Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

studentlearning, student satisfaction, or both: in-class group problem solving[1], peer instruction[2], theuse of workbooks[3], physical demonstrations[4], interactive online textbooks[5], body-centeredtalk[6], inverted or flipped classrooms[7], etc. However, recommendations are scarce on how tobest combine these innovative activities into one class: how do we begin to assemble the partsinto a whole? In the 2000’s Steif and Dollár[8] suggested and then later showed[9] that thecombination of in-class conceptual questions and hands-on physical demonstrations in a Staticsclass resulted in high learning gains. Researchers later developed[10] and found[11] thatsupplemental web-based content was also beneficial to student learning. However, whileconceptual

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Eric Musselman P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

addressed modern structural analysis techniques covered in an introductorygraduate level course that qualified students may still take. The change also effectively reducedthe required track in structural engineering by one credit hour (from seven to six).The evolution of the junior structural design course that is the focus of this paper is summarizedin Table 1. Specific details regarding course structure such as enrollment, number of sections,and class meeting times are given to provide context for the discussions on specific componentsof the inverted classroom format that follow.Table 1 – Evolution of Structural Design Course Format(s) at Villanova University Semester < Spring Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto

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Civil Engineering

cultural resonances. Instead of starting 10 minutes after the hour, the class wouldbegin with an activity, short film clip, or discussion (approximately 5 minutes after the hour),often culminating in a competition for a small, inconsequential prize. Some, such as NeilPostman in Amusing Ourselves to Death [1], might categorize these strategies as “edutainment,”a derogatory term used to encompass the conflation of entertainment and education. These criticsargue that “edutainment” achieves neither, because the two are mutual exclusive. While thedebate on the effectiveness of educating through entertainment remains an important pedagogicalquestion, it should be noted that the approach described in this paper does not combineentertainment and education

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

later activities.1Through the literature review, it was determined that many of the existing studies compare aflipped vs. traditional classroom strictly on a semester-by-semester basis. That is, a traditionalclassroom from the first semester is compared to a “flipped” classroom the second semester. Thisintroduces a wide variety of irregularities between the two semesters: test structure and content,professor interaction, lecture inconsistencies, and other variables.Bishop conducted a literature review on the topic of flipped classrooms, and found 24 relevantstudies.1 Very few of these studies examined a flipped and traditional course the same semester.In addition, only one study, from Day, examined student performance throughout the semester

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Greenwood, University of Michigan; Dimitrios Zekkos P.E., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Civil Engineering

using a web-basedcommenting form. The number of views per project page during the review period are shown inFigures 1 and 2 for CEE549 and CEE542 respectively. As shown by this data, there wassignificant web traffic to the class projects during the review period. While only a small fractionof viewers leave review comments, the view counts indicate the sizable interest in student workby professionals. The final reports remain online and can be viewed at:http://www.geoengineer.org/education/web-based-class-projects Page 26.1206.3 1200 1000 800 Views 600 400 200 0

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

that make product’s green through the process ofcomparison to chairs not labeled green, discussion and disassembly.The SusMet module has been integrated into over 15 classes over the past five years. Itwas conceptualized in 2009 as a way to introduce civil engineers to concepts of designfor environment, design for disassembly, design for end-of-life, as well as assessingsustainable metrics. The module learning objectives have been updated from Antaya et al Page 26.1319.32013 and now cover students’ ability to 1) explain the basics of design evolution, 2

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; E. James Nelson, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

total student population of 34,000and a Carnegie classification of “Research Universities (high research activity)”. Page 26.389.3One significant motivation for and utility of this project is to explore the utility of a conceptinventory for purposes of outcomes assessment. At Marshall University the outcomes of theengineering hydrology course in which this concept inventory was used are: 1. Application of hydrologic principles such as precipitation, evaporation, and infiltration in solving engineering analyses. 2. Conduct analysis of urban and rural watersheds using hydrographs, land use and soil type abstraction estimations

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Paul Smith-Pardo, Seattle University; Katie Kuder P.E., Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam P.E., Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

retrofit of structural features in a dam. Over the past few years the utilitycompany has been looking into retrofitting several of its substation buildings. These areexcellent PBL projects for the students to learn about seismic engineering.Seismic retrofit capstone projectsOver the last two years the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at SeattleUniversity has completed seismic evaluations of three power station buildings. Schematic viewsand a general description of the buildings, hereafter referred as to Buildings 1 through 3, are Page 26.1063.3shown in Figure 1.All three facilities are considered essential to emergency response

