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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 26.1403.2The topic is not particularly compelling for the majority of students, many of whom have cometo engineering to avoid performing writing or communication tasks. Nor is it typically seen as anessential skill for sophomore students, most of whom have yet to enter the industry in anymeaningful way, and therefore, yet to experience for themselves how pivotal goodcommunication skills can be to their jobs and to their career advancement. Keeping the audienceattentive for a 50 minute lecture on communication concepts can often be a difficult task.Furthermore, engineering students are often suspicious of instructors who are not themselvesengineers, and most technical communication instructors are not. Developing trust and respectbetween

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig N Musselman P.E., A & E Consulting; Sanjeev Kumar, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Norma J. Mattei P.E., University of New Orleans; L.Robert Smith, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

alicensing board perspective, the experience requirements need to be very broad becauseengineers from all backgrounds, i.e., design, construction, industry, management, regulatory,product development, technical sales, i.e. from all “walks of life” should be able to becomelicensed. Therefore, the nature of engineering experience required is universal only in a verybroad sense.In the past year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has acted to further define theearly career engineering experience that is ideal for a civil engineer to become ready to practiceat the professional level (2). This new policy was formulated on the basis of the experientialcomponents outlined in the 2nd Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (3

Conference Session

Fostering Business and Professional Skills in the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Goncher, Charles Sturt University

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Civil Engineering

self-assessing their goalsetting abilities and developing approaches to progress towards goal completion, is important in helping students maximize learning in their WPL experiences. Co-op and WPL educational models have the capacity to develop and shape students, and future, in their early career experiences. Scaffolding and supporting students early on in these processes can facilitate purposeful engagement throughout their professional practice. Future work related to this study will involve developing quantitative instruments, e.g. surveys, used to assess data that can document students’ progression through their placements, and find any common threads across students and placements.References[1

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Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Komlos, Villanova University; Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

sophomore-level course introducing students to tools and techniques, such assurveying, understanding maps and plan sets, and field sampling, required for their CivilEngineering curriculum as well as throughout their professional career. This course wasoriginally a project-based course that included many of these core aspects of Civil Engineeringbut used outdated equipment such as theodolites for surveying and planimeters for measuringareas on maps, rather than modern technologies. Subsequent iterations of the course haveincluded more up-to-date technologies but lacked cohesion, covering a range of topics and CivilEngineering disciplines but not in a way that clearly connected them together.Project-based learning is a type of inquiry-based learning

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

technical communication University at Buffalo Union College University of California at Irvine Iowa State University Cooper Union University of Tennessee University of Wisconsin at Madison The University of Notre Dame Page 13.1295.8Appendix B: Details of the Technical Writing Development Program Assignments Pages Pages from of Theme Reference Reading Section Titles1 Do I Really Have To? 4-7 (Beer) 3 “A Successful Engineering Career Requires Strong Writing Skills

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Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

collapse. A meeting was held to decide what to do, and the bridgecollapsed just as the meeting was breaking up. The inability to make and implement a timelydecision illustrates the importance of effective communication (outcome g). It has been arguedthat Cooper failed to fulfill his professional and ethical responsibilities (outcome f)5. Mr. Cooper planned for the Quebec Bridge to be the crowning achievement of anillustrious career as a bridge engineer. However, by this time his health was poor and he wasunable to travel to the site. He was also poorly compensated for his work. Cooper’s difficultiesshow some of the realistic constraints (outcome c) inherent in every engineering project. Following the collapse, organizations such as

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

faculty. Another noted “I wish more faculty would takeadvantage of the (center for teaching) offerings and participate. It is difficult to motivatetenured faculty to participate in this process but those that do benefit form theexperience.”In terms of offerings specifically for senior faculty, there were a number of comments.One noted that their university has a “Not so new faculty luncheon” which is targetedspecifically at tenured faculty. Another spoke of there being several opportunities forsenior faculty development but “none targeted specifically for engineering.” A thirdcomment noted that their department “supports, where appropriate, professionaldevelopment needed to assist senior faculty making career changes or in need of

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Inniss, Florida A&M University; Enos Inniss, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

helping to develop ground rules on how such a project should be handled)ParticipantsWhen the lead author first discussed the project with the participants, it was presented as aproject independent from classes and described as a volunteer project to which no academiccredit would be awarded, but one which would provide invaluable hands-on experience. All Page 11.294.5students solicited were at least juniors in the program and had completed at least fluid mechanicsand environmental engineering.Originally, the scope of the project included a treatment process, a water tower, an interactivecomputer program, and information about careers and

