📚 Engineering Economics – Complete Syllabus & Study Guide
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📖 Course Overview
🎯 Objectives:
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Conduct economic studies relevant to engineering projects.
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Evaluate investment decisions and financial feasibility of projects.
📌 Total Hours: 60
📌 Total Marks: 80
📚 Detailed Syllabus Breakdown
1️⃣ Introduction to Engineering Economics (3 hours)
✔️ Origin & Principles of Engineering Economy
✔️ Role of Engineers in Decision-Making
✔️ Cash Flow Diagram Basics
2️⃣ Interest and Time Value of Money (6 hours)
✔️ Concept of Time Value of Money
✔️ Interest Types: Simple & Compound
✔️ Interest Rates: Nominal, Effective, Continuous Compounding
✔️ Economic Equivalence & Interest Formulas
✔️ Types of Cash Flows: Single, Uneven, Equal, Linear & Geometric Gradient
3️⃣ Basic Engineering Economic Analysis Methods (8 hours)
✔️ Determining Minimum Attractive Rate of Return (MARR)
✔️ Payback Period Method
✔️ Equivalent Worth Methods: Present, Future, Annual Worth
✔️ Rate of Return Methods: Internal & External/Modified Rate of Return
✔️ Public Sector Economic Analysis (Benefit-Cost Ratio Method)
✔️ Lifecycle Costing & Financial Analysis Introduction
4️⃣ Comparative Analysis of Alternatives (6 hours)
✔️ Mutually Exclusive Alternatives (Same/Different Useful Life)
✔️ Methods: Payback Period, Equivalent Worth, Rate of Return, Benefit-Cost Ratio
✔️ Repeatability & Co-Terminated Assumptions
✔️ Capitalized Worth Method & Combination Analysis
5️⃣ Replacement Analysis (6 hours)
✔️ Fundamentals & Key Terminology
✔️ Defender vs. Challenger Comparison
✔️ Economic Service Life Calculation
✔️ Replacement Analysis for Long-Term Service Life
✔️ Infinite vs. Finite Planning Horizon Replacement Decisions
6️⃣ Risk Analysis in Engineering Economics (6 hours)
✔️ Identifying Project Risks
✔️ Sensitivity, Breakeven & Scenario Analysis
✔️ Probability Concept in Economic Evaluation
✔️ Decision Trees & Sequential Investment Analysis
7️⃣ Depreciation & Corporate Income Taxes (6 hours)
✔️ Depreciation Concepts & Methods
🔹 Straight Line Method
🔹 Declining Balance Method
🔹 Sinking Fund & Sum of Year Digits Method
🔹 Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)
✔️ Corporate Income Tax Basics
✔️ After-Tax Cash Flow & Economic Analysis
8️⃣ Inflation & Its Impact on Project Cashflows (4 hours)
✔️ Understanding Inflation & Measuring It
✔️ Equivalence Calculations Under Inflation
✔️ Inflation’s Effect on Project Evaluation
🔬 Tutorials & Assignments
📌 Engineering Economics Practice Exercises
✔️ Assignments on Cash Flow, Interest, & Depreciation Calculations
✔️ Quizzes on Economic Analysis & Decision Making
✔️ Case Study on Engineering Project Evaluation
📚 Recommended Books & References
📖 Contemporary Engineering Economics – Chan S. Park
📖 Engineering Economy – E. Paul De Garmo, William G. Sullivan & James A. Bonta
📖 Engineering Economics – James L. Riggs, David D. Bedworth & Sabah U. Randhawa
📊 Exam Format & Marks Distribution
| S.N | Chapter | Hours | Marks Allocation* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapters 1 & 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Chapter 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | Chapter 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Chapter 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Chapter 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Chapter 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Chapter 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 60 Hours | 80 Marks |
📌 There may be minor deviations in marks distribution
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📚 Chapter 1: Introduction to Engineering Economics – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 2: Interest and Time Value of Money – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 3: Basic Engineering Economic Analysis Methods – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 4: Comparative Analysis of Alternatives – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 5: Replacement Analysis – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 6: Risk Analysis in Engineering Economics – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 7: Depreciation & Corporate Income Taxes – Download PDF
📚 Chapter 8: Inflation & Its Impact on Project Cashflows – Download PDF
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