Course Code:
EBS 106
No. of Credits:
2
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Early Childhood Education
Course Code:
EBS 107
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Early Childhood Education
Course Code:
EBS 118
No. of Credits:
1
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Early Childhood Education
Course Code:
EBS 103
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Early Childhood Education
Objective
Students should be able to conduct field surveys, write academic reports and present in seminars using data collected from the field seminars.
Content
The main focus of this course is on planning for fieldwork, preparation of field instruments and how to conduct surveys using specific locations/populations as case studies. The course is in two parts. The first part deals with developing students’ ability to design and use field instruments. The second part involves equipping students with skills in data management, preparation of reports, and presentation of results at organised seminars.
Mode of Delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, fieldwork, individual and group presentations.
Course Code:
LPA 899S
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 850
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Land Policy and Administration
Objectives
To assist students to acquire skills in conducting high levels and complex valuation of properties with emphasis on land resources.
Content
The course builds on Advance Valuation I, by equipping students with the skills to conduct more practical application of the methods of valuation in all areas of public and private endeavours. Topics include: valuation for special purposes – mortgages, insurance, company assets, going concern, probate; valuation of special properties: agricultural holdings (including farms, farm houses forestry holdings, etc.) industrial (including plant and machinery, furniture, etc.), warehouses, offices, petrol filling stations; statutory valuation for compulsory purchase and acquisition valuation of statutory way leaves.
Mode of Delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, case studies, and applied problem solving approach.
Course Code:
LPA 817S
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 850
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Land Policy and Administration
Objective
To equip students with practical skills to apply the methods of valuation to enable them undertake independent valuation of public and private properties using any of the methods of valuation.
Content
This course covers topics such as detailed treatment and practical application of valuation methods: comparative valuation method; replacement cost method; profits method; residual method; investment method: marriage value, premiums, surrenders and renewals of leases; valuation for special purposes – mortgages, insurance, company assets, going concern, probate.
Mode of Delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, case studies, and applied problem solving approach.
Course Code:
LPA 816S
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 850
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Land Policy and Administration
Objective
To enable students to conduct practical valuation by enhancing their ability to apply the methods of valuation to empirical situations.
Content
Topics to be covered include: the principles of investment; Estimation of the yield and the Year’s Purchase; he concept of rental value; outgoings; principal types of interests in real estate; detailed treatment of the investment method of valuation – valuation of freehold interests let at full rental value, valuation of freehold interests let at less than the full rental value, valuation of leasehold and sub-leasehold interests; effect of taxation on valuations.
Mode of Delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations.
Course Code:
LPA 815S
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 850
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Land Policy and Administration
Objectives
To equip students with skills of the basic principles of land valuation and the role of the land valuer in the land administration procedure.
Content
Topics to be covered include: nature, purpose, functions and process of valuation; role of the Valuer in society; elements and characteristics of value in economic, social, ethical theories; nature and characteristics of real estate markets: the real estate market in Ghana; determination of land values; influence of land values in economic, social, fiscal and political policies; Distinction between Basis and Method of valuation; Introduction to methods of valuation.
Mode of Delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, case studies, and applied problem solving approach.
Course Code:
LPA 814S
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 850
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Land Policy and Administration
Objective
Students are supposed to discuss traditional aspects of planning law, from nuisance and trespass, to the origins of zoning.
Content
The course deals with the more controversial aspects of planning law including recent cases in eminent domain and affordable housing as well as the implications of smart growth legislation such as Transfer of Development Rights schemes and environmental law for land use planning and administration.
Mode of Delivery
The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations.
Course Code:
LPA 813S
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 850
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Land Policy and Administration