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Course title: Investment Project Design
Course code: DTUE300
Department: Economics and Governance
Course conducting: English
Credit hours: 03
Prerequisite(s): Not required
- COURSE OBJECTIVES
Investment Project Design is the course guiding the methods of designing and appraising investment projects. It helps the students to make more informed project investment decisions by knowing what issues to examine in the planning process and how to analyze their impacts.
- Includes descriptions of specific methods of financial and economic analysis for new investments and for expansion of an existing enterprise
- Covers project risk assessment, mitigation and avoidance
- Provides real-life case studies, adapted for presentation, and addresses the design of large and small-scale projects in both private and public sectors
The course is highly practical and help students apply and synthesize the studied knowledge of Economics and International Business. Students participating in the module will have an opportunity to explore, discover business ideas, test, deploy, develop and transform ideas into specific project plans which are highly adaptive to the volatility of the international business environment in the context of The Fourth Industrial Revolution.
- COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE
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No. |
Content |
Time Allocation |
Contribution to CLOs |
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Hour(s) on the class |
Essays, exercise, Assignments... |
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials |
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Lecture |
Practice, Seminar… |
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1 |
Chapter 1: Introduction of the Course; Overview about Investment Project Design |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
CLO1,7,8 |
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2 |
Chapter 2: Investment Environment |
3 |
0 |
2,5 |
7 |
CLO1,7,8 |
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3 |
Chapter 2 (continued): Investment Environment |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
CLO1,7,8 |
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4 |
Chapter 3: Preparing Pro-Foma Financial Statements |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
CLO 2,5,6,7,8,9 |
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5 |
Chapter 3 (continued): Preparing Pro-Foma Financial Statements |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
CLO 2,5,6,7,8,9 |
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6 |
Chapter 4: Financial Indicators and Criteria |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
CLO 2,5,6,7,8,9 |
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7 |
Chapter 4(continued): Financial Indicators and Criteria |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
CLO 2,5,6,7,8,9 |
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8 |
Mid-term test |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
CLO1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
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9 |
Chapter 5: The Economic Perspective |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
CLO 3,5,6,7,8,9 |
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10 |
Chapter 5 (continued): The Economic Perspective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
CLO 3,5,6,7,8,9 |
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11 |
Chapter 6: Investment Decisions under Uncertainty and Risk |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CLO 3,5,6,7,8,9 |
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12 |
Chapter 6 (continued): Investment Decisions under Uncertainty and Risk |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
CLO 3,5,6,7,8,9 |
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13 |
Chapter 7: Project Appraisal |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
CLO 4,5,6,7,8,9 |
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14 |
Chapter 8: Implementation Planning |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
CLO 4,5,6,7,8,9 |
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15 |
Course Summary |
0 |
3 |
2,5 |
8 |
CLO1-10 |
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TOTAL |
30 |
15 |
25 |
80 |
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- COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
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Form |
Content |
Criteria |
CLO |
Proportion |
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Formative |
Attendance |
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Attendance in class + participation in lessons |
5,8 |
10% |
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Mid-term test |
Chapter 1-Chapter 4. Financial statements and financial criteria analysis on 1 project |
30-minute presentation and Q&A or 45-minute mid-term test |
1,2,5,6,7,8,9 |
30% |
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Summative |
Final test |
All chapters |
Written exam (60 minutes) |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
60% |
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Total: |
100% |
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Evaluation criteria
General requirements for presentations
+ Good presentation content: 5 points
+ Good presentation skills: 3 points
+ Well-prepared Slides 1 point
+ Presentation time as prescribed: 1 point
Total: 10 points
Group report
- Format: Essay from 20-25 pages A4
- Content:
- Specific test set Assessment criteria:
+ Define clear, reasonable and feasible problem: 2 points
+ The content matches the topic title, completely solving the research problem: 5 points
+ The document uses truthfully and transparently the data source: 1 point
+ Presentation form, language, tables , cite references : 2 points
Total: 10 points
Test and written test
- Content: problems learned in class and self-study
- Exam format: written or other modes
- Time: 60 minutes
- Evaluation criteria:
- Clear ideas , complete, open-minded: 2 points
- Logical, insightful, practical analysis: 4 points
- Using rich references: 1 point
- Clear language, properly cited: 2 points
- Creative in presentation: 1 point
Total: 10 points
Note: Examination format may vary flexibly depending on the real situation with the approval of the Department.