Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Burns, Western Michigan University; Bob White P.E., Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

, the instructor’s role becomes that of a discussion facilitator asanswers to the quiz questions are read. Naturally, quiz questions are developed with the post-quiz discussion in mind. For example, the recent quiz featured an article about the Vale Damcollapse in Brazil. A good, discussion prompting question might be:Why did the Vale Dam collapse?This simple question is somewhat open ended and could allow for several acceptable answers(since the true cause was not known yet), such as improper design, shoddy construction, orinadequate maintenance. As students consider whether their peer’s answer is correct, follow-upquestions can be asked by the instructor:What role did engineers have in enabling or preventing the collapse?Who is to blame for

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Course Strategy Panel Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael B. O'Connor P.E., New York University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Paper ID #34639Course Strategy: Low Stakes Assessment Approach to Engineering Economyinstruction using Revised Bloom TaxonomyMr. Michael B. O’Connor P.E., New York University Michael O’Connor, Retired Professional Civil Engineer (Maryland and California), M.ASCE, is a mem- ber of the ASCE Committee on Developing Leaders, History and Heritage, Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBoK), and Engineering Grades. Michael has been a practicing Civil Engineer with over 50 years of engineering, construction, and project management experience split equally between the pub- lic and private sectors. Programs ranged from the San