B313
B313
Course Description This module is designed primarily for independent study of the electrical
engineering students taking the course. It is also intended to supplement the
flexible learning being pushed by the Commission on Higher Education. It
covers the following topics: concepts of the time value of money and
equivalence; basic economy study methods; decisions under certainty;
decisions recognizing risk; and decisions admitting uncertainty.
Program Outcomes (e) ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex problems in electrical
engineering
(k) ability to apply techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary
for electrical engineering practice
Course Outcomes After completing this course, the student must be able to:
1. Solve problems involving interest and the time value of money;
2. Evaluate project alternatives by applying engineering economic
principles and methods and select the most economically efficient one;
and
3. Deal with risk and uncertainty in project outcomes by applying the
basic economic decision making concepts.
Course Outline Module 1- Introduction
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Principles of Engineering Economics
1.3 Engineering Economics and the Design Process
1.4 Cost Concepts for Decision Making
1.5 Present Economic Studies
Module 2 - Money-Time Relationships and Equivalence
21. Interest and the Tine Value of Money
2.2 The Concept of Equivalence
2.3 Cash Flows
Module 3 - Economic Study Methods
3.1 The Minimum Attractive Rate of Return
3.2 Basic Economic Study Methods: Present worth, Future Worth, Annual
Worth, Internal Rate of Return, External Rate of Return
3.3 Other Methods: Discounted Payback Period, Benefit/Cost Ratio
Module 4 - Decisions Under Certainty
4.1 Evaluation of Mutually Exclusive Alternatives
4.2 Evaluation of Independent Projects
4.3 Effects of Inflation
4.4 Depreciation and After-Tax Economic Analysis
4.5 Replacement Studies
Module 5(a) - Decision Recognizing Risks
5.1 Expected Monetary Value of Alternatives
5.2 Discounted Decision Tree Analysis
Module 5(b) - Decisions Admitting Uncertainty
6.1 Sensitivity Analysis
6.2 Decision Analysis Models