2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

This paper builds upon prior research presented at the previous conference, offering a comprehensive account of the ongoing development of Open Educational Resources (OER) in the field of engineering economics.
Open Educational Resources (OER) offer a scalable solution to affordability and accessibility challenges in higher education. This paper presents a case study of the implementation and evaluation of newly developed OER in undergraduate Engineering Economics courses at the University of British Columbia (UBC). By replacing commercial textbooks with comprehensive open-source instructional materials, this study explores instructor adoption, pedagogical effectiveness, and student performance outcomes. Survey responses from instructors, qualitative feedback, and comparative analysis of student assessment data across three departments are presented. Results indicate that the OER were well-received by instructors and students alike, provided substantial cost savings, and performed comparably to commercial materials in supporting learning outcomes. This work contributes to the growing body of evidence that OER can serve as a viable and pedagogically sound alternative in technical disciplines.