Downloads and Special Course Links

This page contains supplemental materials and links that I will discuss over the course of the semester.  For homework assignments, quizzes, exams, and their solutions, see the homework section of this site.  For lecture outlines and SmartBoard notes, go to the course schedule section of the web site. 

Articles for class
Zoning codes and related information
Other handouts and links
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Page last updated:  02/06/2012 

Articles for Class Discussion

On occasion I will assign outside articles for you to read for class.  When possible, I will make an electronic copy available here.  In some cases, copyright laws force me to post articles on Blackboard so that they are not accessible to the world at large; when this is the case, I will make a note here.  All articles are posted by the date on which we will discuss the article. 

To return to the class web site from these articles, you will often need to use the "Back" button on your browser. 

• NPR article on water rights in the Western United States

• Kansas Photo Tour page showing the marker for the 6th Principal Meridian and corresponding baseline

• Adams Jones Law Firm publications on real estate law in Kansas

Zoning Codes and Related Information

• Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Department

• Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code

  • Zoning districts chart - PDF format

  • Zoning use regulations chart - PDF format

  • GIS zoning maps online - City of Wichita website, Sedgwick County website

  • Zoning approval process chart -  PDF format, MS Word format

  • Factors considered in zoning approval cases - PDF format, MS Word format

• MAPD Neighborhood Revitalization Plans

Other Handouts and Links

• Kansas Real Estate Commission

• Sedgwick County - Appraiser's Office   

• Real estate jargon handout (PDF format, MS Word format)

• Financial calculator help sheets

• Mortgage underwriting and closing documents

  • Truth in Lending Disclosure

  • Good Faith Estimate

  • HUD-1 Settlement Statement

• Department of Housing and Urban Development information

  • RESPA information

• Written assignment assessment documents

  • Written assignment assessment form - Word 2003 format

  • Barton School writing assessment rubric - Word 2003 format

  • Interpreting my scribbles on your papers - PDF format

• Oral presentation assessment documents

 

• Oral presentation assessment form - Word 2003 format

• Barton School oral presentation assessment rubric - Word 2003 format

You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print many of the files I post here.  You can download it for free at the Adobe Acrobat web site.

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