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14:540:343 · Industrial and Systems Engineering · School 14 — New Brunswick School of Engineering
Engineering Economics applies economic measures to choices between engineering alternatives. Rutgers lists annual cost, present worth, rate of return, benefit-to-cost analysis, replacement decisions before and after tax, organizational financing, break-even charts, and public-sector cost studies.
Can I take it?
How it’s graded
Historical syllabus posted December 2019; exact course offering term unlisted
Students rate teaching
SIRS · 5,738 responses · 2014–2025
Spring 2027
3 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
When it meets
Busch
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
TF 10:20 AM · Busch · 3 sections · 3 open
AI-generated overview
The student-posted historical syllabus assigns 15%.
Chapter-specific exercises are assigned and graded through MyLab in the historical syllabus.
Four equally weighted exams are administered and the lowest score is dropped in the historical syllabus.
Evidence term: Historical syllabus posted December 2019; exact course offering term unlisted. Past weights are not current section policy.
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The catalog topics begin with comparing options using annual cost, present worth, rate of return, and benefit-to-cost measures.
The course description includes replacement analysis before and after tax and organizational financing.
The listed applications include break-even charts and unit or minimum-cost public-sector studies.
Common pitfall
Instead
Identify the decision measure first, then use present worth or annual cost consistently across the options.
Researched and independently reviewed · 7 sources · 9/12 fields found
officialSummary: found · The current Rutgers course description and ISE course list give the topic scope and prerequisite.
site:catalogs.rutgers.edu 14:540:343 Engineering Economics · site:ise.rutgers.edu "Engineering Economics" syllabus 540:343
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · Reviewed student discussions describe effort but do not provide a defensible weekly out-of-class hours estimate.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "540:343" OR "Engineering Economics" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "14:540:343"
courseRatings: found · Difficulty and workload have two recent student sources; math intensity is grounded in the official quantitative topic list. Other dimensions remain unscored.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "540:343" OR "Engineering Economics" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "14:540:343" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Engineering Economics" "Wicks" 343 · "14:540:343" syllabus Rutgers Engineering Economics
assessment: found · A student-posted 2019 syllabus gives an assessment mix; the exact offering term is not identified, so the assessment is labeled historical.
"14:540:343" syllabus Rutgers Engineering Economics · site:rutgers.edu "14:540:343" syllabus 2024
fit.bestFor: found · Fit statements are limited to the official course topics and applications.
site:catalogs.rutgers.edu 14:540:343 Engineering Economics · site:soe.rutgers.edu "Engineering Economics" 540:343
fit.toughIf: found · Course topics involve quantitative comparison; recent students describe the need for regular effort.
site:catalogs.rutgers.edu 14:540:343 Engineering Economics · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Engineering Economics" "Wicks" 343
prerequisitesInPractice: not-found · The official prerequisite is listed, but reviewed sources do not establish an informal preparation threshold.
site:ise.rutgers.edu "Engineering Economics" syllabus 540:343 · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "14:540:343"
instructorVariation: not-found · No comparable course evidence across instructors or terms was located.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Engineering Economics" "Wicks" 343 · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "14:540:343"
chapters: found · The current catalog topics support a thematic outline; they do not specify a week-by-week or chapter order.
site:catalogs.rutgers.edu 14:540:343 Engineering Economics · site:ise.rutgers.edu "Engineering Economics" syllabus 540:343
commonPitfalls: found · Advice centers on regular problem practice; the correction is tied to the official comparison methods named for the course.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "540:343" OR "Engineering Economics" · "14:540:343" syllabus Rutgers Engineering Economics
prepPlan: found · Preparation steps focus on the catalog's numerical decision methods and student advice to keep up with practice.
site:catalogs.rutgers.edu 14:540:343 Engineering Economics · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Engineering Economics" "Wicks" 343
studentPerspective: found · Recent course-specific comments offer a small set of student impressions about difficulty, effort, and Wicks's teaching.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "540:343" OR "Engineering Economics" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "14:540:343" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Engineering Economics" "Wicks" 343
3 open · Busch
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0120250 | Open | Elin Wicks | Tuesday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at RWH 105; Friday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at RWH 105RWH 105 | Busch |
| 0220251 | Open | Elin Wicks | Tuesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at RWH 105; Thursday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at RWH 105RWH 105 | Busch |
| 0320252 | Open | Elin Wicks | Tuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at RWH 105; Thursday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at RWH 105RWH 105 | Busch |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.52
Course quality
4.38
Response rate
68.5%
Coverage
52 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elin Wicks | 40 | 4.77 | 4.61 |
| Albano R. | 4 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Albano Robert | 4 | 3.48 | 3.35 |
| Elin Wicks | 3 | 4.63 | 4.43 |
| Tortorella Michael | 1 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Busch
Current availability
3 open of 3
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
5
Any Course EQUAL or GREATER Than: (01:640:026)
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.