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry G. Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); M.D. Abdullah Al Faruque, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

courses. The laboratories arethought to reinforce key concepts and perhaps improve student learning in terms of applicationand retention of those concepts.Several researchers have looked at the impact of laboratory experiments for engineering and Page 26.892.2technology courses on student perceptions, and in some cases student learning, for those courses.Campbell et al.1 implemented the use of some simple experiments using low cost materials andtoys to teach concepts for dynamic systems. They reported that students found these simpleexperiments to be very effective or effective for helping them understand dynamic concepts, butno specific data were

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard PE, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

, masters, anddoctoral levels with instructional opportunities in and out of the classroom. Practitionerengagement (e.g. agencies, consultants, contractors, material suppliers, private laboratories) hasbeen a key component of this process, and is the focus of this paper. Practitioner involvement is:1) important to the educational process; 2) not always easy to obtain; 3) not always easy toeffectively utilize; 4) a key to the presence or absence of balance; and 5) debated amongsteducation literature. Key items that resonate through this paper are the student opportunitiescreated by balance, and how practitioners fit into this balance.Industry and agency collaboration concepts are nothing new and are discussed in literature1-5.The amount or extent of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William G. Rosenblatt, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University; Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Page 26.739.2matrix formulation for frame structures using stability functions (Chen [1]) to account for thereduction of flexural stiffness in the presence of axial compression, i.e. the P-Delta effect.Through the use of homework, quizzes and exams, the students had demonstrated their supposedmastery of the subject material. That is to say they could apply both a differential equationapproach and a matrix-based eigen-analysis approach to solve the given problems. The purposeof the laboratory exercise was to ensure that the students actually understood the P-Delta effecton a conceptual level and not just the mathematics behind it.Pre-test AssessmentTo assess the students’ conceptual understanding of the P-Delta effect, they were given a non

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Defne S. Apul, University of Toledo

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Civil Engineering

the literature17. Learning communities generally take one of four forms:(1) students co-enrolled in two or more courses or students from different disciplines linked by acommon theme, (2) classroom learning communities, (3) residential learning communities, and(4) student-centered learning communities (honors, under-represented groups, etc.)18. The CICLapproach described here is a form of the first type of learning community: it engages studentsfrom different disciplines. However, the students are not co-enrolled in the same courses.Instead, the students are linked by a central theme (sustainable design) and are taking differentcourses that are linked by a common learning activity (team project). The use of the collaborativelearning activity

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rod E. Turochy P.E., Auburn University

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Civil Engineering

case for the use ofsystematic literature reviews in other areas of engineering.INTRODUCTIONA recent article in The Journal of Engineering Education by Borrego et al.1 argues for the use ofsystematic literature reviews in engineering education. These types of reviews are used in otherdisciplines to summarize previous research in order to influence future practice. It has beensuggested that the volume of previous research creates a barrier to those wishing to access thefindings and recommendations, and that a systematic literature review can lower this barrier.Better accessibility to the findings of previous research can lead to a more informedidentification of future research and to recommendations regarding current practice.The term

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College; Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

by theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).1-3 Additionally, manyUniversities have incorporated sustainability concepts into civil engineering programs such asCarnegie Mellon University, Syracuse University, and Arizona State University, which havesuccessfully implemented courses in sustainability in Civil Engineering freshman and sophomorecourses.4-8 Sustainability in lower level civil engineering courses is often introduced at aconceptual level in the broad sense of environmental, economic, and social implications ofengineered structures and materials as contrasted to the technical, physics-based course topicsusually present

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Rod Harris; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

development (Figure 1) that guides the work of theauthors7 8 is based on our hypothesis that a student’s ethical development is influenced bymultiple explanatory variables within four major domains: student characteristics, institutionalculture, formal curricular experiences, and co-curricular experiences. The primary outcomevariable of ethical development is measured using three constructs: knowledge of ethics, ethicalreasoning, and ethical behavior. Page 26.247.3 Figure 1. Conceptual model of the variables of ethical development7.A rigorous approach to instrument development included following guidelines in the surveymethodology

