Measurement of Productivity
Semester 2
By. Professor Chihiro Shimizu
e-mail: cshimizu@nus.edu.sg
Consulting: Monday and Wednesday 13:00-15:00.
21 Heng Mui Terrace, #04-02
Tel:6601-4925
This is a restricted elective module with 4 module credit.
The syllubus of the module is given by the NUS Bulletin: "Students
will be introduced to the mechanics and process of research. This module
covers topics such as: problem identification and formulation, statement
of research objectives, literature review, development of relevant hypothesis,
research design and methodologies, data collection, statistical analyses,
report writing and presentation. Statistical techniques such as descriptive
and inferential statistics, time series, and multivariate statistical methods
will be introduced. The emphasis is on the application of the statistical
tools to real estate research questions. Students will also learn to apply
basic statistical tools with hands-on practices on software like SPSS,
Stata and Eview."
The lecturers-in-charge has re-developed the module in 2016. The content is given in the IVLE-RE 3201-Synopsis.
Lectures: 16:00-18:00, Thursday, starting from the week of 11th Jan. 2016.
Venue: SDE-423
Tutorials: 9:00-11:00; 11:00-1:00 (for both odd and even weeks).
In the first half, the starting date is 28 January. There will be 2 tutorials.
In the second half, the starting date is from the week of March 17, 2016. There will be 2 tutorials.
Venue: CR4
Lecture 1 What is research methodology in real estate studies?
Lecture 2 Research design and process
Lecture3 Method of data collection
Lecture4 Analysing data
Lecture5 Interpretation and validation
Lecture6.Writing report
Tutorial01. Literature review and data collection
Tutorial02. Analyzing survey data
Assessment:
CA: 40%
CA1: 20% allocated to the first half of the module
1. Classroom performance: 5%
2. Tutorial worksheet completion 15%
CA2: 20% allocated to the second half of the module
1. Classroom performance: 5%
2. Tutorial worksheet completion: 15%
Final Exam: 60% (restricted open book: tutorial worksheet of the module are not allowed in the examination hall)
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