Selected lecture slides are available below.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction and motivation; Initial discussion of project | (PDF) |
| L2 | Introduction to public and private projects, evaluation methods and project evaluation checklists | (PDF) |
| L3 | Stakeholder analysis and multi-attribute analysis | |
| L4 | Project costs and revenues; Stakeholder perspectives (public vs. private) | (PDF) |
| L5 | Time value of money; Equivalence relationships | (PDF) |
| L6 | Discount rates, minimally acceptable rate of return (MARR), rate of return on investment (IRR) | (PDF) |
| L7 | Benefit cost analysis; Comparing alternatives; Financial and economic analysis | |
| L8 | Financing | |
| L9 | Case: Panama Canal | |
| L10 | High speed rail (HSR) case | (PDF) |
| L11 | Term projects from previous years | |
| L12 | Quiz review | |
| L13 | Quiz (open-book, open-note) | |
| L14 | HSR Case (cont.) | (PDF) |
| L15 | Introduction to uncertainty, stakeholder analysis and Mitchell framework | |
| L16 | Dealing with uncertainty | (PDF) |
| L17 | Dealing with uncertainty: Decision trees | |
| L18 | Dealing with uncertainty: Real options | |
| L19 | Case: Spent nuclear fuel, transportation to Yucca Mountain, Nevada | |
| L20 |
Project evaluation in developing countries, Case: Pure Home Water in Africa Guest lecturer: Susan Murcott | (PDF - 8.7MB) |
| L21 | Public private partnerships | |
| L22 | Infrastructure banks | |
| L23 | Project presentations | |
| L24 | Project presentations (cont.) | |
| L25 | Project presentations (cont.) | |
| L26 | Wrap-up and summary |