Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
Students must have a bachelor degree in surveying, planning and
land
management or urban, energy and environmental planning or geography
or programmes with similar contents.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The main focus of the project module is on legal, financial and
administrative issues related to the change and development of real
property. The topic may come from property owners requesting a
certain development of a property, the wish of the public sector
for a concrete development of a particular area or it may be a
topic of a scientific nature related to public and private
regulation of real property. It is also possible to select themes
related to the maintenance and development of registration of real
property - both in relation to national and international
issues.
Having carried out the project module, the students
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- must have knowledge of land use challenges and development
issues – with respect to the chosen challenge.
- must have knowledge of spatial data infrastructures related to
the chosen land use challenge.
- must have knowledge of practical and scientific challenges
concerning the management of the use of land through land
administration systems – to the extent that it is relevant for the
chosen challenge.
- must have basic knowledge of problem-based learning in project
work.
- must have knowledge of the potential of public and private
regulation of real property
- must have knowledge of the legal framework for the management,
regulation and registration of properties
- have knowledge of the possibility of public acquisition of real
property and the principles for determining compensation
- must have knowledge of the possibility of public acquisition of
real property and the principles for determining compensation
- must have knowledge of property registration system and the
importance of property rights and property values
- must have knowledge of property registration systems in other
countries and the development and implementation of the Land
Administration Systems (LAS)
- must have knowledge of practical and scientific challenges
concerning the management of the use of land through land
administration systems – to the extent that it is relevant for the
chosen challenge.
Skills
- must be able to identify and analyze the selected property
related issues
- must be able to apply theories and methods of relevance to the
chosen challenges
- must be able to analyze the relevant considerations, interests,
rights and obligations in connection with the adjustment of real
property
- must be able to make an assessment of the legal, economic and
administrative issues related to the chosen issues.
Competences
- must be able to analyze property-related problems - for
example in relation to counseling
- must be able to structure and combine theoretical discussions
with practical challenges throughout the project work and its
result (the project report)
- must be able to independently initiate and carry out tasks of
real property/land administration and must be able to take on
professional responsibility.
Type of instruction
Problem-oriented project work in groups.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Development and Regulation of Real Property |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 15 |
Permitted aids | |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | Stated in the framework
provisions. |