Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Kelley, Baylor University; Robert Doty, Baylor University; Bill booth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

-appropriate global knowledge. Page 13.502.3A faculty committee was charged with recommending curricular elements for an on-campusexperience to equip ECS students with global and business knowledge while not diminishingother important academic topics. A limiting factor imposed on the committee included addingno additional credits to the curriculum. This caused the committee members to focus onadjusting or modifying courses common among the different ECS majors and that contained ortaught complimentary topics. Because courses in Engineering Economic Analysis, Professionaland Technical Writing, and Technical Speaking satisfied these criteria, they

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; william sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2008-2956: CONTEXT-BASED PROBLEMS AND EXERCISES FORTEACHING ENGINEERING ECONOMYRajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Rajkamal Kesharwani is an MS student in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His interests include decision making in engineering design and design economics.Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Xiaomeng Chang is a doctoral student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech with an expected graduation in May 2008. Her research and teaching interests are primarily focused in the areas of engineering design, integration and knowledge environments.Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic