Year I Required Courses
Credits
| AC | 130 | Accounting I | 3 |
| AC 130 and AC 230 introduce concepts and applications of financial accounting. Topics include accounting concepts and principles, recording process, preparing financial statements, internal control, cash and receivables. | |||
| AC | 230 | Accounting II | 3 |
| Continuation of AC 130. Topics include: inventories, capital assets, current liabilities, owner's equity in partnerships and corporations, analyzing financial statements, statement of cash flows and accounting information systems. Emphasis on problem solving and application of financial accounting to real life situations. Provides experience in maintaining a manual accounting system. Prerequisite: AC 130. | |||
| BA | 120 | Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
| Look at behaviour of individuals and groups in organizational settings through theories and models and examine how such behaviour can be modified to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Case studies, exercises and role-plays drawn from real life used to illustrate principles. | |||
| CO | 131 | Communications I | 3 |
| Focus on writing skills. Includes introduction to paragraphs, essays, research papers and business correspondence with emphasis on practical application for writing. | |||
| CO | 231 | Communications II | 3 |
| Emphasis on writing and formatting variety of business documents - letters, memos, proposals, instructions/procedures, reports (informal, semi-formal, formal) - and developing practical approach to solving business communication problems. Lectures, discussions, presentations, and individual and group assignments used. Prerequisite: CO 131. | |||
| CU | 248 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| Covers combination of following computer applications: file management (Windows), word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), and presentations (PowerPoint). More depth and application of topics follow overviews of each individual application. Business topics stressed in examples used. | |||
| EC | 111 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Microeconomics provides the analytical techniques needed to analyze and understand consumer behaviour, the production decisions of firm, market structures and market price mechanism. Prerequisite: Grade 12 Math or equivalent. | |||
| EC | 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Emphasis on national policies and impact on the Canadian economy. Other topics are national income accounting, inflation models, employment theory, business cycles, balance of payments and money and banking. | |||
| MA | 101 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| Solution of practical financial and mathematical problems encountered in the business world is the focus. Review mathematics of ratios, percentage and basic algebra, and their applications to business problems. Principle of time value of money covered in-depth with its important applications to finance, investments and capital budgeting. Use of financial calculators emphasized. | |||
| MA | 201 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MK | 170 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| Designed to develop knowledge and understanding of marketing techniques. Includes analysis of marketing operation, product assortment, price structure, channels of distribution, and promotion of goods and services. | |||
Year II Required Courses
Credits
| AP | 310 | Farmland Evaluation | 3 |
| Provides theory and practice in farmland assessment using Alberta Municipal Affairs Assessment Standards Guideline. Includes evaluation of farmland in relation to soils, climate, and productivity factors. Provides training in soil evaluation so you can successfully use the Alberta Municipal Affairs farmland assessment manual. Preparation of assessment reports and interpretation of aerial photographs, soil surveys, and county maps considered. | |||
| AP | 320 | Assessment Principles | 3 |
| Provides overview of property assessment and taxation system in Alberta. Advanced topics that govern assessment/taxation in urban and rural jurisdictions presented. Introduced to various aspects of provincial and local governmental responsibilities. | |||
| AP | 330 | Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal | 3 |
| Offers comprehensive coverage of all concepts and principles of real property appraising, together with technical skills required of applications of basic principles in practice. Focus on residential appraisal and cost estimating techniques used in the appraisal field and introduction to income property appraisal. Complete a residential property appraisal on single family dwelling. Co-requisite: CT 402. | |||
| AP | 331 | Real Estate Investment Appraisal and Advanced Income Appraisal | 3 |
| Valuation techniques for real estate examined, including income method of appraisal, tax consequences of real property ownership, and portfolio analysis methodology. Prerequisite: AC 230 or consent of instructor in cases where AC 230 is taken concurrently. | |||
| AP | 344 | Statistical and Computer Applications in Valuation | 3 |
| Teaches fundamentals of exploratory data analysis and real property valuation. Practical uses of statistical and computer applications in determining and analyzing real estate value explored. Examining case studies and doing hands on computer work on student owned laptops, using statistical package, SPSS. Prerequisite: MA 201. | |||
| AP | 443 | Real Property Assessment Administration | 3 |
| AP | 444 | Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal | 3 |
| Advanced hands on course continues to use laptops and SPSS statistical package to develop cost and direct sales computer assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) models. Topics include more complex modeling and valuation techniques such as nonlinear programming and neural network. Integration of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and CAMA (Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal) also studied. Prerequisites: AP 344 and MA 201. | |||
| CT | 402 | Residential and Commercial Property Analysis | 3 |
| Designed for those who require basic course in construction materials and theory. Covers interior and exterior materials with emphasis on residential, commercial and industrial construction, building codes and print reading. Introduction to residential cost estimating and in-depth study of commercial cost estimating techniques. | |||
| EC | 300 | Urban and Real Estate Economics | 3 |
| Examines urban land markets and development of cities using key economic principles. Principles used to analyze urban real estate market demand, land use, land value, location and growth over time. Prerequisite: EC 111. | |||
| LA | 112 | Canadian Real Property Law and Real Estate Ethics | 3 |
| Focuses on application of property law across Canada. Topics include: review of Canadian legal system, contract law, estates and interests in land, land registration, role of real estate agent, mortgage law, tenancies, condominium law, professional standards, and ethics. | |||
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