Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski PE, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

experience (3 since graduation andat least one year of co-op) and the most recent graduates had 1.5 years of experience (0.5 sincegraduation and at least one year of co-op). Most students have 1.5 years of co-op; however, thefirst experience happens so early in their academic career that it was not included in their “real-world” experience.Out of the 63 surveyed, 24 responses were received or approximately 38% of the total. Thequestions were divided into three major “groups”, namely, overall experience, projectrequirements, and soft-skills developed. The practitioners had five options for responding to thequestions – “identical, almost identical, similar, different, and not applicable.”When asked “how well did the capstone experience emulate your

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and approaches. While studying as an undergraduate I hadtaken classes in civil engineering materials, transportation engineering and pavement design,which provided me a working knowledge to preparing me for career. The clinics expanded myunderstanding of the material and introduced me to new material like reclaimed asphaltpavement, warm mix asphalt, modified binders, which typically aren’t discussed in detail inclass. Furthermore the clinics provided an opportunity to hone my soft skills by writing projectreports and presenting our research and designs to our clients and other professors. Byperforming hands on testing and analysis as an undergraduate I gained a deeper understandingof testing results which has helped me extensively in my

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering