Selected lecture slides are available below.
SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
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L1 | Introduction and motivation; Initial discussion of project | (PDF) |
L2 | Introduction to public and private projects, evaluation methods and project evaluation checklists | (PDF) |
L3 | Stakeholder analysis and multi-attribute analysis | |
L4 | Project costs and revenues; Stakeholder perspectives (public vs. private) | (PDF) |
L5 | Time value of money; Equivalence relationships | (PDF) |
L6 | Discount rates, minimally acceptable rate of return (MARR), rate of return on investment (IRR) | (PDF) |
L7 | Benefit cost analysis; Comparing alternatives; Financial and economic analysis | |
L8 | Financing | |
L9 | Case: Panama Canal | |
L10 | High speed rail (HSR) case | (PDF) |
L11 | Term projects from previous years | |
L12 | Quiz review | |
L13 | Quiz (open-book, open-note) | |
L14 | HSR Case (cont.) | (PDF) |
L15 | Introduction to uncertainty, stakeholder analysis and Mitchell framework | |
L16 | Dealing with uncertainty | (PDF) |
L17 | Dealing with uncertainty: Decision trees | |
L18 | Dealing with uncertainty: Real options | |
L19 | Case: Spent nuclear fuel, transportation to Yucca Mountain, Nevada | |
L20 |
Project evaluation in developing countries, Case: Pure Home Water in Africa Guest lecturer: Susan Murcott |
(PDF - 8.7MB) |
L21 | Public private partnerships | |
L22 | Infrastructure banks | |
L23 | Project presentations | |
L24 | Project presentations (cont.) | |
L25 | Project presentations (cont.) | |
L26 | Wrap-up and summary |