Printable Version| 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
- Toward More Sustainable Infrastructure: Project Evaluation for Planners and Engineers, by Carl D. Martland, Wiley, 2011, ISBN-10: 0470448768
Lecture: XS 303, T-R 12:10-1:25 pm, (ZOOM LINK: Link)
TA: Ali Ghaffari (alg721@lehigh.edu),
Office Hrs: Thursday 4-5pm, F 4-5pm 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.
| 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. | Description | File |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decision Making Process in Infrastructure Projects (READ Chapter 1 before class) Readings: |
Lect1 |
| 2 | Project 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 |
| 4 | Time Value of Money Interest Tables
Lect4a EXCEL Ch4 Excel |
Lect4a Lect4b Lect4c Lect4d Lect4e Lect4f Lect4g Lect4h Video Lect4h |
| 5 | Project Scheduling & Project Duration MS Project Part1 Handout and Video Intro. MS Project Part2 Handout and Video Part2 |
Lect5 |
| 6 | Uncertainty in Future Events (READ Chapter 10) |
Lect6 |
| 7 | Multi-criteria decsion making, Sustainable development & Life cycle assessment framework for project evaluation | Lect7 AHP Video |
| 8 | Intro. to math. modeling & constrained Optimization | |
| 9 | Depreciation (READ Chapter 11) |
Lect9 |
| 10 | Income Taxes (READ Chapter 12), Inflation and Price Increases (READ Chapter 14) |