Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

chilled the classroom?• Celebrate every moment spent on critical self-reflection about teaching The ETW places a premium on reflective self-assessment. The assessment of the third participant class relies heavily on self-assessment, with the intent that workshop participants will continue to develop these skills at their home institutions.There are several items on the list that are not currently in the ETW but could andprobably should be incorporated:• Build coalitions with educators who are different from me in terms of race, sexual orientation, gender, religion, home language, class, (dis)ability, and other identities The suggestion of building a coalition is a great one and it could easily be incorporated into the

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton, York College of Pennsylvania; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

the accreditation cycle under which the program wasreviewed, whether the university is public or private, and the Carnegie Classification. Respondentswere also asked to either provide “Table 5.1” (Curriculum details) from their most recent ABETself-study report, a revised version edited to reflect the current curriculum, or to respond to a seriesof questions designed to elicit the information contained in Table 5.1 of the Self-Study Report.Seventy nine complete survey responses were received including nine from programs undergoingreview in the 2018-19 accreditation cycle. In the case of duplicate records, data obtained from bothsources were compared to confirm that the methods used to identify curricular elements in thisstudy were consistent

Conference Session

Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Zanin, The Citadel; Dena Garner, The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, The Citadel; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, The Citadel; Daniel B. Bornstein, The Citadel; John H. Lewis Jr, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

mentor and mentee responses, showedstudents perceived significant differences in their own gains in analyzing data, thinkingcreatively, and working independently. This is not particularly surprising: research has foundself-ratings of traits, abilities, performance, or leadership typically be higher than the ratingsprovided by observers [13, 14]. Interestingly, literature also assert that such a self-enhancementbias may be psychologically healthy in that it reflects positive self-evaluation and results in bothfewer negative thoughts and also higher expectancies for success in new endeavors [13,14].Table 1. Summary results of descriptive statistics and 2-sample t-test statistical analysis.Research skills marked with * indicate those with

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily F. Cutrer, Texas A&M University-Texarkana; Melissa M. Nelson; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University System

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

reflect the population as a whole. [1].The report continues to state that: While continuing to pursue increased knowledge and higher standards of excellence in teaching, research and innovation, two- and four-year colleges in Texas will need to consider more explicitly the primary reason most students attend college: to get a better job and achieve a better life. [1]A primary outcome of the 60x30TX initiative relevant to our discussion is the following: By 2030, all graduates from Texas public institutions of higher education will have completed programs with identified marketable skills: The marketable skills goal emphasizes the value of higher education in the workforce. Students need to

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Lanning, University of California, Irvine; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

are bored for 10 minutes thenthat is a worthwhile cost.Several of the experiential demonstrations discussed in this paper were conducted in the mostrecent (2018) offering of structural steel design by one of the authors. Of 65 students respondingto the course survey, only one commented that this type of activity was not very useful.Conversely, there were eight comments that explicitly reflected positively on the use ofdemonstration and activities to learn concepts.Further, the value of class demonstrations is shown by comparing the most recent course (2018)with the previous course (2017). The 2017 offering of the course did not use classroomdemonstrations (to any significant extent). Comparing 2017 to 2018, there was a 93% increase inthe

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1741611 Encouraging Civil Engineering Retention through Community and Self-EfficacyBuilding. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] "Infrastructure Report Card." American Society of Civil Engineers. (accessed 2 Feb., 2019): https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/.[2] S. Hatch, Diversity by Design: Guide to Fostering Diversity in the Civil Engineering Workplace. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008.[3] "Criteria for accrediting engineering programs 2019-2020." ABET. (accessed 2