AC 2010-280: SPAIN'S MASTER OF LEADERSHIP IN CIVIL ENGINEERING:CASE STUDYStuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting S. Walesh is an independent consultant in the U.S. with previous experience in the private, government, and academic sectors.Javier Conde, National University of Distance Education J. Conde is Professor of Management at the National University of Distance Education in Madrid, Spain.Jose M. de Urena, University of Castilla-La Mancha J. M. de Urena is Professor of Urban & Regional Planning at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, SpainJose Turmo, University of Castilla-La Mancha J. Turmo is Professor of Structural Design at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
Into the Practice of Civil Engineering at the Professional Level, Reston, VA, September. (http://www.asce.org/raisethebar) 12 4. Bloom. B. S., Englehart, M. D., Furst. E. J., Hill, W. H., and Krathwohl, D. 1956. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, the Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. David McKay, New York, NY. 5. Fridley, K.J., et al., 2009. Educating the Future Civil Engineering for the New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2009, Austin, TX
argue that using real-world projects provides students exposure to working withchallenging clients and imperfect design information 2. Students need this experience with realworld problems to become effective civil engineers 3.This paper presents a synopsis of previous studies on engineering design courses in the nextsection, particularly those including industry collaboration. Next, the case study methodology is Page 15.159.2discussed in detail, including the new course‟s integration with the Civil Engineering Body of 1Knowledge for the 21st
, numeric integration).6. Themes: Each module must address the themes assigned below using in-class or out-of-class activities. You may “trade” themes from module to module. You may address more themes than your area has been assigned. • Analysis vs. design (E,G) • Maintenance and rehab (C,S) • Sustainability (C,T) • Planning (E,T) • Public financing (C,T) • Forecasting/modeling (E,T) • Societal impact (S,G) • Operations (E,C) • Ethical considerations (T,S) • Access (S,T) • Economic impact (T,C) • Risk (E,S) • Historical perspective (S,G
-2010Accreditation Cycle. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. www.abet.org2. National Academy of Engineering. 2004. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.National Academies Press.3. Davidson, C.I., H.S. Matthews, C.T. Hendrickson, M.W. Bridges, B.R. Allenby, J.C. Crittenden, Y. Chen, E.Williams, D.T. Allen, C.F. Murphy, and S. Austin. 2007. Adding sustainability to the engineer’s toolbox: achallenge for engineering educators. Environmental Science & Technology. July 15. 4847-4850.4. Allen, D., B. Allenby, M. Bridges, J. Crittenden, C. Davidson, C. Hendrickson, S. Matthews, C. Murphy, andD. Pijawka. 2008. Benchmarking Sustainable Engineering Educaiton: Final Report. US EPA Grant X3-83235101-0.5. ASCE (American Society of
bestrepresent these data. In addition, the “Know your Watershed” worksheet included relevantinformation and references s to explore the EPA website to learn more about impaired streamsand watersheds.LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS)The LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) is developed to enhance thesustainability component of EngE1024. This system has the capability to access water qualityand quantity data in a real-time from an on-campus stream. The advantages of using a real-timeremote monitoring system over traditional sampling is discussed in10. Furthermore, using real-time monitoring technology is becoming increasingly important for evaluating water quality11.From a broader perspective, using an on-campus creek as
analysis and design courses.Bibliography1. Smith, K., J. Morgan, S. Ledlow, P.K. Imbrie, and J. Froyd, “Engaging Faculty in Active/CooperativeLearning,” Frontiers in Education, FIE 2003, Boulder, Colorado, November 8, 2003.2. Kenimer, A. and J. Morgan, “Active Learning Exercises Requiring Higher-Order Thinking Skills,” ASEE,Nashville, TN, June, 2003.3. Morgan, J. R., "Technology in the Classroom," 9th Annual TBEEC Conference on Enhancement of CurricularContent and Structure with Technology, Nashville, TN, November 20-21, 1997.4. Everett, L., P.K. Imbrie and J.R. Morgan, "Integrated Curricula: Purpose and Design," Journal of EngineeringEducation, v. 89, no. 2, April, 2000.5. Al-Holou, N, N. M. Bilgutay, C. Corleto, J. T. Demel, R. Felder, K. Frair
