; classrooms wiped down between usages; windows and doors open to provide maximum ventilation E Indoor classroom where students will be less than six feet apart – same as D; students wearing masks and face shieldsThe Lecture Usual format: The weekly lecture is held in person in a large lecture hall with allstudents in attendance. The presentation mode is PowerPoint with occasional videos ordemonstrations included. Each of the ten weeks is devoted to a specific topic that are in order:Introduction, Structural Systems, Reinforced Concrete, Timber, Steel, Foundations and SiteCivil, Architectural Coverings and Cladding, Electrical and Lighting, Mechanical and Plumbing,and Ethics and Professional
ME Lifelong Learning UG UG UG ME ME Professional Attitudes UG UG ME ME Professional Responsibilities UG UG ME ME ME Ethical Responsibilities UG UG ME ME MELEGEND:UG = Undergraduate Education - undergraduate education leading to a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related engineering discipline, generally from a four‐year ABET EAC‐accredited program.PG = Post‐Graduate Education - post‐graduate education equivalent to or leading to a master’s degree in civil engineering or a closely
are reasonably [emphasis added] protected [11].”The ABMS defines board certification as a “voluntary credential granted by an ABMS MemberBoard confirming a physician’s advanced knowledge, training, and skills in a specialty orsubspecialty that specific clinical, professional, and ethical standards are being met [emphasisadded] to provide patient care [11].” The concept of meeting standards equates to competency,and the “specific clinical, professional and ethical standards” are the recognized body ofknowledge of a medical specialty area, as defined by the profession.The standards for initial board certification are high and rigorously enforced. The ABMSspecifies that, before physicians can become board certified, they must [34]: • Finish
professional seminar course covers topics in engineering professionalism, ethics, andleadership. The mode of class delivery primarily consists of a series of seminar lectures onvarious topics of engineering ethics and professional developments. The course is one credit andtaught by the same instructor teaching the Freshman Introduction to Engineering course. As apart of the class requirement, the senior students are expected over 7-8 weeks, to mentor, andassist freshman students in the completion of a realistic 3-D printing design project. The seniorstudents are expected to act as project mentors and provide expert technical advice and meet withgroups twice per week (one team meeting and one individual meeting with a student in therespective area of
,development and use of design methodology, formulation of design problem statements andspecifications, consideration of alternative solutions, and detailed system description. Further, it isrequired to include constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and socialimpact. Courses that contain engineering design normally are taught at the upper-division level of theengineering program. Some potion of this requirement must be satisfied by at least one course which isprimarily design, preferably at the senior level, and draws upon previous coursework in the relevantdiscipline” (14)A proliferation of capstone design experiences, over the last decade, has taken place at manycolleges of engineering – all seem to meet some
; conduct the experiment, and analyze and interpret the resulting data. (c) Graduates can design a complex system or process to meet desired needs, within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health, and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. (d) Graduates can function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. (e) Graduates can solve well-defined engineering problems in four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering. (f) Graduates can analyze a complex situation involving multiple conflicting professional and ethical interests, to determine an appropriate course of action. (g) Graduates can organize and deliver
an Emeritus Professor of civil engineering at the University of North Dakota. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois with an emphasis in geothecnical engineering. During a 39-year career as an educator, he served on the faculties of the University of North Dakota, Ohio Northern University, and the University of Illinois. Phillips has been an active member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, serving as National President in 1994-95. He currently serves NSPE on the Board of Ethical Review, as a member of the Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee, and as Chair of the Council of Fellows Executive Committee. He served a five-year term, including Chair, of the North Dakota Board
Page 22.272.2fit within societal, ethical, and cultural contexts. Interestingly, analogous discussions are takingplace in humanities disciplines, such as philosophy, where applied philosophy is in some circlesconsidered essential for making the discipline more relevant. Historically, arguments aboutenvironmental ethics within philosophy have narrowly focused on how best to think about“nature” in order to protect it: should it be viewed as a set of resources to be utilized for human-centered ends or does nature have some “intrinsic value” apart from how it can be utilized byhumans. But the increasingly shrill, narrow and pedantic tone of these arguments has only servedto alienate philosophers from those actually working in the field
workplace dynamics that increase the performance and sustainability of the construction workforce.Dr. Madeline Polmear, University of Florida Madeline Polmear is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research interests include workforce development and engineering ethics education.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, LEED-AP, is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from
the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy Led Klosky is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a past winner of ASEE’s National Teaching Medal. He is a licensed professional engineer and works primarily in the areas of infrastructure, subsurface engineering and
