licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Challenges of a Professional Issues Course in Civil Engineering: Comparison Across Two YearsAbstractThere are a number of professional skills that civil engineering students should possess whenthey graduate with a Bachelor’s degree, as articulated in the ASCE Body of Knowledge SecondEdition (BOK2) and the civil engineering program specific criteria under ABET EAC-accreditation. An analysis of the curriculum at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU
4 Triple Bottom Line/Sustainability 5 Social impacts of infrastructure 6 Teamwork 7 Ethics I 8 Ethics II 9 Traits of effective written and oral communication 10 Financing public works 11 Safety/licensure 12 Land use and planning/growth/forecastingThe process to create these lessons is as follows. Team assignments – teams of faculty members were assembled to create each lesson. Faculty members were asked to give preferences to the 12 lessons they would like to develop. Teams contained three
]The civil engineering profession historically has had the highest percentage of licensedengineers. [12] Many job functions require a licensed engineer to seal documents and maintainresponsible charge of projects. This trend continues today as over forty percent of civilengineers are registered. [13] Licensure has continually been associated with the protection ofpublic health, safety, and welfare which aligns very closely with many of the functions of civilengineers. The ASCE and National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) codes of ethicssupport licensure and the concept that the civil engineering profession is tied to ethical practicethrough licensure. [14] [15]Is State Licensure Necessary?In recent years there has been a proliferation
Paper ID #19764Dr. Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteKristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Boudreau is Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic In- stitute, where she also serves as Head of the Department of Humanities and Arts. Her training is in nineteenth-century literature, but for the past 8 years she has taught engineering ethics, first-year en- gineering courses, and humanities for engineers. She has also worked with students and colleagues to develop role-playing games teaching engineering within its complex humanistic context. NOTE: this paper has co-authors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
development to encounter “laundry lists” of the many global, sustainable,digital, ethical, etc. requirements for a particular competency; the course design team mustchoose which of these dimensions are sufficiently important to warrant explicit inclusion in thestandard, and which can be instead be incorporated into the descriptors. That said, whenever itwas possible to avoid changing the primary standard, the integrated standards were matched tothe primary standard.For the Engineering Integrated Standards the EA Stage 1 competencies were selected as thePrimary Standards. The Stage 1 Competency Standard for Engineering Technologist is thePrimary Standard for the Bachelor of Technology and the Stage 1 Competency Standard forProfessional Engineer is the
designed in soil mechanics Character - Identify personal passions (5) an ability to recognize ethical and explain basic concepts in Develop professional and a plan for professional professional responsibilities in engineering leadership; analyze issues in development plan; analyze development situations and make informed judgments, which professional ethics; and explain ethics cases from ASCE; track - Fulfill commitments in a must consider the impact of engineering the importance of professional number of students involved in timely manner
notexplicitly reflected in the rubric’s criteria. Specifically within the chemical engineering literature,many key themes were already reflected in the rubric, with the exception of uncertainty. Fromthe electrical and mechanical engineering literature, themes such as industrial ecology,technological adaptability, e-waste, and user experience were missing from the rubric. Inaddition, design for “X” (DfX) approaches, such as design for disassembly, were commonlydiscussed in the electrical and mechanical literature.3 Affordability and Ethics Innovation Equity (Across Disciplines
importance of students to understand problems’ andsolutions’ impact across the three pillars of economic growth, environmental stewardship, andsocial progress. The multi-dimensional analysis allows students to better assess the complexityof the application of the knowledge they learn. The concept of sustainability even appears in theCivil Engineering Code of Ethics as one of the Fundamental Cannons that “Engineersshall…strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development…;”15 yet more evidencethat sustainability is becoming a foundational and essential component of an engineeringeducation.Given the importance of sustainability in civil engineering curricula, an important questionremains: how do we teach it? One method discussed in this
bodies. According to ACCE accreditation document 103 retrieved fromhttp://www.acce-hq.org/images/uploads/Doc_103_Updated_081116_final3.pdf, studentsgraduating with a 4-year degree shall be able to create construction project cost estimates as wellas have knowledge on related areas which include 1) ability to analyze professional decisionbased on ethical principles; 2) analyze construction documents; 3) analyze methods, materials,and equipment used to construct projects; 4) understand construction risks; 5) understand thelegal implications of contracts; 6) understand construction project control process; 7) createconstruction project schedules; 8) create written communications appropriate the constructiondiscipline; 10) create oral presentations
