Overview
This unit covers the theory and practice of professional real property management. You will examine the functions, roles and responsibilities of property managers at the various levels of the property management hierarchy within the broader context of the parameters that govern the property industry. You will explore the practical requirements and skills required for effective and ethical property management across a range of property types, including focused research skills to resolve emerging practical problems.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Industry engagement and student feedback
With new AI enabled interventions in property management there is an opportunity to refine and refresh content.
Refine and refresh content with a skills focus, exploring the role of the new property fund manager closer.
Feedback from Student feedback
Real world focus
Each year the main assignment adopts a new real property and real client. This authenticity is appreciated by the students and the approach is to be continued.
- Demonstrate the theory underlying property management practice
- Analyse and propose solutions for practical and ethical problems in the property management
- Research emerging legal, and practical issues in property management.
The Australian Property Institute (API) has accredited this unit as part of the Bachelor of Property course. This unit contributes to the core knowledge field of the API in Property Management. The learning outcomes for the unit and the assessments have been designed around the accreditation requirements.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Report - 50% | |||
| 2 - Take Home Exam - 50% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Report - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Take Home Exam - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.boyd@cqu.edu.au
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Property management: context and functionality
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Property and the property market
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The law and property management
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The major stakeholders
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Minor and other stakeholders
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The planning function
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Maintenance management
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Lease construction and management
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Financial management
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Performance measurement, reporting, systems and major transactions
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Contemporary issues and future trends
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Review
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1 Report
Develop a property management report where you demonstrate strategic asset planning. The report will relate to a real property and a specified client. Full details are available in Moodle.
This assessment requires adherence to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity. You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined ideas.
Week 10 Friday (26 Sept 2025) 11:55 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (10 Oct 2025)
The learning outcomes for this assessment are:
- Analyse and propose solutions for practical and ethical problems in the property management
- Research emerging legal, and practical issues in property management.
This is a criterion-based assessment item. Please note that it is highly recommended that you read beyond the unit materials to complete assessment items. Your submission will be evaluated by the following criteria:
- Accurate explanation of role of planning function in strategic asset planning and how it relates to the maintenance management of a prescribed property and client
- The use of clear English expression, logical sequence of your discussion
- Accurate referencing of sources and correct presentation of graphs, tables and images
- Analyse and propose solutions for practical and ethical problems in the property management
- Research emerging legal, and practical issues in property management.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Take Home Exam
Take-home open book and open week examination.
- You have three hours to complete and submit this examination paper. Late submissions will not be marked. If you encounter problems submitting your paper to Moodle, email it to your unit coordinator by the due time.
- This is an individual assessment, so collaboration with other students will result in an academic misconduct allegation for all students involved. This may result in a fail result for this assessment. Please note that your completed assessment will be submitted through Turnitin.
Further details to be found on the Moodle site with an more explicit exam brief provided around week 10.
This assessment requires adherence to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity. You may use AI to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any AI-generated content you use.
The proposed date and timing align with the weekly class. That said, it is only finalised in week 10 as we review study plans and work around timing conflicts.
The final assessment task grade is released at the same time as term grades are finalised. However, you are welcome to speak with your unit coordinator at any stage regarding your progress.
The learning outcomes for this assessment are:
- Demonstrate the theory underlying property management practice
- Research emerging legal, and practical issues in property management.
- Demonstrate the theory underlying property management practice
- Research emerging legal, and practical issues in property management.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
