developedby the students may be used to: guide curriculum development at the freshman level,formalize advising strategies, provide outreach to current high school students, andsupport department-level activities.The incoming college student is required to declare his or her major prior to enrolling forclasses as a freshman at some institutions. In addition to taking first-year courseworkthat typically consists of mathematics, chemistry, English, and selected elective courses,an introductory civil engineering course may also be required. The week-to-weekcurriculum of this class is usually at the discretion of the individual instructor, but theoverall content should expose the student to: basic civil engineering problem solvingskills; further
Paper ID #16034A Flipped Classroom Approach to Teaching Transportation EngineeringDr. Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University Dr. Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu is a lecturer in the department of Civil, Construction and Environmental En- gineering at Iowa State University. Her background is in Curriculum and Instruction, and her research interests include online learning, hybrid learning, and technology integration in higher education.Ms. Suhan Yao, Iowa State University Suhan Yao is a graduate student in Curriculum and Instructional Technology master program at Iowa State University. She works as a graduate assistant with Dr
NEES Education Outreach and Training(EOT) Team. They developed a mechanism to support online courses to support workforcedevelopment in academic and industrial settings. They integrated the open source coursemanagement system, called Moodle, into the NEEShub architecture creating an import deliverysystem in their NEESacademy. This capability provided an excellent solution to distribute theWEI learning modules. The screen shot of the NEEShub courseware entry point and the firstpage of the online modules access are shown in Figure 5 and 6 respectively.Figure 5 – Wood Education Institute Screen Page 25.1007.10Figure 6 - Wood Education Institute
Paper ID #25104Strategies to Improve Engineers’ Writing of Executive SummariesDr. Cara N. Morton P.E, Washington State University Cara is professional engineer and has three years of structural engineering design experience from the design of marine structures in the Gulf of Mexico to the design of shear walls in seven story concrete buildings governed by seismic loads in Seattle, WA. She currently serves as Clinical Professor at Wash- ington State University teaching the Integrated Civil Engineering Design class where a broad knowledge base from stormwater management to traffic engineering is required. Regarding
” [1].It is up to individual programs how they implement and assess ABET criteria, and manyprograms meet the non-technical criteria through service courses taught by other departments,such as a technical communication course taught by the English department or by specialized butseparate courses such as an engineering-oriented ethics class. However, there has also beenextensive work on integrating communication skills throughout the engineering curriculum andcourses, and that is the focus of this work [6]–[8]. Engineering faculty generally value written communication skills and recognize that theyhave a role in helping students to develop those skills. Many see their role as that of providingopportunities for students to write in their
committee continues to deliberate. For example, asmentioned previously, a task committee was established to study and recommend howhumanities and social sciences should be integrated into the BOK. In addition to a strong effortbeing made to assess existing and evaluate possible new outcomes for inclusion in the BOK, thenew BOK has also adopted Bloom’s Taxonomy to better define and communicate the outcomes.All aspects of this second edition of the BOK are still under review by the committee. Inaddition to the outcomes, explanations (or commentary) are being developed to add definitionand context to each of the outcomes. Also, in addition to the outcomes, the BOK committee willrecommend the distribution of how an individual may be expected to develop
me want to be an engineer.”This paper will present the overall curriculum of the MSTI camp with specific emphasis onactivities that could be implemented at other institutions. In addition, detailed assessment resultsof each activity will be presented to help institutions interested in implementing similar camps tochoose activities which appear to be of most benefit to the students.Introduction and OverviewThe Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology (CSMT) and the Bagley College ofEngineering (BCoE) at Mississippi State University were recently awarded a contract by theMississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration(FWHA) to develop and conduct a three-week residential summer institute for rising
Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge for the 21st Century outlines the outcomes that “define the knowledge, skills, andattitudes necessary to enter the practice of civil engineering at the professional level in the 21stcentury.”3 One of the professional outcomes listed is Communication; the document cites theneed for engineers to be able to “plan, compose, and integrate the verbal, written, virtual, andgraphical communication of a project to technical and non-technical audiences.”3In addition, ABET accredited universities are well versed in the necessity of teachingcommunication skills within their curriculum, since one of the required student outcomes is “anability to communicate effectively.”4 As mentioned above, the civil engineering
out under that grant includedthe planning of a civil engineering curriculum with an infrastructure theme. As part of the plan-ning process for the new curriculum, the team of faculty members created a framework of the I2Iclass to be taken by sophomores. This class was intended to provide students with a better un-derstanding of the challenges to be faced in improving, securing, and maintaining the nationalinfrastructure. Part of the planned course included student evaluation of infrastructure compo-nents in local communities from direct observation.In 2008, three faculty members from the department were awarded an NSF Course, Curriculum,and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant (DUE 0837530) to create and teach the I2I courseplanned under the
sequence for the BIOE Department at the University of Washington. Taylor currently pursues educational research and continuous improvement activities, with the ultimate goal of optimizing bioengineering curriculum design and student learning outcomes.Dr. Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) Dr. Stephanie Pulford is an instructional consultant within University of Washington’s Center for Engi- neering Teaching & Learning, where she coordinates the Engineering Writing & Communication Devel- opment Program. Dr. Pulford’s professional background in engineering includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering as well as