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang; David Pines, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-life project for 6senior students prior to their professional career; and 3) Multimedia and computer-assistedteaching facilitated with Blackboard. All civil engineering students will be impacted throughouttheir undergraduate experience at the University of Hartford by this new teaching of integratingsimulation and service-learning into transportation engineering education. The computer trafficsimulation tools facilitate students’ deriving insight and understanding through a hands-onlearning process of hypothesis and alternative testing of traffic flow theory, advanced urban andfreeway traffic control strategies. These simulation

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

understand the principles of leadership.Engineers will need to exhibit high ethical standards and a strong sense of professionalism, andthey need to be lifelong learners. The NAE also recognizes that engineers will need somethingthat cannot be described in a single word or phase but involves dynamism, agility, resilience, andflexibility.As for the second NAE report which focuses on preparing the future engineer for entry into theprofession, the first recommendation states that “The baccalaureate degree should be recognizedas the “pre-engineering” degree or “bachelor of arts” in engineering degree, depending on thecourse content and reflecting the career aspirations of the student.”The common theme and mutual support communicated through ASCE Policy

Conference Session

Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET; Daniela Iacona, ABET; Joseph L Sussman, ABET

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6573ABET’s Global EngagementDr. Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET Dr. Michael Milligan is executive director of ABET, the worldwide leader in assuring quality and stimu- lating innovation in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology education. Prior to joining ABET, Dr. Milligan worked in environmental satellite program development at the Aerospace Corporation and also served 24 years as a career U.S. Air Force officer where he managed international re- search portfolios in Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Africa visiting universities and research institutes

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah McAvoy, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

knowledge retention of engineering students as they advance through their academiccareers can enhance their quality of education and career success. However, engineeringprofessors constantly battle the quality of student knowledge retention from course to course.Knowledge retention has been a consistent problem for students regardless of the length of breakbetween courses, such as a one-week break or a three-month summer break. This is evidenced ina study conducted by the United States Military Academy at West Point (1). Student knowledgeof Statics and Strength of Materials were examined after a three-month summer break in theMechanics course. Faculty found that knowledge retention of the Statics and Strength ofMaterials topics was poor. They

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

situations later in their careers. The course could be considered fastpaced with weekly, comprehensive, open-ended design problems.  The course meets three times per week for 50 minutes over a 15-week fall semester for a total of 44 meetings.  The course is a senior level elective that is a prerequisite for the structures focus capstone design course.  The Fall 2013 class consisted of 8 women, 55 men, and 7 international students.  Total enrollment of 63 students represents the largest since the course was taught due to a new prerequisite requirement to reach the structures focus capstone course. Page

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

in the real world. I can definitely see how this material will come into play in my future career. • …good way to show how these fluid mechanic principles are used in everyday life. It is a good way to get away from the examples from the text book and focus on real world situations. • This assignment allowed me to more relate the principles of fluid mechanics to everyday life. Fluid mechanics is important in everyone's life whether they may know or notice it or not.Besides a survey, midterm and final test questions were structured to assess the learning of basicfluid mechanics principles germane to each assignment. The questions directed at the

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2012-5117: CIVIL ENGINEERING MENTORED LEARNING ENVI-RONMENTDr. Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American Associate Professor and Civil Engineering Program Director Page 25.312.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Civil Engineering Mentored Learning EnvironmentAbstractEarly in their college career, many Civil Engineering students experience problems learning.Their problems may be associated with inadequate study skills, insufficient prerequisiteknowledge, an unfamiliar environment or a host of other things that a program can neitherpredict nor control. Regardless of the cause, the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

y 4continuing education; and/or other professional EIT exam impact of professionalpractice issues (ABET P). licensure on their career. students wrote Outcome 1: GraduatesGoal 4 - Objective 1: The Civil Engineering y lab reports and 4 will write effectively.Program at Rowan University will produce

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

positive impact from the seminar.Additionally, these simple hands-on exercises appear to be effective to increase interest andenthusiasm for engineering as a possible academic path or career. Student comments anddiscussion on the student surveys reinforce their overall ratings. Free text survey responses areconsistently positive as noted below: “I don’t know too much about engineering, and I’m not too great at math… so I thought I would hate it, but I really enjoyed it.” “I was very entertained with my experience. It was extremely fun. I want to really be a part of this and would like to do this as my major, hopefully at USMA. It was more than interesting.” 5 4.27

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

course offerings and46 elective course offerings. A total of 746 people have registered in the program,including 86 people who have registered in webcast courses. To date, four people havecompleted all of the requirements and received a Certificate in Structural Engineering.Consistent with the reasoning described previously for the demand for such a program ofstructural engineering courses, student enrolment has consisted of a mixture ofprofessionals looking to advance in their careers, those unemployed and looking tostrengthen their abilities and resume, and immigrants wanting to learn how to integrateinto the structural engineering profession in Canada

