The course "Urban and Regional Planning" typically aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the theories, principles, and practices involved in planning and developing urban and regional areas. The objectives usually include:
1. **Understanding Planning Principles**: Teaching students the fundamental concepts and principles of urban and regional planning, including sustainable development, land use, transportation, and environmental planning.
2. **Analytical Skills**: Developing the ability to analyze and interpret data related to urban and regional development. This includes demographic, economic, social, and environmental data.
3. **Policy and Plan Formulation**: Equipping students with the skills to formulate, evaluate, and implement policies and plans that address urban and regional issues.
4. **Community Engagement**: Emphasizing the importance of involving community stakeholders in the planning process to ensure that development meets the needs of the population.
5. **Legal and Institutional Framework**: Providing knowledge of the legal and institutional frameworks governing urban and regional planning.
6. **Sustainable Development**: Promoting practices that support sustainable urban and regional development, including resource management and environmental conservation.
7. **Practical Applications**: Offering practical experience through case studies, projects, and fieldwork to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world scenarios.
8. **Technological Proficiency**: Training students in the use of planning tools and technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), for spatial analysis and planning.
The ultimate aim is to prepare students to become effective urban and regional planners who can contribute to the development of vibrant, sustainable, and resilient communities.
The course is delivered through some lectures backed up by tutorial sessions.
The lectures include interactive elements whereby students in groups apply principles to their project work. Students undertake self-learning using different books in the library and the internet.
The assignments will require the students to undertake some investigation on their own and to develop ideas and apply them. They will also produce a report.
1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF AIMS AND CONTENT
This module aims to give the student an insight into the way that corporate property is managed within a wide range of organisations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. It will develop the concepts of corporate strategy and business planning, in order to demonstrate how property can be managed as a strategic resource.
1.2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing the module, students should be able to clearly know and understand the following:
- Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1.1. The impact of property on an organization's main objectives;
1.2 The place of property resource in a corporate strategy framework;
1.3 How the property management function can be organized and the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches;
- Cognitive/intellectual skills/Application of knowledge
On successfully completing the module, students should be able to:
2.1. Explain how corporate property can be monitored and controlled including identifying performance measures and supporting systems;
2.2. Delineate the most important challenges facing corporate property managers.
- Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytical technique/ Practical skills
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
3.1 Apply competently the skills learned
3.2 Provide creative solutions to challenges faced by the corporate real estate management
4. General transferable skills
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
4.1 Work effectively in a team both as a member or leader.
4.2 Efficiently manage both time and resources.
4.3 Communicate effectively (written, verbal, presentation, etc.)
4.4 Demonstrate problem-solving skills.
4.5 Use competently information technology.
- INDICATIVE CONTENT
- Differentiation between corporate and non-corporate real estate.
- Development of corporate real estate management
- The role and impact of property on an organization's corporate strategy;
- A review of the different structures for managing Corporate Real Estate ;
- Setting up a control system to provide appropriate management information;
- Key challenges for corporate real estate management
Welcome to the Module EMV4263; Building Maintenance
This Module aims to provide students with the basics of building maintenance as applied to Real Estate Practice. Having Successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of; Nature and Importance of building maintenance; Types of building maintenance; Different techniques/methods used in building maintenance; building components and common defects in buildings as well as alterations/improvements and Demolition of buildings
A detailed Module Content is attached for students' own research and further reading.
the course facilitator's contacts are; 0784524545/karoorigeorge@yahoo.com
This module provides students with essential concepts for analysing and evaluating housing systems; at the same time, it will examine the development of housing systems in Rwanda to draw useful lessons for policies to meet national housing objectives. It is therefore aimed at providing a range of actors in the housing sector with an awareness and understanding of the new policy framework, guidelines and legislation that currently drives housing delivery.