Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

biological fluid flows. Moreover, a novellaboratory experience involving testing of a Lab-on-a-Chip device (LOC) is planned to studyseveral aspects of fluid flow phenomena 8. Laboratory exercises will culminate in semesterresearch projects. The students will conduct small research studies in groups, ideally withstudents from diverse STEM disciplines working together as a team. The primary objective ofthis design is that students from different STEM disciplines act as peer mentors. For example,projects involving velocity profiles and pressure profiles of fluid flow systems may be easier toconceptualize by the engineering students, and these students can provide mentoring tobiological sciences students. Similarly, information on animal anatomy and

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

average felt that each of the fivesessions was helpful (minimum score 4.18/5), and all students agreed or strongly agreed that theywould recommend the workshop to other students. We hypothesize that participation in thisworkshop will improve the communication skills of students working as TAs in engineeringdepartments. This informational paper presents an overview of the workshop, along with studentfeedback to date and future plans that will enable testing of the hypothesis.BackgroundThis paper discusses a Teaching Workshop that was developed to enhance college-levelstudents’ communication and teaching skills, so that students would be prepared enough to gainthe benefits of teaching others about engineering. In engineering departments where

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Lesley Rigg, Northern Illinois University; Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

addition, theformation of the ESE, its interdisciplinary nature, and the filling of a major educational void oncampus will be discussed.IntroductionNorthern Illinois University is a diverse research university of 25,000 graduate andundergraduate students, located in a rural area about sixty miles east of Chicago. To adhere to itsmission, NIU offers vast array of educational programs and a multitude of different courses, to Page 25.151.2both an on-campus and off-campus population. In 2007, the University commenced a broadbased strategic planning initiative which sought to identify new areas and strengthen existingareas of education, as well as

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

summarizescurrent progress and plans for the NSF project. Finally, it discusses student reactions, lessonslearned, and future directions.IntroductionTo improve student learning, enthusiasm, and retention, especially in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas, educators have developed a wide variety of activelearning approaches to engage students, enhance learning, and emphasize attitudes and skills inaddition to knowledge; a few reports are summarized below. Baldwin2 described experiences,benefits, and pitfalls with discovery learning, which broadly refers to learning through self-teaching. McConnell17 discussed active and collaborative learning (ACL), a set of ACLactivities, associated risks and ways of addressing them

Conference Session

Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Eileen Van Aken, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

, Page 25.1198.2Russia, Brazil, and the United Kingdom have shared their experiences with engineeringfreshmen. Students have reacted postively to these presentations. Figure 1 shows students’responses in the last four years to the exit survey question shown below. Class Exit Survey Question: Please recall a guest presenter discussed his/her study/work abroad experiences with you in your lecture class. I found this presentation: Response Category: 1. Very useful and it motivated me to consider study abroad options in future 2. Useful but it's too early to make plans for studying abroad 3. Useful but I'm not interested in studying abroad 4. Not useful 5

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F. Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. This relationship was consistent for both male andfemale students. And finally, students who planned to work in an engineering-related field aftergraduation were less likely to be involved with community organizations, while those whoconsidered leaving engineering were more likely to be involved in community organizationsinstead of engineering organizations.IntroductionA large-scale, multi-institutional study of persistence and engagement in engineering by Ohlandand associates reported that engineering students persist in engineering at levels similar to othermajors at an individual educational institution, but also found that persistence rates and levels ofengagement vary significantly among institutions. They also reported that engineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

preparation and lack of encouragement10 in STEM subjects in graduate school alsocontributes to lack of women in STEM fields. This paper aims to study the factors mentionedabove and utilize the findings in providing support and guidance to women, at a particulargraduate school located at a large, Midwestern, Land Grant University. We hope our findingswill help guide women in graduate school to continue their education in the field of STEM andresult in the increase retention of women. Broader impact of this project is to recruit and supportmore women in STEM discipline in graduate school and increase diversity at the Universitycampus along with attracting funding from external resources for sustainability.NeedOne of the graduate school strategic plans

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

: Influential Agents of Social Capital for Engineering Undergraduate ResearchersAbstractThe STEM education community’s research on undergraduate research experiences has shownthat participation in a research experience has a positive influence on undergraduates. This studyfocuses on determining the role of graduate student mentors in the undergraduate researchers’development of availability, access, and activation of social capital resources related to researchand academic/career plans. Using Lin’s Network Theory of Social Capital, we surveyed andinterviewed fourteen students taking part in a summer research program on a research intensiveuniversity campus. Results from the study indicate that graduate students served as unique

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

materials and learning spaces that stimulate serious play. Page 25.845.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing Memo Writing and a Design Process with a Four-Week Simulator ProjectIntroductionFirst-year engineering courses often include design projects to help spark students’ interest andto introduce them to the broad range of issues engineers face. These projects introduce studentsto the many “soft skills” required of an engineer including judgment, idea generation,communication, planning and organization.This range of skills is difficult

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

comparison of spatial ability within the groups group and toprovide a basis for exploring whether the students relied on their spatial skills during the task. Page 25.854.5 Problem Statement Problem ImageThe plan of a square abcd is inclined at 40degrees to the HP.The edge ab rests on the horizontal plane.The square is the base of a cube. Draw the plan and elevation of the solid.The plan of the base of a tetrahedron isshown.Edge ab rests on the horizontal plane.Draw the plan and elevation of the solid

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

systems.The purpose of this paper is to describe the research plan for determining how well the LEP isable to accomplish its objectives for graduates. The initial group of seventeen students is in theirsenior year during the 2011-12 academic year and all are completing capstone design projects.Five of the seventeen students decided to drop out of the LEP at various times during the last twoyears. Statistical baseline data to be gathered includes the types of jobs each student pursuesafter graduation, the type and number of internships each student completes during theirsummers, and their overall academic success. Interviews with faculty advisors of LEP capstoneprojects will provide information on the performance of LEP students relative to their non

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

forward operating base with low environmental impact.This project also evolved to include a disaster relief aspect, also a focus area of DoD as they areoften called upon to be early responders to disasters around the globe.The main SE learning goals that have been pursued in our project to help develop the SEframework for participating students are described below. These are aligned with the SECompetency Areas of DoD known as SPDRE-SE/PSE5, which means Systems Planning,Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE) – Systems Engineering (SE) and ProgramSystems Engineer (PSE) and shown in Appendix A. This was developed for the defenseacquisition community and is one of a number of such competency models that have been

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monte L. Phillips P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers; Forrest M. Holly Jr. P.E., University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

assignments, and possible multipleemployments, the EI should maintain ownership and assume continuity of his or her efforts toachieve and document progressive experience in the first few years of their career.The EI should prepare and frequently update a written plan for demonstrating the attainment of Page 25.1331.7all experiential outcomes. The plan should be a dynamic document, periodically revisited andrevised as necessary, and reviewed with mentors and, as appropriate, with their licensingjurisdiction. The plan should ensure development of a portfolio that documents experience anddemonstrates achievement and validation of the experiential

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Rivera, Universidad Icesi; Andrés López, Universidad Icesi; Andrés Calderón, Universidad Icesi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

activities, plans and projects to turn the Strategic Intent into reality.Operations professionals will need to provide company leaders with a clear picture of thecompany’s capabilities in terms of technologies and their innovations. They will need to findchallenges that serve the deployment of the corporate strategies in ways the operation’semployees find interesting and engaging. They will explore new areas of operation andknowledge that take advantage of teamwork and shared technical expertise. They have alsoknowledge of the rhythms and cycles of technological change, which they can apply to decisionsrelated to product innovation.One of the additional resources employed in the class is the analysis and discussion of a videorelated to the

