Wang Qinan

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SEG 2510 Managerial Principles for Engineering
Manager II

• Wang Qinan
• Department of
• Systems Engineering Engineering Management
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong

SEG 2510
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Instructor Teaching Assistant

• Instructor Dr. WANG Qinan
• Office 510 MMW Engineering Building
• Phone [phone]
• Email qnwang_at_se.cuhk.edu.hk
• Teaching Assistant YI Lan
• Office 709D MMW Engineering Building
• Phone [phone]
• Email lyi_at_se.cuhk.edu.hk

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Course Objectives

• This course is aimed at introducing engineering
  students to the basics of managerial principles
  fundamentals. We will try to understand how to
  make managerial decisions based on economical and
  financial analysis/information.

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Reading Materials

• Robert Collinge and Ronald Ayers, Economics by
  Design, Prentice Hall (Textbook)
• William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks and James T.
  Luxhoj, Engineering Economy, 13th Edition,
  Prentice Hall (reference)

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Class Rules

• Note the university policy of plagiarism. These
  cases are handled by the Faculty.
• Observe the deadlines of class projects. A
  penalty of 20 per day will be applied to a late
  submission.
• Turn off your mobile phones during class.
• Refrain from talking and chatting in class or
  over the phone

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Evaluation

• Your grade will be determined by your performance
  in
• Course Work 30
• Mid-term Exam 20
• Final Exam 50
• The final exam will be scheduled by Registration
  and Examination.
• externally reviewed.

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Course Content

• Basics of Economical Concepts
• Scarcity and Allocation of Resources
• Demand and Supply
• Market Dynamics
• Determination of National Income
• Measurement of Inflation
• Measurement of Unemployment

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Money Monetary Policy

• Characteristics of Money
• Liquidity
• Supply of Money
• Banking Systems
• Market Interest Rates

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Fiscal Policy

• Government Spending
• Taxation
• Relation to Business Cycle

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Economic Growth

• Sources of Growth
• Public Policy and Growth
• Supply Side Policy

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Exchange Rates Trade

• International Transactions
• Exchange Rates
• Trade Agreements
• Trade Policy
• Free Trade Debate

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Applications An Analysis of Some Issues for the
Chinese Economy

• The squeeze on the household sector
• The rise in profits
• Rising trade surplus and bilateral tension with
  the US
• Policy implications

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Financial Information

• Balance Sheet
• Income Statement
• Statement of Case Flows

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Analyzing Profitability, Liquidity, and Solvency

• Ratio Analysis
• Profitability Ratio
• Liquidity Ratio
• Solvency Ratio
• Case Studies

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Class Website

• A website www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/seg2510 will be set
  up. It will contain
• Announcements,
• Exercises Solutions,
• Lecture Notes,
• Project Descriptions, and
• Tutorial Notes.