Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

then submit first select Solar data Figure 5. Parameter selection screen for desired location.5. The next screen will display the data, see Figure 6. Only one row of the data is needed for the analysis: the "tilt 39" row which represents the radiation for a panel tilted at the geographic latitude for this location. However, to keep track of the header information, select the range of data shown in Figure 6 using a mouse. Copy the highlighted field and then paste into a M/S Excel worksheet. When performing the pasting it is important to "paste special/unicode text" to create a nice set of column delimited data as shown in Figure 7. Page 22.1245.6

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska, Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

. “HP 12c Financial Calculator 25th Anniversary,” http://h30248.www3.hp.com/offers/12c/index.asp., downloaded 12/23/2010.3. Brigham, E.F., and Ehrhardt, M.C. (2008), Financial Management, 12th edition, South-Western, Mason, Ohio.4. Ross, S.A., Westerfield, R.W., and Jordan, B.D. 2011, Essentials of Corporate Finance, 7th edition, McGraw- Hill, New York.5. Brigham, E.F., and Houston, J.F. (2010), Fundamentals of Financial Management, 12th edition, South- Western, Mason, Ohio.6. Besley, S., and Brigham, E.F. (2008), Essentials of Managerial Finance, 14th edition, South-Western, Mason, Ohio.7. Ross, S.A., Westerfield, R.W., and Jaffe, J. (2010), Corporate Finance, 9th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.8

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

and deserves further analysis..  The convertible tablet is more useful for ENGR 315 than the slate form factor.  Based on recent experience with pen-based technologies in ENGR 315, the instructor now uses this method in other courses, recommends this learning environment to colleagues, and is experimenting with new technology as part of the continual improvement process.  All ENGR 315 students (and possibly all School of Engineering Technology students) Page 22.1628.10 need to use pen-based tablet technology in this (these) course(s). 

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Emily M. Evans, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

% 2nd year 22% 3rd year 59% 4th year 19% 5th year+ 0% Figure 11: Year in Plan of StudyIt is almost evenly split between whether or not the first undergraduate Engineering Economycourse has any prerequisite course(s), with 53% of respondents stating that their course doeshave prerequisites and 47% saying it does not. Additionally, nearly a third of the EE instructors(32%) state that their department offers other courses in the Engineering Economy field.Survey Results for Student Perception