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naveen Seth, New Community College at CUNY; Donald P. O'Keefe, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

are shown below b in Tabble 1, reprodduced from thhe Bureau oofLabor Staatistics.Table 1 Page 25.800.5 urse schedulling softwaree, MS Projecct is used to expose the cclass to project managemIn the cou mentmethods such as Gan ntt Charts an nd Critical Paath Method ((CPM). Thee “Commerccial ConstrucctionProject Plan” P is a tem mplate availaable on the website w that iincludes the sequenced aactivities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Karen V. Reynolds, Wichita State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

the engineering discipline, which should stimulate and helpmaintain their interest during the first year. Providing mentors for scholarship recipients within their specific engineering discipline.The college has enrolled in an e-mentoring service called “Mentornet.” This service providesmentors on both a local and a national basis. This mentoring, in addition to planned interactionwith upperclassmen, provides new students with connections to the engineering culture and anopportunity to get quick answers and feedback from their peers. Scheduling classes in cohorts. Students are scheduled as a cohort group during their firsttwo years (actual advising takes place with their faculty mentor, but the planned scheduleprovides that most

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

public University to submit and jointlymanage a CIPAIR NASA grant to improve the engineering curricula at both institutions bycreating new NASA inspired courses and/or improving existing courses by infusing them withNASA related materials. An important part of the program was the development of anundergraduate research plan that would help students relate their NASA sponsored research withSTEM course content and classroom activities. This partnership was intended to utilize thedominant transfer path for engineering students from our two-year college to complete theirbachelor degree.An intense advertising campaign was initiated in the early spring of 2010 to recruit qualifiedstudents and the results exceeded our expectations by a substantial

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard P. Coe, Thomas Edison State College

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

institutions, is also transferrable.Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is available for students who have learnedcollege level knowledge outside the traditional classroom.When a potential student applies for nuclear engineering or other technologydegree the credit is automatically applied along with any other college level study.The result is a technical degree plan with the outstanding courses needed tocomplete the program.The entire degree is on-line and more easily achievable than traditional degrees.Most of the students are full time working adults who find that this virtual optionbest fits their busy professional and family schedules. Page 25.324.3

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Lee Gutenson, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

passed, the would-be operator stilldoes not hold the knowledge needed to pass the certification exam. This presents a well-definedproblem when attempting to establish a succession plan for future employment needs, an issuecurrently plaguing the water industry. A resolution of this issue will involve a training programthat seeks to model a mix of educational and experiential components which will produceprofessionals that have attained sufficient academic and operational expertise. This will requirefacilitators on each wavelength, academic and industrial, to cooperate in order to achieve thedesired outcome.One such program that is currently pursuing such a venture is the Water Training Institute(WTI). Created by funds garnered from the Advanced

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University; Corinne Zimmerman, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

completed a briefjournaling activity that asked them to describe what they learned about robots. Page 25.61.2Description of outreach activityThe outreach activity was designed to introduce the elementary school students to industrialrobotics and various topics related to programming industrial robots. As part of the outreachactivity, the research team visited the elementary school on two occasions spaced one weekapart. Before the students were told about the planned visit of the research team, they wereasked to complete their first DART assessment.The initial visit was broken into three 40 minute sessions. During the first session, two classes

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem H. Heng, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, presented a study which indicates that students learn well inteams, in project based activities, and in collaborative environments3. The hands-on projectbased activities will also strengthen students’ skills in critical thinking, communication,collaboration, and creativity/innovation. These skills have been identified by top U.S. companiesas priorities for employee development, talent management and succession planning. It is onlynatural for STEM education to incorporate hands-on practical applications at every stage of astudent’s education. This connection should be made earlier during a student’s high school yearsand be reinforced every semester during student’s college years so as to allow the student toreach a level of maturity expected by

Conference Session

Panel Session: Case Study Teaching in Computing Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, anddevelop problem solving skills. Although the use of case studies in education has shown success in theabove mentioned disciplines, it is yet to be adopted in any significant way in the computing education.Although many computing and engineering textbooks provide case studies to illustrate concepts andtechniques, and there are various case study websites (e.g., http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/,http://www.afit.edu/cse/cases.cfm), they often lack the following:• Realistic artifacts (often space or intellectual property concerns do not allow one to provide a complete engineering artifact such as a design document or a project plan)• Completeness (most are focused on some part of engineering practice, or on a single course)• Ability to