the effective amount of lecture time, resulting in an increased chance that the instructoris not capable of fully covering the material in the original course syllabus. In the two case studycourses, this impact was negligible because a significant amount of fundamental conceptspresented were synthesized from other courses in the curriculum. SE 1 provided an introduction(roadmap) to concepts students would learn in future courses, while SE 103 synthesized topicslearned in previous courses. Instead of classes in which lectures are primarily used to restate thetextbook and students are taught procedures to solve a limited set of problem types, these twocourses aim to get the students to understand and apply concepts to general problems and
developing curriculums that are accepted across international borders. Bymaking engineering programs more flexible, has the engineering profession opened the door tocreating degree programs that can be completed in less than four years?One idea that has been implemented in various formats and locations is a three-year degreeprogram. With the increasing demand to justify education content, cost, and success this seemslike an appealing option to many, particularly those outside the engineering profession.However, the question remains whether the content of a three-year program can meetaccreditation expectations and match the rigor expected by the public and industry. Europeansasked themselves the same question twenty years ago, and interestingly, many
Paper ID #10791Goethals’ Infrastructure Challenge Part 2: The Challenge BeginsMajor Berndt Spittka P.E., U.S. Military AcademyMajor Erik R. Wright PE, U.S. Military Academy Major Erik Wright is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. Erik’s civilian education includes a BS in Civil Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a Master’s of Civil Engineering from Norwich University and a MS in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. MAJ Wright is a Registered Professional Engineer in Indiana. MAJ Wright’s military education includes the
continued process, the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) convened a “Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering” in 2006 that lookedat articulating an “aspirational global vision for the future of civil engineering” [1]. This alsoserved as a guide to updating the ASCE Body of Knowledge document, which “offers guidancefor the education and training programs of private and public organizations that employ civilengineers; and supports changes in licensure requirements” [2]. The document providesguidelines on the learning outcomes deemed important for the profession.During the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years, Texas A&M University’s civil andenvironmental engineering department undertook a curriculum transformation project, basing
AC 2011-1348: GLOBAL INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE AMONG FIRST-YEAR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSAngela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Ar- chitectural Engineering at the University of Colorado - Boulder (CU). She is affiliated with the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities at CU. She has taught the first-year Introduction to Civil Engineering course 13 times, starting in 1997. She also teaches a senior capstone Environmental En- gineering Design course, which included international water and sanitation projects in 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Her research interests include ceramic water
radio or television • CD-ROM, in which the student interacts with computer content stored on a CD- ROM • PocketPC/Mobile Learning where the student accesses course content stored on a mobile device or through a wireless server • Integrated distance learning, the integration of live, in-group instruction or interaction with a distance learning curriculum • Online tutoringMost faculty who have listened to any discussion on distance education have heard thewords synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous deals with students observing theclass in real time and asynchronous deals with students observing the class after it occurs,is processed, and posted for viewing.Synchronous technologies25 such as: • Web-based
Engineeringprogram of George Mason University (GMU). The establishment of CEI actually predates theestablishment of the program at GMU. While its original goal was the creation of the civilengineering program itself, it has evolved to become an integral component of the program’soperations. CEICEI is governed by a Board of Directors, which for 2008, has 23 members composed of Alumni,senior engineers, and executives from local industry. Each board member has a three-yearappointment. Faculty in the Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering Departmentare members ex-officio and are not included in the count above. A Vice-Chair, Chair, andExecutive Director are the officers of the Board and coordinate several standing committeesincluding a scholarship
. Page 13.1192.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Technology Skill Assessment of Construction Students and Professional WorkersAbstractIn recent years, technology has been introduced to the construction jobsites at an increasinglyrapid pace. As a result, there is a pressing need to increase the technology awareness and skilllevel of these practitioners and of those who are in academia. This new focus on technologyeducation has to be incorporated first of all in the general curriculum and specific pedagogy ofcivil engineering programs at the university level as these are the source of next generations ofleaders for the industry. In order to address this issue, we were awarded a NSF-funded
Curriculum: The Gap between the Blackboard and Business,” Proceedings of the Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE, 6/20033 Grose, T. K., “Wow the Audience,” Prism, ASEE, 12/20124 DiLoreto, G. E., “Reengineering the Foundation for Our Future,” Civil Engineering, ASCE, 7/20135 Herrmann, A. W., “The Future of Engineering Licensure,” Civil Engineering, ASCE, 3/20126 Hill, D., “Seven Questions: An Interview with Charles H. Thornton,” Civil Engineering, ASCE, 3/20147 Richards, P. W., Williams, G., Schultz, G. G., and Nelson, E. J., “Present Sentiment about ASCE Policy Statement 465 among Business Owners, University Professors, and State Licensing Boards,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Board (TRB) and other engineering journals and conferences across the United States.Ayodeji B. Wemida Ayodeji Wemida is a Master’s student at Morgan State University. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on cybersecurity in 2018. As part of his commitment to learning and excellence, he has served as a tutor both on and off Morgan State’s campus and has also led class sessions as a Teaching Assistant in the school of engineering. He is currently working towards completing his Masters of Engineering degree while developing his analog and digital design skills.Dr. Steve Efe, Morgan State University Dr. Steve Efe is an Assistant Professor and the Assistant Director of the Center for
