Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hanson Mui, University of Waterloo; Soo Jung Woo, University of Waterloo; Spencer Arbuckle, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo

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Architectural Engineering

activities: design, build, and test; which employ the following pedagogicaltechniques: inductive, experiential, and reflective learning respectively (Figure 1). Theseactivities each achieve one or more of the learning objectives: The design activity servesLearning Objectives 2 and 4 by splitting students’ time between two sets of design sketching andfeedback sessions. The build activity facilitates Learning Objective 3. The test activity servesLearning Objectives 4 and 5 through its presentation, load testing, and instructor feedbackcomponents. All activities engage Learning Objective 1 because this is a group work project, andrequires efficient teamwork in order to complete in the modest two-day timeframe. [Figure 1] Three

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Omar Youssef, University of Arizona

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Architectural Engineering

, supports course completionthat reflects an indirect gauge to retention and facilitates understanding complex engineeringconcepts through technological simulations.Introduction and MotivationThe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology encourages developinginnovative teaching practices, to improve student retention and enhance their learningexperiences [1]. Research reveals that STEM and building sciences are taught in astraightforward way based on fragmented concepts rather than embracing technology andcreative problem solving skills [2]. Although problems related to innovative pedagogies thattrain STEM students have been enhanced through for example vertically integrating courses thatsupport students learning and trainings [3

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Massie Chance, University College London and TU Dublin; Mike Mimirinis, Anglia Ruskin University; Ines Direito, University College London; John E. Mitchell, University College London; Emanuela Tilley, University College London

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Architectural Engineering

, educators can do more to encourage reflection, exploration, and self-directed learning among students. This is a work in progress, and the first phase has been a pilot study. This paper reports results of the pilot as well as the context, rationale, and design of the overall study. The pilot was the first step in a study seeking to provide new understandings: (1) spanning multiple professions; (2) identifying the various concepts that architecture and engineering students hold about the generation of new designs; and (3) describing how these conceptualizations compare within and between fields. The second phase will use phenomenographic methodologies to identify qualitatively different ways engineering and

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University; Humberto Reinoso, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

loads. However, the methodology was applied in 6 different modules thatcovered trusses and frames, continuous beams, buckling in columns, in-plan, and out-of-plane wallbehaviors, long-span systems, and shells. The exercises were introduced over 2 weeks. Data collectedwere used to reflect on the introduction of educational tools into an otherwise conventionalmathematical class. The tools introduced can be divided into two categories: 1) simulation software forreal-time simulation and 2) small-scale models for physical demonstrators. The first category was usedto help students to comprehend dissimilarities between didactical problems and real-world applicationsby visualizing and experiencing structural behaviors in a virtual environment. The