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Every entity, public or private, is confronted with the fundamental problem of economics, it wishes to accomplish more than its resources will permit. The problem consists of two fundamental questions that must be answered, namely what objectives should be investigated or explored and how should these be achieved? Economics as a social science answers those questions and is defined as the knowledge used for selecting among “…technically feasible alternatives for the purpose of a rational allocation of scarce resources.” As a subdiscipline, engineering economics narrows the definition of the problem and related questions to that of problems related to the investment of capital, public or private in a broad array of projects, products, processes, and services. Engineers confront more specialized forms of the fundamental problem in the form of inadequate economic evaluation of engineering projects. Civil engineers under constant pressure to deliver infrastructure effectively and efficiently confront complex problems associated with allocating scarce resources for ensuring quality, mitigating risk and controlling project delivery. Engineers must be educated to recognize the role played by engineering economics as part of the evaluations occurring at each phase in the project lifecycle.
The purpose of this class is to introduce the students to the rich history of civil engineers who gave the powerful tools of engineering economy that we enjoy today.
It will also serve to give the students a sense of the role Wikipedia plays in informing the general public on vital topics of today such as infrastructure and project
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' workspaces.
This first Wikipedia assignment requires the following: tasks must be completed by 1/20/2019.
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
The Instructor recommends that the student does not use their real name, nor include a picture of themselves on their user page ... watch clip ... No shared names or account use ...
Personal and privacy-breaching material on social platforms such as Facebook, Linkedin, and Wikipedia.
Some students add personal information such as contact details (email, instant messaging, etc.), a photograph, their real name, their location, information about their areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, etc. Once added this information is unlikely to ever become private again. It could be copied elsewhere or even used to harass you in the future. The student is cautioned to think carefully before adding non-public information to their user page because they are unlikely to be able to retract it later, even if they change your mind.
Setup a user page under your new account ... See these links
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles, especially civil engineering articles such as biographies, as well as articles on specialized topics such as "engineering economics". You'll evaluate identified Wikipedia articles related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Read the Wellington, Lounsbury, and Grant articles.
What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"? NPV or "No original research" NOR
Make a new section on your user page (1000 character minimum in total for both questions)
Finalize your topic / Find your sources
Remember that you will need to find at least three references for your contribution. Do this on your User page in a new heading ...
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Remember, your contribution should contain at least three references and be substantive.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
This Course
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Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
![]() | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
Every entity, public or private, is confronted with the fundamental problem of economics, it wishes to accomplish more than its resources will permit. The problem consists of two fundamental questions that must be answered, namely what objectives should be investigated or explored and how should these be achieved? Economics as a social science answers those questions and is defined as the knowledge used for selecting among “…technically feasible alternatives for the purpose of a rational allocation of scarce resources.” As a subdiscipline, engineering economics narrows the definition of the problem and related questions to that of problems related to the investment of capital, public or private in a broad array of projects, products, processes, and services. Engineers confront more specialized forms of the fundamental problem in the form of inadequate economic evaluation of engineering projects. Civil engineers under constant pressure to deliver infrastructure effectively and efficiently confront complex problems associated with allocating scarce resources for ensuring quality, mitigating risk and controlling project delivery. Engineers must be educated to recognize the role played by engineering economics as part of the evaluations occurring at each phase in the project lifecycle.
The purpose of this class is to introduce the students to the rich history of civil engineers who gave the powerful tools of engineering economy that we enjoy today.
It will also serve to give the students a sense of the role Wikipedia plays in informing the general public on vital topics of today such as infrastructure and project
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' workspaces.
This first Wikipedia assignment requires the following: tasks must be completed by 1/20/2019.
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
The Instructor recommends that the student does not use their real name, nor include a picture of themselves on their user page ... watch clip ... No shared names or account use ...
Personal and privacy-breaching material on social platforms such as Facebook, Linkedin, and Wikipedia.
Some students add personal information such as contact details (email, instant messaging, etc.), a photograph, their real name, their location, information about their areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, etc. Once added this information is unlikely to ever become private again. It could be copied elsewhere or even used to harass you in the future. The student is cautioned to think carefully before adding non-public information to their user page because they are unlikely to be able to retract it later, even if they change your mind.
Setup a user page under your new account ... See these links
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles, especially civil engineering articles such as biographies, as well as articles on specialized topics such as "engineering economics". You'll evaluate identified Wikipedia articles related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Read the Wellington, Lounsbury, and Grant articles.
What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"? NPV or "No original research" NOR
Make a new section on your user page (1000 character minimum in total for both questions)
Finalize your topic / Find your sources
Remember that you will need to find at least three references for your contribution. Do this on your User page in a new heading ...
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Remember, your contribution should contain at least three references and be substantive.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.