Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher M. Korpela; William J. Adams

travel in small groups led by an officer in charge tostudy a wide variety of topics in countries all over the world. These projects are intended toenable the student to demonstrate the ability to conduct independent inquiry, as well as inspiringthem to study topics that may become relevant as they undertake their senior capstone project.In addition to the project work, the program provides resources to support the development ofcadet regional expertise, foreign language proficiency and cultural awareness. Each cadetconducts an in-depth study of the host country and region prior to the trip. Staff rides, historicalvisits and cultural trips are all part of the experience. The historical significance of the countryand certain sites are studied to

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

individuals toone team.Project Based Learning and Experiential LearningProject based learning entails the students working in teams on a particular project. Experiential learningplaces the focus on assigning a real world problem for the team to solve. This is best accomplished whenthe team is required to produce a final package which will be graded and judged. This forces everymember of the team to be a shareholder in the final result. A typical package is a Capstone Project or aResearch Report to be written and then orally presented to their peers. Defense of their conclusions ismade to the class. Peer review comes into play here. The team understands that their grade is decided onthe total package of work, not the individual’s contribution, but

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Jensen; Philip Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

1 PEER ASSESSMENT (JURY) OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Nathaniel Jensen, Civil Engineering Technician, FHWA Philip Brach, Ph.D., P.E., F-NSPE Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Ahmet Zeytinci, Ph.D., P.E., Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC Abstract The use of a student’s work experience involving the investigation, inspection, collection, and analysis of data for the rating of park service bridges in the United States, is presented as a Senior Capstone Project for Civil