University of Technology Sydney

16017 Property Management Futures

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UTS: Design, Architecture and Building: School of the Built Environment
Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks

There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Description

In this subject, students learn about emerging technologies that significantly impact the property industry in the near future. The subject covers technologies and applications such as artificial intelligence, smart and sustainable buildings, intelligent building management systems, digital twins, hybridised buildings and blockchain in the particular context of property management and facilities management aspects.

The subject also includes hands-on exercises and demonstrations on the technological applications during block-mode on-campus classes. The teaching aims to assist development of the knowledge and skills required to complete practical assessment tasks on relevant industry issues and initiatives, supported with extensive online learning resources. Individual formative feedback is provided through staged review of individual submissions.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the global technology trends that will shape the future of the property industry.
2. Analyse and evaluate transformative digital technologies in the particular context of the Australian property industry.
3. Reflect on the barriers and opportunities for the effective application of digital technologies at the building, precinct or city scale.
4. Apply emerging digital technologies to better evaluate and manage the comfort of users in building facilities.
5. Apply a smart building approach to optimise the operation of a building management system to minimise energy use.

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify ethical issues and apply informed ethical judgements in professional Contexts (A.1)
  • Effectively apply a variety of communication skills and technologies in professional contexts (C.1)
  • Apply innovative information technologies to built environment issues (I.1)
  • Develop alternative, appropriate creative solutions to built environment issues (I.2)
  • Apply knowledge of sustainability and environmental issues in built environment contexts (P.7)
  • Engage in critical and reflective thinking in built environment contexts (R.1)

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes

The term CAPRI is used for the five Design, Architecture and Building faculty graduate attribute categories where:

C = communication and groupwork

A = attitudes and values

P = practical and professional

R = research and critique

I = innovation and creativity.

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) are linked to these categories using codes (e.g. C-1, A-3, P-4, etc.).

Teaching and learning strategies

This subject is taught in 2 intensive block periods, supported using extensive online learning resources.

Feedback will be provided throughout each of the 2 day blocks, and online.

Content (topics)

  • Overview of property industry context and drivers of future change
  • Review of emerging digital technologies
  • Practical examination of the digital technologies
  • Practical application of intelligent control and analysis of digital data

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Building Defects

Intent:

This assignment develops knowledge, skills and understanding of the practical challenges of building defects from the point of view of property managers and facility managers and how emerging technologies are applied to detect, diagnose, mitigate and resolve building defects.

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

2, 3, 4 and 5

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

C.1, I.2, P.7 and R.1

Type: Report
Groupwork: Individual
Weight: 30%
Criteria linkages:
Criteria Weight (%) SLOs CILOs
Apply knowledge of sustainability and technology 30 4 P.7
Engage in critical and reflective thinking to gain meaningful insights 25 2 R.1
Develop creative alternative solutions 25 5 I.2
Effective communication skills, including report writing 20 3 C.1
SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Assessment task 2: SmartTech and Sustainability in Buildings

Intent:

This assignment assits students to understand and comprehend the concepts, theory and practical applications of the emerging smart technologies and sustainable approaches employed by the property managers

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

1, 2 and 5

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

A.1, C.1 and I.1

Type: Quiz/test
Groupwork: Individual
Weight: 20%
Criteria linkages:
Criteria Weight (%) SLOs CILOs
Engage in critical and reflective thinking to better evaluate the building facilities 40 1 A.1
Develop creative solutions to better manage building facilities 30 5 I.1
Effective communication skills, including writing 30 2 C.1
SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Assessment task 3: Disruptive Digitalisation for Future Property Managers

Intent:

This assignment enhances understanding and skills related to the potential impact of digital innovation in the property management sector by examining new and emerging technologies.

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

1, 2, 3 and 4

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

A.1, C.1, I.2 and R.1

Type: Presentation
Groupwork: Individual
Weight: 50%
Criteria linkages:
Criteria Weight (%) SLOs CILOs
Engage in critical and reflective thinking to consider a critical driver of change in the property industry 30 1 R.1
Develop and evaluate alternative digital technology solutions to solve practical property industry issues 30 2 I.2
Identify ethical issues and apply informed ethical judgements to consider disruptive change 20 3 A.1
Effective communication skills 20 4 C.1
SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Minimum requirements

The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.

References

In the Faculty of DAB, referencing is done using the APA 7th edition referencing style.
The UTS Library has developed additional support materials to guide students in the use of the APA referencing style. Further support may be accessed via visiting the following link:
https://www.lib.uts.edu.au/help/referencing/apa-referencing-guide