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Part I - Introduction to Civil Environmental & Engineering Projects |
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Assignment 1: The Panama Canal (PDF) |
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Part II - Life Cycle Costs |
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Assignment 2: Revenue & Cost Function (PDF) |
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Assignment 3: The Principle of Equivalence (PDF) |
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Part III - Comparing Benefits and Costs |
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Assignment 4 was handed out in Lecture 12. You should attempt the practice problems, to ensure that you understand the material in the chapter, then attempt the problem. In Part 2, there are different strategies to deal with the problem: some might be very simple and very cheap, others might involve large infrastructure (or other) investment. The question was vaguely based on the book A Civil Action, but you don't need the information in the book to answer the question. (PDF) |
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Notes on Assignment 4 detailing common mistakes- also contains extension material on Risk profiles, Scale of disasters, Risk per event versus probability of event, and Costing different mitigation technologies. (PDF) |
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Assignment 5 was handed out in Lecture 13. This is difficult, so begin early. During recitation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. (PDF) |
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This note on compounding answers a question that a student raised about how to convert annual interest rates to monthly interest rates. You can just divide by twelve (for the purposes of Assignment 5), but you will understand the math a lot better if you downloaded this optional package. (PDF) |
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Notes on Assignment 5 in which Dr. Martland discusses how developers make money without spending a dime of their own cash. (PDF) |
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Handout relating to Assignment 5 was used to illustrate sensitivity analyses that you could perform. (PDF) |
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Assignment 5 Grading Sheet. (PDF) |
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Part IV - Evaluating CEE Projects |
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Assignment 6 is on Cash Flow Models, the first of two series of assignments designed to guide students towards a final project. Students will create their own spreadsheet, similar to that created in Assignment 5, but for their own project of choice. (PDF) |
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Assignment 6 Debriefing covers how you might approach a question involving some consideration of costs as well as benefits. (PDF) |
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Assignment 6 Grading Sheet might make the task easier for instructors. (PDF) |
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Assignment 7 is on Risk and Uncertainty. Students will use the spreadsheet they created in Assignment 6, and conduct risk & scenario analyses for their projects. (PDF) |
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Assignment 7 Debriefing & Grading Sheet covers how you might conduct scenario analyses, and the macroeconomic considerations you might include. (PDF) |
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