Real Estate Finance
FINN3061
2024/2025
Module Information
Details of the Module Outline, Prerequisites, Co-requisites, Overall Aim(s) of the module, Learning Objectives, including details of key skills this module will help students to acquire are available at the link given below:
Programme and Module Handbook: Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2024-2025 – FINN3061 Real Estate Finance (dur.ac.uk)
Real Estate Finance Module Outline 2024-25
Teaching Methods and Contact Hours
This module requires 200 hours of study. This includes a combination of lectures, workshops and independent study as follows:
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Activity
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Number
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Frequency
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Duration
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Total Hours
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Lectures
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20
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1 per week
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1 hour
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20
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Workshops
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8
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4 in term 1
4 in term 2
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1 hour
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8
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Preparation and Reading
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172
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Total
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200
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The hours of study include all formal contact hours (lectures and seminars), the time devoted to background reading, and all preparation and reading time associated both with the formal contact hours and the formative and summative assessments (including essays and examinations).
Please note that attendance at workshops is compulsory and is monitored. Students will be allocated to seminar groups at the start of term.
Formative Assessment
The main aim of the formative assessment is to help you, in a structured way, to understand the material and its applications, consolidate your knowledge and further develop relevant skills. They do not count towards the overall mark for the module but are compulsory.
The formative assessment for this module will consist of:
• Weekly online quizzes
Further guidance can be found in the Student Information Hub on information such as writing essays, the submission process, assessment criteria and grade descriptors.
Summative Assessment
The summative assessments constitute the formal assessment of a student’s performance and count towards the overall mark for the module.
Summative assessment will take the form. of unseen written Online tests and an assignment. The Online tests will occur in the last week of each term (Week 10 in the Michaelmas term (Test 1) and Week 20 in the Epiphany term (Test 2)). The submission deadline for the summative assignment will be in May/June.
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Component: Online Test
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Component Weighting: 30%
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Element
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Length / duration
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Element Weighting
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Resit Opportunity
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Online test 1
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45 minutes
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50%
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same
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Online test 2
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45 minutes
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50%
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same
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Component: Assignment
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Component Weighting: 70%
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Element
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Length / duration
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Element Weighting
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Resit Opportunity
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Assignment
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1500 words max
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100%
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same
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The summative assignment details will be made available by the Learning and Teaching Team via your Learn Ultra Programme Site in due course.
Further guidance can be found via the Student Information Hub on SharePoint including information on referencing, assessment criteria and grade descriptors.
Unless clearly identified as group assessments, summative assessments (e.g. such as exams, assignments, presentations) have to be a student’s individual piece of work. Collaboration between students in writing individual summative assessments is not permitted.
Past Examination Questions
Copies of the examination papers for recent years are available at the University library’s exam depository here.(Note: the assessment for this module currently does not have an examination paper component).
Assessment Criteria
Performance in the formative and summative assessments for this module is judged against the following criteria:
• Relevance to question(s)
• Organisation, structure and presentation
• Depth of understanding
• Analysis and discussion
• Use of sources and referencing
• Overall conclusions
Seeking Help
You should always feel welcome to talk to staff whenever you wish to discuss any aspect of the module. Please do keep in touch with us. A small misunderstanding can turn into a big problem if it is not dealt with in a timely manner.
The first port of call for any queries relating to your understanding of the of the module material and readings should be the lecturer who taught the relevant session. Please direct questions about administrative issues, such as the module outline, the exam structure and formative assessment etc. to the module leader.
If you have problems that relate more generally to your studies across this and other modules, please contact your academic adviser or year tutor without delay. In serious cases you should normally also see the Programme Director.
Full details of the support mechanisms that are in place are available via the Student Information Hub on SharePoint. The Student Information Hub is also a valuable source of information for any questions you might have, such as how to access various University services, how Business School processes work, and where to find University policies, etc.
Detailed Syllabus and Reading List
The following pages give details of the topics covered by the module. Further information will be provided on Learn Ultra as the module progresses.
Private study of recommended reading material is an integral part of the module. The list of recommended reading given for each topic in the module syllabus is divided into ‘essential’ (ER) and ‘further’ reading. ‘Essential’ readings are primarily intended to reinforce your understanding of the core lecture material. Where more than one such item is listed, these should usually be regarded as alternatives. ‘Further’ reading is intended to promote greater depth and breadth of understanding.
All sources listed will be available electronically via the University library or the internet. To make it easier for you to access journal articles and books online, please consider installing the viaDurham button in your browser.
Most of the sources used in this module will be journal articles, which students will be able to read online or download. Many of the journal articles listed are accessible directly or indirectly via the EBSCO or the Science Direct database1. If you cannot find the article there, please look up the journal directly at: University Library : Online resources : electronic journals -Durham University.
Recommended reading in the form. of online books can be accessed via the Reading List on Learn Ultra, which you will find under the “Start Here – Module Information” link.
To ensure that all students can access the recommended reading at any time, please download the recommended reading in online books as chapters if this is possible, rather than read them online, as the latter limits the number of students who can simultaneously access the source.