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The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry G Cooke P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Todd Dunn, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Scott B. Wolcott P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

engineering design careers and professionalengineering licensure. The debate has been accentuated by a comparison of these graduates tothose from baccalaureate civil engineering programs accredited by ABET’s EngineeringAccreditation Commission (EAC). This comparison has become more intense with theestablishment of the “Body of Knowledge” for civil engineering and the “Raise the Bar”initiative for professional licensure, with the associated BS + 30 requirement for licensureeligibility. ABET itself distinguishes between “technologists” who graduate from ABET/ETACaccredited baccalaureate programs and “engineers” who graduate from ABET/EAC programs.The objective of this study is to look at the preparedness and ability of graduates from one largecivil

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Civil Engineering

Page 23.735.7household tools. Top left to right: 1950’s office chair; early 1990’s office chair. Bottom left to right: 2000’s ‘green’office chair; late 1990’s office chair.AssessmentsStudent perceptions of sustainability concepts and applications were measured through pre- andpost-assessment surveys. This survey research was approved exempt under IRB protocol #PRO10010207 at The University of Pittsburgh and #1206007924 at Arizona State University.These pre- and post- assessment surveys were administered in all three courses, NDE, DfE, andGB, for a period of four years from 2009-2012. Formative, pre-assessment surveys wereemployed to collect information regarding students’ preconceptions and/or previous knowledgeof careers that integrate

Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe D Manous Jr P.E., Institute for Water Resources, USACE; Jon D Nelson, Tetra Tech, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Services group of Tetra Tech, Inc. in Tulsa, Okla. He has 39 years of engineering experience with most of his career focusing on municipal water and waste water projects. He has been with Tetra Tech for 28 years. He holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University and a M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from Oklahoma State University. Nelson is licensed as a professional engineer in four states and holds Class A operator licenses in Oklahoma for water works and waste water works. Nelson served on the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for twelve years and was board chair for two years. He served as president of the National Council of Examiners for

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Preparation for three years; Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group Board of Directors for seven years; and three National Science Foundation Review Committees for manufacturing and engineering-related NSF grants. Brown also served as a conference committee member of the National Career Pathways Network and serving on a number of state and local boards and skills standards committees. She has taught at the secondary, community college and university levels as well as been a research associate at IC2 Institute in Austin, Texas. Brown attended the University of Texas at Austin for her Ph.D. work in Higher Educational Administration; Northern Arizona University for her M.A. in Curriculum and Assessment and Arizona State

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Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

manner as Round 2 in order to achieve more stable basic information. If the Round 2results showed little change from Round 1, then Round 3 was planned to be used to gatheradditional information on early career modes of professional preparation. Page 23.739.3Participants were instructed in Round 1 and Round 2 to describe expected achievement levelsusing Bloom’s taxonomy using Key Set #1 as follows: 1 = Knowledge, 2 = Comprehension, 3 =Application, 4 = Analysis, 5 = Synthesis, 6 = Evaluation. These key set numbers were consideredto be ordinal variables. Participants were provided the Bloom’s taxonomy definitions as part ofthe survey questionnaire

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

his/her engineering career.” Itis clear that critical thinking, which is the essence of life-long learning, should be emphasizedin course design since it supports current and future productive research, knowledge synthesisand interdisciplinary communication of knowledge.11,12,13,14 Therefore, the authors strived toinclude student activities that would encourage the development of critical thinking with anemphasis on self-direction.15,16 Student perceptions of the value of the BOK2 were useful indeveloping these activities.17,18As there is no college directive on how to include life-long learning in our curriculum, thefaculty role in meeting this objective and the details of curriculum incorporation are analyzedand assessed by applying this

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Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel M. Dulaski PE, Northeastern University

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Civil Engineering

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter. Page 23.717.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Improving Municipal Infrastructure in Capstone Through a Consulting Firm ModelThe capstone experience is the culmination of students’ academic careers. It must exposestudents to a world that will soon be extremely familiar for many – the life of a consultingengineer. In order to provide such an experience, programs throughout the country provide avariety of capstones that challenge students. Although some capstones offer opportunities thatdeliver a

