To successfully lead major projects you have to understand typical investor and project financing approaches. In this course, you’ll learn to interpret some key contractual instruments that are relevant for the financing of major engineering projects so that you are in a position to ensure the financially secure delivery of your project. You’ll explore the concept of “time value of money” and be able to compute key indicators such as “Pay-back time”, “Net Present value” and “Internal Rate of Return”.
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Managing Major Engineering Projects SpecializationUniversity of LeedsAbout this Course
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This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.
Approx. 23 hours to complete
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Subtitles: English
What you will learn
Understand major project financing and key financial indicators used in major project finance
Identify the key investors in major projects
Explore different approaches to project contracting and earn how to ensure successful project initiation
Understand how to assess an organisation's capabilities
Skills you will gain
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Course 3 of 3 in the
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Intermediate Level
This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.
Approx. 23 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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University of Leeds
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Financing and initiating major engineering projects
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 2 min), 20 readings, 3 quizzes
1 video
20 readings
Welcome to Financing and initiating major projects5m
Introduction10m
Research and further reading10m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
Economic equivalence5m
Quiz introduction1m
What is actualisation and capitalisation?5m
Time value of money: a practical example5m
Quiz introduction1m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
What is payback time?10m
Payback time calculation10m
Net present value10m
Net present value calculation15m
Internal rate of return5m
Internal rate of return calculation10m
Quiz introduction1m
Lesson summary1m
3 practice exercises
Economic equivalence practice10m
Actualisation and capitalisation practice16m
Test your understanding30m
4 hours to complete
Financing, investors and contracting
4 hours to complete
1 video (Total 8 min), 14 readings, 1 quiz
1 video
14 readings
Welcome to the week1m
Lesson overview1m
Who invests in major engineering projects?10m
Credit enhancement5m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
Contracting instruments15m
Case study: Andasol solar power station15m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
Critical analysis1h
Lesson overview1m
Writing your reflections30m
References2m
1 practice exercise
Developing critical analysis skills30m
5 hours to complete
Project initiation and delivery models
5 hours to complete
1 video (Total 10 min), 19 readings, 2 quizzes
19 readings
Welcome to the week1m
Lesson overview1m
What is the line of sight?5m
Benefits mapping: creating a benefits map5m
Five case model5m
Case Study: The new crossing for the River Ziff15m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
Execution strategy10m
Delivery models5m
The strategy spectrum5m
What is fit for purpose?5m
Socio-technical hexagon30m
Being fit for purpose checklist5m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
Your research task10m
What is peer review?10m
References2m
4 hours to complete
Delivery capability and alignment
4 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 35 min), 13 readings, 1 quiz
3 videos
The Project Initiation Routemap part 25m
Interview with Dr Lorraine McDermott24m
13 readings
Welcome to the week1m
Lesson overview1m
Root causes of underperformance30m
Assessing the delivery environment and delivery capability10m
Lesson summary1m
Lesson overview1m
Best practice and aligning for project success5m
Case study: Crossrail15m
Quiz introduction1m
Expert interview: Dr Lorraine McDermott2m
Lesson summary1m
Writing your reflections30m
References2m
1 practice exercise
Test your understanding30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM FINANCING AND INITIATING MAJOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS
by VBMay 5, 2020
This course has covered many aspects of financing to which i was unknown. It has helped me to work on my weaker side and concepts that will surely help me to progress in the future to come !
by SAMay 29, 2020
It was a great learning experience throughout the course, The reading assignments provided are exceptional and very easy to understand.
by RSApr 1, 2019
Highly recommended course for understanding the financing and initiating of engineering projects. Taught by industry experts
by SPApr 29, 2020
learned alot about all the information which is given by the author.i am happy to do this course,
About the Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization
Accelerate your career by improving your project management skills. This Specialization delivers a rigorous exploration of the best practices for planning and delivering these major engineering projects. You’ll learn about the measures of success, how to resolve challenges of governance and typical financing approaches of these projects.
If you are an engineer or a project manager and you aspire to get involved with major engineering projects, or you are already working on one, then this Specialization is for you.
Master your project management skills and prepare to develop your career in engineering.
This specialization is based on content from the Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you interested to develop your career further, take a look at our online degree.
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