Study Guide

Objective

The student comes familiar with accounting and bookkeeping of real estate business. Students know the main laws and regulations that regulate accounting. Students are familiar with key information systems, which are conventionally utilized in the real estate business.

Materials

Electronic material provided by lecturer in IT´s and literature to be agreed at the beginning of the studies, and Isännöitsijän käsikirja as appropriate. Accounting software installed by the student on his own computer.

Teaching methods

Learning takes place through applied problem-based learning, in which the theoretical part is applied in practice through various news, assignments, exercises and case materials.

International connections

In teaching, innovation pedagogy will be applied during lectures and exercises, as well as in assignments. The focus is on pragmatic activities derived from key theories.

Student workload

Exercises, essay, exam and Case. Student total workload 2 cr. The implementation may include an external assignment (part of grade rating). Most of the assignments are performed as oral assignments in the lectures and the theoretical topic, and are not repeated by the lecturer. The aim of oral assignments is to simulate the assignments given by the customers.

Content scheduling

Real estate related information technology
Control systems, etc.
Software and software usage
Acquisition of software and hardware
Property-related financial management and its characteristics
Budgets and future calculations
Execution of accounting exercise using software
Structure and formation of the financial statements of the Housing Company

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Exercises, case and participation in work 70%. Exam 30%. Can be agreed on more detailed at the beginning of the lectures