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6478 (v.4) Engineering Investment and Analysis 660


 

Area:

Department of Civil Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Tutorial:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

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.
 

Field of Education:

 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusTrimester 1Y  

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

 
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