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Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects
  • Level Professional
  • المدة 22 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة University of Leeds
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عن

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”. You’ll identify common stakeholder and management approaches, and be able to implement key messaging, take accurate requirements and manage expectations. Through real-life case studies, you’ll identify appropriate best practices related to governance, execution strategies, requirements management, procurement, asset and risk management and organisational design and development for the successful delivery of large engineering projects. This course explores concepts analysed in the University’s Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you are interested to develop your skills further, take a look at our online degree.

الوحدات

Welcome to the course

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself

1 Videos

  • Introduction from Giorgio

4 Readings

  • Welcome to Financing and initiating major projects
  • Introduction
  • Research and further reading
  • Lesson summary

Time value of money

    • 7 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Economic equivalence practice
  • Actualisation and capitalisation practice

1 Discussions

  • Major project finance

7 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Economic equivalence
  • Quiz introduction
  • What is actualisation and capitalisation?
  • Time value of money: a practical example
  • Quiz introduction
  • Lesson summary

Indicators

    • 9 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test your understanding

1 Discussions

  • Financial indicators

9 Readings

  • 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

Investors in major projects

    • 1 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Major project investment

1 Videos

  • Financing approaches

5 Readings

  • Welcome to the week
  • Lesson overview
  • Who invests in major engineering projects?
  • Credit enhancement
  • Lesson summary

Contracting and financing approaches

    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Financing and contracting

4 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Contracting instruments
  • Case study: Andasol solar power station
  • Lesson summary

Critical analysis assessment task

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Developing critical analysis skills

2 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Critical analysis

Reflective log

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Sharing your reflections

2 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Writing your reflections

References

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • References

Major Project Initiation

    • 1 Videos
    • 7 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Benefits Mapping

1 Discussions

  • Benefits mapping

1 Videos

  • Overview of major project initiation: A UK public sector perspective

7 Readings

  • Welcome to the week
  • Lesson overview
  • 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

Delivery Models

    • 8 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Client models

8 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Execution strategy
  • Delivery models
  • The strategy spectrum
  • What is fit for purpose?
  • Socio-technical hexagon
  • Being fit for purpose checklist
  • Lesson summary

Peer reviewed research task

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Reviewing your peer’s research

1 Discussions

  • Writing and assessing a piece of research

3 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Your research task
  • What is peer review?

References

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • References

Delivery capability

    • 2 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Project initiation

2 Videos

  • The Project Initiation Routemap part 1
  • The Project Initiation Routemap part 2

5 Readings

  • Welcome to the week
  • Lesson overview
  • Root causes of underperformance
  • Assessing the delivery environment and delivery capability
  • Lesson summary

Aligning for project success

    • 1 Videos
    • 6 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test your understanding

1 Discussions

  • Project Initiation Routemap

1 Videos

  • Interview with Dr Lorraine McDermott

6 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • Best practice and aligning for project success
  • Case study: Crossrail
  • Quiz introduction
  • Expert interview: Dr Lorraine McDermott
  • Lesson summary

Reflective log

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Sharing your reflections

1 Readings

  • Writing your reflections

References

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • References

Welcome to project week

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Welcome to the week

The assignment

    • 5 Readings
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5 Readings

  • Lesson overview
  • The assignment
  • Approaching your research
  • Academic referencing
  • Lesson summary

Creating a presentation

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Your experiences of presenting

1 Readings

  • Creating your presentation

Peer review

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Review your peer's presentation

1 Discussions

  • Writing and assessing a presentation

3 Readings

  • Preparing your presentation
  • Submitting your presentation
  • Next steps

Auto Summary

Discover how to lead and finance major engineering projects with this professional course from Coursera. Learn key investor approaches, contractual instruments, and financial indicators like NPV and IRR. Gain insights into stakeholder management, governance, and risk management through real-life case studies. Ideal for professionals in science and engineering, this comprehensive 1320-minute course offers starter and professional subscription options. Enhance your skills and ensure the successful delivery of large projects.

Dr Giorgio Locatelli
Instructor

Dr Giorgio Locatelli