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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Alberto Giussani, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Paul A. Terrell, Texas Tech University; Sweta Saraff, IHR Kolkata; Ramakrishna Biswal, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute Technology, Rourkela
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in a team concept with a deep sense of responsibilityDr. William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University Professor and Director of the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism. Dr. Marcy is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas (84408). Bill has more than 45 years of experience as a management consultant, engineering educator, software developer and licensed professional engineer. After retiring as Provost of Texas Tech in 2008 he returned part time as Professor and Director of the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism in the Whitacre College of Engineering. He teaches engineering ethics on-line at both the undergraduate and graduate level. More than 5,500 engineering students have
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Integration of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Topics into a First-Year Introduction to Civil Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper presents an example of how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics have beenintegrated into an Introduction to Civil Engineering course for first-year (FY) students. DEIissues were integrated into the
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Michelle Oswald Beiler, Bucknell University
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apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration ofpublic health, safety, and welfare as well as global, cultural, social, and environmental, andeconomic factors” [2]. Outcome 4 is the “ability to recognize ethical and professionalresponsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must considerthe impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts”[2]. Although public policy isn’t directly stated in the outcomes, the need to incorporate multi-disciplinary issues and the cause and effect of engineering decisions and solutions on othersystems is evident. Although there is consensus that humanities and social sciences topics such as
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ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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David A. Dzombak, P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne R. Bergstrom; Jay A. Puckett, P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Stephen J. Ressler, P.E., United States Military Academy, West Point; Leslie Nolen, C.A.E., American Society of Civil Engineers
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v) an engineering code of ethics to ethical dilemmas b) Solution of complex engineering problems in at least four specialty areas appropriate to civil engineering c) Conduct of experiments in at least two civil engineering contexts and reporting of results d) Explanation of: i) concepts and principles in project management and engineering economics ii) professional attitudes and responsibilities of a civil engineer, including licensure and safety 2) Faculty The program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in
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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Corinna Marie Fleischmann, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy
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States Coast Guard Academy (CGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is thesmallest of the United States military academies with approximately 1100 cadets. The mission ofthe CGA is to educate, train and develop leaders of character who are ethically, intellectually,and professionally prepared to serve their country and humanity [1]. CGA offers Bachelor ofScience degrees in nine majors, including civil engineering, and all cadets are required tograduate in four years. The civil and environmental engineering curriculum is broad and providesa solid background in the structures, environmental, geotechnical, and construction sub-fields ofcivil engineering. Graduates pursue several different career paths and many of them serve in theUnited States
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Cristián Eduardo Vargas-Ordóñez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Maria Santagata, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); David J. Yu
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, despite the potential, civilengineering as a profession, and more importantly as a field of engineering education, still hasmuch room for improvement in training students on the long-term social implications of civilengineering works, particularly how engineering can shape distributional outcomes and socialjustice under climate change, natural disasters and aging infrastructure [2].Current civil engineering curricula at most universities in the U.S. are centered on science andengineering problem solving and include exposure to topics such as engineering economics andengineering ethics. This is critical for building the core competencies needed for the civilengineering profession. However, there are also concerns that this core competency is
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra C. Muscalus
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. Engineers with an eye toward value creation understand stakeholder needs, learn from failure, and habitually work to provide benefits while understanding the consequences of their actions.” (Melton & Kline, n.d.) “Human value is defined as ‘What is important to people in their lives, with a focus on ethics and morality.’” (Friedman & Hendry, 2019)The instructors selected four of the stakeholders identified by the class as examples. On a newJamboard, students listed possible values specific to those selected stakeholders. The next step was to discuss how societal norms are the way values are implemented orexpressed in a particular society. They can vary based on many factors such as the culture of theparticular
