Master's Degree in Continuing Education in Economic Engineering
PRESENTATION
The Master’s in Economic Engineering is a high-level specialization for professionals seeking to update and deepen their knowledge of the systematic evaluation of engineering projects, incorporating cost-benefit analysis. This program equips you with advanced methodologies for quantifying returns and outlays, enabling you to determine the economic viability and justification of each investment. This discipline provides you with a robust framework for strategic decision-making, combining microeconomic principles with cash flow techniques, risk analysis, and uncertainty analysis. You will develop the critical ability to integrate engineering knowledge with fundamental economic principles, applying sophisticated tools to personal investments and large-scale industrial ventures. This approach will enable you to enhance business competitiveness by effectively managing financial and business risks in global environments. You will gain the vision necessary to transform the management and decision-making processes related to investments and operations, ensuring sustainability and growth. You will delve into the fundamentals of economics as applied to engineering—from macroeconomics to microeconomic analysis—and explore finance as applied to engineering, including tools, instruments, and the financial function, as well as the valuation of financial instruments. This knowledge will enable you to address the complexity of investment projects with a comprehensive and strategic perspective.
Objectives
Methodology
At Educa PHAROS, we use a highly practical methodology focused on the direct application of knowledge in the student’s professional environment, combining theoretical content with real-world cases, digital tools, and support from a team of specialized instructors.
Program
- From Economic Theory to Economic Engineering
- Factors of production and economic sectors
- The Circular Flow of the Economy
- The Colors of the Economy
- Other Current Economic Approaches
- From Macroeconomics to Economic Engineering
- Employment
- Inflation
- What is the exchange rate?
- The trade balance
- Microeconomic Analysis
- Monopoly and Oligopoly Markets
- Definition of "offer"
- The Lawsuit
- Market Equilibrium
- Theoretical Foundations of Economic Engineering
- Principles of Economic Engineering
- Basic Elements of an Economic Engineering Study
- Cost of Money
- Economic Engineering and Investment Projects
- Finance and Engineering
- Value Maximization in Businesses
- Behavioral finance and its relationship to engineering
- Financial Market Structure and Planning in Engineering
- Decision-Making from a Financial Perspective
- Financial Tools for Engineers
- Financing Instruments
- Financing Instruments by Term
- Medium- and Long-Term Financing Instruments
- The Financial Function
- Cash Flow Cycle and Cash Budget
- Procedure for Preparing the Cash Budget
- Pro forma financial statements
- Pro forma balance sheet
- Pro Forma Income Statement
- Risk, Return, and Valuation
- Risk Measurement Tools
- Portfolio Risk
- Valuation of Bonds and Stocks
- Stock Valuation
- Origin and Definition of Financial Mathematics
- The Importance and Elements of Financial Mathematics
- Time Value of Money
- Time and Focal Date Diagram
- Applications and Considerations in Financial Mathematics
- Definition and Characteristics of Financial Transactions Involving Simple Compounding
- Elements and Formulas for Financial Transactions Involving Simple Compounding
- Definition and Characteristics of Financial Transactions Using Simple Discounting
- Elements and Formulas for Simple Discount Financial Transactions
- Additional Considerations Regarding Simple Financial Transactions
- Definition and Characteristics of Financial Transactions Involving Compound Interest
- Elements and Formulas for Financial Operations Involving Compound Interest
- Compound Interest Rates
- Value Equations. Time and Focus Date Diagram
- Additional Considerations Regarding Simple Financial Transactions
- Definition, Characteristics, and Classification of Annuities
- Types, Components, and Terminology of Annuities
- Annuity Formulas
- Amortization and Amortization System
- Amortization Funds
- Theoretical Foundations of Financial Engineering
- Factors to Consider When Making an Investment
- Stages of Investment
- The Relationship Between Return, Risk, and Liquidity
- The Scope of Financial Engineering
- Debt Restructuring
- Classification and Types of Debt Instruments
- Commercial paper and other fixed-income instruments
- Going Public
- Types of Financial Analysis for Decision-Making in Debt Markets
- Financial Engineering and Stock Exchanges
- Entities Supporting Stock Exchange Operations
- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
- National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)
- Final Thoughts on the Role of the Stock Market in the Global Economy
- Commodity Markets and Their Application in Financial Engineering
- Derivative Instruments
- Financial Engineering and Investment Portfolios
- Cryptoasset Markets
- The Forex Market and Other Financial Markets
- Project
- Project Management
- Scope of the Project
- Planning Project Activities
- Project Timeline and Cost Planning
- Project Team
- Project Management Job Profiles
- Project Breakdown Structure
- Engineering Projects Network
- Tools for Developing the Project Network
- Project Manager
- Duties of a Project Manager
- Leadership
- Decision-making
- Risk Management
- Project Monitoring and Control
- Project Management Metrics
- Project Progress Reports
- Project Progress Meetings
- Project Closure
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