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Annette Sustersic, Pennsylvania State University; Caroline June Klatman, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

practical advice into effective educational strategies. In May, 2015, Ms. Klatman will graduate with integrated Bachelor of Architectural Engineering/Master of Architectural Engineering degrees. Page 26.190.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Innovative Solution to Teaching the Principle of Virtual WorkFigure 1: Truss model used for virtual work interactive class demonstration (16" wide x 8" tall).Each truss member is capable of +/- 1” of elongation. The left support is idealized as a pin; theright support as a roller.IntroductionProviding a balance of abstract

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College; Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

springand fall semesters. In 2014 the project was simplified slightly because it was too complex forsophomore students. However, the core content of the project related to green building designand civil engineering were kept intact and only the mechanical engineering aspect of the project(alternative green energy system for the building) was eliminated. The project was limited tosurveying of the parking lot and passive design, including: (1) exterior design of the building—e.g., redesigning the location, sizes and overhangs of the windows—to minimize interior heatingduring winters and cooling during summers; and (2) interior design such as locations of theoffices, labs and classrooms.Learning OutcomesThe desired learning outcomes should be

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. A. Karim, Kennesaw State University

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Civil Engineering

nine weeks for a 16-week semester. The students wererequired to prepare professional reports and present them in the class at the end of each project.At the end of the semester, a survey with seven questions, as shown in Figure 1, was conductedto gather the data for the evaluation of PBL for environmental engineering. PBL inclusion inengineering curriculum may be well established, but the inclusion of PBL in environmentalengineering design courses is a kind of new. This study explores the students’ perception andattitude of PBL inclusion in environmental engineering design courses that influence the learningenvironment.End of Semester Survey and Data AnalysisThere are a total of 55 students that participated in the survey. The analysis of

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A. Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

teaching materials thatcan be integrated into existing civil engineering courses. With collaboration among engineeringpractitioners, applied linguists, and engineering faculty at four universities, the project draws onmultiple perspectives to analyze writing and develop teaching materials. Phase 1 of the projectinvestigated differences between practitioner and student writing in a large collection of textsand identified the most serious student weaknesses. Phase 2 of the project, currently underway,develops materials to address those weaknesses and evaluates their effectiveness. Studentwriting after the use of the materials is assessed with multiple measures, including linguisticanalysis of specific language features and holistic evaluation of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas G Schmucker, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

, andthe context of professional practice and design. Driven perhaps more directly by local stakeholders in the program, the new direction inherently aligned with the national vision expressedby ASCE in early draft versions of ASCE’s Body of Knowledge 11 (BOK1) and ASCE’s Policy4652. Although developed independently of BOK 1 and its second edition (BOK 2)3, theimplementation of the curricular changes and improvements tracked closely to that of the ASCEvision. (To avoid unnecessary delineation between BOK 1 and BOK 2, this paper refershereafter to them collectively as the BOK, being more specific only as needed.)Table 1 illustrates how a three course sequence in the CvEEN program contributes towardsBOK-related outcomes. This paper is predominantly

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; Michael H. Woo, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy. Page 26.1322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Revising a Concept Inventory to Assess Conceptual Understanding in Civil Engineering Fluid MechanicsAbstractGiven the need for civil engineers to develop

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

to State transferability requirements). These learning outcomes were used to define thebadges for the Digital Narratives seminar learning experience. For our Digital Narratives course weproduced 8 badges: 4 for English, 3 for Fundamentals of Speech, and 1 for Information Literacy. In eachbadge there were 3-5 challenges, totaling 29 challenges across the 8 badges. The parallel construction ofthe badges to the more traditional classes and credit hour system also facilitated the broaderunderstanding at the university where our learning experiences can map to classes for use on transcripts.In addition, this ability to map to the existing structure enables transferring into and out of the programmore easily.The 8 badges also represented credit

