Engineering Economics
Overview
Subject area
ENGR
Catalog Number
276
Course Title
Engineering Economics
Department(s)
Description
History of economic thought from the engineering point of view of modeling and control: Adam Smith to Keynes to Krugman and Thurow. Nature of the corporation. Balance sheet analysis. Time value of money: simple and compounded interest, annuities and loans, cash flow, profitability analysis and DCF rate of return. Cost estimation, cost benefit analysis. Risk analysis: forecasting, cash flow, simple probability theory, decision trees.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3