TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
YEAR OF STUDY | 3 |
SEMESTER | Fifth Term (Fall) |
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Nureddin Kırkavak
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LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have an abilitiy to understand the basic principles of engineering economy;calculation of ordinary and compound interest, money-time relationships, internal rate of return, inflation and cost analysis. 2) Have an ability to identify, formulate, and solve economy engineering problems. 3) Operate the cash flow of the projects and compare variable enginnering projects in terms of economy. 4) Have a knowledge about models of amortisation and apply them. 5) Use Excel as a tool to solve the problems.
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MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
COURSE DEFINITION | The course is design for engineering students to explain the relationship between engineering and economics with special emphasis on capital budgeting.
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COURSE CONTENTS | WEEK | TOPICS |
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1st Week | Engineering Economics, Cost Concepts | 2nd Week | cost threads | 3rd Week | Cost Calculation Techniques | 4th Week | Time Money and Equivalence Relations | 5th Week | Time Money and Equivalence Relations | 6th Week | Time Money and Equivalence Relations | 7th Week | Money Time Relations Practices | 8th Week | Money Time Relations Practices | 9th Week | Midterm | 10th Week | Project Rating | 11th Week | alternative Benchmarking | 12th Week | Depreciation and Income Tax | 13th Week | Cost / Benefit Analysis | 14th Week | Uncertainty and risk environments |
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RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Business Engineering Economy, William G. Sullivan, Pearson International Edition, 14th edition (2009) Fundamentals of Engineering Economics 3/e, Chan S. Park, Auburn University, Prentice Hall, 2013
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PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Presentation,Project,Other |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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Mid-term | 1 | 35 | Quiz | 1 | 25 | Attendance | 1 | 5 | Total(%) | | 65 | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 65 | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 35 | Total(%) | | 100 |
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ECTS WORKLOAD |
Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Preparation for Quiz | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Homework | | | | Total Workload | | | 114 |
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Total Workload / 30 | | | 3,8 |
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ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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