software on their own, building upon the foundation of the software thatthey had previously obtained through their structural engineering courses.During the early stages of the modeling of the pedestrian bridge, the group found themselvescoming across a problem of accurately designing the cable members which support the concretedeck. After a series of unsuccessful attempts at accurately modeling the cables, the group beganto search SAP2000’s documentation in hopes of determining a method to solve this problem. Inthe SAP2000’s reference manual, the group found a tip stating that one could substitute a straightline object (i.e. an angle member) in place of a cable5. The documentation stated that this couldbe done when only the effects of the cables
Page 15.209.13 Licensure and Professional Practice,” 2007. Accessed at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/news/policy_details.cfm?hdlid=15, January 7, 2010.7. ASCE. Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, Reston, VA, 2004.8. Ressler, S. J. “Progress on Raising the Bar—New Civil Engineering Accreditation Criteria,” Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, June 2006.9. Levels of Achievement Subcommittee of CAP3. “Levels of Achievement Applicable to the Body of Knowledge Required for Entry into the Practice of Civil Engineering at the Professional Level,” ASCE, September 2004. Accessed at http://www.asce.org
the model to several independent study projectscompleted or on-going currently. Specifically, the model was used to evaluate 11 independentstudy projects that were authorized and completed during the 2008-2009 academic year, as wellas 8 independent study projects authorized and on-going during the 2009-2010 academic year.All independent study projects within the D-C&ME are executed under the requirements of acontract prepared collectively at the start of the academic year by the Cadets, faculty member(s)acting as the project advisor(s), and the course director responsible for oversight of allindependent study projects. The authors utilized only those contracts to evaluate the projectsusing the model. None of the authors were involved with
, 2008. All of the academicprograms within the college are now either recommending or requiring the course for theirstudents. Currently two large sections (i.e. 70 students/section) are offered each semester andadditional sections are projected for the future. Many of the elements of the course could beadopted directly as embedded indicators for ABET assessment tools. The level of the outcomespecified in the new class in the areas of leadership, professional and ethical responsibility, andteamwork meets the level suggested in ASCE’s BOK2. When coupled with the total collegeincentives, the level of the leadership outcome surpasses BOK2’s requirements.The topics of this course naturally lead to a great deal of student discussion. The typical
incorporate the need for the students to consult and comply with engineering standards and to address numerous realistic constraints.Evaluation of Current Curriculum vs. BOK2 OutcomesCurrent BSCE program outcomes for [University A] (Table 1) were ‘mapped’ against the BOK2baccalaureate outcomes published by ASCE, and an initial assessment was conducted to identifylikely action(s) needed to bring the [University A] program outcomes into better agreement orcompliance with BOK2 outcomes. Table 3 presents a very brief summary of the effort. Thistype of exercise is limited by the nature of existing [University A] outcomes – which typically donot specify a “level of achievement” – versus the BOK2 approach of stating outcomes withdefinitive achievement
leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology;and to inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growthand service.The Department mission statement includes educating and inspiring, which align along a set ofcommonly accepted educational taxonomies; that is, Bloom’s Taxonomy, which is based on theseminal work of the 1950’s educational committee chaired by Benjamin Bloom. The committeeestablished a set of taxonomies in three domains of learning: cognitive, affective andpsychomotor. The cognitive domain taxonomy is widely accepted in many fields and has beenidentified as, “arguably one of the most influential education monographs of the past halfcentury.”3 The taxonomies are a language
and do participate. Toinsure that all rules prohibiting underage drinking are maintained, the students running the eventcheck all participants and provide special “of age” wrist bracelets to all who are over 21, toinclude faculty and ASCE professional members in attendance (note the green wrist band on thestudent, on the far right of the right hand photo, in figure 5). This again models responsible useof alcohol, or non-use. Page 15.645.9 Figure 5 End of Year Celebration and “HB101 Final” Beer Name Slogan Associated Course(s)/EventGraduation Wheat