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University; Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering

outcomes upon H/SS is explored. Based on this dependence, the appropriateness of thecurrent BOK2 H/SS outcomes is assessed. The proposed CEPC are examined in light of theneed for H/SS to underpin the expectation of the proposed criteria. Finally, recommendations forchanges to be incorporated into BOK3 are provided.IntroductionThe importance of humanities and social sciences studies in civil engineering education is wellestablished.1-6 ASCE's second Body of Knowledge (BOK2)7 recognized this importance andadded two additional outcomes, one for humanities and one for social sciences. As part ofBOK2, the outcomes were reorganized and the four foundational outcomes were mathematics,natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences.Educational

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

learned were: (1) design definitions vary across disciplines anddepartments need to explicitly develop design guidelines across all programs offered, (2)significant efficiency can be gained by developing one set of Program Education Objectives andOutcomes encompassing all programs offered, and (3) capstone design classes will need muchattention to detail if a single class is for multiple degree programsIntroductionOver the last several decades, and in response to a variety of drivers, departments of civilengineering at universities across the United States have expanded and many now supportmultiple degrees. Over the same time period, ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 introducedoutcomes-based assessment to the accreditation process for engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen L. Jones PE, South Dakota State University

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Civil Engineering

Criteria 2000. TheSOs were reviewed by the faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering(CEE) at SDSU as well as the department’s advisory board before being adopted by the program.SDSU’s Civil Engineering student outcomes “a” through “k” are adopted from ABET criterion Page 26.67.2three. During the fall semester of 2008, the CEE department faculty established the followingformal methodology for reviewing and revising student outcomes. In general terms, thefollowing outlines the Student Outcome Assessment Process (SDSU, 2009): 1. A metric or metrics will be established for a SO. 2. A threshold value will be established for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Sisiopiku, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Ossama E. M. Ramadan, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Civil Engineering

capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitelywithout degrading the quantity, quality or availability of natural, economic and socialresources”1. This description is consistent with the 1987 UN World Commission on Environmentand Development report that defined sustainable development as “meeting the needs of thepresent generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds”2. These definitions and many others offered in the literature, center around three pillarsof sustainability namely, economy, environment, and society and suggest a need to consider aglobal approach when referring to sustainability that considers economic impacts, the ecologicalview, and a socio-cultural

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

onconcerns of conceptual gaps and redundancies in the degree program and the significant time thathad elapsed since the last comprehensive curriculum restructuring. This curriculum redesignwas noteworthy because it was among the first to incorporate the outcomes from ASCE’s CivilEngineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineer for theFuture, 2nd Edition (BOK2)1. Other efforts to incorporate the BOK2 holistically into curriculahave been documented at the Universities of Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas-Tyler2 andLawrence Technological University3, with BOK2-driven curriculum analysis and changeproposals discussed at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology4, Montana State University5,University of Louisiana6, Northern Arizona

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Molly Scanlon, Virginia Tech; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

comments and fewer in the less important categories. However, in all but onecategory, the differences between groups were not statistically significant. A follow-up surveywas used to gauge student perceptions on various dimensions related to the peer review process.Perceptions were generally more positive in the in-class instruction group, but again thedifferences were not statistically significant. These results indicate that the handout-only methodmay be adequate for teaching peer review to first-year electrical and computer engineeringstudents and indicate the need for further research in this area. Page 26.1482.2 1 Introduction

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

asked to prepare by bringing a draft of a figurethat they intended to use in their Capstone report, which is due at the end of spring quarter.Workshop design:Our workshop was 90 minutes in length. We presented three design principles for students to usetoward assessing and providing feedback to one another in small groups, and expected to spendapproximately twenty minutes on each principle (Figure 1). In order to give students anopportunity to apply design knowledge soon after constructing it, our workshop was designed tocontain a number of cycles of uncovering a principle, and then applying that principle towardpeer assessment and feedback.1. Discussion/uncovering of design principle. The workshop facilitator guided the class, as a whole, to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, the team members shared their engineering knowledge, along with theircollege experiences, in the mentoring of at-risk girls.Capstone Execution The major design and project management experience for the Civil Engineering Program(Program) at Lawrence Technological University is a fall/spring sequence of two, two-creditcourses, CE Design Project 1 (Project 1) and CE Design Project 2 (Project 2). In execution, thesequence is somewhat akin to an independent study course. Students are responsible for formingfive-person teams, identifying a project, and generating conceptual designs and project Page 26.38.2management plans. Each team member is