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地点:玉泉校区机械工程学院小白楼304
学分确认:工程经济学2学分(选修课学分)+(专业)认识实习1学分,合计3学分
教学方式:全美国式课程教学方式+企业参观认识实习
面向对象:工业工程专业2013级(全体),机械工程2013、机械电子工程2013等工科专业6名(按照报名顺序录取)
报名方式:邮件发至zhongrm@zju.edu.cn,邮件主题:原味课程申请。报名截止时间
主讲教师:Prof. Mingzhou Jin
美国田纳西大学工业和系统工程系教学系主任
Course Description:
Three hours lecture. Role of engineering economy in engineering practice; principles of economic equivalence; time value of money and discounted cash-flow techniques; analysis of single and multiple investments; comparison of alternatives; capital recovery and tax implications; inflation; public sector analysis; cost estimation; depreciation schedules; break-even point concepts; decision making under uncertainty; risk analysis; introduction to investing in the financial market; basic accounting principles and financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, cost of goods sold statements, and business ratios.
Tentative Course Outline:
| Lectures | Lecture/Activity | Textbook Chapters |
| 1 | Introduction to Engineering Economy | 1 |
| 2 | Cost Concepts and Estimation | 2, 3 |
| 3 | Time Value of Money | 4 |
| 4 | Evaluating a Single Project | 5 |
| 5 | Comparison and Selection among Alternatives | 6 |
| 6 | Depreciation and Income Taxes | 7 |
| 7 | Global Engineering Economic Analysis | 8 |
| 8 | Benefit-Cost Ratio Analysis | 10 |
| 9 | Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis | 11 |
| 10 | Capital Budgeting Processes | 13 |
| | Course project presentation and discussion | |
Quizzes: The quizzes are closed book and closed notes. You are allowed to bring a formula sheet and a calculator only. No make-up tests will be given regardless of what the excuse is. There will be five short quizzes on the material that is covered in class recently.
Project: A team project will be given in the middle of the term. The project will be about engineering economic analysis for a project for a Knoxville-based company whose manufacturing base is in
Assignments: Assignments will be given about every week. I expect to give about four assignments. Some assignments can be done in groups of two, one American student and one Chinese student.
Field Trips: Multiple field trips will be arranged for students to be exposed to manufacturing, engineering, and culture in
Course Assessment:
Grade distribution:
Assignments – 40 points (10 points each)
Quizzes – 30 points (6 points each)
Project – 30 points
Textbook:
Engineering Economy, 14/E, William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks and C. Patrick Koelling, 2011, 清华大学出版社(国外大学优秀教材影印版).
Reading Materials:
Reading materials will be provided by the instructor and available in blackboard.
