Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jamie Tills, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Steven Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Architectural

workshops is to bring together AE students, electrical apprentices, andindustry professionals to facilitate learning based on proven methods supported byresearch. This entails exposing students to careers and practices in the electricalconstruction industry. By doing so, students will be influenced to design electricalsystems that better meet the needs of electrical contractors. Not only will this projectbenefit students, it will also introduce the electrical construction industry to theunderlying fundamental design principles used by AE students. This project willpromote the development of practical and code-related learning modules expected to bedistributed by NECA and other construction and training organizations.Section two will provide details

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Architectural

and PractitionersAbstract This paper presents an analysis result of collaborative studio course that engagesstudents, faculty and practitioners. The collaborative studio is one of the two sequential capstonecourses. As the capstone studio experience of students’ academic design career, these twocapstone courses encourage students’ initiative and independence in design. Students arerequired to choose a practitioner as a reviewer for their projects. Reviewers are expected to cometo the design presentation critique at least twice during the semester. Throughout the semester,students are expected to share their information and views and to engage peers and visitingprofessionals in meaningful dialogue. The

Conference Session

Structural Education Methods

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

perform soon afterthey embark on a career in engineering. Recent articles and surveys of practicing engineers havehighlighted disappointment with the confidence young engineers have in computer analysisresults. “With the increased use of the computer, we seem to have gotten lazy about asking thenext question. If the printout says something is so, it must be so” 3. This lack of skepticism withcomputer analysis results spans engineering disciplines from bioengineering to aerospaceengineering. Despite the call by both engineers and academia for improved education in the areaof modeling structural system behavior, significant progress has not been made. Why has theprogress been so slow? Accurately modeling the behavior of engineered systems with

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

resisting framingsystem. Due to cost and time restrictions imposed on real life engineering projects, thefirm was unable to fullyexplore this topic totheir satisfaction. As aresult, the studentbrought this topic andindustry partner to hismaster’s project. Thestudent greatly benefited from the active participation of his industry partner. Theindustry partner benefited by being able to explore a topic directly relevant to theirengineering projects beyond what the firm could financially support.Alumni – The ARCE program at Cal Poly recently celebrated it’s 60th anniversary.Many alumni remember fondly the Learn by Doing education that propelled them tosuccess in their professional careers and have a strong desire to give back to the program.While there

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

also teaches the students at a very early age of their future career themultidisciplinary communication tools required by the profession.Structural engineers apply the fundamental engineering principles (statics and dynamics) andcomplex mathematical analysis methods (finite elements, non-linear analysis etc) to constructionmaterials in design. The main design goal is to provide clients with the most economicalstructure and a minimum goal of safeguarding life safety of the occupants of the structure whenit is subjected to any loading phenomenon. It is therefore paramount that educators preparestudents with heavy doses of structural design in all the materials they will encounter in theindustry.Design courses in ARCE are taught in junior and

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

(BIM) where students can explorethere designs in 3D from inception to fabrication. In order to achieve a high level ofcoordination and collaboration, the course required the skill sets from more than one instructorand instructors with varied backgrounds.Fortunately, the college has professors who have changed careers and have developed a passionfor teaching and who bring their professional design skills into the classroom. In the buildingenvelopes class, the two professors have varying exposure to buildings, but the process in whichthey delivered projects was very similar. Additionally, both see the value in communicationamongst disciplines and the need for integrated practice in a classroom setting. The class hasbecome a vehicle to prepare

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Boyles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeffrey Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Keith Goreham, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jatmika Suryabrata, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; Yulyta Kodrat, Indonesian Institute of the Arts

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Architectural

quickly & being able to comparethem.""I liked that you could see how the lighting in a space would look & feel before the installation.""I liked the design of the room and how you could navigate."Through the virtual simulation, we are able to provide a much greater variety in lighting effectsand illuminance scenarios than students would otherwise be able to experience in the semester-timeframe of each course. A practicing lighting designer relies on years of experience to knowwhat illuminance levels are appropriate and we hope to give students an edge toward thisadvantage by having early experiences before embarking on their professional careers. By usingthe virtual simulation and utilizing current products with their available data and