Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• ESD.70J (Fall 2008) 
• Course Title:
• Engineering Economy Module 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Engineering Systems Division 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Richard de Neufville
  Michel-Alexandre Cardin 
• Course Introduction:
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  ESD.70J / 1.145J Engineering Economy Module
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2008

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  ESD.70J / 1.145J Engineering Economy Module
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2008

  
  
  

  

  Graphical result of computing average growth rate and volatility for Google stocks, based on original stock price data. See the Session 3 lecture and spreadsheets in the lecture notes section. (Image by course instructors.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This intensive micro-subject provides the necessary skills in Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet modeling for ESD.71 – Engineering Systems Analysis for Design. Its purpose is to bring entering students up to speed on some of the advanced techniques that we routinely use in analysis. It is motivated by our experience that many students only have an introductory knowledge of Excel, and thus waste a lot of time thrashing about unproductively. Many people think they know Excel, but overlook many efficient tools – such as Data Table and Goal Seek. It is also useful for a variety of other subjects.
  
  

  Note

  
  
  

  This MIT OpenCourseWare site is based on the materials from Professor de Neufville's ESD.70J Web site.

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .xls.