Engineering Economy Module: Excel Spreadsheet Modeling
A short skills module from MIT OpenCourseWare built to prepare students for ESD.71 Engineering Systems Analysis for Design. The course covers advanced Excel spreadsheet modeling techniques used in engineering economic analysis, including tools like Data Table and Goal Seek that many self-taught Excel users never learn. Materials include lecture notes and example spreadsheets aimed at students who arrive with only introductory Excel knowledge and would otherwise waste time on basic mechanics instead of analysis. The module is narrow by design, focused on making spreadsheet modeling efficient rather than covering engineering economy theory broadly, but it gives a concrete, practical foundation for quantitative systems analysis work. Free to access through MIT OpenCourseWare, with no certificate offered.