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac W Wait, Marshall University; Jeffrey T. Huffman P.E. P.E., Marshall University; Christopher T. Anderson, Huntington (WV) Sanitary Board

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Civil Engineering

. Page 23.614.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Fostering Critical Thinking Through A Service-Learning, Combined Sewer Analysis Project in An Undergraduate Course in Hydrologic EngineeringAbstractThe ability to exercise engineering judgment and think critically when put into unfamiliarsituations is important to graduating engineering students as they begin their careers. However,many engineering courses focus on teaching students the background information andfundamental principles for a topic, without adequately engaging students in activities thatcultivate and reinforce critical thinking or easily relate to real-world engineering projects

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert T. Yeung, University of Hong Kong

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Civil Engineering

disciplines and are available athttp://www.hkie.org.hk/eng/html/gradschemea/modeltrainingguide.asp. They are guidelines andtraining organizations are encouraged to design training opportunities to meet the specific needsof the organization as well as the future full professional career expectations of the candidate.The HKIE has adopted its Scheme A as a training objective system whereby candidates areassessed according to the set objectives. The Objective Record is a useful indication of whatcandidates are expected to demonstrate. They are in three parts: (i) common core – the objectivesthat candidates of all disciplines must meet; (ii) core – the objectives that all candidates of adiscipline must meet; and (iii) specific – the objectives set by the

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The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas A. Lenox, Dist.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6567The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – According to theAuthorities, What’s the Difference?Dr. Thomas A. Lenox, Dist.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers Dr. Thomas Lenox is the executive vice president of Professional and Educational Strategic Initiatives for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Dr. Lenox has over 43 years of experience as a leader, team builder, and manager in diverse professional and academic environments. During his 28-year military career, he spent fifteen years on the engineering faculty of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point

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Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University; Michael A De Miranda, Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

and requirements of especially the Masters-Level programsshould be examined, along with the needs and expectations of structural engineering practice,with input from both academics and the profession. The reported study was designed to obtainsignificant critical information on the expected preparation of the young engineer in structuralengineering practice using a survey based modified Delphi method. This paper discusses a methodology for determining the expectations of the structuralengineering profession for the preparation of the young engineer achieved through graduate workand early-career experience, along with the results of this study. For structural engineering thequestion of expected competencies may be examined for at least

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Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Douglas H. Fehrmann, The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

, citizenship through leadership, including a solid theoretical and management, decision-making and practical foundation problem solving abilities Sustainable Success: Graduates who have sustainable career success and participate in leadership roles through lifelong learning, effective communication, multidisciplinary teams, and broad-based perspective of engineering and societal needs 22 DEPARTMENT PROGRAM OUTCOMES: Aligned with curriculum and extracurricular activities (10 program outcomes connected to leadership

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Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University

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Civil Engineering

joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As associate dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates as well as supporting faculty with development with effective learning and teaching pedagogies.Prof. Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State UniversityMr. Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University Warren R. Hull, Sr. is the Engineering Communication Studio Manager at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.S. from Louisiana State University and an M.S. from Harvard University. He is a licensed professional engineer whose engineering career spans over 40 years. Prior to joining LSU, Hull was a senior partner with an

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Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

engineering curriculum, a foundationwill be formed upon which a system for improved communication skill in engineering can bebuilt.Initial InvestigationsThere has been for a long time a concerted effort by a number of practitioners across the countryto develop programs that will help students understand the need to communicate in a manner thatwill benefit careers outside of the English world. The Writing Across the Curriculum movementhas done much to support the need to make faculty and students more conscious of theimportance of communication in life and in the workplace. The Northwest Inland Writing Projectat the University of Idaho, the National Writing Project, and the Red Mountain Writing ProjectScholarly Writing Retreat for University Faculty

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Jeffery S Horsburgh, Utah State University; David E Rosenberg, Utah State University; Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University; Laura G Hunter, Utah Education Network; Courtenay Strong, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6973Using Interactive Video Conferencing for Multi-Institution, Team-TeachingDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Dr. Steven J. Burian is an associate professor in the Urban Water Group in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Utah. Dr. Burian’s career spans more than a decade during which he has worked in design engineering, as a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a profes- sor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as a director of an engineering design and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. Dr. Burian received a Bachelor’s

