Conference Session

Engineering Economy Course Strategy Panel Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael B. O'Connor P.E., New York University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

problem.”[12] The method has found “widespread use in engineering…curriculums” [11]. The problem-based learning (PBL) model for this course integratesmathematics, economics, accounting, finance, communications, project management, andengineering technology instruction around a core of industry-related problems. [10] A uniqueaspect of this method is the use of curriculum materials to simulate professional practice andworkplace scenarios. [11] The course material notes that civil engineering (CE) problems requirestudents to grasp two aspects of CE practice, theory and procedure. A student may understandthe theory behind an application like economic equivalence, standard costing, or learning curvesbut applying that theoretical knowledge to solving a