printer friendly pageCEE 246: Entrepreneurship in Civil & Environmental Engineering
CEE 246 is a team project-based course geared toward developing entrepreneurial businesses related to civil and environmental engineering. With support of industry mentors, students are guided through the process of identifying opportunities, developing business plans, and determining funding sources. The class culminates with presentations to industry experts and venture capitalists (VC) to mimic typical investor pitches. The goal is to provide students with the knowledge and network to realize their business idea.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-4
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
CEE 246A: Engineering Economy (CEE 146A)
Fundamentals of financial and economic analysis. Engineering Economy Principles. Interest rates, Present value, annual cash flow, internal rate of return, benefit-cost analysis. Economic Life, Life Cycle Costs. Replacement analysis. Project Selection - Mutually Exclusive Alternatives, Multiple Objective Criteria. Depreciation. Inflation and Taxes. Sensitivity and risk analysis. Uncertainty and Probability. Decision Trees. Capital Budgeting. For
CEE 146A: enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors. Attendance to the first class is mandatory (for both
CEE 146A and
CEE 246A). Instructor consent is required. Students must please kindly email the instructor a short paragraph indicating if they are an undergrad or grad student, their current year (Frosh/Soph/Junior or Senior), their Department and Program, and their reason for taking the class.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Koen, N. (PI)
CEE 246A: Engineering Economy Primer
Satisfies the engineering economy prerequisite for 246
or 253. Application of engineering economy concepts and principles to the construction industry. Equivalence concept; interest formulas; value of money across time; present value, annual cash flow, internal rate of return and benefit-cost methods; retirement and replacement; depreciation; capital budgeting; and sensitivity and risk analysis.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 2
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
CEE 246B: Real Estate Development and Finance
Introduction to the Real Estate Development Process from conception, feasibility analysis, due diligence, entitlements, planning, financing, market analysis, contract negotiation, construction, marketing, asset management and disposition. Pro-forma and Financial modeling in Real Estate. Financing options for different types of Real Estate projects and products. Redevelopment projects. Affordable Housing. The class will combine lectures, case studies, field work (Group Project) and guest speakers. Recommended knowledge of spreadsheets. Enrollment limited to 40; no auditors. Instructor consent is required. Only Seniors or Grad students. Students must please kindly email the instructor a short paragraph indicating if they are an undergrad or grad student, their current year (Frosh/Soph/Junior or Senior), their Department and Program, and their reason for taking the class. Prerequisites: Engineering Economy or
CEE 246A or similar.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Koen, N. (PI)
CEE 246E: SENSA Social Enterprise Seminar (CEE 146E)
Students meet with mentors to discuss and get feedback on SENSA labs social enterprise projects. Attendance at all seminars is required for credit.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Levitt, R. (PI)
CEE 246S: Real Estate Finance Seminar or Real Estate Career Development Seminar
Real Estate Development and Finance presented by industry guest speakers. Executives from different Real Estate companies will give an overview of their business and projects. (Residential, Retail, Commercial, Mixed Used, REITs, Redevelopment Projects, Affordable Housing, public and private real estate companies, real estate funds, etc.). Short Real Estate Case Studies will be given as homework. Two optional field trips.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 1
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Koen, N. (PI)
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