States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. Beth Lin Hartmann P.E., Iowa State University Beth Lin Hartmann is a senior lecturer in construction engineering at Iowa State University. Hartmann served 20 years in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps before joining the faculty at Iowa State in 2009. She currently teaches the civil and construction engineering design-build
Theoretical models Experimental approaches Data analysis Design Learning from failure Creativity Use of engineering tools and resources (psychomotor) Safety Communication Teamwork Ethics Sensory awarenessThe above objectives can be divided into three broader categories: Those involving cognition(the first five), those involving psychomotor skills (use of tools and sensory awareness), andthose involving behavior and attitudes (the remainder). Feisel and Rosa [4] argue that all threedomains are necessary for the development of effective engineers through laboratoryexperiences. Problem-based learning activities in first-year engineering courses should beexperiential in nature and should seek to
counterparts. Figure 13: ARCE 106 K’nexercise stretched over several activity periods and modeled the design-bid-build project delivery methodWeek #0 or Week #11The Fall quarter contains an extra half week which provides either an additional lecture at theend of the quarter or extra activity at the beginning of the quarter. If only the additional lectureis available, the topics include ethics, professional responsibility and what constitutes aprofession. If only the activity is available, the same lecture content is covered and the secondhour is the Marshmallow Challenge, which was originally introduced by Peter Skillman andpopularized by Tom Wujec at a TED conference in 2010.22 Teams of students compete to createthe tallest
-learning 4.01 4.20 4.49 4.56 4.34 Critical thinking 4.21 4.38 4.19 4.40 4.31 Ethical judgment 3.95 4.15 3.98 3.99 4.01 Innovation/creativity 3.69 3.81 3.68 3.71 3.73 Technical writing 3.55 3.46 3.83 3.46 3.55 Technical presentations 3.29 3.01 3.39 2.94 3.11 Management skills 3.16 3.19 2.94 2.83 3.00 State Local National Local Skill/Qualification
proficiencies and understanding of ethical issues andprofessional responsibility2. Furthermore, adopted assessment procedures have beensuccessfully applied using Senior Exit Surveys to assess student outcomes through acomprehensive and integrated approach using both direct and indirect measures3. Understandingstudents through perception surveys is useful to improving engineering pedagogy as a means ofproviding insight into student development occurring during their engineering education4.Embedded indicators are widely accepted as an effective means of assessing student achievementas compared to adopted performance standards5. Use of course-based embedded indicators,detailed grading rubrics, and graded student performance scores compared to
generations to do the same2. Therefore,undergraduate civil engineering education should provide instruction in how to consider theaspects of environment, society and economy in design. For instance, the first canon of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) code of ethics was updated in 1996 to includesustainable development3. ASCE’s Body of Knowledge4 recommends that upon completion of anundergraduate degree, engineers should have knowledge and comprehension of sustainability, andunderstand applications of sustainability.In 1996, ABET revised its accreditation criteria from being a set of detailed prescriptiveguidelines to focusing more on student outcomes in attaining certain technical and professionalskills5. ABET’s accreditation Criterion 3
technical areas of civil engineering and analyze and interpret the resulting data explain basic concepts in project management, business, public policy, and leadership analyze issues in professional ethics explain the importance of professional licensureTable 3: Observed Distribution of Hours by B.S. Degree Program Type Math & Basic Science Credit Average Average (% minimum maximum Std. Dev. Program (hours) total hours)1 (hours) (hours) (hours) COV (%) Civil 35.55 27.47 32.00
Community Service (Freshman) Field trip/mentoring session (construction & engr) Professional Skills Field trip/mentoring session (humanitarian engr) Professional Skills Spring Assignment to designated on-campus dormitory Learning Community Group sessions on college success and life skills Instruction Strategist College and civil engineering student mentoring Life Mentoring Moral and Ethical Development Educational Professional Skills Seminar Multi-part diversity training
: Committee on Undergraduate Science Education Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, "Transforming Undergraduate Student Education in Science Mathematics, Engineering and Technology," National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1999.[8] National Research Council: Committee on the Fundamental of Assessment, Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment, J. W. Pellegrino, N. Chudowsky and R. Glaser, Eds., Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001.[9] A. El-Zein, A. Airey, P. Bowden and H. Clarkeburn, "Development of a Course on Environmental Sustainability, Ethical Decision-making and Communication Skills in Engineering," in International Conference on Engineering Education, 2007
the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy Led Klosky is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a past winner of ASEE’s National Teaching Medal. He is a licensed professional engineer and works primarily in the areas of infrastructure, subsurface engineering and
