Conference Session

Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-241: PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CAN ENGINEERING ECONOMYCONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES BE INCLUDED IN ALL ENGINEERINGCURRICULA?Leland Blank, Texas A&M University Leland Blank, PhD, PE, is Dean Emeritus of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, and Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. While serving at AUS, all undergraduate and graduate programs were accredited by UAE and US agencies, including full ABET accreditation. Lee is currently a Visiting Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar in Doha. He is a Past President and Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He has served higher

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hartman, University of Florida; Jennifer Smith, University of Florida

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-1113: DEVELOPING AN ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGECONOMY COURSEJoseph Hartman, University of Florida Joseph Hartman is Professor and Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Georgia Institute of Technology and currently serves as Editor of The Engineering Economist.Jennifer Smith, University of Florida Jennifer Smith is an Instructional Designer in the Center for Instructional Technology and Training at the University of Florida. Page 15.383.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arup Maji, University of New Mexico

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-2191: EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXTBOOK AND OUTSIDE SOURCES INTEACHING ENGINEERING ECONOMICSArup Maji, University of New Mexico Page 15.443.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Effectiveness of Textbook and Outside Sources in Teaching Engineering EconomicsAbstractThe paper will discuss changes made in the teaching of Engineering Economics, a requiredsophomore undergraduate class. The first change was the inclusion of relevant economic andfinancial news to complement subject matter covered in class. This new material coveredapproximately 25% of the required contact hours and allowed the course to be used to assess twoABET

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-1778: WHY ENGINEERING ECONOMY PROFESSORS SHOULDTEACH INTRODUCTORY CORPORATE FINANCETed Eschenbach, TGE Consulting Dr. Ted Eschenbach, P.E. is the principal of TGE Consulting, an emeritus professor of engineering management at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and the founding editor emeritus of the Engineering Management Journal. He is the author or coauthor of over 200 publications and presentations, including 13 books. With his coauthors he has won best paper awards at ASEM, ASCE, & IIE conferences, and the 2009 Grant award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. He earned his B.S. from Purdue in 1971, his doctorate in industrial engineering from Stanford

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Evans, University of Arkansas; Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas; Kim Needy, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-1469: A LOOK INTO THE ENGINEERING ECONOMY EDUCATIONLITERATUREEmily Evans, University of Arkansas Emily Evans is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas. Her research includes engineering economy education.Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas Heather Nachtmann, Ph.D. received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (IE) from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000. She is currently an Associate Professor of IE at the University of Arkansas and serves as the Director of the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. Her research includes cost estimation modeling, economic and efficiency analysis of transportation and

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting; Joseph Hartman, University of Florida

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-249: FUNDING DECISIONS FOR MULTI-STAGE PROJECTSNeal Lewis, University of Bridgeport Dr. Neal Lewis received his Ph.D. in engineering management in 2004 and B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974 from the University of Missouri – Rolla, and his MBA in 2000 from the University of New Haven. He is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He has over 25 years of industrial experience, having worked at Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Prior to UB, he has taught at UMR, UNH, and Marshall University.Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting Dr. Ted Eschenbach, P.E. received the MCE degree in 1998 from the University of Alaska Anchorage. His masters in

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-3: INCORPORATING UNCERTAINTY INTO LEARNING CURVES: ACASE STUDY IN OIL DRILLING ESTIMATESChristopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin Christopher Jablonowski is Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where he performs research on decision-making under uncertainty, industrial organization, and safety management systems. Prior to joining the University of Texas at Austin, he worked as an upstream project analyst with IPA, Inc., an economist with the US Government, and as a drilling engineer with Shell Offshore Inc. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.B.A. from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; B.J. Kim, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-1477: INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING ECONOMICS, STATISTICS,AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT: REINFORCING KEY CONCEPTSPaul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University Stephanie Sullivan is a visiting instructor in the Department of

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John White, University of Arkansas; Kenneth Case, Oklahoma State University; David Pratt, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-427: ON THE DIFFERENCES AMONG "EQUIVALENT" LOANPAYMENT PLANSJohn White, University of Arkansas John A. White, PhD, PE, is Distinguished Professor and Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Arkansas. ASEE Fellow, IIE Fellow and Past-President, INFORMS Fellow, member of the National Academy of Engineering, Past-Chairman of AAES, Past-President of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Foundation, Past-President of the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, and former Assistant Director for Engineering at NSF, former Dean of Engineering at Georgia Tech, he served on the boards of directors for 5 publicly traded corporations and served