Course Meeting Times
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Calendar
| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Introduction II | |
| 3 | Project organization and contracts | |
| 4 | Construction finance | |
| 5 |
Working the globe Privatization | |
| 6 | Public-private partnerships in financing of infrastructure | Assignment 1 due |
| 7 | Private finance initiative | |
| 8 | Project finance | |
| 9 | How to get involved in private finance | Term project proposal due |
| 10 | Case studies I | |
| 11 | Case studies II | Assignment 2 due |
| 12 | Risk analysis | |
| 13 | Risk management | |
| 14 | Project financial evaluation Guest lecture: Massood Samii, Southern New Hampshire University | |
| 15 | Cost benefit analysis Guest lecture: Massood Samii, Southern New Hampshire University | Assignment 3 case selection due |
| 16 | Guest lecture: Massood Samii, Southern New Hampshire University | |
| 17 |
Capital program management Construction site visit | |
| 18 | Project organization I | |
| 19 | The World of Skanksa and The Road Ahead Guest lecture: Jim Becker, Skansa AB | |
| 20 | Project organization II | Assignment 3 due |
| 21 | Project control | |
| 22 | Project management engineering, procurement and construction | |
| 23 | Identifying and covering risks—current trends | |
| 24 |
Masdar City: Zero Carbon, Zero Waste: 'Someday is Today' Project uncertainty management | Term project report due |
| 25 | Term project presentations |