Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

twofields.The Overall Comparison of the FieldsTable 1 summarizes some of the important differences in the fields, but a comparison of typicalintroductory texts is left for Table 2. One of the most important differences highlighted in Table1 is the central role of finance for the careers of both business students and faculty. Whileengineering economy is often cited as one of the most important courses taken by engineeringstudents who have transitioned to industry, it is not generally the focus of a career except for avery limited number of faculty.One consequence of the difference in scale between the two fields is that our field is led by asingle journal, The Engineering Economist, which includes pedagogy but focuses on research.There are many research

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

Tagged Divisions

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