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Mu'tah UniversityCivil Engineering Department
Second Semester, 2008Engineering Economy (0403302 )
INSTRUCTORS Dr. Ayman H. Al-MomaniDr. Shaker A. MahadinDr.
Moayyad Shawaqfah
CourseCoordinator:
Dr. Ayman Al-Momani
CLASS ROOM Engineering
TIME
OFFICE HOURS Daily 1 - 2.
OFFICELOCATION
Deanship section
EMAIL
COURSEOBJECTIVES To provide the students with a thorough
understanding ofthe principles of, and techniques used in
engineeringeconomical studies, equivalence and compound
interestformula, feasibility studies, and the comparison and
decisionmaking between alternatives.
COURSEDESCRIPTION
This course will cover the concepts and techniques ofengineering
economy. More specifically, the course consistsof three main
parts:Part I: introduction to Engineering Economy.Part II: Interest
formulas and equivalencePart III: Economic analysis of
alternatives.
PREREQUISITES -TEXTBOOK Gerald J. Thuesen and W. J. Fabrycky,
Engineering
Economy, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001
REFERENCES - Sullivan, Wicks, and Luxhoj, Engineering Economy,
12th
Edition.- Park, Fundamentals of Engineering Economics, 2004
GRADING The breakdown of the final grade of the class is:
1st Exam 25%
2nd Exam 25%
Final 50%
Total: 100%ATTENDANCE Prompt, regular attendance is necessary
for the lecture, and
the exams. There is no makeup for the First and Secondexams,
missing them will give you zero grade. Regarding theFinal exam,
according to the college rules its not allowed forthe student to
miss the final exam; the makeup will be givenfrom a specialized
committee on the college level and notfrom the class instructor for
a special extreme, justified, andwell-documented
circumstances!!!
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ACADEMICDISHONESTY:
Actions will be taken against students who engage incheating,
plagiarism, misrepresentation, fraud, or otherdishonest practices
according with University guidelines.
NOTES: .
Class ScheduleWeek No. Lecture Topic Notes
Week 1 Chapter 1: Engineering andEngineering Economy
Week 2 Chapter 2: Some Economic andCost Concepts
Week 3 Chapter 3: Interest Formulas
Week 4 Chapter 3: Interest FormulasWeek 5 Chapter 4: Calculation
ofEconomic Equivalence
Week 6 Chapter 4: Calculation ofEconomic Equivalence
1st Exam Tuesday28.10.2008
5:00 6:00Week 7 Chapter 5: Equivalence Involving
InflationWeek 8 Chapter 5: Equivalence Involving
InflationWeek 9 Chapter 6: Bases for Comparison
of AlternativesWeek 10 Chapter 6: Bases for Comparison
of AlternativesWeek 11 Chapter 7: Decision Making
among Alternatives2nd Exam Tuesday
9.12.20085:00 6:00
Week 12 Chapter 8: Evaluating ProductionOperations.
Week 13 Chapter 9: EvaluatingReplacement Alternatives
Week 14 Chapter 9: Evaluating
Replacement AlternativesWeek 15 Chapter 10: Evaluating
Public
ActivitiesWeek 16 Chapter 10: Evaluating Public
Activities Final Exam
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