Welcome to our 'Test Your Development Skills' challenge. We use the Kahoot Platform for this test so that you can see how you go against other avid Property Developer gurus ( or not) .

How does kahoot work?

It is easy. Just go to www.kahoot.it and you will see the input window shown below.

You then enter a game pin number that we provide in this course and it will ask you for a nickname. Please use your first name or similar so we can track your results (this is up to you and not compulsory)

How does the challenge work?
You follow this course platform from unit to unit and you find that each unit will have a theme like ' Property Developer History' or 'General Knowledge' questions.

As you proceed along from unit to unit the questions are aimed at being more difficult to answer and require you to learn from our platform or  play our Property Development Game .

What is the Prize

When or if you get to specific milestones successfully along the way we provide a $15 discount voucher that can be applied to our gamer membership see our Pricing Page for more details

Win Win

You participate and get discount access to our gamer series and get to learn about property development and entrepreneurial skills.

We get more and more subscribers to our Gamer Platform at an affordable price and this provides further opportunities for you to become a trainee student. The Gamer Membership is a stepping stone to being a Student Trainee if that suits your training path.

Thanks for showing interest in our exciting new animated teaching method and we look forward to seeing how you go.

Work In Progress Note

When you see this symbol it means that we are still creating this course or tool in the background.

Internship Opportunity: 

When you see this internship banner it means there is an opportunity to help us with this course or tool. If you want to apply for an internship please go to our Internship Opportunities Page and fill in the questionnare. Don't forget to mention the  course that needs work . In this case it is Test Your Development Skills.

Dr Jonathan Drane

 

This course provides an initial understanding of the geometry and spatial planning that helps with optimising potential development sites

It includes introductory modules from the How to turn a house into an apartment tower course.

Dr Jonathan Drane

Welcome to our general induction modules which help you understand how the Dr Drane Faster Classes have been created as well as our goals and strategies.

The Faster Class concept is very exciting and seeks to help students find a bridge into industry faster than the traditional university course work process of several years

The Faster Class also provides several pathways for students to interact and grow including internships, student learning and affiliate status.

Once you enrol or join any of these programmes you are part of a network that will be there for you as you move forward in your life and career path.

I have taught thousands of students and practitioners in the art of property development over the years across several academic institutions and in industry training as well.

I hope you enjoy this induction and welcome to a unique pathway in your life moving forward

Dr Jonathan Drane

Questionnaire:For Internship, Job and Work Experience Applications

Please fill out this questionnaire to allow us to assess how you could fit into our Internship, Work Experience of Job programme. Please see our Internship and Work Placement pages.

Our internship progression path, work experience and upcoming job opportunities is shown on the following page.

https://fastclass.jondrane.net/internship-and-work-experience-programme/

Thanks for your interest.

Dr Jonathan Drane

 

Pre-requisite for this course:

You need to have completed the Starter Induction Course and the How to turn a house into an apartment tower course before commencing this course.

Course Summary

This course takes us into the development world of office towers which replace the traditional streetscape shops that we are so familiar with in our historic town formations.

The course gives a higher understanding of how office demand can create development value and render the shops as redundant value wise.

Including concepts: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF101), Highest and Best Use (HBU101), Hypothetical Development Method ( HDM101), Residual Land Value (RLV101), Back of Envelope Analysis (BOE101) and Building Envelope Analysis (BEA101).

Pre-requisite for this course:

You need to have completed the Starter Induction Course and the How to turn a house into an apartment tower course before commencing this course.

Course Summary

This course takes us into the development world of mixed use towers (apartments over offices over shops) which  replace the traditional streetscape shops that we are so familiar with in our historic town formations.

The course gives a higher understanding of the complex demand mix for each use ( shops, offices and apartments) and how developers create development value and render the shops as redundant value wise.

Including concepts: Mixed Use Feasibility (MUF101) Highest and Best Use (HBU101), Hypothetical Development Method ( HDM101), Residual Land Value (RLV101), Back of Envelope Analysis (BOE101) and Building Envelope Analysis (BEA101).

Pre-requisite for this course:

You need to have completed the Starter Induction Course before commencing this course.

Course Summary

This course takes us beyond the 'geometric' tower testing in the induction course and looks at the numbers, the impact, the funding, the acquisition and development. A must for novice developers with all the tools of the trade and the developer smarts.

Including concepts: Hypothetical Development Method ( HDM101), Residual Land Value (RLV101), Back of Envelope Analysis (BOE101) and Building Envelope Analysis (BEA101).

Our Inaugural Starter Induction Course

This course is the first episode of our feature course on 'How to turn a house into an apartment tower' and it provides an introduction to the Hypothetical Development Method (HDM101) and other developer tools and analytical methods (see below).

It is also our inaugural offering and the student input is used to improve the ongoing course offerings.

These lessons provide immediate skills, tricks and tools used by Property Developers to assess a development site.

Preview the Course Here

Watch these introductory videos by Dr Drane where he outlines the course and its objectives which are focused on your progression path and competence.

Video Introduction by Dr Drane

https://www.jondrane.net/fastclass/How%20to%20make%20a%20city/Induction%20Course%20Intro..mp4

Video Introduction to Course Design

https://www.jondrane.net/fastclass/How%20to%20make%20a%20city/Introduction%20to%20%20Animated%20Concept%20and%20Acclerated%20Learning.mp4

Included in the Starter Induction Course

'How to turn a house into an apartment tower and the Hypothetical Development Method (HDM101)'

Which includes:

-Video introduction to the 'Faster Class' animated lesson concept by Dr Drane.
-Video introduction to our assessment process and your progression and competency score.
-An animated lesson on the city and property development.
-6  animated lessons on 'how to turn a house into an apartment tower' and HDM 101
-Immediate Skills Achievement
-These lessons provide immediate skills, tricks and tools used by Property Developers to assess a development site.
-Your Feedback Survey
-Compulsory: feedback form to help us evaluate and improve our system of learning.

-Your competency test; where you use one of our site analytics tool to analyse a 'site based case study' and see how good you are at optimising the site.

-Upon completion of the course and competency test you are eligible for our Starter Status Membership which is a separate subscription offer and  provides:

• a progression programme with milestones
• access to offers and discount vouchers for our ongoing courses
• access to Dr Drane's Master Class workshops.
• a pathway to you first project or new job.

Including Concepts: Hypothetical Development Method ( HDM101), Residual Land Value (RLV101), Block Planning Analysis (BPA101) and Building Envelope Analysis (BEA101)