Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2025 - SEE 300 D100

The Business of Engineering (3)

Class Number: 3885

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Surrey

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Thu, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Instructor:

    Ramtin Rakhsha

  • Prerequisites:

    A minimum of 65 units OR a minimum of 55 units plus two-term co-op work.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Economic and entrepreneurial concepts important to engineers who manage projects, run businesses, or need to decide on the most efficient method for accomplishing a task. Topics include: financial accounting and metrics, economic equivalence, rates of return, depreciation, income taxes, project and cost-benefit analyses, capital budgeting, financing methods, risk and uncertainty, business plans. Students with credit for MSE 300 may not take this course for further credit.

Materials

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.