Mesut Pervizpour
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CEE-202 Engineering Economics

Course Description:

The planning and management of civil engineering projects. Modeling and optimization methods, project management techniques. Financial decision-making among alternatives. Present value and discounted cash flow analysis; incremental analysis and rate-of-return criteria.

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: Ali Ghaffari (alg721@lehigh.edu),
Office Hrs: STEPS 370, T&W 12:00-1:00 PM

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.



Syllabus | Handouts | Assignments | Project | Links


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.DescriptionFile
1Decision Making Process in Infrastructure Projects
(READ Chapter 1 before class)
Readings:
Lect1
2Project Shareholders, Public/Private/PPP
Environmental/Social/Financial Factors
READ: SRX91 CA State Road 91 Express Lanes
READ: Dulles Corridor Improvements
Lect2a
Lect2b
3 Cost Components & Cost Estimation (READ Chapter 2) Lect3
4Time Value of Money
Interest Tables
  • 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)

Lect4a EXCEL
Ch4 Excel




Lect4a
Lect4b
Lect4c
Lect4d
Lect4e
Lect4f
Lect4g
Lect4h
Video Lect4h
5Project Scheduling & Project Duration
MS Project Part1 Handout and Video Intro.
MS Project Part2 Handout and Video Part2
Lect5
6Uncertainty in Future Events (READ Chapter 10)
Lect6
7Multi-criteria decsion making, Sustainable development & Life cycle assessment framework for project evaluation Lect7
8Intro. to math. modeling & constrained Optimization
9Depreciation (READ Chapter 11)
Lect9
10Income Taxes (READ Chapter 12),
Inflation and Price Increases (READ Chapter 14)