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Syllabus

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Course Description


1.011 examines methodologies for evaluating civil engineering projects, which typically are large-scale, long-lived projects involving many economic, financial, social, and environmental factors. Basic techniques of engineering economics, including net present value analysis, life-cycle costing, benefit-cost analysis, and other approaches to project evaluation are among the topics covered. The course will also explore resource and cost estimation procedures appropriate for large-scale infrastructure systems as well as incorporating service quality, risk, environmental impacts, and other factors within the evaluation process. Examples are drawn from building design & construction, transportation systems, urban development, environmental projects, water resource management, and other elements of both the public and private infrastructure.



Required Text


Amazon logo Sullivan, William, James Luxhoj, and Elin Wicks. Engineering Economy. 12th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0130673382. 



Gradings


ACTIVITIESPERCENTAGES
Class Participation (Bonus)10%
Exams
Quiz 110%
Quiz 210%
Quiz 310%
Problem Sets
PS 1: Panama Canal Case Study5%
PS 2: Canal Cost Model5%
PS 3: Equivalence of Cash Flows5%
PS 4: Time is Money: Financing a Skyscraper5%
PS 5: Strategic Needs and Ranking Major Alternatives5%
PS 6: Cash Flow Models - Project Effectiveness (for your project)5%
PS 7: Social and Environmental Impacts (for your project)5%
Term Paper
Topic Overview5%
Presentation10%
Final Report20%

 








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