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of the topics. How well the instructor 6.67 7 7 6.47 7 7 6.64 7 7 promoted and meaningful learning experience. The positive attributes of AE 401 in the SRTE comments remained the ability to watch theshort segmented videos ahead of time and review the examples as often as needed with voice over.Students also commended the course organization (notes, topic flow, and Canvas website) in theirability to navigate it. While it was busy at times, the project put the context of the class intoperspective and connected students to content they are likely to see in their careers. In terms ofimprovements, one piece of advice was to keep writing out the variable form of the equationsbefore doing

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

multiple STEM disciplines. She enjoys observing the intellectual and professional growth in students as they prepare for engineering careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Home-Based Cantilever Beam Experiment for Civil Engineering Undergraduate StudentsAbstractThere is a growing concern in engineering fields during the ongoing pandemic regarding howstudents will be able to achieve one of the major learning outcomes: an ability to conductappropriate experimentation (away from campus), analyze, interpret data, and useengineering/scientific judgement to draw conclusions. Experimental Centric Pedagogy (ECP) hasbeen shown to

Conference Session

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

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Washington State University (2013-2014) and George Mason University (2014-2017). Throughout his career, his primary responsibility as a faculty member has been teaching students, for which he aspires to provide them with a quality and enjoyable experience.Dr. William A. Kitch, Angelo State University Dr. Kitch is Professor and Chair of the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the public and private sector. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, California and Texas American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Make

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

fall completed and presented their course assessments to theentire faculty team. Table 2: UT Tyler Program Educational Objectives1. Graduates have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become engineeringleaders and assume responsibility for multidisciplinary engineering design; project,construction, and asset management; and ethical decision making in professional practice.2. Graduates continue to grow intellectually and professionally through participation inprofessional society activities, continuing engineering education, graduate studies, and/orself study during their professional career.3. Graduates have effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills.4. Graduates become registered engineers.The

Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) has evolved sincethe institution’s inception in 1802 1: To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is one of 11 departments at USMA, andboth the civil and mechanical engineering programs are ABET accredited. The mission of thedepartment parallels that of the Academy, and focuses on educating and inspiring engineeringstudents 2: To educate, develop, and inspire agile and adaptive leaders of character who design and implement innovative solutions

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Andrew Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, WPI; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering, in eachcase no student reported a gain lower than moderate. 75% rated their gains at 4 or 5, foraverages of 4.2 in each of those three prompts.Additionally the open-ended prompts at the end of the survey suggest that students had animproved appreciation for the topic of sanitation and its importance in society. Somerelevant quotes are: “I have a better understanding of the variables one must take into consideration when addressing sanitation issues, such as culture, available resources, and community involvement.” “I had never considered working on solving sanitation issues in my engineering career. This course has made me realize the great potential we have as engineers to address (these) issues

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

creativityand innovation: Civil engineers don't magically become creative and innovative later in their careers. We must foster this during the pre-licensure period. Any job that does not require creativity and innovation can be automated and done by robots. Are we training engineer robots? or are we training problem solvers? Creativity should be promoted in our profession as much as is reasonable. The smartest tend to be the most creative and if we shun that part of a young person's interest, we will lose that valuable talent to another profession. Civil engineering is being left out of the innovation centers that are becoming so popular on campuses and proving to be highly effective in expanding the learning opportunities for

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, Education Consultant; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engi- neering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initia- tives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

involved in providing engineeringservices to communities who are in needs. Firstly, the benefit is for the community that is servedby students, and secondly, students are encouraged to connect and reflect how their educationconnects to their professional career. Through the experience students feel better about theiractions and understand the need and therefore the impact engineers have on a community. Thisencourages them to learn more about their chosen profession, and feel more confident about theirachievements. Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in areal project where they are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the servicelearning is at the end, the students are giving back to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession – with the overall objective of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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Civil Engineering

Cornell Uni- versity, Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new

Conference Session

Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Thinesh Selvaratnam

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

|| Microsoft Excel II 5 Engineering Tools - Fusion 360 I: Modelling || Fusion 360 II: Modelling 6 Engineering Tools - Fusion 360 III: Simulation || Fusion 360 IV: Iterative Design Process 7 Engineering Tools - Fusion 360 V: 3D Printing || MATLAB I: Introduction to MATLAB 8 Engineering Tools - MATLAB II: Basics || MATLAB III: Script Files 9 Engineering Tools - MATLAB IV: Functions || MATLAB V: Vector Creation, Plotting Guest Lecture: Professional Expectations, Career Outlook, Description of Local Civil Eng. Projects || 10 Engineering Tools - MATLAB VI: Vector Operations 11 Engineering Tools - MATLAB VII: Arrays || The Engineering Method and Design 12 Peer Mentored