Title: Developing an energy-finance course with critical content: an integrated and SLO process-driven approach

Authors: Shuming Bai

Addresses: The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas 79762, USA

Abstract: Traditionally, collaborative initiatives between engineering and business disciplines are few because the targeted clients are quite different. However, the engineering world is increasingly facing new business challenges that are associated with the need for business skills to manage unlimited resources and to increase corporate revenue. First, this paper presents the results of a survey showing the current state of the energy finance course offerings in all 12 universities in the USA. Second, this study describes the author's arduous journey and experience of creating an integrated energy finance course from scratch at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2009-2010 and the continuous improvement over the past four years. Finally, the author proposes common content areas to be included in energy finance courses that are compatible with the student learning outcomes standards advocated by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.

Keywords: energy finance; petroleum engineering; integrated course content; project financing; risk management; AACSB; drillinginfo; USA; United States; higher education; learning outcomes; student learning; interdisciplinary courses.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSS.2013.058230

International Journal of Services and Standards, 2013 Vol.8 No.4, pp.368 - 386

Received: 14 Oct 2013
Accepted: 15 Oct 2013

Published online: 30 Sep 2014 *

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