Engineering Economy

Learning Stage 1 - The Fundamentals

1) Foundations of Engineering Economy

2) Factors: How Time and Interest Affect Money

3) Combining Factors and Spreadsheet Functions

4) Nominal and Effective Interest Rates

Learning Stage 2 - Basic Analysis Tools

5) Present Worth Analysis

6) Annual Worth Analysis

7) Rate of Return Analysis: One Project

8) Rate of Return Analysis: Multiple Alternatives

9) Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector Economics

Learning Stage 2 - Epilogue: Selecting the Basic Analysis Tool

Learning Stage 3 - Making Decisions

10) Project Financing and Non-economic Attributes

11) Replacement and Retention Decisions

12) Independent Projects With Budget Limitation

Learning Stage 4 - Rounding Out the Study

14) Effects of Inflation

15) Cost Estimation and Indirect Cost Allocation

16) Depreciation Methods

17) After-Tax Economic Analysis

18) Sensitivity Analysis and Staged Decisions

19) More on Variation and Decision Making under Risk

Appendix A - Using Spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel

Appendix B - Basics of Accounting Reports and Business Ratios

Appendix C - Code of Ethics for Engineers

Appendix D - Alternate Methods For Equivalence Calculations

Appendix E - Glossary of Concepts and Terms