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Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

showed that a significant percentage of students (96 %) were actively engaged inteaching and learning, and found the class stimulating. felt that the laboratory complimented wellwith the courses. The comments (Table 3) clearly showed that the students perceived the classpositively. The students found the class to be challenging and liked the teaching style.Table 2. Student Evaluations (68 students over four courses). Student Scores (68 students) Question 1 5 2 3 4 (poor

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Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

2006-1980: PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING: A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TOIMPROVING STUDENT LEARNINGMatthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville MATTHEW ROBERTS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Roberts earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1993 then spent four years in the U.S. Air Force as a civil engineering officer. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2002 and has been teaching structural engineering topics at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville since then. Page 11.989.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

ClassroomAbstractThis paper will describe recent innovations in the Fluid Mechanics course (CE3300) at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville. The innovations include learning activities and feedbackmechanisms. Specifically, the innovations are: “Challenge Problems”; in-class “physicalmodels”; a “Create-A-Lab” exercise; and an effective grading rubric for laboratory reports.Significant Learning ExperiencesIn “Creating Significant Learning Experiences” (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003) by L. Dee Fink,guidelines are provided to help instructors create significant learning experiences for theirstudents. The basis of Fink’s model is the concept of “integrated course design.” In anintegrated course, the Learning Goals, Teaching and Learning Activities, and Feedback

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Cleary, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

physically observe thetypes of failures in reinforced concrete that were being studied in the course. The testing was toprovide hands-on experience with the failures to supplement the reading and lecture material.This provided an opportunity for alternative patterns of teaching and learning. The physicaltesting is especially valuable in providing opportunities for visual vs. verbal, inductive vs.deductive, and active vs. reflective learning – patterns that may be less emphasized in atraditional lecture format9, 10.Specific goals include: • Students are able to classify service and failure load behavior in reinforced concrete beams based on observed and recorded data • Students are able to collect and analyze of laboratory data

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, June 1998.9. Rais-Rohani, M., Brown, D.T., “Development of a Virtual Laboratory for the Study of Mechanics,” Proceedings of the 2000 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, June 2000.10. Compendex Search Engine, Copyright © 2003 by Elsevier Engineering Information Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A.11. Lowman, Joseph, “Mastering the Techniques of Teaching,” Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1995, p. 194.12. Wankat, P.C., and F.S. Oreovicz, “Teaching Engineering,” McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1993, p. 94.13. Lowman, Joseph, “Mastering the Techniques of Teaching,” Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

: contemporary issues of engineering education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States in particular. Page 11.308.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Case Studies in Geotechnical/Foundation Engineering: Engaging Students and Bringing the Practice into the ClassroomIntroductionLecturing or “teaching by telling” is the traditional and the most widely used form of instructionin most engineering institutions. The major drawback of the lecture approach is that it usuallyresults in long periods of uninterrupted instructor-centered, expository discourse, relegatingstudents to the role

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jesse Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Zachary Johnson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Lovell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maria Van Houten, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

project jointly (Boronkay et al., 2002; Jones et al., 2002). Some of theadvantages noted by those authors include the following:• Increases technical skills.• Teaches teamwork over international borders.• Links two teams over cultural boundaries.• Provides international experiences for students who cannot afford to travel.• Reflects modern reality that products are designed in one country and manufactured in another.• Teaches international project management.• Teaches communication through technical media.Those authors also noted the following disadvantages:• Partner schools must acquire computers, workstations, and communications tools.• Difficult to coordinate the design effort.From those papers, we observed the following additional

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

recruit young and idealistic minds interested in contributing toward solvingsome of society’s vital fundamental concerns. The prospect of using emerging technologies toaddress sustainable development has the definite potential of exciting undergraduate students. Several initiatives in this regard are already underway. Stanford University, for instance, isplanning to provide an innovative experience to students by establishing a residential program ina newly constructed “green” dormitory building. The building is expected to showcase sustain-able concepts related to energy, water systems, vehicle refueling, air quality, etc. and serve as a“live-in laboratory.” The new thrusts are driving curriculum reform. Several Big 10+ CEE departments

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Progress on Raising the Bar

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, theAccreditation Committee has formulated the following draft Basic Level Civil EngineeringProgram Criteria: 1. Curriculum The program must demonstrate that graduates can apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations, calculus-based physics, chemistry, can apply knowledge of four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering; can conduct civil engineering experiments and analyze and interpret the resulting data; can design a system, component, or process in more than one civil engineering context; and can explain the fundamentals of management, business, public policy, and leadership. 2. Faculty The program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in

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Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

planned along the way.The charge of the Curriculum Committee is to coordinate the development of new undergraduateand graduate curricula that are compatible with the BOK.5 This includes finding existingcurricula that already contain elements supportive of the BOK and share what is learned. Theapproach is to find a diverse range of universities that are willing to serve as design partners anddevelop model curricula that both incorporate the BOK and meet the needs of all universitieswhether they are public or private, large or small, research-focused or teaching-focused. To date,18 universities ranging from Bucknell and Norwich to Penn State and the University of Nebraskahave volunteered to participate. The committee formed in August 2003 and is