The engineering learning portal for problem solving: Experience in a large engineering economy class

Engineering Economist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Ryan, Sarah M ^a   Jackman, John K ^a   Peters, Frank E ^a   Ólafsson, Sigurdur ^a   Huba, Mary E ^b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURSES; ENGINEERING ECONOMY; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; INSTRUCTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CURRICULA; DATA ACQUISITION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPREADSHEETS; STUDENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PORTALS;

EID: 23344453745     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910490432575     Document Type: Article

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