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Conference Session
Who Should Teach the BOK
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Randel Dymond, Virginia Tech; Howell Simmons, Paciulli, Simmons & Associates; Derrick Cave, Kimley-Horn Assoc.; Robert Jansen, KB Home
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
preparation of site plans; paving, grading, drainage, and utility plans; stormwater management design; sanitary sewer lift station design; and off-site improvements. In addition, Derrick is one of Kimley-Horn’s regional practice coordinators within the firm’s Wal-Mart development program. Derrick has a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.Robert Jansen, KB Home Robert F. Jansen is Vice President of Land Development for the Mid Atlantic Division of KB Home. He is responsible for overseeing all entitlement and land development activities for all of KB Home’s communities throughout the Mid Atlantic area. Bob has spent 26 years in the field of Land Development. Upon graduation from Virginia
Conference Session
How to Effectively Teach Using Teams
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University; John Norris, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
Engineering Education, 2007 Assigning Civil Engineering Students to Capstone Course TeamsAbstractAssigning students to teams for project courses that systematically accounts for balance anddiversity affects the functioning and success of the teams. This paper presents an implementationof a goal programming model for grouping senior civil engineering students into a semester-longcapstone design project course. Student attributes consisting of overall GPA, grades in priorselected coursework, cooperative work experience, skills with relevant computing software, andJung-Typology (J-T) or Myers-Briggs Type Indicators (MBTI) were all considered in theallocation of students to project work groups.Student team assignment is achieved through goal