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