AC 2011-533: INCORPORATING TECHNICAL PEER REVIEW OF CIVILENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECTSLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M University Luciana R. Barroso, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She has been with Texas A&M University for more than 10 years, and in that time has taught over a dozen different courses ranging from the freshman to graduate levels. She has received funding for her engineering education research from the Department of Education FIPSE program and from the NSF CCLI program. She also has been involved in several professional developments that were provided by the NT
passing on theory, they do little to promote creativity and may result in graduateswith limited creativity. In response to this and the recognized value of creative problem solvingtechniques required for innovation, many engineering educators have begun developing practicalmethods to incorporate assignments that encourage creativity into the curriculum and individualclasses while still emphasizing engineering fundamentals.Traditionally, engineering courses are structured in a deductive manner which begins withinstruction on theories and progresses towards application of those theories. Liberal arts courses,on the other hand, often rely on an inductive approach in which specific topics are introducedthrough case studies, observations, or problems
rather than Matlab. As part of an integrated project supported by the NSF to increase student retention in theCollege of Engineering, we are implementing course curriculum enhancements into our secondsemester Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering course. This curriculumdevelopment is done to rectify a perceived weakness in the existing course that it serves less wellstudents interested in Environmental Engineering. We are also working as part of this project toreintroduce the automated grading capability for our VBA-based computer programming portionof the course. The larger project seeks to improve retention of first and second year Engineeringstudents throughout the College through implementation of these five new
) and CENG 2353 Measurements (MatLAB andprogramming) (Fig 2). CENG 2353 was increased by an additional credit hour (wasCENG 2253, Fig 1) to accomplish the additional computer application requirements. Anadditional credit hour was already being quietly consumed since most students weretaking Technology’s three credit hour course TECH 1300 AutoCAD as a replacement forthe CENG 1201 two credit hour course that had not been offered due to limited CEdepartmental resources (Fig 1). This change now became permanent leaving oneadditional credit hour for CENG 3434 (Fig 2).The updated curriculum requires a student to take one course in each of the seventraditional sub-disciplines of CE and allows them to take a second course in five sub-disciplines
integrate a set of “risk and resilience” focused coursesinto engineering education for workforce towards a hazard-resilient built environment. A set ofthree individual courses, namely, 1) Introduction to Risk and Resiliency in Engineering, 2)Reliability and Optimization Methods in Engineering, 3) Sensing and Data Analytics forInfrastructure Systems will be developed and incorporated into curriculum. These three courseshave been designed to be help address the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed forengineers to conduct the assessment, design and management of engineering systems to achievehazard resilience. The paper provides details about the rational and course objectives, coursecomponents, and sample course projects for design and
class was created to address the need to help educate leaders who understand andare prepared to address the emerging global world environment from an integrated moral,technical, and social perspective. This course effectively encompasses the civil engineeringBOK2 outcomes of leadership, globalization and ethics. In addition, the theory and practice ofteamwork is a major component of the class. The course has been approved by the university tofulfill students’ general education requirements in both social science and global and culturalawareness. Our civil and environmental engineering department now requires all majors tocomplete this class. Since the course is an approved general education class any studentregistered at the university can
student-centered activitieswere carefully designed as they are integral to the success of the flipped model [15]. Thedistribution of class time use is shown in Figure 1.Figure 1 – Distribution of class time use in the flipped offeringThe framework of project-based learning makes has an inherent synergy with the flipped. Bycombining both elements in one course, the benefits of each approach can accrue while softeningthe drawbacks. The project-based component of the course acts as a motivational andaccountability tool as the students become invested in solving the presented design problems. Italso transforms the student-teacher interactions into ones more focused on the students’ needs [11]which can be addressed in class due to the extra classroom
Paper ID #33122Engineers as Effective Team Players: Evaluating Teamwork Skills in aFlipped Project Management for Civil Engineers CourseNathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyDr. Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. Her background is in Curriculum and Instruction, and her research interests include online learning, hybrid learning, and technology integration in higher education.Jennifer S. Shane, Iowa State University
design solutions. Raul continues to work with the college to develop training curriculums for their IDEA Lab while pursuing his undergraduate studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Novel Approach to Skeleton-Note Instruction in Large Engineering Courses: Unified and Concise Handouts that are Fun and ColorfulSkeleton notes (partially completed hand-outs that are completed during class by the instructorand the students) can be an effective pedagogy for delivering engineering material to largesections when factors such as a high student-instructor ratio and/or inadequate TeachingAssistant support prohibits a fully flipped model. This paper
innovations into courses (Peer Instruction, Project-based learning), is responsible for TA training (preparing next generation faculty), serves as faculty advisor to student or- ganizations, hears cases of academic misconduct as a member of the Academic Integrity Review Board, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment for diverse students at UCSD by serving on the faculty advisory board for the IDEA Student Center. Her research is focused on engagement strategies for large classrooms and the development of K-16 curriculum in earthquake engineering. Page 26.1668.1 c American