CEE-202 Engineering Economics

Course Description:


Text book:

• Engineering Economics Analysis by Newman, Eschenbach, and Lavelle, 14th Ed, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780190931919
  

References:

• Toward More Sustainable Infrastructure: Project Evaluation for Planners and Engineers, by Carl D. Martland, Wiley, 2011, ISBN-10: 0470448768

Location and Hours:
Lecture: STEPS 101, T-R 10:45-12:00 pm, (ZOOM LINK: Link)

TA: Ronit Baishya (rrb225@lehigh.edu), Fritz 401B
Office Hrs: T/R 3:15-4:15pm zoom by request

Class Discussion:
Use the zoom link to get in touch with your classmates, the TA, and myself. You may contact me via email and setup for a zoom session for online office hours. The zoom linked Office Hours.

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Course Handouts in PDF

Disclaimer: Students are expected to keep their own notes. The handouts highlight the lecture content and are by NO MEANS a complete set. The instructor reserves the right to make changes that may not be reflected in the handouts below, it is the students' responsibility to keep a complete and current set of notes for each lecture.

Class Lectures: ...... ZOOM ONLINE LECTURE: Link

No.	Description	File
1	Decision Making Process in Infrastructure Projects (READ Chapter 1 before class) Readings: Code of Ethics for Engineers
2	Project Shareholders, Public/Private/PPP Environmental/Social/Financial Factors READ: SRX91 READ:
3	Cost Components & Cost Estimation (READ Chapter 2)
4	Time Value of Money 4a. Interest, Equivalence, Future Value, Nominal & Effective Interest (READ Chapter 3) Equivalence, Repeated Cash Flow (READ Chapter 4) Present Worth & Net Present Value (READ Chapter 5) Annual Cash Flow Analysis (READ Chapter 6) Rate of Return Analysis (READ Chapter 7) Choosing the Best Alternative (READ Chapter 8) Other Techniques (READ Chapter 9) Source of Capital & Project Financing (READ Chapter 16)
5	Project Scheduling & Project Duration MS Project Part1 Handout and Video Intro. MS Project Part2 Handout and Video Part2
6	Uncertainty in Future Events (READ Chapter 10)
7	Multi-criteria decsion making, Sustainable development & Life cycle assessment framework for project evaluation
8	Intro. to math. modeling & constrained Optimization
9	Depreciation (READ Chapter 11)
10	Income Taxes (READ Chapter 12), Inflation and Price Increases (READ Chapter 14)