussions around development of investment criteria, management of risk, management of the land and real property, strategies for maximizing value and investment, and the assessment of investment risk and return.
Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: Professionals who wish to obtain a foundation for a career in real estate or students who seek to specialize within this one area of the real estate industry
Course Materials: All materials shared within your online course.
Number of Sessions: 4
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How is the learning structured? Each online fixed-date course is asynchronous, meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime, although you are required to complete the assignments by specific dates. The course is designed with learning modules where all of the content is grouped into weekly assignments. Each module covers one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components:
• Module introduction that outlines what you can expect to learn in the module.
• Required readings (textbook, articles, journals, etc.) and presentations (audio and/or video).
• Assignments with due dates (which may include: written assignments, journal entries, research, blogs, etc.) based on the readings and presentations.
• Discussion forum where you answer prompts from the instructor and interact with your classmates.
• Module conclusion to review the topics and what you should have learned.
Typically, there is a final project, paper, or exam due in the last module that culminates all of the topics covered in each of the learning modules. You’ll find that the design of the learning modules has a rhythm to help you manage your time in the course.
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I enjoyed learning from guest speakers and the instructor was so funny.
This course was great and had lots of participation and engagement.
I appreciated the wide range of experience of the guests that Alex invited to speak. Was interesting to hear about such diverse experiences from accomplished and seasoned professionals.
Really enjoyed the format – great to have guest speakers from a variety of areas share their career experience.
The class was great. Being conditioned to take a test a certain way, I felt there was a lot of material on the exam we didn’t get to cover. It would be nice to go over the wrong answers and continue learning what makes up the foundation of asset management.
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