Financing and initiating major engineering projects-Welcome to the course
                                    
                                        Welcome to Financing and initiating major projects
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Introduction from Giorgio
                                            
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                                        Introduction
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Research and further reading
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing and initiating major engineering projects-Time value of money
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Economic equivalence
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Quiz introduction
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        What is actualisation and capitalisation?
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Time value of money: a practical example
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Quiz introduction
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing and initiating major engineering projects-Indicators
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        What is payback time?
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Payback time calculation
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Net present value
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Net present value calculation
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Internal rate of return
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Internal rate of return calculation
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Quiz introduction
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing, investors and contracting-Investors in major projects
                                    
                                        Welcome to the week
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Financing approaches
                                            
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                                        Who invests in major engineering projects?
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Credit enhancement
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing, investors and contracting-Contracting and financing approaches
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Contracting instruments
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Case study: Andasol solar power station
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing, investors and contracting-Critical analysis assessment task
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Critical analysis
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing, investors and contracting-Reflective log
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Writing your reflections
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Financing, investors and contracting-References
                                    
                                        References
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project initiation and delivery models-Major Project Initiation
                                    
                                        Welcome to the week
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Overview of major project initiation: A UK public sector perspective
                                            
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                                        What is the line of sight?
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Benefits mapping: creating a benefits map
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Five case model
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Case Study: The new crossing for the River Ziff
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project initiation and delivery models-Delivery Models
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Execution strategy
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Delivery models
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        The strategy spectrum
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        What is fit for purpose?
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Socio-technical hexagon
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Being fit for purpose checklist
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project initiation and delivery models-Peer reviewed research task
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Your research task
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        What is peer review?
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project initiation and delivery models-References
                                    
                                        References
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Delivery capability and alignment-Delivery capability
                                    
                                        Welcome to the week
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Root causes of underperformance
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Assessing the delivery environment and delivery capability
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        The Project Initiation Routemap part 1
                                            
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                                        The Project Initiation Routemap part 2
                                            
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                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Delivery capability and alignment-Aligning for project success
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Best practice and aligning for project success
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Case study: Crossrail
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Quiz introduction
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Expert interview: Dr Lorraine McDermott
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Interview with Dr Lorraine McDermott
                                            
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                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Delivery capability and alignment-Reflective log
                                    
                                        Writing your reflections
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Delivery capability and alignment-References
                                    
                                        References
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project-Welcome to project week 
                                    
                                        Welcome to the week
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project-The assignment
                                    
                                        Lesson overview
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        The assignment
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Approaching your research
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Academic referencing
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Lesson summary
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project-Creating a presentation
                                    
                                        Creating your presentation
                                            
                                    
                             
                            
                                Project-Peer review
                                    
                                        Preparing your presentation
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Submitting your presentation
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                        Next steps