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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University; Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

). Page 22.277.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Benefits and Challenges of Go!: An Innovative Online Publication to Attract Teens to TransportationAbstractThis paper discusses benefits and challenges of creating, supporting, and promoting a unique freeonline publication called Go! designed to attract middle and high school students to educationalopportunities and careers in transportation.In addition to workforce development, Go! also serves as a valuable resource for supporting andenhancing informal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.Go!’s value lies in its online presence and informative STEM articles that foster

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

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Civil Engineering

Abstract A two semester senior level capstone design course has been restructured (Senior Design I and II) in response to the outcomes defined by the industry to assure job ready engineers and outcomes set by the academicians to assure math and science based fundamentals. The restructuring purpose was also to align the course outcomes with the college mission of graduating „Career- Ready‟ engineers. The department offers programs in civil engineering and construction engineering. Both program curriculums require a two semester course on a comprehensive design application. The courses are designed to meet specific ABET outcomes. Also to meet an additional program outcome of: students are able to explain

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

to include management issues in thecurricula, and 3) the ASCE vision for civil engineering in 2025 to include leadership, teamwork,public policy, and management as educational outcomes.Some advantages of the MS management option include (a) a structured mentoring experiencefor graduate students, (b) an effective means to acquire projects for the undergraduateculminating design class, and (c) a forum that allows practicing engineers to share professionalexpertise directly with students. In addition, students gain an understanding of how technicalproficiency must be meshed with business acumen to have a successful career in engineeringmanagement.IntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has become a strong advocate

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

, steps must be taken to motivate students to choose transportation as a career.”The demographic and workforce trends, along with the projected transportation workforce needsof the future, indicate that developing future transportation professionals requires effectivestrategies to gain the attention of students. These efforts need to proactively address increasingdiversity (e.g., women and minority populations), which increases the size of the pool ofavailable professionals, in contrast to a reactive approach that is based on competing for talentfrom the limited existing pool7,8.University-based transportation engineering programs play a critical role in transportationworkforce development. Several opportunities have been identified to

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mokwa, Montana State University; Zachary Lee Morris, Montana State University; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-779: X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: A NEW PEDAGOG-ICAL TOOL FOR STUDYING MICRO AND MACRO GEOMATERIALPROPERTIESRobert L. Mokwa, Montana State University Associate Professor - Montana State University Civil Engineering DepartmentZachary Lee Morris, Montana State University I was raised in Duluth, Minnesota. After high school, I took off on a voluntary exchange program in Costa Rica. I worked as a care taker and tour guide for the Karen Mogenson Forest Reserve. Upon returning to the United States, I started my college career in Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS). After 2 years at UWS, I study abroad in Newcastle, Australia for one semester, and then in Wonju, South Korea the following

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Development, International Journal of Production Economics, Quality Management Journal, International Journal of Project Management, Management Decision, and Total Quality Management. He has served as a reviewer for NSF CAREER award (Innovation and Organizational Science Division).Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University Sanjiv Sarin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a member of ASEE and IIE, and a registered

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Civil Engineering

each week. The“winners” were then asked to present their project in the lecture in the week following their labpresentation. See Appendix 1 for App assignment and assessment. Page 22.373.6In addition to increasing students’ knowledge of fluid mechanics, the project was designed toimprove other skills important in engineering practice, such as teamwork and communication.Students were asked to work in small groups. Given the reliance of many engineering projects onsmall or large teams, the project helped prepare them for careers in engineering. Additionally,the presentation format, as opposed to a traditional written report, helped students

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christianna Irene White, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation; David J. White, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

problemsAssumptionsIn addition to the core structure of the pilot program supplied by the parallel OM and recursivecommunication processes, these assumptions ground the program. We assumed that: • the ability to communicate effectively is an essential skill for professional practice of civil Page 22.167.6 engineering and that graduate engineering programs must ensure that their graduates will bring communication proficiencies into the next phase of their careers; • it was important to provide writing support to students with urgent needs and that we could identify elements that we would use to

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

creativity in engineering curricula. The principal aim of the overall project is to findstrategies to foster and reward creativity in engineering students. The principal aim of the trans-disciplinary course under discussion here is to investigate the degree to which the integration ofarchitecture and engineering pedagogy is successful in producing desirable outcomes for eithergroup of students. Given their different but potentially complementary skill sets, engineering andarchitecture students are a natural fit for investigations into creative pedagogy. In fact, thepractices of both disciplines are intimately related and, yet, students whose careers may be soclosely linked, rarely have opportunities for cross-disciplinary interaction in their

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

. degrees in computer engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, from Iowa State University. Dr. Rover has been a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State since 2001. She recently served as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Engineering from 2004-2010. Prior to that, she served as associate chair for undergraduate education in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2003-2004. She began her academic career at Michigan State University, where, from 1991-2001, she held the positions of assistant professor and associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 1997 to 2000, she served as director of

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Daniel R. Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Civil Engineering

 The BOK Educational Fulfillment Committee was formed in 2007. Composed of representatives of ten widely varying institutions, this committee investigated the incorporation of the 24 BOK2 outcomes into civil engineering curricula.  The BOK Experiential Fulfillment Committee was formed in early 2009 to address those BOK2 outcomes requiring pre-licensure experience. The committee was charged with developing early-career experience guidelines for engineer interns, supervisors, and mentors.In the course of their work, both of these committees identified a need for further refinement ofBOK2. For example, the Experiential Fulfillment Committee suggested additional emphasis onquality management and public safety

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John V. Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

project management experience,or capstone sequence, for the Department of Civil Engineering (Department) at LawrenceTechnological University occurs over two terms: ECE4021 CE Design Project 1 (CE Project 1), a one-credit course offered in the fall, and ECE4033 CE Design Project 2 (CE Project 2), a three-credit course offered in the spring.Students form their own teams of three to five members and develop a project where theygenerate a conceptual design and project management plan. The capstone represents theculmination of the students’ undergraduate education, providing them an opportunity to integratevarious curricular components in preparation for careers as civil engineers.Neither course has an instructor in the traditional sense

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Joshua M. Rogers, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Dion K. Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

and Management in Engineering (2000-2003), during which time he organized special issues on diver- sity, public policy, career management, globalization, and information technology. - Served on the ASCE Board of Direction (1997-2000), and he is active with the student chapters of ASCE and Chi Epsilon, the civil engineering honor society. Dr. Russell is presently Chair of the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Prac- tice. The Committee is charged with defining the future education requirements necessary to practice civil engineering at the professional level. Throughout his career, Dr. Russell has dedicated his efforts to make engineering education more meaningful and more relevant. He has

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Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

in the real world. I can definitely see how this material will come into play in my future career. • …good way to show how these fluid mechanic principles are used in everyday life. It is a good way to get away from the examples from the text book and focus on real world situations. • This assignment allowed me to more relate the principles of fluid mechanics to everyday life. Fluid mechanics is important in everyone's life whether they may know or notice it or not.Besides a survey, midterm and final test questions were structured to assess the learning of basicfluid mechanics principles germane to each assignment. The questions directed at the

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The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

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Civil Engineering

course offerings and46 elective course offerings. A total of 746 people have registered in the program,including 86 people who have registered in webcast courses. To date, four people havecompleted all of the requirements and received a Certificate in Structural Engineering.Consistent with the reasoning described previously for the demand for such a program ofstructural engineering courses, student enrolment has consisted of a mixture ofprofessionals looking to advance in their careers, those unemployed and looking tostrengthen their abilities and resume, and immigrants wanting to learn how to integrateinto the structural engineering profession in Canada

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

to the Three Gorges Dam in China. In that way, all students were required to thinkabout an international project to some degree. This was another suitable model to teach studentsabout globalization. The older Three Gorges Dam assignments were no longer available forcontent analysis as part of this research. Final Reflective EssaysIn the first part of the final essay assignment, students were required to write about oneprofessional society meeting (such as ASCE, AGC, SWE, etc.) or professional developmentactivity (such as the career fair, design expo, civil engineering graduate seminar) that they hadattended during the semester. Of these options, EWB represents the opportunity that is the mostobviously global in nature. The percentages

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The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

“in my opinion, the learningcurve in practice is shorter when folks have the additional education.” Several noted that supportof this policy will require a monetary commitment from employers to help defray the costs ofobtaining additional formal education. Lastly, three of the practitioners pointed out that moreemphasis needs to be placed on the “experience” requirement of Policy Statement 465.18 One ofthem highlighted the importance of “…mentorship and apprenticeship under experiencedprofessionals (on the job training).”Students considering a career in geotechnical engineering should expect the field to grow at thesame pace as the general civil engineering field. To improve their employability upongraduation, they should obtain internships

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1366: COMBINING HANDS-ON DESIGN, ENGINEERING ANAL-YSIS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN A FRESHMAN CIVIL ANDENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COURSEJames D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringPeter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter Tkacik is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Motorsports focus area. His largest area of research is in the engagement of High School Students and early career Engineering College Students through Hands-On learning activities and exciting visual and experiential research programs. Other research activities are related to the details of the visual and experiential

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

your professional career. The goal is to provide constructive feedback so that future work submitted by the team is improved. Your team will be evaluated on the quality of the feedback provided – being too easy or too hard will not help anyone improve as well as instructions on marking projects and grading rubrics.”It is critical to emphasize what students are learning in terms of course content, as well as whatthey are gaining in other ways from performing the peer-review cycle. Both parts of the peerreview cycle add to the learning outcomes (learning from the good and bad approaches attemptedby the other team & getting peer feedback about the clarity and correctness of their ownapproach). This not only improves student motivation

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

Illustrated Introduction for Teacher, Patrick W. Miller and Associates, Munster,IN.2. Pease, A.,and Pease, B. (2006). The Definitive Book of Body Language, Bantam Books, New York, NY.3. Hartley, G, and Karinch, M. (2007). I Can Read You Like a Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending With Their Body Language, Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ.4. Estes, A. C., Welch, R. W., and Ressler, S. J. (2005). “Teaching Lessons Learned: The ExCEEd Teaching Model.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice., 131(4), 218-222.5. Lowman, J. (1995). Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd Edition, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.6. Felder, R. M., Silverman, L. K. (1988). “Learning and Teaching

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Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

engineers.Most programs start off using surveys since they are so easy to build and send out, but thereturn rates are many times extremely low. Even though surveys do produce useful datapoints if the return rates are acceptable, the results are subjective based on theresponder’s bias unless the questions are crystal clear. However, low survey responserates appear to be acceptable when the group is composed of homogeneous populationswith strong attitudes, perspectives due to similar age, sex, location, etc. 10 With such awide variety of career paths for CE graduates, low return rates can be problematic.Anyone can use SurveyMonkey11 to generate results, but the crafting of survey questionsis an art and properly developed survey questions are necessary if

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Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger Lindgren, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Page 22.1632.10 Oregon Institute of Technology CIV 358 – Project Management Fall 2010 As they progress through their careers, many civil engineers find themselves doing more than just engineering. Many end up owning their own business or management the business affairs of a public agency. Engineers are responsible for writing and implementing the codes, standards, and public policies that govern our field. Almost all professional engineers will end up managing projects and acting as leaders for junior engineers. As such, a basic understanding of the principles of business, public policy, leadership, and management is an essential

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla M. Saviz, University of the Pacific; Abel A. Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Elizabeth A. Basha, University of the Pacific; Andria Patricia Ellis, University of the Pacific, School of Engineering and Computer Science ; Kristina Hammarstrom; Feliciano Leon; Jerry Bruce Hildebrand; Spencer Ton

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and management skills totackle chronic societal problems with sustainable solutions. The mission of the Global Centerfor Social Entrepreneurship is to actively engage the university community in all aspects of thisfield through academic curricula, internships and apprenticeships, applied research, local andglobal community outreach, and career opportunity development. Through its program ofactivities, the Global Center seeks to develop solution-minded pragmatists who are pioneeringpractical, inventive, and sustainable approaches to address the world’s most pressing socialissues: poverty, disease, malnutrition, environmental degradation, injustice and illiteracy. TheGlobal Center receives a key part of its activity support from its Board of

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Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

expectations clearer. What is significant tonotice about this trend in comments, however, is that students are acknowledging—thoughperhaps not being totally aware that this is what they experienced—that open-ended project-based learning assignments are full of ambiguity as many other researchers havediscussed.19,20,21,22,23 Engineering student are most comfortable with clear cut formulas that havespecific uses and applications in specific contexts. They are not as comfortable with open-endedand ambiguous assignments, which may make them feel disoriented about how to achievesuccess or how to recognize success. Nevertheless, we believe it is important to expose learnersto open-ended project-based learning earlier in their academic careers to better

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Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Edward Morris Barbanell, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

make them have disciplinarybalance. We created the teams using several quantitative and qualitative metrics. We collectedinformation about GPA, major, number of water-related courses completed, water-related extra-curricular and service activities, educational interests, and career objectives. With thisinformation we formed teams that were as balanced (meaning varied as evenly as possible) bymajor, GPA, background experience with water projects, and gender.AssessmentThe methods employed in the spring 2011 course offering to overcome communication barriersincluded the teaching techniques used in the first offering plus the new or revised methodsdescribed in the previous section. All methods were assessed using a survey of student opinionsof

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Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Judith Ellen Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gary LeMarr McGavin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Department of Architecture

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Civil Engineering

andhas regularly provided invaluable input. “The… AE Studio is unparalleled in the integration of form making and engineering de- sign within the academic studio setting. Each year the Studio provides students of both disciplines profound insights into the challenges of working with their soon to be profes- sional peers while designing a real world project. The hand-on experience further pre- pares the students for their divergent professional careers. I wish they taught like this everywhere.” Will Shepphird P.E., A.I.A., LEED AP BSCP Shepphird AssociatesJudson Taylor is a Senior Principal of one of the leading AE firms in the U.S. and has been aregular on the judging panel. "…. The