Average Void Ratio 0.57 0.77 Average Relative Density (%) 76 12 Average Porosity 0.36 0.44The method used to prepare the soil specimen with the funnel required approximately 35 kg ofsand (Figure 3). The tank was filled by pouring sand slowly from the funnel at approximately25.4 mm (1 in.) above the base of the container. To ensure the sand was poured evenly in rows,the funnel was moved at a rate at approximately 15 cm/s (6 in/s). Once 25.4 mm of sand coveredthe entire base of the tank, the funnel was raised approximately 25.4 mm to allow for constantfalling distance. The funnel’s direction of motion was also positioned
engineering majors attended an SLS session.Bibliography1. Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Highlights from PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context, U.S. Department of Education NCES 2008- 016, December 2007.2. Fadali, M. S., Robinson, M., and McNichols, K., ‘‘Teaching Engineering to K–12 Students Using Role Playing Games,’’ Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.3. Abbitt, J. D., III, and Carroll, B. F., ‘‘Applied Aerodynamics Experience for Secondary Science Teachers and Students,’’ Journal of Engineering Education, 1993 v.82 (3), 185–188.4. Jeffers, A., Safferman, A., and Safferman, S., “Understanding K-12 Engineering
evaluation plan over successiveyears to develop a model for trans-disciplinary design courses at SU and beyond.AcknowledgementsThis work was carried out with the support of NSF 08-610- Innovations in Page 15.746.10Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) Award EEC-0935168,and the support of the Syracuse University School of Architecture and the L. C. SmithCollege of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University.BibliographyAtman, C. J. Adams, R. S. Cardella, M. E. Turns, J. Mosborg, S. Saleem, J. 2007 Engineering DesignProcesses: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4)pg
, Washington, D.C., pp 57-64.9. Handy, S, L. Weston, J. Song, K. Maria, and D. Lane, (2002), Education of Transportation Planning Professionals. Transportation Research Record No. 1812, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp 151-160.10. Krizek, K. and D. Levinson (2005). Teaching Integrated Land Use-Transportation Planning: Topics, Readings, Strategies. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 24, pp 304-316.11. Zhou, J. and S. Soot (2006). Nationwide Survey of Transportation Planning Courses: Introduction, Findings, and Recommendations. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1956, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp 175-18312. Zhou, J. and L. Schweitzer (2009
Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. His research interests are GIS applications in civil engineering especially traffic safety with emphasis on statistical analysis of crash data and identification of high crash locations.Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Ronaldo Luna is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the Missouri S&T, Rolla. He received his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995. His research interests include: engineering education, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, and hazard mitigation. Page 15.1114.1
Exposition. Paper AC 2009-752.8. Atman, C. and S. Sheppard. 2009. Women in engineering: Interests, perspectives, confidence... andexperiences. Presentation at the WEPAN National Conference, June 18. Page 15.1119.129. Parikh, S., H. Chen, K. Donaldson, and S. Sheppard. 2009. Does major matter? A look at what motivatesengineering students in different majors. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Paper AC 2009-1304.10. Chubin, D., K. Donaldson, B. Olds, and L. Fleming. 2008. Educating generation Net – can U.S. engineeringwoo and win the competition for talent? Journal of Engineering Education, July, 245-257.11. Atman, C. 2009. Educating the
, according to Marchese and others, is an elusive goal. This paper explains a techniquedeveloped and implemented by several Civil Engineering faculty members teaching structuralmechanics, analysis, and design at the United States Military Academy in the Spring, 2009 andthe Fall, 2009 terms to encourage mastery of critical skills and transfer of these skills tosubsequent courses. The concept is called “Problem Set Zero” to stress the fact that the materialbeing evaluated is from the prior course(s) and must be mastered before a student beginsProblem Set One.1. Introduction1.1 Curriculum Structure A common feature of Civil Engineering and other curricula is the establishment ofprerequisite courses which allow students to progress from basic math
) C8. Determine max stresses at stress concentration C9. Use a stress-cycle (S - N) to predict the fatigue 072S 082S 092SFigure 6 Multi-Year Assessment of Course Objectives Page 15.649.9 MENG 3306 Muti-Year Course Objectives Scale (1-5) 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 C10. Determine stress for a TWPV
