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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Dubro, Stevens Institute of Technology; Viraj Vasudev Rokade, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #33977Assessing the Sustainability Components of Engineering Capstone ProjectsDr. Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology Leslie Brunell, PhD, PE is a Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. She coordinates both the civil and multidisciplinary engineering senior design projects. These projects are the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience. Students design an innovative solution to a complex problem. She has recruited professional sponsors who mentor the civil engineering design projects. The projects expose the civil engineering students to real world design problems. The

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Jennifer S. Shane, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Katherine Madson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #33122Engineers as Effective Team Players: Evaluating Teamwork Skills in aFlipped Project Management for Civil Engineers CourseNathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyDr. Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. Her background is in Curriculum and Instruction, and her research interests include online learning, hybrid learning, and technology integration in higher education.Jennifer S. Shane, Iowa State University

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University

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during a yearlong capstone experience by adoptingtechnology as the binding medium. Here, this paper will discuss what software can support thenon-technical calculation aspects of a team, how software can be leveraged to promoteintegration and how to tie software into assignments. When collaboration, communication andmanagement technology is adopted, this study found that student teams are capable ofestablishing a cohesive and integrated design solutions. This capstone experience was scoped inthe context of buildings being used for projects; yet, results presented should be easily translatedto other infrastructure-based projects in Civil Engineering (CE).Keywords: Software, Capstone, Design Process, Communication, Collaboration

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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Kun Zhang P.E., California State University-Chico; Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University-Chico; Chris Fosen, California State University-Chico

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depend on the kinds of questions instructors ask, the use of supportivefeedback, and their attention to issues of content versus formatting and editing concerns.The one-page letter report assignment provides a balanced time and length for students to write.However, this type of written assignment mainly emphasizes narrative writing with fewerfocuses on preparations of figures, tables, equations, and reference citation. Therefore,department-level efforts in the engineering major should be made to allow students to practice allaspects of technical writing in the curriculum from first-year courses to the senior capstonedesign project. Because the survey results from this study show that almost no one in thislaboratory course visited the university

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Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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Cade Fleaher; Dechathon Suwanakeree, United States Military Academy; Scott Amos Collins; Geoff Kirk; Antonio La Torre; Peyton James Pisacane; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy

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primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection in 2009 for the American Society of Civil Engineers New Fac- ulty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni Award for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Project Based Learning in a COVID Environment

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Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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Taylor Christian Cardinale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Michael James Deigert P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John W. Lawson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Wood Construction. American Wood Council, 2018.[4] S.M.S. Ardakani, “Implementing Entreprenuerial Mindset Learning (ELM) in a Timber Design Course,” in Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference, 2020.[5] B. Zhou and S. Tanski, “Beyond the Capstone: National Competition and Community Engagement in A Timber Bridge Senior Project,” in Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference, 2020.[6] R.W. Welch and K. Grant, “Implementing a Historically Constrained Student Design-Build Project in an Austere Environment,” in Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, 2002.[7] R.W. Welch, “Implementing a Student Design-Build Project in One Semester,” in Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, 2004.[8] Behrouzi, A. “Physical

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Development Around Diversity

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Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Tessa Gail Gallagher, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Claire Katherine Anovick, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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homes and use the EPA’s EJSCREEN tool to look at the demographics inthe area and pollutants they are subjected to. During class, students were given a briefexplanation of California’s Cap and Trade Policy. They then played a game to simulate the openmarket of allowances and see where emissions improvements were and were not made. Studentswere then asked what changes could be made to the game (and, by extension, to the Cap-and-Trade Policy) to encourage equity.The senior Capstone class experienced a broader inclusion of social justice in their classcurriculum. From the start of the quarter, students were told they would need to include a socialjustice analysis as part of their Capstone project report. This analysis was required to includemeans

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Program Support Initiatives

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Leader Development Model (LDM) through Self and Peer Assessment across the CurriculumAbstractLeadership development and assessment impact the engineering program curriculum at TheCitadel, resulting in embedded indicators and teamed learning activities mapped across all fouryears of the undergraduate curriculum. The institution-specific leadership model developed atThe Citadel prepares students for leadership through teamed challenges and projects, positioningthe engineering program to provide robust learning experiences for students.Reinforced in multiple senior-level capstone design courses and a sophomore-level, engineering-specific communications course

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Tech Tools and Tips

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Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University

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Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. Prior to joining the WFU faculty, she led the junior capstone design sequence at James Madison University, was the inaugural director of the NAE Grand Challenges Program at JMU, and developed first-year coursework and interdisciplinary electives. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Beyond Continuity of Instruction: Innovating a Geomatics Course Using a Project-Based Approach and Open-Source SoftwareAbstractGeomatics, with an emphasis on developing students’ competencies in Geographic InformationSystems, is a technology-intensive course

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Industry and Practice Topics

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Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy

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areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection for the 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni Award for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Applying Army Doctrine to Engineering…is that complex