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

integrate Policy Statement 465 implementation into theSociety’s broader strategic planning process. At this important juncture, there is a critical needto document the achievements of the past, discern key lessons learned, and chart an appropriatecourse for the future.PurposeThe purposes of this paper are (1) to summarize the decade-long process of developing andimplementing new accreditation criteria in support of the ASCE Raise the Bar initiative; (2) toidentify the principal lessons learned through this process; and (3) to provide recommendationsfor future developments in the accreditation domain of this ongoing effort to raise theeducational standard for civil engineering professional practice

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene L. Harding, Purdue University, Statewide Technology; Michael D. Sanders, Purdue University, Statewide Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

target students well. We chose to work with local PLTW high schools for thesimple reason that the students who voluntarily elected to follow the PLTW curriculum weremaking the statement that they were already interested in STEM subjects.Make early contact with local high school teachers who teach in PLTW and STEM disciplinesand who will have support from their administrators and school corporation. Contact withschool principals or assistant principals is also good to help them understand the goals of theconference and why their students should participate.Set the conference date as early as possible. We have learned to do ours almost one year inadvance. Most educators have day-by-day or week-by-week subject matter plans and fitting aday-long

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Hunstville; Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

transitioning seamlessly into thelocal workforce. A recent study by Davis et al., suggests that there is a need to match thecapstone course objectives within an engineering curriculum to the attributes needed of topquality engineers.10 As a result, in order to make the IPT project more beneficial, the IPT facultyengaged the UAHuntsville Department of Education to establish an interdisciplinarycollaboration in order to learn how to evaluate the current programThe first task of the new collaborative research team was to determine what aspects of the IPTproject to assess. While the course assignments, reviews by external review boards, and finalreports were all part of the course, there was no evaluation plan to determine if the capstonecourse had a

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Magazine, entitled, “Industry Engaged Leadership Development for Career and Technical Education Programs”. This magazine is affiliated with the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and has generated new interest in the approach to construction related education programs. The article described a grant program developed specifically for adolescent learners currently enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs in high schools that relied on competent personnel with actual field experience to present a portion of the lesson plans associated with the program’s developed curriculum.  The program’s curriculum and related lesson plans were developed to fit the chapter outlines of the National Center

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Ronald Lessard, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

common program, to be reintegrated by a series of lectures tointroduce concepts and explain how to produce SE-appropriate deliverables.The framework for presenting SE content in the capstone course for non-SE majors is to presentmodules as required1 beginning in a single weekly lecture that decreased in frequency as theprojects transitioned from intensive up-front planning to longer execution tasks. The SE processoutlined in the Systems Engineering Fundamentals (SEF) guide2 was initially adopted, and isoutlined in Table 1 with an approximate correspondence to the steps in the EDP. Supplementalmaterial was also drawn from Systems Engineering Handbook,3 as well as other sources

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3762: LOOKING AHEAD: SOME TRENDS IN GRADUATE ED-UCATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOL-OGYProf. Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is currently Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet, and profes- sor of organizational leadership and supervision. Page 25.903.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012  Looking Ahead: Some Trends in Graduate Education and Their Impact on Engineering and Technology AbstractIn order to plan for and meet future needs, graduate education in engineering and

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students. More specifically, Collins assists with planning, implementing, managing, and reporting of project activities which include survey development, coordination of data collection, interfacing with data managers, coordination of quarterly meetings of outreach providers to gather feedback, identify best practices, and disseminating findings to stakeholders. In addition, she assists with annual report writing and conference presentations. Prior to working at NC State, Collins was the Online Learning Project Manager for NC TEACH and Project Co- ordinator for NC TEACH II at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development. Key responsibilities there included the development, implementation, teaching, and assessment of

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E. Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Martin Gerard Rogers, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

of Technology (DIT) and The University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) Brian E. Reed, Fulbright Scholar – Dublin Institute of Technology Professor, Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, UMBC Brian Bowe, Head of learning Development, Faculty of Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology Julia Ross, Chair, Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, UMBC Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology Martin Rogers, Dublin Institute of TechnologyAbstractRecently the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at UMBC completed the processof revamping its curriculum and preparing a plan