AI2140 Advanced Issues in Real Estate and Financial Services 7,5 hp

The course has two parts: one part focuses on deepening the skills in writing taught during the first year and the second part deals with advanced research issues in real estate and financial services.
Part I:
Writing in the context of research, Topic selection, Literature search, critical analysis of source material, Avoiding Plagiarism, Presenting papers
Part II:
Individual guest lectures on current research topics in areas such as: Real Estate Investments, Housing Economics, Portfolio Management of Real Estate and Financial Assets, Real Estate management and Valuation, Financial Risk Management, Customer Relationship Management

After the course should the participants be able to: 
1) Formulate a relevant research problem
2) Conduct a brief literature review
3) Write a shorter scientific paper based on a delimited research problem
4) Make an oral presentation using power point

Students must have passed the first year's courses in the Masters programme in Real Estate Management

The students must have passed 75 % of the first year courses in the Masters program 

Course PM about how to write a term paper,  Handouts

När kurs inte längre ges har student möjlighet att examineras under ytterligare två läsår.

• INL1 - Inlämningsuppgift, 5,0 hp, betygsskala: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• SEM1 - Seminarium, 2,5 hp, betygsskala: P, F

Examinator beslutar, baserat på rekommendation från KTH:s handläggare av stöd till studenter med funktionsnedsättning, om eventuell anpassad examination för studenter med dokumenterad, varaktig funktionsnedsättning.

Examinator får medge annan examinationsform vid omexamination av enstaka studenter.

A term paper on a topic chosen from the Division's priority research areas

• Vid grupparbete har alla i gruppen ansvar för gruppens arbete.
• Vid examination ska varje student ärligt redovisa hjälp som erhållits och källor som använts.
• Vid muntlig examination ska varje student kunna redogöra för hela uppgiften och hela lösningen.