6478 (v.4) Engineering Investment and Analysis 660

Area:

Department of Civil Engineering

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Tutorial:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Economic consequences of engineering management decisions. Capital budgeting. Time value of money. Project and component life, depreciation methods, inflation and obsolescence. Economic replacement policy and comparative method for project evaluation. Interest rates. Cost benefit analysis. The effect of borrowing on investment projects methods of funding. Hire and leasing of plant. Income tax consideration. Risk analysis. Case studies.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

Click here for a printable version of this page

Picture of sun setting over Henderson Court on Curtin's Bentley Campus