{"id":16881,"date":"2025-04-02T14:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileng.helashop.lk\/?page_id=16881"},"modified":"2025-04-02T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:11:20","slug":"ce3040","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce3040\/","title":{"rendered":"CE3040"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16881\" class=\"elementor elementor-16881\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9304f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a9304f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62be8d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62be8d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e0a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e1e0a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n    table {\r\n        border: 1px solid black;\r\n        font-family: Verdana;\r\n        font-size: 12pt;\r\n        border-collapse: collapse;\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n    }\r\n    td, th {\r\n        border: 1px solid black;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n    }\r\n    @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {\r\n        table {\r\n            display: block;\r\n            overflow-x: auto;\r\n            white-space: nowrap;\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table style=\"border-color: black; 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Assessment hrs.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"92\">\r\n<p>24<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"96\">\r\n<p>1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"102\">\r\n<p>-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"132\">\r\n<p>10<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\">\r\n<p>65<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\r\n<p><strong>Course Aim: <\/strong>To impart knowledge on economic, financial, and managerial aspects needed to perform a multitasking role in the civil engineering practice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Intended Learning Outcomes<\/strong>: On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>discuss <\/strong>human resources management, leadership, and other social aspects of management in an engineering organization.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>demonstrate <\/strong>the knowledge on applying economics and financial information in decision making of engineering projects\/organizations.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>discuss <\/strong>the role of entrepreneurship and marketing in the civil engineering industry.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a<strong>ppraise <\/strong>the legal framework for a business.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\r\n<p><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Social aspects of management<\/strong>: Human resource management; industrial psychology; customer satisfaction and industrial relations; Leadership and Management: Providing leadership; developing an organizational structure and culture; developing human resources and delegating authority.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Economic aspects of management<\/strong>: Introduction to micro and macroeconomics; basic concepts of economics: demand and supply, labour market, product market; Economic analysis of civil engineering projects: Project appraisal methods such as NPV, IRR, etc.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Macroeconomic Concepts<\/strong>: GDP; unemployment; inflation; role of central banking; other measures of development.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Capital Budgeting Techniques and Working Capital Management<\/strong>: Process of capital budgeting; capital budgeting techniques; effect of risk; inflation and tax on investment decisions; analysis on capital budgeting; working capital management - profitability vs. liquidity.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Financing Decision<\/strong>: Financing requirements of a business; sources of finance and project financing options (such as BOT, BOO etc.); life cycle financing; capital structure and cost of capital.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Entrepreneurship &amp; business proposal writing<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; Role of an entrepreneur in creating jobs and wealth; risks and rewards of starting a business; Reasons for writing a business plan; outline of plan; presenting the business plan to investors, introduction to marketing aspects in construction industry.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Legal Framework for a Business<\/strong>: Sole proprietorships; partnerships and limited liability companies; registering a company; memorandum and articles of association; labour law and industrial law.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\r\n<p><strong>Teaching \/Learning Methods:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Classroom lectures, group exercises<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\r\n<p><strong>Assessment Strategy:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr align=\"center\">\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"321\">\r\n<p>Continuous Assessment<\/p>\r\n<p>40%<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"7\" width=\"542\">\r\n<p>Final Assessment<\/p>\r\n<p>60%<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"321\">\r\n<p>Details:<\/p>\r\n<p>Assignments &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30%<\/p>\r\n<p>Quizzes &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10%<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"175\">\r\n<p>Theory (%)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>60%<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"211\">\r\n<p>Practical (%)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"156\">\r\n<p>Other (%) (specify)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\r\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Raymond A. Noe, et al. (2016). <em>Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, <\/em>6th edn, McGraw Hill Education, USA.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Project Management Institute Inc. (2013). <em>A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge,<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>5th edn, Project Management Institute Inc, USA.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stephen, P. R., David A, D., &amp; Mary, C. (2013). <em>Fundamentals of Management, <\/em>8th edn, Pearson, USA.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Philip, K., &amp; Gary, A. (2012). <em>Principles of Marketing, <\/em>14th edn, Pearson, Prentice Hall, UK.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fred, R. D. (2011). <em>Strategic Management Concepts and Cases, <\/em>13th edn, Prentice Hall, USA.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Weerasooriya, W. (2010). <em>Commercial Law, <\/em>1st edn, Project Management Institute, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stephen, A. R., Radolph, W. W., &amp; Bradford, D. J. (2008). <em>Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, <\/em>6th edn, McGraw-Hill, Irwin.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semester: 5 Course Code: CE3040 Course Name: Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship Credit Value: 2 (Notional hours: 100) Pre-requisites: None Core\/Optional Core Hourly Breakdown Lecture hrs. Tutorial hrs. Practical hrs. Assignment hrs. 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