studies. Forward causal questions are about modelestimation (implicit), while reverse causal inference is about asking questions and searching fornew variables that aid in model checking and hypothesis generation (explicit).MATERIALS AND METHODSAn approach for integrating civic engagement and service learning into freshman level coursesand senior capstone classes within the CECM Department is presented below. The aim is to helpproduce an environment where students learn from each other while on internship. This will alsohelp to better understand engineering and ethical codes and standards. Moreover, it is anticipatedthat this approach will create a greater synergy between the university and community partners.Traditionally, a beginning freshman
their Power Pointlecture notes. The presented material was always linked to previous and future material in thecourse and to the students’ personal experiences. After the mini lecture, hands-on small groupproblem solving was employed to assist students with the engineering economy concepts. Thetime value of money concept was applied to both real-life engineering projects and student’spersonal finance decisions such as student loans, car loans, credit cards, etc. Daily individual andteam quizzes were administered on the assigned readings and the homework assignments andstudents were provided with quick feedback. On one occasion, students were asked to take aposition for or against ethically oriented challenges confronted during benefit cost
Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the
and environmental engineering. She is active in pre-college engi- neering outreach and improving non-motorized transportation infrastructure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A New Framework for Teaching the Triple Bottom Line: The Sustainability Triangle and the Sustainability IndexIntroductionCivil engineers are integral to, and ethically bound to, advancing sustainable development(ASCE, 2004). In response to community and industry needs, as well as ABET accreditationrequirements, sustainability has been increasingly integrated into civil and environmentalengineering curricula (Allen et al., 2008). The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE
ethical issues arising from cultural or nationaldifferences, 5) possessing understanding of cultural differences relating to product design,manufacture, and use, and 6) possessing understanding of implications of cultural differences ofhow engineering tasks might be approached”.Pitts and McGonagle (2013) expand the conversation to consider the intersection of study abroadwith leadership and communication skills. Pitts and McGonagle state, engineers should be “ableto explain point of view, approach those with differing backgrounds and cultures; assess theextent to which you are understood… Appreciate, engage, and connect with those who havedifferent perspectives." These researchers reported a 100% greater improvement in GPA post-study abroad
research theme Demonstrated work ethic and maturity Good social skills Under-represented STEM groups (women and minorities)The management team met to select the top applicants and sent acceptance letters to the selectedstudents. This letter included a deadline for the students to accept the offer and clearly statedtheir obligations once accepted. It is recommended that the selection committee also choosealternate candidates in case any of the participants decide to withdraw from the program.Although the program was intended to support six students each year, we have been able tosupport eight students during each of first two offerings. Image 1 – 2015 International Research Experience Students
).For the Civil Engineering Discipline, ABET relies on the input of the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) who consider themselves a “recognized leader in this [sustainability indesign] advancing area” (ASCE 2015). The concept of sustainability even appears in the CivilEngineering Code of Ethics as one of the Fundamental Cannons that “Engineers shall…strive tocomply with the principles of sustainable development…;” (ASCE 2015) yet more evidence thatsustainability is becoming a foundational and essential component of an engineering education.ABET Criterion 2How these open ended outcomes are achieved is assessed by a combination of the ABET Boardsand the Institutions themselves. The Criterion 2: Program Educational Objectives (PEO
company retained for theproposed new on-campus building provided the students with all the soil samples obtained fromone of the borings. The students were expected to present their findings, design analyses, andsolution or recommendations as necessary for the defined “problem.” The case-based learningmodules included a settlement design and monitoring study centered on the San Jacintomonument in Houston, Texas, and also included construction-based real recorded events ofinspection or observation of the installation of drilled shaft deep foundations. The idea was todevelop analytical thinking skills in the design case-based study, and to develop reflective, andsometimes, ethical judgement in the construction case-based studies.Some of the
develop solutions for Pakistan and the world. 5. Communicate effectively in written and oral forms in professional and public settings. 6. Judge decisions based on sustainable development principles. 7. Discuss contemporary issues of culture, gender, and being a global practitioner in the context of water and environmental challenges and solutions. 8. Effectively manage and lead in the water sector. 9. Inform public discourse and policy making related to water. 10. Exercise high ethical standards and professional responsibility. The outcomes highlight the need for sustainability and sustainable development principles to be infused throughout the curriculum, which is the approach used