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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kenneth Stewart, Angelo State University; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering

can look at something and, figure out why it's moving a certain way or, how it could be made better.”One of the children participating in the project saw an engineer as, “A person that helps theenvironment by creating things that will help the environment.”Overall, the authors identified 15 unduplicated intersections between the concepts used bycitizen scientists to describe engineers and the taxonomies revealed in the Fralick et al. [13] andLucas and Hanson [15] studies. Interestingly, only one additional unique trait was attributed toengineers during the interim and exit sessions with rainwater harvesting participants. One of thechildren reflected on her father as being like an engineer during one of the interim focus groups.“He is

Conference Session

High-impact Learning Practices

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, and todevelop relationships with professionals. While internships have been studied invarious disciplines, few studies have tried to understand how civil engineeringstudents demonstrate their learning behaviors during an internship. Previousstudies used Kolb’s experiential learning model as a theoretical framework toexplore students’ learning styles as part of an internship experience. This studyextends the use of Kolb’s model as a theoretical framework by focusing on civilengineering students to examine their internship experiences and apparentpatterns of learning styles. Kolb’s experiential learning theory involves fourlearning modes: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstractconceptualization, active experimentation; and four

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

professional engineers were very confident in their ability to listen toothers, while engineering students rated themselves proficient at listening to others [5].However, the extent that these self-perceptions reflect reality is unclear. In general, listeningreceives almost no attention in formal engineering education [4, p. 529]. For example, listeningwas characterized as the weakest component among the communication skills within anelectrical engineering curriculum [6].Listening can be linked with a number of the 21 outcomes in the ASCE Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge 3 (BOK3, [7]), including all 6 of the professional outcomes and 3 of the 7technical outcomes; proposed links are shown in Figure 1.Figure 1. ASCE BOK3 outcomes related to listening

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Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Benjamin Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Romeo Ballinas-Gonzalez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Juan Arturo Nolazco-Flores, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

. communities where it is in the project. 2) Each team member presents a final reflection where they discuss the reality of our society in terms of the problems detected and the intervention that as professionals through the construction industry, can have to improve the quality of life of the same. Bibliography Identify the origin of the data and information. (5%) Format Present the report in a professional and organized way. (5%) Teamwork Bring an individual feedback to your team members Teamwork; resilience. rubrics about their participation and performance in the (5%) development of the project.4.0 Case

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Courtney Zongrone, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

if it was me and my group that had kind of said, "When are we going to get a civil one? [. . .] and [the instructor] said, "Weren't you excited about the popsicle bridge?" [. . .] After reflecting about what that person I asked me, I thought, "Wow, I didn't really go as far as I should have if I really would have been passionate about structural or civil engineering as some of these people are about what they're doing."For Natalie, ultimately hitting these barriers related to interest and technical content promptedher to navigate out of her civil engineering program.Theme 3: Navigating intersecting stereotypes and compounding marginalizationThird, participants’ decisions to leave were also linked to

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering

index with small sample sizes, the difference from 1 does notaccurately reflect a certain impact level. The course equity index analysis for this course atAngelo State University is presented in Table 4.It is observed that Latinx students are receiving a disproportionate number of the C and D gradesgiven in this course. However, since the change was implemented, improvement in the equityindices across the grades of A, B, C and D are occurring. As a work in progress, the author willcontinue to monitor this metric in the coming years to see if the pedagogical change continues tohelp close the equity gap. Table 4: Course Equity Analysis for Latinx Students Course Equity Index for Latinx

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

fields that ABET accredits [26].Within this federated organization, updates to the EAC General Criteria require a consensus ofthe engineering member societies for any changes to the non-harmonized criteria (Criteria 3, 5,and 6) and a consensus of all member societies for any changes to the harmonized criteria(Criteria 1, 2, 4, and 8). The non-harmonized criteria are likely to require more frequent updates,because they more closely reflect changing industry needs. Yet any such changes require theengineering member societies to achieve a consensus on a single set of student outcomes(Criterion 3), a single set of curriculum requirements (Criterion 5), and a single set of facultyqualifications (Criterion 6) that meet the needs of all programs and

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University; J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Leslie R Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Civil Engineering

engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs with consideration ofpublic health, safety and welfare as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economicfactors [2].” Applying these criteria into the Civil Engineering Capstone Design which exposesthe senior engineering students to real-world design challenges reflects experiences students willface as professionals, benefiting those who plan to pursue engineering careers after graduation.Exposing students to both the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Envision RatingSystem aligns with both the ASCE BOK and ABET criteria requiring engineers to understandthe importance of sustainability within their designs. The Capstone Design projects examinedwithin this study are