Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

. A student that struggles with these concepts is atan increasing disadvantage as the course progresses and new material builds upon these concepts.A student that is less skillful at parsing word problems is further disadvantaged.Success and progress through the engineering economy and other time value of money courses isthe focus of this paper. However many of our points are also relevant to the larger problem ofthe efficient progression of engineering students through the STEM pipeline which is of greatimportance to educators. The supply and quantity of STEM graduates has a direct impact on thecompetitiveness of a nation 1. Students that perform poorly in a course or must repeat it are at agreater risk of dropping off the STEM track and may

Conference Session

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison M. Knight, Mayo Clinic; Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

and a B.S. in industrial engineer- ing from West Virginia University. Componation works in product and system development with primary research interests in project and systems management, decision theory, and engineering economics. He has managed and supported research efforts with DOD, NASA, and numerous defense and aerospace in- dustries. He a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and a Fellow with the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM). Page 25.923.1

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Viviana I. Cesani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

in 2006 and won the award in 2007, 2008 and 2011. Page 23.890.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Measuring intercultural sensitivity: A case study of the REU program at UPRMAbstractThe National Academy of Engineering’s call to educate global engineers has sparked a numberof globalizing programs and coursework at different institutions. Nevertheless, there is a need toquantify the extent to which the ability of recent graduates to understand, appreciate, and acceptdifferences among cultures is being influenced by globalizing programs and coursework