Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | FEASIBILITY AND TECHNOECONOMIC STUDIES | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | QSE460 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | AEAP200 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | Economics: In depth knowledge and understanding of economics. Description of methods of comparing alternatives, present value and internal rate of return. Description of principles and techniques for identifying economic trends. Real Estate Design and Feasibility Study: Introduction to feasibility study and their importance. Description of intra-metropolitan growth patterns, urban morphology, environmental constraints, engineering constraints, planning constraints. Description of theories of land use, land value and rents. Market and location analysis: site analysis, demographic analysis, gravity modeling, absorption analysis. Economic Trends and technoeconomic analysis: Effect of volatile economic and market conditions, identification of trends in rents and market prices. Technoeconomic analysis for development projects. | ||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through formal theoretical lectures and tutorial sessions in class. Assignments will be given to students on feasibility studies and on technoeconomic analysis. The lectures will present to the student the course content and also allow time for examples, questions and discussion. Notes shall be taken by the students in class during lectures. In addition, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through the university’s own e-learning platform. Finally, the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |