ARCH 1260 Project Planning and Implementation for Change

Session 11 8 October 2013 Assignment 2 Working session Facilitators David Week Mihaela Balan

Session Outline

1. Brief run through of the questions for Assignment 2 making sure clear on the task and the component parts.

2. Small group discussion - break into three groups to share ideas on the assignment.
3. Report back on key outcomes report back to the whole group. 4. Sum, next week overview and close

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Assignment 2 Question
The second assignment will continue with the case study from Assignment 1 and will look at all of the tools studied and their application to this case study. This will include a description of the financial and economic analysis, social cost benefit analysis and other evaluation methods and other factors that need to be considered in the planning of projects and programs and how they could be applied to the case study. Reflecting on all evaluation methods learnt and applied the students will need to conclude on the evaluation methods that best apply to the case study. (Only) For the Cost Benefit Analysis you will need to base you analysis on a Scenario (this is attached below).
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Assignment 2 Breaking the question down

The second assignment will continue with the case study from Assignment 1 and will look at all of the tools studied and their application to this case study. So what are all the tools studied this semester?

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Tools for Analyising Costs and Benefits

Financial analysis Economic analysis Cost Benefit analysis Willingness pays Costing Environmental impacts Planning Balance Sheet

Cost effectiveness
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So which method do you think is the best for the case study?
Reflecting on all evaluation methods learnt and applied the students will need to conclude on the evaluation methods that best apply to the case study. Going beyond just the hard costs of materials and labor etc. to look at broader costs and benefits for a poverty reduction program.

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Application to various scenarios

(Only) For the Cost Benefit Analysis you will need to base you analysis on a Scenario (this is attached below). INSERT SCENARIOS HERE

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