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Abigail L. Beck; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Profession,” in Proc. Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering, August 2009, doi: 10.1061/9780784478868.002.[2] ASCE, Code of Ethics, 2020. Accessed: July 7th 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/ethics/code-of-ethics[3] D. E. Armanios et al., “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Civil and Environmental Engineering Education: Social Justice in a Changing Climate,” presented at the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference. Jul. 2021. https://peer.asee.org/36988[4] A.-K. Winkens and C. Leicht-Scholten, “Does engineering education research address resilience and if so, how? – a systematic literature review,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 1–19, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1080
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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John Mario Bonilla, USFQ; Miguel Santiago Valarezo, USFQ; Brandon Danilo Villacrés , Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ
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Paper ID #39820Board 44A: Work in Progress: Unannounced Frequent Examinations tocontribute student learning and building academic integrityMr. John Mario Bonilla, USFQ John Bonilla is an undergraduate student in the Polytechnic College of Science and Engineering at Univer- sidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. John’s interests, in civil engineering include infrastructure develop- ment and transportation. Furthermore, John is interested in supporting the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but also a strong ethical set of values. Currently John is working on his application to
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ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute; Brian J. Swenty. P.E., University of Evansville
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thatprepare graduates to “explain the importance of professional licensure” [4]. EAC-ABETCriterion 5 requires programs to have curriculums to “ensure that students are prepared to enterthe practice of engineering,” a term defined in all fifty state licensure laws [5]. The third editionof ASCE’s Body of Knowledge includes a professional responsibility outcome [6]. Civilengineering graduates are expected to identify and explain professional responsibility issuesincluding professional licensure. Many accredited civil engineering programs introduceprofessional licensure topics in their senior capstone and senior seminar course, a time whenstudents take the FE exam and are on the pathway to becoming licensed. However, there is noaccreditation or ethical
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Xi Wang, Drexel University; Hans M. Tritico, University of Mount Union; Kathleen M. Short; Vahraz Honary
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified 2 needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3 An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of 4 engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide 5
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ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt served on the ASCE Body of Knowledge 3 committee and the Program Criteria Task Committee. Bielefeldt is a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include community engagement, sustainable engineering, so- cial responsibility, ethics, and diversity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Future World Vision integrated into a First-Year Civil Engineering CourseAbstractCivil engineering (CE) has faced stagnant or declining enrollments in recent years, in contrast tomajors such as mechanical engineering that have been increasing
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Michael Rocha, United States Military Academy
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room.The theme of the CE483 escape room aimed to introduce the students to forensic engineeringand engineering ethics in addition to reviewing course concepts. The escape room was themed asa case study of the Harbour Cay Condominium collapse [25]. The students were given 90minutes to determine who was at fault for the collapse. The results of the investigation conductedby the National Bureau of Standards were used to create puzzles to assess the students’ ability toachieve the course objectives [25]. However, the numbers were changed to facilitate appropriatecodes for the combination locks, but the puzzles followed the storyline. The six course conceptscovered were moment envelopes, detailing reinforcement, punching shear, nominal momentcapacity
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University
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Child With Down Syndrome: A Phenomenographic Study,” p. 15, 2006.[35] J. Saldaña, The coding manual for qualitative researchers, 4E [Fourth editiion]. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publishing Inc, 2021.[36] J. Walther, N. W. Sochacka, and N. N. Kellam, “Quality in Interpretive Engineering Education Research: Reflections on an Example Study,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 626–659, 2013, doi: 10.1002/jee.20029.[37] J. Walther, A. L. Pawley, and N. W. Sochacka, “Exploring Ethical Validation as a Key Consideration in Interpretive Research Quality,” presented at the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2015, p. 26.726.1-26.726.21. Accessed: Sep. 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Scott R. Hamilton, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
wasjust one among several other seminars that touched on topics such as a review of resumes andLinkedIn, the role of licensure, leadership lessons from top-level civil engineering executives,the role of business and public policy in civil engineering, negotiating, job benefits, taking theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam, ethics, and graduate school and continuing educationoptions. It was offered as a one (1) credit course meeting for an hour once a week. Assignmentswould consist of writing exercises including some professional in nature (resume, LinkedInprofile, career plan), an ethics essay, reflections responding to various speakers’ seminars, and abook review.The first year the course was introduced, spring of 2020, there was one seminar
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Alaa Yehia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Ayatollah S. Yehia, University of Virginia ; SHERIF YEHIA
