Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 4: Capstone, Safety and Beyond

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Alan Bugg P.E., Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

-Hourtraining to the incoming freshman class of Honors College students, which consisted of 71students from various majors of study (shown in Table 2 below). These faculty members wereOSHA certified to teach the course and issue students the 10-Hour OSHA cards uponcompletion. The training occurred over two days in August 2017. Table 3 contains the actualtraining conducted. The students received 11 hours of actual instruction, which is one hour morethan the minimum amount required by OSHA. This additional training was provided in specificareas that the instructors felt would address that the students would complete during their servicelearning activities. The students were also issued personal protective equipment (PPE) includinga hardhat, reflective

Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 3: Case Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Wen, Ohio State University; Jin Rong Yang, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University; Adrian Hadipriono Tan, Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan Dr.Eng., Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

able to reflect on what they have learned with the help ofintuitive illustrations and convenient operation of MUSSN. While no surveys have beenofficially conducted as of this writing, the program has been presented to a seminar of 10 civilengineering graduate students. The next step of the research would be to distribute formalsurveys to undergraduate, graduate students and experts to evaluate the effectiveness of theprogram. After analyzing the feedback, further improvements of MUSSN will be made for thefuture use in the classroom setting.MUSSNStudents are first greeted by a Welcome Screen tab when they use the MUSSN (Figure 3). Thebackground is a 3D graphical simulation of the NWDP. In the lower right corner is a “Next”button which takes

Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 3: Case Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren W. Redden, Auburn University; April E. Simons P.E., Auburn University; Scott William Kramer, Auburn University; Trenton Huffines

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

risk of theft andvandalism of materials, and protect the materials from weather damage [2].The research presented herein takes the form of hands-on service-learning. The National Societyfor Experiential Education has defined service-learning as “any carefully monitored serviceexperience in which a student has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he orshe is learning throughout the experience” [5]. Service based, hands-on research has proveneffective in university level construction programs. One particular study [6] describes thedevelopment of an undergraduate construction management course at California PolytechnicState University intended to incorporate service-learning goals and objectives into a hands-onconstruction

Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 4: Capstone, Safety and Beyond

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorail F. Porter, Associated General Contractors; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

studentsare trained in an educational atmosphere that defines and strengthens their career identities [11].In order to improve career identities and success, construction curriculum should include well-designed senior projects [4]; service learning [12]; industry partnerships and professionaldevelopment workshops [13]; electives [14]; project-based learning [5]; internships [15]; and trainstudents to use updated technology [16]. Educators should not be afraid to modify existing coursesor even introduce new courses to reflect changing needs of societies [14]. Due to theirbackgrounds, some students are aware of the changing needs in the construction industry, and enterinto construction programs expecting to be prepared to meet the most current needs of