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Conference Session
Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering
Canadian tax system but modifying this section to reflect the U.S. tax system (orany country’s system) should not be an onerous endeavor for a course instructor familiar withtheir local tax structure. Many of the examples used in the textbook relate to Canadian industriesand businesses. While there is nothing wrong with keeping these Canadian examples, it mayengage students more if the examples reflect the important industries or businesses of theirgeographic region.The authors of this current version of the open textbook would like to encourage others to adoptthe textbook and may provide some assistance with modifications to help suit the needs of otherinstructors.Future work also includes studies to determine the effectiveness of this open
Conference Session
Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sabin Gianelloni, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Tagged Divisions
Systems Engineering
a lifelonglearner. This suggests that the modern engineer is becoming increasingly similar to the systemsengineer and designer, and makes sense considering the growing complexity of our technologicalsystems and manufacturing processes. The need for systems thinking and design thinking isbecoming ever more relevant to modern engineering and the education of the next generation ofengineers must reflect this vital new aspect of modern engineering. Figure 1. Systems thinking vs. Design thinking Systems thinking Design thinking Ability to Take Holistic View