Personal Property Education
Personal Property offers course in the following categories:
National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice(USPAP) Courses
The standards courses are taught by ASA, as well as through the university partners and chapters. You can also take USPAP audio courses through distance learning. Either version is acceptable for your accreditation or reaccreditation requirements.
PP/GJ201: Personal Property Valuation Methodology—Introduction
Course hours: 27
Exam hours: 3
Course level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Objectives:
- Provide an overview of valuation theory within the context of the appraisal process
- Introduce terminology used in the appraisal profession
- Provide a working knowledge of Approaches to Value: Cost, Sales Comparison, and Income
- Introduce procedural methods
- Introduce the types of value and their application to various intended uses
- Explain the ethical rules and standards of the appraisal profession
PP/GJ202: Personal Property Valuation Methodology—Research and Analysis
Course hours: 27
Exam hours: 3
Course level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Successful completion of PP/GJ201
Objectives: Become familiar with and examine in-depth
- The relationship between valuation theory and market economics and statistics
- Matching appraisal methods to appraisal purposes and objectives
- Researching primary and secondary sources
- Uses of statistics in valuation
- The work plan and its components
- Research design and organization
- Interpretation of catalog information and prices
- Advanced valuation theory and principles that influence valuation
- Appraisal terminology
- Functions of appraisal and identification in the appraisal process
Textbooks: (purchase before class)
- The Appraisal of Personal Property: Principles, Theories and Practice Methods for the Professional Appraiser. To order, visit the ASA store at www.appraisers.org/ASAstore.aspx or call (800) 272-8258.
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), current edition. To order, visit the ASA store at www.appraisers.org/ASAstore.aspx or call (800) 272-8258.
- Short Guide to Writing About Art, Barnet, S. This book is available through retail book dealers or from the publisher, Pearson Higher Education. To order, visit www.mypearsonstore.com or call (800) 922-0579.
Pre-course information:
Click here for the advance reading assignments
Click here for a list of what to bring to class
Where to take PP/GJ202:
Click here for information on taking this class through our university partners program
Click here for information on the distance learning audio course version (PP/GJ202AC)
PP/GJ203: Personal Property Valuation—Report Writing
Course hours: 27
Exam hours: 3
Course level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Successful completion of PP/GJ201 and PP/GJ202
Objectives: Practice and understand
- The necessary components of a written appraisal report
- Appraisal report standards and the methods required to prepare an appraisal document
- The development of the appraisal narrative for insurance scheduling
- Online market research and analysis of market data to complete an individual appraisal using course materials introduced in PP/GJ202
Textbooks: (purchase before class)
- The Appraisal of Personal Property: Principles, Theories and Practice Methods for the Professional Appraiser. To order, visit the ASA store at www.appraisers.org/ASAstore.aspx or call (800) 272-8258.
- Short Guide to Writing About Art; Barnet, S. This book is available through retail book dealers or from the publisher, Pearson Higher Education. To order, visit www.mypearsonstore.com or call (800) 922-0579.
Pre-course information:
Click here for the advance reading assignments
Click here for a list of what to bring to class
Where to take PP/GJ203:
Click here for information on taking this class through our university partners program
PP/GJ204: Personal Property Valuation—The Legal and Commercial Environment
Course hours: 27
Exam hours: 3
Course level: Advanced
Prerequisites: Successful completion of PP/GJ201, PP/GJ202 and PP/GJ203
Objectives: Explore in-depth
- Contracts and operating costs as they relate to managing an appraisal practice
- Insurance, tax law and court vocabulary in precedent establishing cases
- The expert witness: courtroom demeanor, pretrial activity and preparation
- Ethical and professional standards
Textbooks: (purchase before class)
- The Appraisal of Personal Property: Principles, Theories and Practice Methods for the Professional Appraiser. To order, visit the ASA store at www.appraisers.org/ASAstore.aspx or call (800) 272-8258.
- The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby’s-Christie’s Auction House Scandal; Matson, C. This book is available through retail book dealers.
- The Expert versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts(2004); Thaw, E. This book is available through retail book dealers.
Pre-course information:
Click here for the advance reading assignments
Click here for a list of what to bring to class
Where to take PP/GJ204:
Click here for information on taking this class through our university partners program
Continuing Education Courses
Continuing education and specialty courses are offered through our university partners program.
A variety of connoisseur and professional development courses are offered through our university partners program.
Click here for information on continuing education classes through our university partners program