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Tech Tools and Tips

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Gustavo O. Maldonado, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

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capstone courses(Senior Project courses in the CE, ConE and CM programs). In this assessment, again a 1-5 LikertScale was selected, and yielded a score of 4 (Exceeds Criteria), for both SLOs, 3 and 4. A scoreof 4 (rather than 5) was attained because of the overall error in the resulting model. Note that aftergeoreferencing the final model into the corresponding State Plane Coordinate System, the softwareindicated an overall mean absolute error (in all employed fixed ground points) of ~4 inches. TheWest section of the model experienced that error magnitude. The central section presented slightlysmaller errors, ranging from ~3 to 4 inches. Similarly, the East section showed errors of about 3.6inches. These are relatively large errors compared with

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Industry and Practice Topics

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Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Infras- tructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University. He is committed to advancing research and teaching in the sustainability of infrastructure projects. He believes that educating the next generation of professionals will play a pivotal role in making sustainability a standard practice.Dr. Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Frederick (”Freddy”) Paige is the Assistant Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research and an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the Vecellio

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Industry and Practice Topics

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Max Teddy, Clemson University; Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University; Matthew Ryan Stanley, Clemson University

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tactics, the first being restructuring the Civil Engineeringcurriculum to create unique opportunities for nontraditional faculty-student interactions andrelationships [1].One of the central components of the restructured curriculum is the creation of a sequence ofcourses (Springer 1, Springer 2, Junior Studio, and Keystone Design) that incorporate skills andconcepts presented in the traditional Civil Engineering courses offered at Clemson. However,these courses differ from the norm in that they employ a project-based learning approach,thereby exposing students to a collaborative environment consisting of their peers, teams offaculty members, and stakeholders from the greater community. This sequence of coursesculminates in a Keystone Design

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Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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Jes Barron P.E., United States Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; James E. Bluman, United States Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy

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semester ended, discussions across the faculty revealed that the influence of theteaching and learning model was clearly in mind while teaching remotely. Faculty describedchallenges maintaining rapport with students through only computer-based interactions. Theyshared things they did to engage and inspire students by providing videos of demonstrations ormodifying the constraints on design projects to allow students to use common household items.They discussed methods used for the first-ever virtually hosted Projects Day—a West Point -wide, major event every spring term in which teams of seniors present the results from theiryear-long capstone design projects. These conversations led to the observation that manyelements of the model for teaching

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Development Around Diversity

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Daniel Erian Armanios; Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Andrea Francioni Rooney, Carnegie Mellon University; Millard L. McElwee, Exponent; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University; Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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.2.6 CEE Capstone DesignHistorically, many infrastructure choices and designs have had disproportionately negativeimpacts on minority and low-income communities. Changes were implemented in the senior-level CEE capstone design course to prepare students to design equitable engineering solutionsthat consider the diversity of stakeholders. The project was developed with a community partnerorganization that was interested in an aquaponics facility that could provide the organizationwith an income stream that would allow them to be self-sustaining. This organization is locatedin an area of the city that has been neglected and serves a predominantly minority population. Itwas expected that students would be motivated by the opportunity to use their

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Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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an active role in reimagining the field of CEE in the future. This course establishes thefoundation for further computing (and sensing) skill development in required junior- and senior-level lab and project courses, including our senior capstone design course. Before graduation, asignificant number of undergraduates also elect to take at least one graduate-level course with astrong computational focus.Both educational activities described in this work were developed and deployed in the Spring2020 semester, after the transition from in-person instruction to remote instruction. In particular,the first activity (“Graph Theory and Disease Transmission”) was released five days after theState of Pennsylvania issued its first “Stay at Home” order

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Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kaikea Kaoni, Northern Arizona University

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•Raw Notes In person Lab sessionFigure 1: Traditional Lab ProcessThe primary benefit of this lab is the physical interactive experience that students have withinstruments and data, providing an important connection to the theory and thus improvinglearning, which Kolb describes as “a process whereby concepts are derived from andcontinuously modified by experience”[4, p. 26]. In addition to the lab report, it is common toinclude a practical assessment of the students’ ability to physically operate equipment. Thesepractical skills can then be used in a future capstone project, internships, and other coursework.There are, however, some drawbacks to the traditional surveying lab process. These include

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Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; David Carlson P.E., United States Military Academy

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) describes fourexample projects that were designed to aid in the development of creativity in engineeringstudents along with suggested ways to assess creativity, all of which are rooted in creativityresearch.[6] Related to creativity, it appears that much more work is necessary. Sola, et. al.(2017) found that “freshman engineering students were significantly more creative than seniorengineering students … [and] senior engineering students were found to be no better at criticalthinking than their freshman counterparts.”[7]Another example of studying the development of a specific skill is provided by Paretti (2008)who provides suggestions of ways that instructors can assist the development of communicationskills, specifically within capstone design

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Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Audra N. Morse, Michigan Technological University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathan M. Kathir P.E., George Mason University; Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University

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York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Tech- nology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional en- gineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and