Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

would a very time-consuming taskand realizing that there are many excellent technical writing resources on the market, weexamined several existing reference books about technical writing. After staffing, we chose areference that was complete, written with both budding and experienced engineers in mind, andprovided numerous images of properly formatted portions of reports, memorandums, and othercommon written products required of an engineer.4 We also provide students with a copy of ashort, useful article written for students and faculty by an engineering professor.5Several Universities have addressed this same issue in their Engineering programs through aformal writing across the curriculum program and writing to learn assignments

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Senro Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.3. Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K. (1988). “Learning and teaching styles in engineering education,” Engineering Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, 674-681.4. Herrmann, N. (1995). The Creative Brain, The Ned Herrmann Group, Lake Lure, North Carolina.5. Dunn, R. (1990). “Understanding the Dunn and Dunn learning styles model and the need for individual diagnosis and prescription,” Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 6:223-247.6. Gardner, H. (1993). Frames of Mind The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, HarperCollins Publishers, New York.7. Klosky, J. L., Ressler, S. J., and Erickson, J. (2005). “AIM for Better Student Learning: Using Instant Messaging to Facilitate Improved

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

physical world with the analytical world of engineering. And based on both student andalumni feedback, the models played a significant role in their learning process.It is the hope of the author that using models helps students better understand structures andbetter understand the role of the architectural engineer. There is no scientific method to proclaimthis is the answer for training young architectural engineering minds about structures andbuilding technology, but in all of the courses the students become engaged when they work withtheir hands and minds in a creative environment. And personally, this is the first hurdle tolearning. If these classes were taught in a pure lecture setting, topics such as tolerances andconcrete finishes could be

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

outcomes in the Foundational category underpin the remaining technical andprofessional outcomes as well as form the basis for a well-educated civil engineer of the 21stcentury. They align with the four core areas of liberal learning (learning that frees the mind fromconstrained thinking): Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. Theeducation of civil engineers formerly emphasized Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the firstedition of the Body of Knowledge (BOK1) has three outcomes for these two areas including oneeach for Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. There are no specific outcomes for Humanities orSocial Sciences in BOK1. The new Civil Engineering BOK2 recognizes the importance of thefour foundational areas of

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1282: WATCHING VIDEOS IMPROVES LEARNING?Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy Major Jakob Bruhl is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. MAJ Bruhl received his B.S. and in Civil Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1996). He earned a M.S degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri at Rolla (2000) and a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign (2006). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri.James Klosky, United States Military Academy Led Klosky is an Associate Professor and Director of the Mechanics Group in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-2543: ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESTHROUGH INTEGRATION OF NEW VISION FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURESWITH NANOTECHNOLOGY INTO UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM ANDITS IMPLEMENTATION RESULTSWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and has over10-year industrial experience.HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University Dr. HuiRu (H.R.) Shih is a Professor of Technology at Jackson State University (JSU). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(Reprinted in Korean, Civil Engineering, vol 53, no. 12, pp. 85-114, 2005).12. Prince, M. (2004). Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research. Journal of Engineering Education. 93(3), 223-231.13. National Research Council (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.14. Handelsman, J., Ebert-May, D., Beichner, R., Bruns, P., Chang, A., DeHaan, R., Gentile, J., Lauffer, S., Stewart, J., Tilghman, S. M., and W. B. Wood. 2004. Scientific teaching. Science, 304, 521–522.15. Lumsdaine, E. and Lumsdaine, M., “Full implementation of a first-year course in creativity and problem solving,” Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, ASEE, Washington, DC, 1572, 1991.16

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

relate to and provides a good laugh (sticks in my mind), and the atomic fireball because you are able to experience it. I don't think that I'll forget either one.” – Josh Powell, junior civil engineering student at UCD, Spring 2007. “The hamburger helper analogy helped a lot and was a really good example. Traffic Gridlock is also good. Group of straws is also excellent. Those three examples are stuck in my head and I understand it very well. Last week when my Timber Design professor talked about wood for 30 seconds, all he talked about is wood being like a bunch of straws. If weren't for mechanics of material's lab, I would not know what he is talking about”. – Hiep Nguyen

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; shannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-2287: INTERACTIVE LEARNING USING A TABLET PC IN CIVILENGINEERING SOIL MECHANICSKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technologyshannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 13.783.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Interactive Learning Using a Tablet PC in Civil Engineering SOIL MECHANICS Kevin Sutterer, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Shannon Sexton, Director of Assessment Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe authors are part of an initiative at

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Truax, Mississippi State University; Emma Seiler, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

events or activities athome. The MSTI helped couple individuals make up their mind as to what career they wanted topursue, albeit not necessarily civil engineering related. For example, one project leader becamefamiliar with a particular student who was interested in aerospace engineering. Throughparticipation in the various MSTI activities, this student was able to make the connectionbetween aerospace engineering and transportation. Another leader reported that many of theparticipants really did not know what they wanted to do prior to MSTI but the various activitieshad helped them develop a clear understanding of civil engineering profession and transportationopportunities.ConclusionOverall, MSTI met its objectives. Students were able to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1253: A DECADE OF UNIVERSITY SPORTS FACILITY DESIGNCOURSESMichael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase Michael G. Collins is a first-year analyst in J.P. Morgan Chase’s Management Services Program where he will rotate between 4 different branches of the bank. He is a January 2008 graduate of Lehigh University earning both a B.S. in the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors program as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Michael has participated in 3 different courses at Lehigh which utilized a project-based curriculum to partner students with outside clients. In the Integrated Business and Engineering Capstone Project he worked with Online Staffing Solutions of Allentown, PA