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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah; Steven Bartlett, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

, describescharacteristics of an effective team, defines leadership, and discusses conflict types and conflictresolution. Additional short reading assignments are given at the beginning of selected labsessions (about every other session in the Hydraulics course) to supplement the general overviewof teaming and leadership with focused excerpts from texts and brief papers presenting qualitiesof effective leaders12,13, stressing the importance of leadership and communications in the civilengineering profession6,14,15, and describing the importance of civil engineers taking leadershippositions in industry and government16. These “leadership” laboratory periods begin withstudents reading the assigned paper or excerpt. The instructor or teaching assistant then leads

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Training Faculty to Teach CE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Mark Evans, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2036: TEACHING THE BOK ? CHALLENGES FOR FACULTY ANDPROGRAMSDecker Hains, U.S. Military AcademyMark Evans, U.S. Military AcademyStephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Page 12.1371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching the BOK- Challenges for Faculty and ProgramsAbstractIn February 2007, the Second Edition of Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK) for the21st Century was released for review by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The revisedBOK uses an outcome-based approach and Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives todefine what should be taught to and learned by tomorrow’s civil engineers. The 26 outcomes –16 technical and ten

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger; Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute; Cindy Orndoff

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Civil Engineering

include interdisciplinary engineering, asset management, decision-making, GASB#34, economic development, performance assessment, policy, performance-assessment, organizational assessment, and public relations. Dr. Orndoff’s research incorporates economics, public administration, public policy, political science, public finance, planning, and sociology aspects Page 12.1618.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 “Making Statics Dynamic!” -Combining Lecture and Laboratory into an Interdisciplinary, Problem-based, Active Learning Environment.AbstractThe new U.A

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2802: STUDENT FEEDBACK AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM ADDINGLABORATORY EXPERIENCES TO THE REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGNCOURSEMicah Hale, University of ArkansasSeamus Freyne, Manhattan CollegeStephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver Page 12.1311.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Student Feedback and Lessons Learned from Adding Laboratory Experiences to the Reinforced Concrete Design CourseAbstractIn an effort to demonstrate lecture course material, a class project was added to the seniorlevel Reinforced Concrete Design course that incorporated beam testing. The concept ofbeam testing is not new. Many universities test reinforced concrete

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoqing Zhou, Old Dominion University

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Civil Engineering

results demonstrated thatthe new teaching improvement is capable of adding students’ GIS knowledge.1. INTRODUCTION The GIS courses for graduate and undergraduate students are offered in Old DominionUniversity (ODU) via distance education mode. The distance courses are delivered to 15 states,50 higher education centers, and 4 oversee navy bases (Japan, Koera, Mid-East, and Canada) viaboth the regular classroom and ODU’s TTN (Tele-Tech-Net) system (active satellites, streamvideo, video tapes, DVD, etc.). One of the problems in the distance courses is that the remotestudents have difficulty to access the large volume of geospatial data for their homework anddistance laboratory via internet. The GeoBrain system, which is funded by NASA

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Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States, in particular Page 12.92.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Practitioner - Faculty Collaboration in Teaching Civil Engineering DesignAbstractTeaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, withindustry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

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Civil Engineering

Stephen Cooper, “Something Old, Something New: Integrating Engineering Practice into the Teaching of Engineering Mechanics,” Journal of Engineering Education, Apr, 1995, pp. 105-115.6. Shapira, Aviad, “Bringing the Site into the Classroom: A Construction Engineering Laboratory,” Journal of Engineering Education, Jan, 1995, pp. 1-5.7. Tongtoe, Samruam and Siegfried Holzer, “Learning Statics with Multimedia,” Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education – Southeast Section, 2001. Page 12.174.11

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2846: BRIDGING BEAR HOLLOW: A SERVICE LEARNING CAPSTONEDESIGNNorman Dennis, University of Arkansas Norman D. Dennis, Jr., is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is active in both ASCE and ASEE, currently serving as a member of ASCE's committee for faculty development and as a program coordinator for the EcCEEd teaching workshop. Dennis is also a director of the CE division of ASEE and past chair or the Midwest section of ASEE. His research interests include laboratory and field determination of geotechnical material properties for transportation systems and the use of remote sensing techniques to categorize geomaterials

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

engineering curricular reform. His research areas include vibration and optimization techniques. In 2005 he was the recipient of the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers.Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University Jennifer Courtney is an Assistant Professor in the Writing Arts department at Rowan University, where she teaches first year writing, College Composition II/Sophomore Clinic, and courses on writing assessment. Her research interests include writing in the disciplines (WID), assessment, and information literacy.Kevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He has received the 2002

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akhter Hossain, University of South Alabama; Kevin White, University of South Alabama

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Civil Engineering

concretehas been added to Topic 7, which discusses the common properties of concrete and the standardtests to assess these properties. In addition, a discussion on shrinkage cracking of concretestructures, a common problem that affects the durability of bridge decks and pavement structureshas been added to Topic 10, which discusses the durability of concrete structures.CE 315: Civil Engineering Materials LaboratoryCivil Engineering Materials Laboratory (CE 315) is a co-requisite of Civil Engineering Materials(CE 314) course, and the two courses are taught as coordinated courses. While the lectures (CE314) introduce the students to the useful properties of common civil engineering materials, thelaboratory (CE 315) teaches them how to evaluate those

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake Tullis, Utah State University; Steven Barfuss, Utah Stat University

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Civil Engineering

in the laboratory, the students are also able tosee the effects of pipe velocity and pipe pressure on diffuser port discharge efficiency.They also learn that it can be difficult to build a structure or device exactly like the outputof a computer program indicates. It is one thing to design a perfect widget, but another toask someone else to build it exactly as designed for a reasonable cost.Weir design: In some cases, a more inductive teaching approach is used as new topics areintroduced in the laboratory first. Students are given the opportunity to design, build, andtest a structure with limited knowledge of that specific topic. These design experiencesoften provide students with opportunities for discovery through both their successes

