Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects from Coursera

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.

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Financing and initiating major engineering projects

Financing, investors and contracting

Project initiation and delivery models

Delivery capability and alignment

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Explores governance, execution strategies, requirements management, procurement, asset and risk management and organisational design and development for the successful delivery of large engineering projects

Teaches concepts analysed in the University’s Online MSc in Engineering Management

Taught by Dr Giorgio Locatelli, a recognized expert in the field of engineering management

Provides real-life case studies to illustrate best practices

Examines methods for computing key indicators such as “Pay-back time”, “Net Present value” and “Internal Rate of Return

Develops skills in interpreting contractual instruments relevant for the financing of major engineering projects

Reviews summary

Engineering projects planning and funding

According to students, this course on financing and initiating major engineering projects is largely positive with lots of great examples and practical applications. Students remark that the learning materials and course readings are easy to understand and helpful for beginners, especially those interested in project management. Reviewers widely recommend the course for those looking to pursue their careers in the construction industry and remark positively about the practical examples and case studies provided by the course materials.

Course is geared towards those interested in project management.

"Very suitable for a future project manager."

"For those who want to pursue their career in Construction industry especially project management , this course is the best platform,"

"learnt a lot , and will try to apply in my project in future"

Course provides plenty of real life examples.

"Nice course, many real life examples."

"It was a great learning experience throughout the course, The reading assignments provided are exceptional and very easy to understand."

"For those who want to pursue their career in Construction industry especially project management , this course is the best platform, to learn up-to-date tactics and relevant case studies which will be beneficial in practical as well as research environment."

Course content is well-received.

"The information provided in the course and the materials have been outstanding, very useful and have allowed me to strengthen my knowledge in major projects."

"I was able to learn not only theoretical knowledge, but also valuable practical examples and case studies."

"Great content for a course that is so accessible."

Course is practical and easy to apply to projects.

"Fantastic course which great practical approach"

"learned alot about all the information which is given by the author.i am happy to do this course,"

"I'll be applying what I've gained through this course to my daily project managing, albeit major or minor."

The peer review process needs improvement.

"The peer assignment is the only ''weak'' point because unfortunately several people instead to create a presentation they just put some words in order to pass into the next step, a lot of them in the discussion or lesson learned just put a dot (.) to get the green light and step further, believe me is real....."

"Now well this is a complicated discussion but what's the value of my certificate if anyone can have one without made anything else than cut corner and get things in the green light side?"

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Learners who complete Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Financial Analyst

A Financial Analyst evaluates and provides recommendations on investment opportunities. This course helps you build a foundation in financing major engineering projects, which is essential for success as a Financial Analyst.

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Project Manager

A Project Manager plans, executes, controls, and closes the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time. This course helps build a foundation in financing and initiating major engineering projects, which is important for a successful career in Project Management.

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Environmental Engineer

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Electrical Engineer

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Chemical Engineer

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Civil Engineer

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Water Resources Engineer

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Industrial Engineer

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Structural Engineer

A Structural Engineer designs and analyzes the structural integrity of buildings, bridges, and other structures. The skills you gain from this course, including project initiation and delivery, may be helpful in aiding you to design and analyze the structural integrity of major engineering projects.

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Geotechnical Engineer

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Biomedical Engineer

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Construction Manager

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Transportation Engineer

A Transportation Engineer plans, designs, constructs, and maintains transportation systems, including roads, bridges, and airports. This course may be useful in providing you with the foundational knowledge to initiate and finance major engineering projects within the transportation sector.

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Materials Engineer

A Materials Engineer develops and tests new materials for use in various industries, including construction, aerospace, and automotive. This course may be useful in providing you with the knowledge and understanding of how to finance and initiate major engineering projects, which can be helpful in the development and testing of new materials.

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Mechanical Engineer

A Mechanical Engineer designs, builds, and maintains mechanical systems, such as engines, turbines, and robots. This course may be helpful in providing you with the skills and understanding of how to finance and initiate major engineering projects, which can be useful in the design, building, and maintenance of mechanical systems.

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