studies. Forward causal questions are about modelestimation (implicit), while reverse causal inference is about asking questions and searching fornew variables that aid in model checking and hypothesis generation (explicit).MATERIALS AND METHODSAn approach for integrating civic engagement and service learning into freshman level coursesand senior capstone classes within the CECM Department is presented below. The aim is to helpproduce an environment where students learn from each other while on internship. This will alsohelp to better understand engineering and ethical codes and standards. Moreover, it is anticipatedthat this approach will create a greater synergy between the university and community partners.Traditionally, a beginning freshman
system, component or process to meet Yes desired needs. 4. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. Yes 5. an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. Yes 6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. Yes 7. an ability to communicate effectively. 8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of Yes engineering solutions in a global and societal context. 9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long Yes learning. Yes 10. a knowledge of
below required limits, wasdetailed in the RFP. The RFP clearly stated the company’s desire to adhere to ethical andenvironmentally responsible practices. Lastly, the document issued to the students also includedan eight week schedule with dates for required deliverables.The RFP was prepared to contain extraneous information, while at the same time it was missingcritical information that the students would need to complete the PBL. The extraneousinformation required the students to thoroughly review the RFP and understand whichinformation was necessary to address the project. A minimum level of wastewater treatmentknowledge was required to identify information lacking from the RFP. Questions raised by thestudents provided evidence of learning to
language—English, French, German,or Turkish—with over half of the cadets in a typical class taking English. The remaining 15courses constitute a major in one of four academic disciplines—civil engineering, informationtechnology, law and political science, or English. Each major provides for the development ofintellectual depth in a subject area deemed to be of importance to the future of Afghanistan. CADET BASIC TRAINING Afghan, Regional, Information Pre-Calculus & Ethics, Moral Intro to the Military1 Foreign Language Composition & Islamic Culture Technology Modeling Theory & Islam
positiveimpact on student learning due to the closer link between the course material and real-worldexamples.IntroductionHydrology has evolved from a mainly problem driven, applied engineering discipline to one ofthe building blocks of the geosciences and environmental sciences. Hydrology deals withwatersheds (or units at other scales) as complex environmental systems without losing its focuson real world applications. The complexity of hydrologic investigations has increased over timebecause of the necessary inclusion of chemical and biological aspects of the hydrological cycleto address topics such as water quality and ecosystem function, as well as a need for awarenessfor social and ethical issues related to water. At the same time, climate and land
courses may occasionally occur.Engineering courses with technical content and significant writing assignments can beperceived as working the students too hard for the credits earned. This may come fromother faculty as well as from the students themselves. Additionally, many full-timefaculty involved in significant research or other activities may have difficulty finding timefor arranging field trips and planning and grading writing assignments. Thus adjunctfaculty requiring more work from students than full-time research faculty may bepenalized on student evaluations and in relationships with the full-time faculty. It istherefore best to understand the work ethic of the students and the culture of thedepartment and plan course content and
is built upon thedevelopmental models established by William Perry and Douglas Heath in the 1960s. It definesthe developmental progress of a learner in five stages from low to high levels of intellectualdevelopment: Functional and Perceptual Knowledge, Multi-Tasking, Synthetic Awareness,Competence, and Multi-Dimensional. Five skills or literacies under consideration can beassessed against these scales to determine an individual’s current status of knowledge; these are:Information/Computer Literacy, Interactions Literacy, Values Literacy, Ethical Literacy, andReflective Literacy. Our baseline technology skills assessment tool is built upon the concepts ofLanger and Knefelkamp’s model. However, we modified the specific definitions of
) Hydraulics & Hydrologic Systems (4)Ethics (4) Legal & Professional Aspects (2)Fluid Mechanics (8) Soil Mechanics & Foundation Design (4)Mathematics (15) Structural Analysis (4)Statics (8) Engineering Surveying (4)Mechanics of Materials (8) Water Purification & Treatment (4)a Fall quarter simulates the FE morning examination; winter quarter simulates FECivil Engineering afternoon examinationThe morning section of the FE examination covers a broad array of topics outsidethe civil engineering discipline, including, electrical circuits, material science andthermodynamics. Similarly, the afternoon section of the FE (civil engineering)examination covers topics other than
,problem solving, professional ethics and skills, and critical thinking skills9. This course is takenby about 1700 freshmen every year. One of the learning objectives of this course is that aftersuccessful completion the students should be able to develop and implement algorithms anddemonstrate understanding of basic programming concepts. In late 90s, FORTRAN was replacedby MATLAB to cover basic programming instruction in this course. Beginning in Fall ’04,MATLAB was replaced by Alice programming language. In Spring ’07, Alice was replaced byLabVIEW programming. The dataflow programming approach of LabVIEW is suitable for manyengineering applications. Furthermore this approach is well suited for collection, processing andcommunication of