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

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Civil Engineering

research grants. We also thank Dolese Bros., Holcim, LaFargeConcrete Co., Red Resins and W.R. Grace Construction Products for their donation of materials.We thank Kyran Mish, director of Fears Laboratory, for his understanding and support and MikeSchmitz, lab facilities manager, for his help organizing the lab.Bibliography1. J. Fredricks Volkwein & D.A.Carbone, “The Impact of Departmental Research and Teaching Climates onUndergraduate Growth and Satisfaction,” The Journal of Higher Education, March – April 1994 pp. 147-1672. A.C. Schoenfeld & R. Magnan, “Mentor in a Manual” 2nd Edition, Magna Publications, Inc. Madison,Wisconsin, 1994 pp. 267

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Michael Penn, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Max Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

enter professional practice. Students whopursue graduate school directly upon graduation are recruited by a number of schools andhave been very successful. The department faculty is a relatively young, dedicated, and col-legial group that is regarded as exemplary throughout the university in terms of teaching ef-fectiveness and in professional development.The existing curriculum at UWP is typical of conventional CEE curricula. Students completebasic mathematics, science, and general engineering courses in the first two years followed bycivil and environmental engineering courses in the remainder of their studies. The CEE pro-gram includes a significant laboratory component and practical design projects in the upperlevel classes. The program

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Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ledlie Klosky; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Page 12.1457.3engineering mechanics, failure mechanisms, an introduction to material science and combinedloading. This course is significantly different from the traditional introductory mechanics coursethat had been taught in the past; in fact, the course was being offered for the first time in its’ newformat during the semester in question. Further, since the course was being given to a singlestudent studying at St Cyr in France, the instructor (Dr Klosky) saw little purpose in involvingthe entire institution in the decision process or the design of the course, and obtained directapproval from the department head to conduct what everyone saw as a teaching experiment orproof of concept.The first key decision was “What is the objective of the

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains; Timothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA; Jakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; John Richards, D/CME, USMA

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Civil Engineering

, mechanicsand material science. This sequence involves teaching an introductory engineering course,CE300, to both engineering majors and non-majors, followed by CE364, a mechanics + materialscience course that is taken by those students majoring in Civil or Mechanical Engineering. Thesequence integrates statics, mechanics of materials and a lesson block on material science;information that is traditionally separated across two or more courses, making it difficult forstudents to form the key connections between statics, mechanics and materials that are the bread-and-butter of the working engineer. Through tight coordination of these two courses, significantadvances have been made in student attitudes, capabilities and, perhaps most importantly

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

develop program outcomes that reflect the unique nature of your program and embed theCriterion 3 a-k outcomes within them. Then you need to assess how your students perform withrespect to your program outcomes.Program: The assessment part is easy. The program outcomes are accomplished through thecourses we teach, and every professor provides a direct assessment of student performancethrough course grades. It the students pass all of the courses, we can then conclude that theyhave met all of the outcomes.Expert: You cannot use course grades alone to assess the achievement of your programoutcomes. Unless there is a clear one-to-one correspondence between a given course and anassociated program outcome, simply passing the course does not guarantee

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

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Civil Engineering

high-quality undergraduate programs of study,their mission, though, is heavily oriented toward research, which naturally makes use of doctoralcandidates. A civil engineering program at a comprehensive doctoral institution will ordinarilyhave the following characteristics: ‚ Faculty at comprehensive doctoral institutions can be segregated into three distinct groups: those who principally teach at the undergraduate level, those who conduct research and teach at the graduate level, and those who teach very little and whose primary function within the program is to conduct sponsored research. ‚ Graduate-focused universities tend to be older established institutions with long histories of

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-643: AN ASPIRATIONAL VISION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 2025:THE ROLE OF ACCREDITATIONStephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. A 1979 graduate of USMA, he holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Lehigh University and is a registered professional engineer in Virginia. He has served as a member of the USMA faculty for 15 years, teaching courses in engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and civil engineering professional practice. Page 12.201.1

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-502: USING THE SENIOR DESIGN JURY TO DIRECTLY ASSESSPROGRAM OUTCOMESMichael Bronzini, George Mason University Michael S. Bronzini currently holds the Dewberry Chair in Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and is also the Chair of the CEIE Department. Prior positions include Director of the Center for Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Penn State University, and Director of the Transportation Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Dr

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans; Vijaya Gopu, Tulane University

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Civil Engineering

Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is historically considered among thenation's prestigious and most selective institutions of higher learning. It is also considered bymany to be among the group of schools termed the "Southern Ivies". Tulane is organized into 10schools focused on liberal arts, sciences and the engineering, architecture and businessprofessions. Undergraduate applications received annually more than doubled from 1998 to2006, growing from 7,780 to a record 21,000 undergraduate applications. Applicationacceptances lowered from 79% of applicants in 1998 to 33% in 2006.In July 2004, Tulane received two $30 million donations to its endowment, the largest individualor combined gifts in the university's history. The donations

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1440: ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATION ? CONCRETE CANOECOMPETITIONCandace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines Candace Sulzbach is a Lecturer in the Division of Engineering where she has taught since August 1983. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. After 24 years of teaching engineering students, Candy has had the opportunity to see how their educations can be enhanced by their involvement in extra-curricular activities; specifically, participation in engineering design competitions like the National Concrete Canoe Competition and the National Student Steel Bridge Competition. Candy earned her B.S. degree in Mineral Engineering (civil specialty) at