AC 2010-134: EXCEED II: ADVANCED TRAINING FOR EVEN BETTERTEACHINGDebra Larson, Northern Arizona University Debra S. Larson is a Professor and Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. She served as department chair for civil and environmental engineering at NAU for four years. Prior to her faculty appointment at NAU, Debra worked as a structural and civil engineer for various companies. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. Debra received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State
, J.H. (1985). “Humanities in an engineering program.” 1985 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Vol. 3, 1598-1601. 4. Fourie, A. (1994). “Will civil engineering look any different in the year 2001?” Civil Engineering, published by South African Institute of Civil Engineers, 2(12), 19-21. Page 15.660.11 5. Ansari, A. (2001). “The Greening of Engineers: A Cross-Cultural Experience.” Science and Engineering Ethics, 7(1), 105-15.6. Van Treuren, K. and Eisenbarth, S. (2002). “Engineering education in a liberal arts environment at Baylor University.” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 16-19 June
, Albuquerque, NM. 7. Barger, M. and Hall, M.W. (1998). “Sustainability in environmental engineering education.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 28 - July 1, 1998, Seattle, WA. 8. Robinson, M. and Sutterer, K. (2003). “Integrating sustainability into civil engineering curricula.” Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, TN. 9. Hansen, K. and Vanegas, J. (2006). “A guiding vision, road map, and principles for researching and teaching sustainable design and construction.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 18-21, 2006, Chicago, IL. 10. Freyne, S., Hale, M., and Durham, S. (2007). “Incorporating
/ 314.0 89.1 278.3 / 314.0 88.6 264.3 / 314.0 84.2 274.1 / 314.0 87.3 9e 132.2 / 163.2 81.0 120.0 / 163.2 73.5 130.9 / 163.2 80.2 127.7 / 163.2 78.2 Page 15.260.11 104.0 ConclusionsDoes a program need to include industry partners in their senior design course to besuccessful? Obviously not, since few programs use industry partners; however, manyprograms have gone to using adjuncts with large amounts of industry design experienceto teach their senior design course (meet ABET requirements) since not all full timefaculty are P.E.’s and
activity.Through instruction, research, and service, the University promotes regional economic andcultural development, explores solutions to national and world issues, and supports scholars whocontribute in the advancement of knowledge, cultivate aesthetic sensibility, and improve thematerial conditions of humankind.During the 1990’s, the State’s Board of Regents was concerned that the length of time requiredto complete a baccalaureate degree was growing beyond the stated four years. Therefore, it wasstipulated that the program length for the baccalaureate degree be 128 semester hours, and anyprogram requiring more than 128 must be properly justified. Baccalaureate degree programs at[University A], in general, are 128 semester credit hours or less, which
students are members ofclubs and classes throughout the Philadelphia School District and participate in various Page 15.1060.9competitions during the academic year. Mentors spend three hours a week at an assigned school.In total five schools were visited during the six week competition period for BEST Robotics. Inaddition, in 2006, almost two dozen Robotics educators, from the School District of Philadelphia(SDP), gathered at Villanova University' s Center for Engineering Education and Research(CEER) to take part in an AT&T sponsored three-day computer-aided design workshop. Thisprogram was repeated in 2007 when 26 teachers visited Villanova
AC 2010-941: COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD ACAPSTONE CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEGregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jay S
, San Francisco, CA, 344 p.4. Wadzuk, B., Dinehart, D., Glynn, E., Gross, S. and Hampton, F. (2009) “A Methodology for Curriculum Modification to Civil Engineering Mechanics,” The Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, June 2009. Available online at < http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=12240>.5. ABET, Engineering Accreditation Commission (2008) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Effective for the 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle. Available online at .6. Welker, A.L., Quintiliano, B., and Green, L. (2005) “Information Literacy: Skills for Life,” The Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, June 2005. Available online at .7. Welker, A.L. and Quintiliano, B. (2008