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RE3DEVP: Project in Development and Planning
Module code: RE3DEVP
Module provider: Real Estate and Planning; Henley Business School
Credits: 20
Level: 6
When you'll be taught: Semester 2
Module convenor: Mr Victor Nicholls, email: v.nicholls3@henley.reading.ac.uk
Module co-convenor: Dr Mark Dobson, email: M.E.Dobson@henley.reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s): IN THE SAME YEAR AS TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE RE3UDP AND TAKE RE3DAF AND TAKE RE3DPR (Compulsory)
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded:
Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 19 November 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
The Development and Planning Project is the capstone module for the BSc Development and Planning programme. It requires substantial independent research and group work to demonstrate ‘real world’ skills and digital capability required to make development happen in practice. Drawing on learning from Parts 1 and 2 and the core modules on this pathway, the project aims to help students to develop a range of specialist knowledge and skills to enable them to engage effectively in the field of development and planning.Â
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:Â
- Source and interpret key relevant information and data tailored to specific development and planning site(s) and proposal(s);Â
- Â Evaluate and prepare evidence-based and justified recommendations for specific development and planning site(s) and proposal(s);Â
-  Apply wider academic knowledge of key concepts in real estate and planning to specific ‘real world’ site(s) and proposal(s);Â
- Demonstrate professional written and oral presentation skills for development and planning practice-orientated and client-focussed outputs.Â
Module content
The module is structured around the development process and a ‘development feasibility’ project in which students find their own site and propose a development scheme based on a set of client criteria. This module provides students with the opportunity to apply key concepts, technical knowledge, and relevant research to the analysis and evaluation of practical problems and situations for making development happen; as well as assisting to develop wider professional / business skills.Â
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
The module consists of lectures, seminars and project Q/As that cover core components of the development process and feasibility tests that shape development in practice. The project is primarily student-led independent learning with resources, guidance and inputs throughout from module staff.Â
Study hours
At least 23 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
 Scheduled teaching and learning activities |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Lectures | 7 | ||
Seminars | 7 | ||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | 9 | ||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | |||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
 Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 7 | ||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | 3 | ||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
 Placement and study abroad |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
 Independent study hours |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Independent study hours | 167 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Oral assessment | Group site options presentation | 15 | 15 minutes including Q/A | Semester 2 - Teaching Week 5 | Group Site Options. Presenting a short-list of site options and 'preferred' site to take forward to the next development feasibility stage. |
Written coursework assignment | Report | 65 | 2,000 words | Semester 2 - Teaching Week 10 | A specialist report on one of the development feasibility tests for your proposed site and scheme identifying and ranking any challenges / issues and potential solutions. |
Oral assessment | Group feasibility presentation | 20 | 15 minutes including Q/A | Semester 2 - Teaching Week 12 | Presenting the overall proposed site and development scheme to the company senior management (module staff) and shareholders (industry guests). |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Each teaching week students will have the opportunity to discuss their project progress and to receive informal staff feedback on the assessment.Â
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Report | 100 | 4,000 words | During the University Resit Period | Reassessment for the project will be different to the original because the group presentations cannot be replicated after the event. Therefore, the student will be expected to prepare an individual 4,000 word report that follows the same format of advising a client on the site selection process and development feasibility tests required for a successful development scheme. |
Additional costs
Item | Additional information | Cost |
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Computers and devices with a particular specification | ||
Required textbooks | ||
Specialist equipment or materials | ||
Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
Printing and binding | ||
Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.