Dr. Laura Moody

Fall '15: EGR 312

SYLLABUS

Lesson	DATE	TOPIC	READING	ASSIGNMENT
1	Aug 18	Intro to Engineering Economy
2	20	Basic Concepts	Chapter 1	Lesson 2 Plan
3	25	Basic Excel functions Lesson 3 Lab Lesson 3 Lab soln.xlsx (meet in the computer lab, 216A)	Appendix A	Lesson 3 Plan
4	27	Factors and their use	Chapter 2	Lesson 4 Plan
5	Sep 1	Factors and their use (cont.) Lesson 5 Lab Lesson 5 Lab soln.xlsx (meet in the computer lab, 216A)		Lesson 5 Plan
6	3	Combining Factors	Chapter 3	Lesson 6 Plan
7	8	Combining Factors (cont.) Lesson 7 Lab Lesson 7 Lab soln.xlsx (meet in the computer lab, 216A)		Lesson 7 Plan
8	10	Nominal & Effective Interest Rates	Chapter 4	Lesson 8 Plan
9	15	Using Excel in Economic Analyses Lesson 9 Lab Lesson 9 Lab soln.xlsx	Appendix A
10	17	Present-Worth & Capitalized Cost Evaluation	Chapter 5	Lesson 10 Plan
11	22	Present-Worth & Capitalized Cost Evaluation (cont) Lesson 11 Lab Lesson 11 Lab soln.xlsx
	24	REVIEW Practice Test 1 answers
	29	First mid-term exam	Chapter 1-4
12	Oct 1	EUAW Evaluation	Chapter 6	Lesson 12 Plan
13	6	EUAW Evaluation (cont)
	8	FALL BREAK (no class)
14	13	Rate-of-Return Calculations	Chapter 7	Lesson 14 Plan
15	15	ROR Evaluation for Multiple Projects	Chapter 8
16	20	ROR Evaluation using Excel Lesson 16 Lab Lesson 16 Lab soln.xlsx		Lesson 15 and 16 Plan
17	22	Replacement & Retention / REVIEW Practice Test 2 answers Chapter 6, 7, 8, and 11 hw answers	Chapter 11	Lesson 17 Plan
	27	Second mid-term exam	Ch. 5-8
18	29	Project Management	Notes	Lesson 18 Plan
19	Nov 3	Project Management	Notes	Lesson 20 Plan
20	5	Project Management (defining the project)	Notes
21	10	Project Management	Notes
22	12	Project Management (Risk Mgt. and Ethics) MS Project Lab	Notes	Risk Mgt. and Ethics HW
23	17	Breakeven Analysis	Chapter 13	Lesson 23 Plan
24	19	Depreciation	Chapter 16	Lesson 24 Plan
24	24	After-Tax Economic Analysis	Chapter 17	Lesson 25 Plan
	26	THANKSGIVING (no class)
25	Dec 1	Project Presentations
26	3	Project Presentations
	5	REVIEW (optional)
	10	Final Exam (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.)