Project Feasibility Study

Aims, areas and types of a feasibility studies. Identification of needs, objectives and conditions. Definition of scenarios. Inputs of technical and other analysis Financial analysis. Cost Benefit Analysis and valuation of external effects. Risk, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. Multi Criteria Analysis.

The course aims to teach students general principles of conducting a feasibility study of a project. The unit is focused on the principles of feasibility studies for EU co-funded infrastructure projects, especially its economic components (Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Multicriteria Analysis and Sensitivity analysis). Students, who graduate this unit will be highly-employable specialist for consulting companies as well as government bodies. The Course a Part of the "Young Design Managwment" Project.

Literatura podstawowa:

Course handout.

Literatura uzupełniająca:

E.J. Mishan, E. Quah, Cost Benefit Analysis, Routledge, 2007. C. Zopounidis, P. Pardalos, Handbook of Multicriteria Analysis, Springer 2010.

Wiedza:

A graduate should know general aims and rules of preparation of a feasibility study.

A graduate should know basic methods of scenarios comparison (Cost Benefit Analysis, Multicriteria Analysis).

A graduate should know basic methods of non-market goods vaulation.

Umiejętności:

A gradute should be able to counduct CBA using MS Excel.

A gradute should be able to counduct MCA using MS Excel.

A gradute should be able to counduct Sensitivity Analysis using MS Excel.

A gradute should be able to define an objective of a Feasibility Study as well as define scenarios,

Kompetencje społeczne:

A graduate should be able to cooperate with other specialists (engineers, lawyers) when preparing a feasibility study.

A graduate should be able to manage preparation of a Feasibilty Study.

egzamin tradycyjny-pisemny: 35.00%

ocena z ćwiczeń: 65.00%