IE 370

ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

COURSE SYLLABUS SUMMER 2015

Instructor

Dr. Arsalan Paleshi, a0pale01@louisville.edu

Office hours: 12:30 pm 1:45pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday JS 304 (IE Office)

Lectures

11:00 12:15 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, DC 117

Texts Park, Contemporary Engineering Economics, 5th Edition, ISBN 978-0-13-611848-0

Course Description This course covers methods for economic evaluation of engineering projects. Topics include: time value of

money, equivalence, cost estimation, selection of alternatives, effects of depreciation, taxes and inflation,

replacement analysis, sensitivity analysis, capital budgeting.

Course Objectives After taking this course, you should:

Thoroughly understand the time value of money

Be able to perform a capital analysis of various investment alternatives

Be prepared for the Engr Econ section of the FE exam

Course Web Site

We will use Blackboard. Be certain that you can log in to www.blackboard.louisville.edu.

Email communications

Communications will be sent to your official university email address. It is your responsibility to check your

University mailbox on a regular basis or have your messages forwarded to your preferred account. When

sending an email to the instructor, be sure to put IE370 in the subject.

Academic Integrity Policy Students are encouraged to work together and learn from each other. However, cheating in any form will not

be tolerated. Refer to the Speed School Academic Integrity Statement located at:

http://louisville.edu/speed/academics/academic-affairs/engineering-fundamentals/student-

affairs/complaints.html

Attendance

Attendance is not required, however, it is your responsibility to obtain all materials, lectures and assignment

presented in class.

Homework Assignments

Homework assignments are to be an individual effort. Homework assignments are due by the end of class on the date assigned. Late homework will ONLY be accepted BEFORE

homework solutions are posted on Blackboard.

Assignments missed because of serious health issues will be considered on a case-by-case basis, pending submission of supporting documentation.

Tests

Tests are to be an individual effort. There will be no communicating of any kind (talking, sharing notes or books, sharing calculators, etc) with anyone else.

If I observe suspicious behavior during a test I will isolate you in the front of the classroom. If blatant cheating is observed you will be asked to leave the room and will receive a 0 for the

exam.

Grading Policy: One midterm exam plus one comprehensive final exam will be given.

The lowest homework grade will be dropped at the end of the semester.

Grade Homework 25%

Breakdown Test 1 30%

Test 2 45% (Comprehensive)

Grading Scale:

99 - 98 = A+ 97 - 93 = A 92 - 90 = A- 89 - 88 = B+ 87 - 83 = B 82 - 80 = B- 79 - 78 = C+ 77 - 73 = C 72 - 70 = C- < 70 = F

Students with Disabilities: If you need accommodations because of a disability, please contact the Disability Resource Center

http://louisville.edu/disability and then communicate with the instructor by email no later than the first week

of class.