Course Introduction
Welcome to California Real Estate Finance. This is one of the twelve courses that students can use to meet the third course requirement for a Calfiornia State Salesperson's License. Additionally, the course helps students prepare for further studies in real estate. This course covers real estate financing: lending policies, and problems; financing transactions in residential, apartment, commercial, and special purpose properties; and methods of financing properties. This course applies towards educational requirements for both a salesperson's or broker's examination. Please take the time to download, print and study the course outline. Also, please watch the Desire2Learn Demonstrations shown below before taking the Online Orientation Quiz in the Desire2Learn course web site or begining any course work.
Online Course Orientation
This course uses a combination of different technology's to deliver course materials over the Internet. Student's who take this course are required to complete and online orientation. Following are the requirements that all students must complete before beginning any work in this course:
1. Course Outline:
Click this link to get a printable version of the Course Outline.
2. Technology Requirements:
A Pentium® based computer or greater, with 512 megabytes of RAM, sound card.
Your computer should have the Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system installed.
Windows Media Player should be installed so that you can watch the video lectures. You can download a free copy of the Windows Media Player at the Microsoft Web Site shown below:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx
A current copy of the Adobe Flash Player. You can download a free copy of the program from the Adobe Web Site http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Headset so that you can listen to the video and audio lectures.
3. Watch Following Desire2Learn Demonstrations by selecting the Button to the left of the demonstration name:
How To Change Your Email Address in Desire2Learn
Tour the course Desire2Learn Web Site
How To Take Exams and Quizzes in Desire2Learn
How To Watch Video In Desire2Learn
How To Listen and Download Audio Files In Desire2Learn.
Special Note: Apple iPod Audio Lectures
iPod Audio Lecture Download: Beginning this semester (spring 2010) students are able to download all of the course audio lectures to their Apple iPod for free. These lectures contain the exact same audio contained in the video lectures. Now students can listen to the lectures anywhere they can play their iPod. Shown below are the links to the Apple Store where students are able to Subscribe to and download all of the audio lectures:
Apple Store iPod Subscription link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=348528468
Students who need to download iTunes from the Apple Web Site should use the link shown below:
Apple iTunes Software download link: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
4. After you complete reviewing the Technology Requirements for the course, the Orientation Video and Blackboard Demonstrations log on to the class Desire2Learn web site and complete the orientation quiz. This quiz is very important and worth 50 points toward your final grade.
5. You can purchase the RE 310 Course DVD Set from the college bookstore. This DVD has all class lectures and pod casts. This DVD Set may be ordered online thru the Sacramento City College Book Store.
6. Course Textbook: Huber, Walt, California Huber, Walt, California Real Estate Practice, 5 th Edition. This book may be ordered online thru the Sacramento City College Book Store.
