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

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #34918Make Assessment Straightforward: A Case Study on the SuccessfulImplementation of ABET Student Outcomes 1-7Dr. Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University Dr. Anthony Battistini is an Assistant Professor in the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. He received his BSCE (2007) degree from Lehigh University and an MS (2009) and PhD (2014) degree from The University of Texas at Austin. His expertise is in structural design, with an emphasis in steel bridge structures and connections. Prior to his current institution, Dr. Battistini also held assistant professor positions at

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

studentlearning, student satisfaction, or both: in-class group problem solving[1], peer instruction[2], theuse of workbooks[3], physical demonstrations[4], interactive online textbooks[5], body-centeredtalk[6], inverted or flipped classrooms[7], etc. However, recommendations are scarce on how tobest combine these innovative activities into one class: how do we begin to assemble the partsinto a whole? In the 2000’s Steif and Dollár[8] suggested and then later showed[9] that thecombination of in-class conceptual questions and hands-on physical demonstrations in a Staticsclass resulted in high learning gains. Researchers later developed[10] and found[11] thatsupplemental web-based content was also beneficial to student learning. However, whileconceptual

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Eric Musselman P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

addressed modern structural analysis techniques covered in an introductorygraduate level course that qualified students may still take. The change also effectively reducedthe required track in structural engineering by one credit hour (from seven to six).The evolution of the junior structural design course that is the focus of this paper is summarizedin Table 1. Specific details regarding course structure such as enrollment, number of sections,and class meeting times are given to provide context for the discussions on specific componentsof the inverted classroom format that follow.Table 1 – Evolution of Structural Design Course Format(s) at Villanova University Semester < Spring Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Chong, University of Toronto

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Civil Engineering

cultural resonances. Instead of starting 10 minutes after the hour, the class wouldbegin with an activity, short film clip, or discussion (approximately 5 minutes after the hour),often culminating in a competition for a small, inconsequential prize. Some, such as NeilPostman in Amusing Ourselves to Death [1], might categorize these strategies as “edutainment,”a derogatory term used to encompass the conflation of entertainment and education. These criticsargue that “edutainment” achieves neither, because the two are mutual exclusive. While thedebate on the effectiveness of educating through entertainment remains an important pedagogicalquestion, it should be noted that the approach described in this paper does not combineentertainment and education

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver

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Civil Engineering

later activities.1Through the literature review, it was determined that many of the existing studies compare aflipped vs. traditional classroom strictly on a semester-by-semester basis. That is, a traditionalclassroom from the first semester is compared to a “flipped” classroom the second semester. Thisintroduces a wide variety of irregularities between the two semesters: test structure and content,professor interaction, lecture inconsistencies, and other variables.Bishop conducted a literature review on the topic of flipped classrooms, and found 24 relevantstudies.1 Very few of these studies examined a flipped and traditional course the same semester.In addition, only one study, from Day, examined student performance throughout the semester

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Slocum, Engineers Rising LLC

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Civil Engineering

1949 by GeorgeOrwell. Nineteen Eighty-Four [1], as a novel, was widely acclaimed as a forewarning, but verylittle from the book proved to be a reality in 1984, other than the potential for world-wide nuclearwar.It is now October 26, 1985 as Marty McFly is surprised by his friend and eccentric scientist Dr.(Doc) Emmett Brown’s sudden arrival in his DeLorean, which also happens to double as asuccessful time machine. 1.21 gigawatts later, Marty McFly and Doc have now arrived atOctober 21st, 2015. This scenario comes from the movie Back to the Future II [2] starringMichael J. Fox as Marty McFly. As people crowded into theatres for the movie’s release the dayprior to Thanksgiving 1989, they were treated to the unique opportunity to see an

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bradley Aldrich PE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kenneth H. Rosenfield, American Society of Civil Engineers; Marlee A. Walton, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

fulfillment of the CE-BOK. To address the gap that remains after licensure and before acivil engineer is truly ready to assume responsible charge of civil engineering services, ASCEhas created the Engineer Tomorrow initiative.While threats to engineering licensure affect licensed engineers of all disciplines, this paperfocuses specifically on civil engineers, who are disproportionately impacted. According tograduation statistics published in Engineering by the Numbers (1) 14,370 baccalaureate degrees incivil, structural, and environmental engineering were awarded in the U.S. in 2018 out of a totalof 136,233 baccalaureate degrees awarded across all engineering disciplines. Despite the smallproportion of engineering graduates, NCEES Squared – 2018 (2

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Decker B Hains P.E., Western Michigan University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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the CivilEngineering Body of Knowledge and enter professional practice. The ultimate goal of thisinitiative was to change state licensure laws, such that a master’s degree or equivalent(augmented by appropriate work experience) would become the academic prerequisite forlicensure as a professional engineer in the U.S. In support of this goal, ASCE and NCEESpartnered to promote RTB-compliant professional licensing legislation in several states. Despitethese efforts, no U.S. licensing jurisdiction adopted such legislation, largely due to oppositionfrom other engineering professional societies [1].Acknowledging this lack of progress, the ASCE Board of Direction formally initiated a majorchange in the direction of the RTB initiative in March 2018

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering

administrative rules were examined to determine how each state 1) definesthe practice of engineering and 2) addresses the licensure requirements of civil engineeringfaculty who teach upper level civil engineering courses. The study found that forty seven of fiftystate statutes define the “practice of engineering.” Fourteen state statutes specifically define“teaching advanced engineering courses or engineering design” as the “practice of engineering”which requires a professional engineer’s license. Three of the fourteen state statutes define“teaching upper level engineering courses” as the practice of engineering, but specificallyexempt faculty who teach engineering courses from licensure requirements. The other thirty-sixstate statutes do not require a

Conference Session

Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jes Barron P.E., United States Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; James E. Bluman, United States Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

well theexisting teaching and learning model applied to the vastly different environment of online versusin-person education. This inspired the faculty to a thorough examination of the living document.During the subsequent fall term, formal faculty discussions about the model were facilitated.Topics from these discussions were grouped as follows: (1) aspects of the model that can beapplied unchanged in the online environment, (2) aspects of the model that are difficult orimpossible to apply in the online environment, and (3) ideas that need to be included in themodel to support the online environment. The discussions included topics unrelated to the onlineenvironment, highlighting important aspects of the model that deserve additional

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

, TeamManagementIntroduction ABET [1] stipulates that all engineering programs require students be “…prepared forengineering practice through a major design experience based on the knowledge acquired inearlier course work and incorporate appropriate engineering standards and multiple realisticconstraints…”. Adding to this statement, ASCE [2] established a vision for the future that framesfive critical learning outcomes to consider in an academic delivery [3,4]: (1) master builders, (2)stewards of natural environment, (3) innovators and integrators of ideas and technology, (4)managers of risk and uncertainty, and (5) leaders in shaping public policy. In reviewing thesevision outcomes, capstone courses are well-suited to provide simulated experiences. As such

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Supporting Successful Progression From First-year Studies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

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Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Nathan C. Brown, Pennsylvania State University; Rebecca Napolitano, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

instruction of structural engineering courses for three different coursesand student populations: (1) introduction to steel design and (2) indeterminate analysis forstructural engineering concentrators, and (3) steel and concrete design for engineeringconcentrators in other sub-disciplines.Across these courses, initial teaching strategies included a mixture of flipped classroom, traditionallectures, and interactive group problem solving. Collectively, the instructors determined throughongoing formal and informal student surveys, as well as additional unstructured feedback, thatproposed teaching strategies required adjustments as the semester progressed. Some technologicallimitations were discovered after rigorous testing with live students, while

Conference Session

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

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bradley F. Aldrich, American Society of Civil Engineers; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norma J. Mattei P.E., University of New Orleans; Michael B. O'Connor, New York University

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Civil Engineering

decades ago, however italone no longer closes the gap in knowledge that civil engineers must attain and maintain,through education, mentored experience, and self-development for responsible charge – asdocumented in the current edition of the CEBOK.In 2019, ASCE completed work on the third edition of the CEBOK [1]. This CEBOKdemonstrates that the gap continues to expand at the pace of change – and civil engineers need topursue post-graduate education along with structured mentorship, self-development, and life-long learning to first attain and then maintain the competencies required for responsible charge.Hence the need for a certification program and credential to attest to a civil engineer’s fulfillmentof the CEBOK. Like certification programs

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Supporting Successful Progression From First-year Studies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rubab Saher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Haroon Stephen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jee Woong Park, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Cristian David Arteaga Sanchez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Civil Engineering

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Role of Prior Knowledge in the Performance of Engineering StudentsAbstractIn engineering, students’ completion of prerequisites indicates an understanding of fundamentalknowledge. Recent studies have shown a significant relationship between students’ courseperformance and their prior knowledge. Weak knowledge retention from prerequisitecoursework can present challenges in progressive learning. This study investigates therelationship between prior knowledge and student performance with a focus on 1) levels ofpreparedness, 2) perception of preparedness in subjective and objective metrics, and 3) theirpotential impact on performance. More specifically, the study places students into three

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Civil Engineering

“mapped” onto a learner by a content expert [1].Linking new knowledge to previous knowledge learned experientially has been shown to createmore durable learning [2], [3]. Typical STEM instruction follows a tell-practice framework thatconsists of the instructor sharing key information and the student practicing, which requiresstudents to attempt to link what the instructor is saying to their previous knowledge prior to gainingexperiential knowledge. The past experience of students can vary greatly and fundamentalinstruction that does not address existing misconceptions or current gaps in a student’s experientialknowledge can lead to inaccurate interpretations and further reinforce misconceptions makingthem even more difficult to correct [4

Conference Session

Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri - St. Louis

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Civil Engineering

virtualclassroom environment within a 3-day period as a response to the emergency stay-home order inMarch of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The courses learning objectives were modifiedfor two civil engineering courses (Environmental Engineering and Water & WastewaterEngineering). The pedagogic approach in the F2F environment used the six elements of theExCEEd Teaching Model. The transition to the virtual classroom utilized the ExCEEd TeachingModel and emphasized synchronous interaction with students to build an effective onlinelearning environment.A formal assessment of whether the approach was effective in a virtual format was conducted.The hypotheses evaluated included 1) the prediction that the learning objectives could be metregardless of

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Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

; the second activity (“Graph Theoryand Gratitude”) was carried out over a two-week period at the end of the Spring 2020 semester.An (Infinitesimal) Glossary of Relevant Graph Theory VocabularyWe begin by very briefly introducing graph theory vocabulary relevant to the discussion below;as we could not possibly begin to do justice to this enormous subject in a single paragraph, werefer the interested reader to one of many introductory texts on the matter [1].A graph is a mathematical structure that features a collection of nodes (each representing someobject), some pairs of which are connected via edges. A graph may be undirected (in which caseeach edge simply establishes a symmetric connection between two nodes) or directed (in whichcase an

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Ayodeji B. Wemida; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering

voltmeter which displays voltagereadings upon beam displacement. The applied displacement was first converted to force andthen to the maximum moment which was finally converted to bending stress and strain. Resultsfrom the descriptive and quantitative analysis conducted based on the quantitative data obtainedfrom a pre-test and post-test survey administered to the students in the civil engineeringdepartment as well as students from other STEM discipline show that there are someimprovements in students’ motivation level due to hands-on learning implementation at theauthors’ institution.1. IntroductionHands-on experiential learning has increasingly gained attention over the years because it hasbeen shown to be a more efficient learning style for

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Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vikash V. Gayah, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

transportation engineering with lecture and laboratorycomponents at the Pennsylvania State University. Specifically, the study seeks to determine howthe transition to remote instruction impacted student perceptions of the learning environment asit relates to the development of their professional expertise. Students’ perception on the learningenvironment was measured using the Supportive Learning Environment for ExpertiseDevelopment Questionnaire (SLEED-Q) [1]. The SLEED-Q was administered to students in Fall2018 and Fall 2019 (normal instruction) and compared with responses obtained from Fall 2020(remote instruction). Prior data (2018, 2019) was collected for baseline comparison as part of alarger curricular revision project to examine the impact of

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Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kaikea Kaoni, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

-yearengineering students, signifying entry into the discipline. While surveying is not as integral tothe modern civil engineering curriculum as it once was, it continues to be instrumental inunderstanding the difference between training and education [1].In 2020, the COVID pandemic forced educators to pivot to an online teaching modality in themiddle of a spring semester. As the pandemic raged throughout the summer, educators werefaced with the prospect of delivering courses online for the foreseeable future. This presented avery real challenge for the venerable survey laboratory which is by nature very hands-on. Inpreparation for a summer offering of a surveying and geomatics class in the Civil Engineeringprogram at Northern Arizona University, faculty

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kun Zhang P.E., California State University-Chico; Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University-Chico; Chris Fosen, California State University-Chico

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Civil Engineering

to practicethe entire writing process (e.g. drafting, revising, and proofreading) and facilitating instructors tograde manageable reports to provide timely feedback. The specific objectives of this study are to(1) assess the effectiveness of one-page letter report assignments and associated activities, suchas technical writing instruction, individual practice, peer review, faculty feedback, and use of agood writing sample to improve students’ technical writing and (2) assess the improvement ofthe new ABET outcome 6 by using the one-page letter report at a Hispanic Serving Institution(HSI). Direct measurements were assessed based on scores of students’ reports following arubric, which was created according to the ABET outcome 6 and basic

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Industry and Practice Topics

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

them. CIT-E has remained active since the conclusion ofthe grant. Through the organization of yearly workshops, it has been welcoming new membersand providing participants an opportunity to grow as educators, increase their professionalnetwork, and develop new materials collaboratively. This paper describes the results of an impactanalysis of CIT-E through the lens of a community of practice.IntroductionThe Center for Infrastructure Transformation and Education (CIT-E, pronounced “city”) is anexisting, thriving community of practice (CoP) with a shared domain of interest in supportingmore effective Civil and Environmental Engineering education [1]. The CIT-E CoP exists in bothphysical and cyber environments. In-person workshops have been held

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine; Julia Badrya, University of California, Irvine

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Civil Engineering

(herein referred to as interactive applets or tools) havebeen developed in the open-source web-based and mobile device-compatible platform GeoGebra[1]. Objects in GeoGebra can be programmed to follow mathematical relationships of physics anddynamics or any other the developer desires. Each parameter involved in the simulated scenariocan be controlled by the user, allowing them to manipulate the item and visually gain familiaritywith the relationship each parameter has with the mechanism being demonstrated.The teaching and study tools that have been developed by the authors are interactive applets thatfollow AISC specification equations and other structural engineering concepts needed to expresskey concepts in structural steel design. Students

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Supporting Successful Progression From First-year Studies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University Vancouver; Ken Lulay, University of Portland; John D. Lynch, Washington State University Vancouver; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

. When using the lens of learning transfertheories, which describe the processes and the effective extent to which past experiences affectlearning and performance in a new situation, we can classify engineering students in three writingtransfer modes: 1) concurrent transfer, which occurs when a rhetorically-focused technical writingclass is taken concurrently or prior to engineering labs in the major; 2) vertical transfer, whichoccurs when a rhetorically-focused general education writing class is taken prior to engineeringlabs in the major; and 3) absent transfer, which occurs when no rhetorically-focused writing classexists (rather literature-focused) or writing-intensive courses are not required in the generaleducation curriculum. This study

Conference Session

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

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute; Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

; the most uniform component within the licensure process iscurrently the examination requirement.IntroductionProfessional engineering (PE) licensure is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare ofthe public as advocated by many professional societies including the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) [1, 2]. However,there is no universal licensure law in the United States, because the 10 th Amendment to theUnited States Constitution authorizes every state and territory to establish laws and rules notspecifically delegated to the federal government. More recently, the United States SupremeCourt clarified that states have regulatory licensing authority for the protection of

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Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Taylor Christian Cardinale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Michael James Deigert P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John W. Lawson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

experiment allowed students to physically comprehend howthese structural components are assembled and behave under loading.IntroductionIn most civil engineering programs, timber design is listed as a graduate course allowingenrollment from upper-division undergraduate students given certain pre-requisites and GPA.The curriculum covers the analysis and design of timber buildings, specifically: (i) determinationof gravity and lateral loads using ASCE 7-16 [1] and the International Building Code (IBC) 2018[2], (ii) gravity system design (tension, compression, and beam members), and (iii) lateral systemdesign (beam-columns, horizontal diaphragms, and shear walls). Typically, the focus is on thestructural element and connection, rather than the entire

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Program Support Initiatives

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

useful opportunity to capture individuals’ communicativeperformance during collaborative problem-solving, thereby ultimately supporting learning.The Citadel takes its mission for leadership development very seriously. In the past decade, it hasresourced a Leadership Center that developed an entire leadership model and program for allstudents [1]. The Leader Development Program consists of four stages of leader development –PREPARE as freshmen, ENGAGE as sophomores, SERVE as juniors, and finally, as seniors,LEAD the student body. Additionally, The Citadel created an entire Department of Leadership todevelop formal instruction during all four years and has expanded into a graduate curriculum, aswell. Various leadership proponents on campus, in

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Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

goals for the course. The balance of a hybridcourse’s components was variable for (3) courses offered at UTK allowing the professors to createthe most effective teaching and learning experiences uniquely distinct for each course’s objectives.A “Rotating Face-to-Face” hybrid structure and a “Synchronous Simulcast” offering were twohybrid course modalities defined by the university beginning in Fall 2020 and extending throughSpring 2021. Professors were provided the opportunity to offer hybrid course experiences in eitherof these structures, among other modalities, to develop the balance of formal learningopportunities. As shown in Table 1, the engineering communications course design struck a precisebalance between face-to-face engagement and

Conference Session

Tech Tools and Tips

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mohamad Alipour, University of Virginia; Devin K. Harris, University of Virginia; Mehrdad Shafiei Dizaji, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Zachary Bilmen, University of Virginia; Zijia Zeng, University of Virginia

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Civil Engineering

structural laboratory demonstrations. While the lecture component covers thetheoretical concepts and derivations using diagrams and simplified drawings, laboratorydemonstrations are known to improve students’ understanding of the concepts through observationand experimentation [1]-[2]. Nevertheless, traditional modes of course delivery leave a gapbetween classroom depictions of idealized structural diagrams and a first-hand experience andperception of the structural members and their load-deformation behavior. This gap can result inreduced understanding of the physical phenomena and can be an obstacle to structural mechanicseducation and learning [3]-[6].An example of classroom drawings of deformation behavior of a simple cantilever beam is shownin