Conference Session

Engineering Economy Course Strategy Panel 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

topics in the course, which is enabledin-part by the use of technology and the rigorous treatment of concepts in the case studies andexams (see next section). There are also subtleties of the course flow that make it possible tocover many topics, such as introducing inflation early in the course in an early case study so it isalready familiar to students when the inflation chapter finally rolls around.A listing of topics covered in the course in order they are presented in class is shown in Table 1. Table 1: Topic Coverage Week Topic Week Topic 1 Ethics, Accounting 8 FW, B/C Ratio, PB, Breakeven 2 Estimation, TVM 9 Decision

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Course Strategy Panel Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

engineering design toproduce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, andwelfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors”) and 4 (“anability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and makeinformed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global,economic, environmental, and societal contexts”). These are also strongly emphasized in thiscourse.With respect to technology and modern teaching pedagogies, success in undergraduate teachingrequires an understanding of what works and applying those methods in the classroom.Engineering education research has demonstrated that active learning (which is focused