, political, and economic aspects of a complex problem; ≠ using a methodical process to solve the problem; ≠ demonstrating creativity in the formulation of alternative solutions; ≠ using appropriate techniques and tools to enhance the problem-solving process; ≠ working effectively on teams; and ≠ developing high-quality solutions that consider the technological, social, political, economic, and ethical dimensions of the problem.2. Provide appropriate civil engineering expertise to the Army, when called uponto do so.3. Communicate effectively.4. Continue to grow intellectually and professionally—as Army officers and asengineers.The USMA Civil Engineering program outcomes prepare students to do the following at the
E16 Communication B B B B E17 Public policy B B E18 Business and public administration B B E19 Globalization B B B E20 Leadership B B B E21 Teamwork B B B E22 Attitudes B B E23 Lifelong learning B B B E E24 Professional and ethical responsibility B
their Power Pointlecture notes. The presented material was always linked to previous and future material in thecourse and to the students’ personal experiences. After the mini lecture, hands-on small groupproblem solving was employed to assist students with the engineering economy concepts. Thetime value of money concept was applied to both real-life engineering projects and student’spersonal finance decisions such as student loans, car loans, credit cards, etc. Daily individual andteam quizzes were administered on the assigned readings and the homework assignments andstudents were provided with quick feedback. On one occasion, students were asked to take aposition for or against ethically oriented challenges confronted during benefit cost
Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the
importance of risk and resilience assessment of engineering systems, which arecritical infrastructures to ensure public health, safety, security, and commerce. According to theVision for Civil Engineering in 2025 [5], civil engineers should serve competently, collaboratively,and ethically to manage risk and uncertainty caused by natural events, accidents and other threats.The future development and the preservation and maintenance of national infrastructure willdemand a more intense focus on risk assessment to mitigate hazards and improve engineeringperformance [10]. Understanding, managing, and reducing disaster risks provide a foundation forresilience against disasters. Resilience analysis is a proactive approach to enhance the ability ofthe
, software useskills, graphical analysis, data analysis, and oral and written communication skills. Theoverarching goals of this course include: Providing the student with an overview of the profession of civil engineering and a basic understanding of the subfields in the discipline; Providing the student with a basic understanding of the role and responsibility of engineers with an emphasis on ethical, safety, and licensing issues; Introducing the student to the global implications of civil engineering; Exposing the student to current civil engineering projects and their societal implications; Introducing the student to state-of-the-art technologies that are used in civil engineering practice
students. The pilot course focused on sustainable transportation and livable streets,transportation planning and site design for sustainable transportation, sustainability ratingsystems for neighborhoods and infrastructure, brownfield/greyfield redevelopment options, andsustainability and ethics. The objective was to educate the future engineering workforce aboutthe basic principles for sustainable design and evaluation methods, in an effort to raise awarenessand develop expertise on sustainable design options and associated benefits.IntroductionIn October of 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) adopted the followingdefinition of sustainability: “A set of environmental, economic and social conditions in which allof society has the
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engineering, civil engineering projectmanagement, ethics, and the capstone design course. Class sizes ranged from 12 to 70.The next section summarizes results for each assessment category. We also analyzed results foreach course, but no patterned differences were found.5.2 ResultsThe quantitative assessment measures consistently show improvements in student writing (Table2). Every statistical measure was significant. Below we discuss a few noteworthy aspects of theassessment.Table 2. Summary of Quantitative Assessment Results No. of courses Assessment Category Quantitative Results (and levels)1 Genre Analysis (Field 4 courses
me to appreciate the contribution of geotechnical engineering to the broader discipline of civil engineering. 3. Observing the potential consequence of failure in geotechnical engineering problems has increased my appreciation of the societal value and importance of geotechnical engineering. 4. Observing the potential consequences of failure in geotechnical engineering problems has led me to consider the ethical implications of geotechnical engineering assumptions and decisions. 5. Solving problems with real applications in geotechnical engineering has helped me to better comprehend the technical content of the course material. 6. Solving open-ended problems in geotechnical engineering has allowed me to
and environmental engineering. She is active in pre-college engi- neering outreach and improving non-motorized transportation infrastructure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A New Framework for Teaching the Triple Bottom Line: The Sustainability Triangle and the Sustainability IndexIntroductionCivil engineers are integral to, and ethically bound to, advancing sustainable development(ASCE, 2004). In response to community and industry needs, as well as ABET accreditationrequirements, sustainability has been increasingly integrated into civil and environmentalengineering curricula (Allen et al., 2008). The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE