Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath J. LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

project setup. Section 4 describes the request forproposal (RFP) with the details of what the CE students were expected to produce and how theECE students contributed in the proposal development process. Section 5 provides a descriptionof the engineering economic analysis performed on the proposals upon submission. Section 6outlines the methods of communication used throughout the semester along with the overallschedule of the project assignment. Section 7 takes a step back and examines the overall courseoutcomes with respect to the engineering economy course and relates how the project assignmentcovered a subset of those outcomes. Finally, Section 8 gives an overall reflection on the cross-disciplinary, project-based approach employed by the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia H. Yoo, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

readily available resource for individual study, studentsalso seemed to find the app useful for in-class discussions, peer to peer review of problems andpeer tutoring. Overall, students have shown a strong interest in using mobile apps that can assist theirlearning, and we believe that our findings behoove educators and researchers to develop andutilize smartphone applications because of its great potential to be used as a learning tool.Regarding the development of a mobile app for an Engineering Economics course, our improvedapp has reflected the feedback from the student users and implemented many modules to helpstudents reinforce the key concepts and improve their problem-solving skills. The app has beenmade available freely through Apple

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Gloria Margarita Fragoso-Diaz, Tarleton State University ; Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

would reflect a Page 24.1253.2change in test scores for the first and second sections of the classes. The evaluation is done at a95% confidence level (α = 0.05).The rest of this paper is broken down into Background on the use of videos to support the class,Methods used to develop the additional coursework, Results of the courses evaluated and howthe use of videos affected the test grades, and Conclusion, which ties up the paper and discussesnext steps.BackgroundMost of the students we are currently teaching are from the Millennial generation. These studentsgrew up with the internet and digital technology. 2, 4 They are the first generation to

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

reflected in a brief questionnaire atthe end of the semester, as shown in Table 1. Of the 20 students, 19 preferred using spreadsheetsto conventional methods (one preferred using traditional engineering factors). Voluntarycomments were strongly supportive of the spreadsheet approach. Based on these results, theSpring 2014 course is being held in a computer lab. Table 1. Student Responses to the Computer Lab Question 1a and 1b What is the value What is your (N=20) of using Excel in recommendation class? regarding having