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REAL ESTATE REAL 821 Real Estate Development Description: This course evaluates “ground-up” development as well as re-hab, re-development, and acquisition investments. We examine raw and developed land and the similarities and differences of traditional real estate product types including office, R & D, retail, warehouses, single family and multi-family residential, mixed use, and land as well as “specialty” uses like golf courses, assisted living, and fractional share ownership. Emphasis is on concise analysis and decision making. We discuss the development process with topics including market analysis, site acquisition, due diligence, zoning, entitlements, approvals, site planning, building design, construction, financing, leasing, and ongoing management and disposition. Special topics like workouts and running a development company are also discussed. Throughout the course, we focus on risk management and leadership issues. Numerous guest lecturers who are leaders in the real estate industry participate in the learning process. Format: Predominately case analysis, discussion, some lectures, and project visits. Prerequisites: REAL/FNCE 721 and REAL/LGST 804 REAL 840 Advanced Real Estate Investment and Analysis Description: This course, is designed for majors in Real Estate, but is also open to finance-oriented students who wish a deeper analysis of real estate investment and investment analysis issues than that offered in REAL/FNCE 721. The class will contain a mixture of lectures, guest speakers and case discussions. Academic research is paired with recent industry analysis of key issues in order to marry sound theory and empirical results with current events and practices. Several classes will include lectures outlining what economics and finance tell us about a number of topics. Generally, these will be followed by guest lectures from industry professionals who will focus on a specific application of the principles introduced in the lectures. Format: Lecture, industry speakers. Prerequisites: REAL/FNCE 721 REAL 890 (.5 cu) International Real Estate Comparisons Description: As a truly non-U.S. focused course, we explore the differences and similarities in real estate markets in a variety of countries. These real estate markets are examined against their investment structures, risk, financial markets, and economic, political, social and cultural backdrops. The course particularly explores international investment risks and opportunities. Countries examined include France, Germany, the United Format: This course requires the interaction of faculty lectures, student presentations, case analyses, and leading industry speakers. Students must read the economist each week and the Financial times daily. This class is offered in the second half of the semester. 72 REAL 891 (.5 cu) Real Estate Entrepreneurship Description: Are you an entrepreneur? This half semester mini-course exposes MBA students (and approved undergraduates to this question). In addition, it evaluates entrepreneurial opportunities, structures, investment decision making, and risks which are present in commercial real estate markets. This course focuses on identifying realistic opportunities, how to develop the concept, identifying and mitigating risks, raising capital, and exiting. But most importantly, it allows for selfevaluation of the student’s entrepreneurial tendencies. Format: The course consists of lectures by the professor, case discussions, and guest lectures by leading entrepreneurs. Offered in the first half of the semester. REAL 899 Independent Study Description: All independent studies must be arranged and approved by a Real Estate Department faculty member with the exception of the Seevak Research Competition. Seevak Student Research Seminar: This class meets in the Spring semester to analyze how to conduct research in the real estate market, where to find data, how to critique research, how to frame research questions, how to write a business research report, how to present a business research report. Topics are provided each year. For further information regarding the Annual Seevak Research Competition see the Real Estate department’s website at: .
Statistics Please note: Before scheduling classes, check with the department to determine the availability of courses for the upcoming semester or visit the statistics website at . The Statistics major develops the skills and insights required to draw inferences and conclusions from many types of data. A key challenge facing managers is the interpretation of the vast amount of data generated in the world of business today. Modern computing systems now produce large volumes of information whereas previously one could often only rely upon intuition and guesses. Yet this information does not directly answer important business questions. What combination of features is most desirable for consumers? What will sales be next month? How did we do last month? Data analysis and statistics offer a systematic approach that can help provide answers to these questions. Courses offered by the Statistics Department develop the skills and insights required to make effective use of statistical methods. The courses provide the knowledge needed to select and apply techniques and to communicate statistical results. Interpretation in realistic applications offers guiding examples, and theory is used to motivate and compare alternative schemes. The courses range from a rigorous training in the fundamentals of statistical theory (STAT 430, 512) to applications of popular methodologies, such as regression analysis (STAT 701) and forecasting (STAT 711). Regardless of topic, all of these courses provide useful skills that augment the substantive managerial abilities of students. Courses also provide exposure to computer software that implements key techniques. Requirements for the Major The Statistics major may be tailored in accordance with student’s interests, which may involve a second major. Five credit units are required and the required prerequisite STAT 613 may contribute one credit unit. Some courses offered by other departments are permitted (students who wish to include courses from other departments in the major should request permission to include these from the Statistics Department advisor and file this permission with the MBA Program Office). Courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis cannot be counted toward the major. The following courses additional courses beyond STAT 613 offered by the Department of Statistics are eligible for the major: STAT 430/510 Probability (note: only stat 430 – 401 honors section in the fall semesters is cross-listed with stat 510 – 401.) STAT 432/512 Mathematical Statistics STAT 433 Stochastic Processes STAT 435/711 Forecasting Methods for Management STAT 436 Stochastic Modeling STAT 471/701 Advanced Statistics for Management STAT 472/712 Decision Making Under Uncertainty STAT 474 Modern Regression for the Social, Behavioral, and Biological Sciences STAT 475/920 Sample Survey Methods STAT 476 Applied Probability Models in Marketing STAT 520 Applied Econometrics I STAT 521 Applied Econometrics II STAT 622 Statistical Modeling STAT 853 Actuarial Statistics STAT 854 Applied Statistical Methods for Actuaries STAT 910 Forecasting and Time Series Analysis STAT 926 Multivariate Analysis: Methodology STAT 950 Quantitative Consulting Seminar MBA Advisor: Robert Stine (telephone: 215.898.3114; email: stine@wharton.upenn.edu) ACTUARIAL SCIENCE STATISTICS The Wharton actuarial science curriculum prepares students for professional certification as an actuary. The curriculum includes general business courses important for developing a strong, general understanding of the business environment, as well as quantitative courses in economics, accounting, computer science, and finance. The location of the actuarial science program within an internationally renowned business school provides students with an exceptional opportunity to blend studies in economic theory, financial strategies, general business principles, insurance company management, corporate risk management, and public policy. Students enrolling are expected to have undergraduate training in calculus and at least one course in statistics and probability theory. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take actuarial examinations organized by the Society of Actuaries or the Casualty Actuarial Society during their studies. The Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society adopted a new examination system in 2007. Three topics (Applied Statistical Methods, Corporate Finance, and Economics) require Validation by Educational Experience (VEE). The Society of Actuaries has approved a large number of Wharton and Penn courses that satisfy the VEE requirements. A list of these approved courses can be found on the Society website. Students then need to pass four preliminary exams: Probability, Financial Mathematics, Actuarial Models, and Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models. Actuarial courses offered by the Department prepare students for the Financial Mathematics and the Actuarial Models examinations. Requirements for the Major The major requires five credit units. Electives taken on a Pass/Fail basis cannot be counted toward the Actuarial Science major. Deviations from these requirements must be approved by the department chairperson. See the MBA Advisor. 73
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