USC SAE 560 Class Web Links

Last updated on January 17, 2025 at 20:30 PST
CHANGE HISTORY
01/17/2025 Initial release.

CLASS REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:


REFERENCE BOOKS

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition
by Kate L. Turabian, The University of Chicago Press, Ninth Edition (published April 2018),
Cloth Cover ($35.00) ISBN: 9780226494425, Paperback ($18.00) ISBN: 9780226430577


USEFUL ON-LINE LINKS

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01/13/25 Lecture #1: Syllabus, Introduction to the Course, Time Value of Money and Equivalence

01/20/25 MARTIN LUTHER KING BIRTHDAY (no class lecture)

01/27/25 Lecture #2: Present and Annual Worth

02/03/25 Lecture #3: Rate of Return Analysis

02/10/25 Lecture #4: Decision Evaluation Theory and Analytical Methods

02/17/25 PRESIDENT'S DAY HOLIDAY (no class lecture)

02/24/25 Lecture #5: Intro to Cost Estimation, Parametric Cost Estimation

03/03/25 Lecture #6: Software Cost Estimation

03/10/25 Lecture #7: System Engineering Cost Estimation and Simulation in Cost Analysis

03/17/25 SPRING RECESS (no class lecture)

03/24/25 Lecture #8: Concurrent Engineering Costing Methods and Practices

03/31/25 Lecture #9: Cost Risk Identification and Analysis

04/07/25 Lecture #10: Case Study: System Cost Evaluation of Civilian V-22 Alternatives

04/14/25 Lecture #11: Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV)

04/21/25 Lecture #12: SPECIAL TOPIC: Programmatic Cost Risk

04/28/25 Lecture #13: SPECIAL TOPIC: TBD

05/05/25 STUDY DAY (no class lecture)

05/12/25 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no class lecture)


INDEX OF PRIOR SEMESTER TOPICS:

Spring Semester 2020 (20 students)
Fall Semester 2020 (17 students)
Spring Semester 2021 (12 students)
Spring Semester 2022 (20 students)
Fall Semester 2024 (12 students)


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