LM32226 – Land Tenure and Property Rights
Course Outline
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Course |
: LM 32226 – Land Tenure and Property Rights |
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Core/Specialization |
: Land Management |
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Programme |
: Bachelor of Science Honours in Surveying Sciences |
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Department |
: Surveying & Geodesy |
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Faculty |
: Faculty of Geomatics |
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Contact Hours |
: 100 |
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Year |
: III |
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Semester |
: II |
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Lecturer |
: Dr N.M.P.M. Piyasena |
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Room No. |
: SF-08 |
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Telephone No. |
: 045-3453071 |
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: milinda@geo.sab.ac.lk |
Synopsis
Land tenure plays an important part of social, political and economic structures of any country. Land tenure and property rights play an integral part of any land management activity. This course helps students to understand underlying principles and concepts of land tenure and property rights, which helps them to identify relationship among tenure security and sustainable development. It provides a complete overview of the factors effecting on tenure security and detailed picture of land tenure issues in Sri Lanka.
Contents
Introduction to Land Tenure and Property Rights, Land tenure security, Land tenure security and sustainable development, Land tenure reforms in Sri Lanka, Land tenure issues in Sri Lanka, Land conflict prevention
Learning Outcomes
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By the end of the course, students should be able to: |
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Course Learning Outcome |
Programme Outcome |
Assessment Methods |
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1. |
Explain concepts and principles of land tenure and property rights |
P01 |
Final Examination/ Assignment |
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2. |
Identify the factors effecting on land tenure security |
P01 |
Final Examination/ Assignment |
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3. |
Explain how land tenure security effects on the sustainable development |
P01, P03 |
Final Examination/ Assignment |
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4. |
Identify, analyse and explain land tenure issues in Sri Lanka including indigenous land issues, poverty alleviation, climate change and land issues following natural disasters and human conflicts |
P02, P03, P05, P07 |
Final Examination/ Assignment |
Student Learning Time (SLT)
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Teaching and Learning Activities |
Student Learning Time (hours) |
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Directed Learning |
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Lectures and Student Centred Learning (SCL) |
24 |
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Independent Learning |
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20 |
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30 |
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18 |
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Assessment |
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6 |
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2 |
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TOTAL (SLT) |
100 |
Teaching Methodology
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Lecture/presentations and class-room discussions. |
References
Various materials and web-links are provided during the course
Grading
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Assignments (five out of six) |
50% |
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Final Examination |
50% |
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Total |
100% |