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET; Daniela Iacona, ABET; Joseph L Sussman, ABET

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6573ABET’s Global EngagementDr. Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET Dr. Michael Milligan is executive director of ABET, the worldwide leader in assuring quality and stimu- lating innovation in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology education. Prior to joining ABET, Dr. Milligan worked in environmental satellite program development at the Aerospace Corporation and also served 24 years as a career U.S. Air Force officer where he managed international re- search portfolios in Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Africa visiting universities and research institutes

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Kimberly A Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

that students who are self-regulated, who keep their goals inmind, and know what they are doing and why they are doing it feel competent and do their workat a level that would enable them to do well in the class. This finding aligns well with empiricalstudies in cognitive science29. The implications of these findings suggest the importance ofmotivation, self-regulation, and self-efficacy in student learning process. While contentknowledge is important, keeping students motivated, self-regulated, and efficacious wouldcertainly help students reach their academic and career goals.Acknowledgements This project was funded by the National Science Foundation TUES Program through the Division of Undergraduate Education (Proposal 0837647). The authors

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Involving Undergraduates in Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Manuel Alejandro Martinez, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

and Engineering Tech- nology programs covering topics such as control systems, digital signal processing and electromagnetics.Manuel Alejandro Martinez, Virginia Tech Manuel A. Martinez is a sophomore at Virginia Tech majoring in Chemical Engineering. He hopes to pursue a career in the chemical industry with a focus on monitoring chemical impacts on environmental Page 23.783.1 health. He participated in the summer 2012 NSF REU Program, Water Sciences and Engineering, as a water quality monitoring technician in the LEWAS Lab. Based on his performance in this program, he was brought on as a student member of

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Involving Undergraduates in Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

academic careers about the impact of learning these geotechnicalconcepts for other classes, graduate school or jobs.CONCLUSIONSThe installation of an educational module that for the first time integrates remote major researchinstrumentation into an undergraduate class appears to have been successful. Students’perceptions of the module were very positive. Students agreed that observing the stressdistribution under the footing and loading it to failure in the live experiment helped them betterunderstand stress distribution and bearing capacity. Additionally, many students showed interestin interacting with students from other schools. Many students showed interest in seeing moreexperiments like this one for other applications in geotechnical

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

course demanded. To achievethe goals of the project, the challenges needed to be difficult in order to engage the students in Page 23.281.10authentic practice. Some students with little prior knowledge may find the challenges toodifficult; therefore, a great variance among the responses may occur on items related toperformance. The students also appreciated the classroom learning experience and instructor.Students reported these experiences prepared them for their engineering career, but were neutralabout how well the challenges prepared them for the exam. This finding was not too surprising,because the objectives of the exams were more focused on

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Involving Undergraduates in Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

Technical Council Committee 2-32. “Attracting Students to a Professional Career in Transportation Engineering.” ITE Journal, 60(1), 1990, pp. 42-48.11. Handy, S., Weston. L., Song, J., and Lane, D. “Education of Transportation Planning Professionals”. Transportation Research Record, 1812, 2002, pp. 151-160.12. Luna, R., Hall, R., Hilgers, M., Bham, G., Morris, C., and Morrison, G. “Introduction of GIS into Civil Engineering Curricula.” 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburg, PA.13. Luna, R., Hall, R., Hilgers, M., and Ge, L. "A GIS Learning Tool for Civil Engineers", Intl. Journal of Engineering Education, (ISSN:0949-149X), 26(1), 2010, pp. 52-58.14. Learn Civil GIS, “Transportation.” (July 1

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Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Carroll, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

be provided with all the required information. In eithercase, the primary objective of the laboratory is not being met. Another option, contrary to thetraditional laboratory format, is to use Competition Based Learning in the course. Competition Based Learning is essentially project-based learning, still involving teams ofstudents in an open-ended assignment resembling a scaled down version of a problem they mayencounter in their career; the added twist is accounting for the performance of the resultingspecimen during final project testing with respect to other groups in the course. The hope is togenerate motivation in the students to have the best overall project and eliminate the tendency ofjust doing enough to get by. This paper