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the resulting data Include principles of sustainability in design; explain basic concepts in project management, business, public policy, and leadership; analyze issues in professional ethics; and explain the importance of professional licensure.3. Future WorkIn order to understand the reasons high school seniors choose their intended undergraduate major,a survey must be conducted. This survey will include questions on their perception of civilengineering (CE) and if high technology plays a role in their decision for their program of study.The answers to these questions will guide future work on how coursework can be made moreappealing to those considering civil engineering but worried about their place in it in atechnologically advanced
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Ann Flanigan; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University
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-based sensing system to measure pressure and temperature throughout a building; andidentifying the presence of toy cars at a model intersection using Hall-effect sensors andphotoresistors. Visualizations (e.g., stress-strain curves or contour maps of pressure) wereproduced in computational environments including MATLAB and Excel, reinforcing computingskills developed throughout our curriculum. In the traffic intersection project, sensors were usedto count cars queuing at and passing through signals and to control traffic signals in real time.Third year fall (design): Students continue building design skills through increasingly complexprojects that account for ethical, social, and economic constraints and the impact of diversestakeholders
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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William Graves, United States Military Academy, West Point; Thomas James Matarazzo, United States Military Academy, West Point; Brock E. Barry, P.E., United States Military Academy, West Point; Elizabeth Bristow; Mark Evans, United States Military Academy, West Point
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during recruitment of students tothe civil engineering major.BackgroundAs the name implies, this seminar-based course introduces students to the civil engineeringprofession through discussions covering a range of topics including: the engineering designcycle, required components of a profession, Codes of Ethics, and sustainability. The course wasfirst incorporated in the curriculum during the fall semester of 2018, and it has been deliveredevery fall semester since. The course is delivered by a team of two or three instructors. The samegroup of instructors has not been in place throughout the five years. Enrollment in the course hasaveraged 42 students per semester.One of the writing assignments in CE201 requires students to write a 2–3-page
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli, Monash University; Alan Reid, Monash University; Gillian Kidman, Monash University; Julia Lamborn, P.E., Monash University
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fosters new epistemologies, mindsets, and ethics. This is in good agreement withSterling [10], who indicates that transforming education towards sustainability requires theevaluation of the nature and purposes of educational responses in order to recognise the valuesthat frame its orientations. Therefore, determining and evaluating the nature and purposes ofeducational responses in the civil engineering curriculum seems necessary to uncoverassumptions about views and ends of engineering education for sustainability.In addition, researchers [4] have found that curricula and learning space renewals requiretransgressing discipline-based or technical teaching strategies exclusively to the explicitcurriculum to promote educational responses in the
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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Olin College of Engineering; Usama El Shamy, P.E., Southern Methodist University; Binod Tiwari, University of Michigan; Anirban De, P.E., Manhattan College; Xenia Wirth; Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Surya Sarat Chandra Congress; Anthony Tessari; Mehdi Omidvar; Ashly Cabas
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1things, “learn from failure,” “identify health, safety, and environmental issues and deal withthem responsibly,” and “use the human senses to gather information and to make soundengineering judgments in formulating conclusions about real-world problems” [5]. The revisedABET student outcomes further call out the need for engineering judgment as follows: (i) “anability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and makeinformed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global,economic, environmental, and societal contexts”; and (ii) “an ability to develop and conductexperimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw appropriateconclusions” [12]. These
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University; Seneshaw Tsegaye, Florida Gulf Coast University; Long Duy Nguyen, P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University
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design process 4. Conduct systems thinking on an engineering or societal phenomenon 5. Collaborate on solutions to engineering or societal challenges 6. Effectively present solutions to an audience**ABET Student Outcomes 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics; 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors; 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences; 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in
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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, P.E., Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Petronella A James, Morgan State University; Celeste Chavis, P.E., Morgan State University; Eazaz Sadeghvaziri, Morgan State University ; Di Yang; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University; Krishna Bista; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University
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eval- uation process and was recently (2016-2019), the accreditation coordinator for the school of Engineering. Her interest in engineering education emphasizes developing new classroom innovations and assessment techniques and supporting student engagement. Her research interests include broadening participation in STEM, equity and diversity, engineering ethics, online engineering pedagogy, program assessment so- lutions, transportation planning, transportation impact on quality of life issues, and bicycle access. She is a proud Morgan Alum (2011), having earned a Doctorate in Civil Engineering, with a focus on trans- portation. Dr. Petronella James earned her Doctor of Engineering (Transportation) and Masters of
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janece Shaffer
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thinking and practice essential for CEE systems development. Contentincludes sustainability in professional codes of ethics, and models and rating tools forsustainability, environmental impact, and social equity assessment. During this module, the 3Csof EM are discussed and then referred back to throughout the semester. In the second module, thestudents study how to apply optimization, multiple criteria and uncertainty evaluation tools. In thethird module, the students study and apply engineering economic decision analysis tools. In thefourth and final module, which occurs across the entire semester, the students research, evaluateand recommend changes to a large-scale system to enhance its sustainability and performance byapplying the tools they
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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Creativity
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Shinae Jang, University of Connecticut; Christa Taylor, University of Connecticut
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Diversity
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter?” Gender and Education, 17(4), pp. 369–386, 2005.[2] R. Suresh, “The relationship between barrier courses and persistence in engineering.” Journal of College Student Retention, 8(2), pp. 215–39, 2006/2007.[3] T. Armstrong, Neurodiversity: A Concept Whose Time Has Come. Da Capo Press. 2010. p. 3.[4] T. Armstrong “The Myth of the Normal Brain: Embracing Neurodiversity.” AMA J Ethics.17(4): pp. 348-352, 2015. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.4.msoc1-1504.[5] C. L. Taylor, A. Esmaili Zaghi, J. C. Kaufman, S. M. Reis, and J. S. Renzulli, “Divergent thinking and academic performance of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder characteristics in engineering
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Committee on Professional Practice Presents: Topics in the Academic-Industry Zone
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Bradley Aldrich P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kleio Avrithi, P.E., Mercer University; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers
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to fulfillment of the necessary KSAs for responsible charge.Employers know there are gaps, especially in “professional skills” (communication, writing,ethical responsibilities, etc.) and wonder what to do about it. The CEBOK3 identifies each ofthese skills and defines the attributes that are gained through mentored experience and life-longself-development to fulfill them. What is needed is a program that translates the content of thePG, ME, and SD outcomes into a format that employers can understand and use to develop theirearly-career civil engineers. ASCE is currently developing such a program (described later in thispaper)These concerns are further exacerbated by shifts in workplace culture as workers demand moreflexible schedules and
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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra C. Muscalus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology
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acknowledgement of the importance of performance skillsthrough ABET requirements and the ASCE’s Code of Ethics. See Chowdhury and Murzi’s (2019)literature review for a more thorough account of the historical calls and strategies to incorporateperformance skills education into the engineering curriculum. Engineering educators and industry employers agree that graduates need communicationand interpersonal skills, collaborative and conflict management skills, and a cultural understanding(Seat et al., 2001) to function effectively as an engineer. What has also been agreed upon is thatsimply having a leadership program and/or incorporating teamwork into classes is not enough tosufficiently teach and develop these skills. Vik (2001) addressed this
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University
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of California, Davis; Monica Cox,The Ohio State University; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Yvette Pearson, The University ofTexas at Dallas; Donna Riley, University of New Mexico; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Insituteof Technology.This work is supported by NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education andHuman Resources Program (Grant award numbers: 2121326, 2121376, 2121429, and 2121436)and the Lafayette College Excel Scholars program.References[1] American Society of Civil Engineers, “Code of Ethics,” 2020.[2] “DEI Summit | Penn State Engineering.” https://www.engr.psu.edu/equity-inclusion/dei-summit-22.aspx (accessed Feb. 28, 2023).[3] Construction Inclusion Week, “CIW - About,” About Construction Inclusion Week, Feb.27
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Monica Palomo, P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Erika Robb Larkins; Natalie Mladenov; Matthew E. Verbyla, San Diego State University
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water, sanitation, and the use ofdifferent technologies to manage human excreta and wastewater. Specific objectives ofstudent research projects were: (1) to characterize the performance of wastewatertreatment technologies unique to Brazil that utilized natural and/or anaerobic processes;(2) to quantify the sensitivity and equitability of wastewater surveillance methods; or (3)to study the influence of social and cultural factors on community perceptions of water,sanitation, and wastewater treatment technologies.Pre-departure training. In the weeks leading up to the students’ trip to Brazil, theyparticipated in pre-departure training events, which consisted of the following: 1) Technical engineering workshops (research skills, ethics in