Towards Community Integration and Academic AtmosphereStudents were asked to reflect on several statements related to their attitudes towards communityintegration and academic atmosphere. Overwhelmingly, 74.1% of students strongly agreed that“[their] interaction[s] with [their] professors were positive and beneficial, thus helping [them]succeed during [their] first semester” (Figure 7A). In contrast 37.0% of students strongly agreedand 51.9% agreed that “…[they knew] other students in [their] classes and [felt] part of anacademic learning community” (Figure 7B). While students certainly cited satisfaction withtheir professor and peer relationships, they were most satisfied with their professorialrelationships.Student responses were generally
industry-based or industry-sponsored projects 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 . The capstone design course is an integral part of the approach ofmany undergraduate CE programs. CE programs typically use their Capstone or Senior-DesignCourse(s) is to demonstrate compliance with several of ABET’s required accreditation criteria10.Various styles can be used to for the capstone design courses 11, 12. The Civil Engineeringprogram at utilizes its Senior Design courses to help address several programspecific accreditation criteria and objectives. This paper summarizes the Senior Design Coursecontents, administration, management, and evaluation of student performance
semester throughthe digital dropbox.The final assignment associated with ASCE and the civil engineering profession is anassignment on political advocacy. The students are introduced to ASCE statements onprofessional hot topics through the ASCE Advocacy website18 and are asked to write a letter toan elected government official(s) regarding a civil engineering issue of their choice. Tocomplete the assignment, the students must mail, email or fax a copy of the letter to their electedofficial and submit a copy in class. The students are also introduced to the “Six Clicks to Writeyour Legislator” through ASCE website. They are instructed that they may choose to use thetemplate provided by the ASCE advocacy website as a starting point, but they are
between the student ideas and the pre-selected project(s) for the course.Subsequent class periods cover topics of team dynamics, communication, climate change, energymanagement, sustainable design, and presentations from design professionals, decision makers,and other stakeholders associated with the pre-selected course projects/themes. The guestspeakers and affiliates serve to provide the much needed multidisciplinary perspective tosustainable development. Students are expected to improve their ability to (1) solve problemsindependently and collaboratively, (2) succeed within multidisciplinary teams, (3) communicate,(4) comprehend sustainable development from a multidisciplinary perspective, (4) learnindependently, (5) work within conflicting
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quality of life B5: Identifies and addresses future community needs B6: Reflects social responsibility C1: Considers economic impacts of environmental design criterion C2: Considers economic impacts of a social design criterion C3: Considers trade-offs between social and environmental criteria Economic C4: Evaluates economic lifecycle costs and benefits C5: Considers affordability or demonstrates cost competitiveness or cost reduction X1: Uses and/or creates innovation(s) in its specific field to achieve
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answers.Students who viewed video content were asked to answer multiple choice survey questions,including: “How much time did you spend watching the videos,” “How many different videosdid you watch,” “Which video topics were the most valuable to you,” and we asked for the gradereceived in the prerequisite course. Only students who did watch videos were asked furthersurvey questions which were Likert-scale questions asking about their level of agreement withthe following statements: “The videos helped me to better understand the topic(s) in the videos,”and “The videos created were relevant to me.” They were also asked to rate video quality asExcellent, Satisfactory, or Poor. Figure 1. Feedback on effectiveness of short video projects from students who
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interactionsof society and engineering.Since its inception in the early 2000’s, CvEEN 1000 has consistently used the history andheritage of the profession as a vehicle for course delivery. In recent years, the course has moredeeply integrated contemporary issues and history and heritage via two primary class activities:an instructor-guided study of an historic civil engineering project or event (the Example Project),and a team-based student research project of a different historic or significant contemporaryproject. The instructor-guided project introduces the students to a large variety of civilengineering related topics. It also provides a role model and example by which student groupsthen research and present (orally and in written form) an assigned
SDGs “… seek tobuild on the [previous] Millennium Development Goals and complete what they did not achieve(United Nations General Assembly 2015).” In launching the SDGs in 2015, the GeneralAssembly of the United Nations “recognize[s] that eradicating poverty in all its forms anddimensions (including extreme poverty) is the greatest global challenge and an indispensablerequirement for sustainable development (United Nations General Assembly 2015).” To thatend, the SDGs represent “a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity,” which in additionto peace and partnership, define the five “P’s” of the mission of the SDGs. To accomplish thatmission, there needs to be a “balance [between] the three dimensions of sustainabledevelopment: the
. This would reduce institutionalbias, especially if the grading is done through a ‘double-blind’ process. Additionally, responsesfrom all participating institutions can be reviewed by a single (or small group of) ‘knowledgeexpert(s)’ who are not implementing the instrument at their own institution. This latter strategyplaces a higher level of consistency in grading and providing increased reliability in theinterpretation of results, though they may come from variable sources.In undergraduate geotechnical engineering courses, future research may be needed on bias andprecision in instructor grading on high-stakes assessments such as examinations. Ultimately, thegoal is to work towards reducing bias and increasing precision in instructor grading
). Rubrics are oriented toward performance ofthe required work, but not necessarily quality or depth of that work; that is, a reflective essay thatexhibits shallow or misdirected learning can be as equally valid for course completion as one thatshows a career-changing experience. The key concern is for authentic and conscientious work onthe deliverables; this is an important course characteristic in light of the varying quality of HILPmentoring and experiences outside the control of the academic faculty. Deliverables deemedunsatisfactory are returned to the student with a one-week opportunity for a single revision. If allthree deliverables (including revisions) are satisfactory, the student receives a grade of “pass.” Ifunsatisfactory deliverable(s
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running multi-disciplinary, PBL-based design courses are discussed.IntroductionIn 2005, Friedman published The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century,where he describes the rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace that existstoday1. Friedman makes a strong case for the need to better prepare for this marketplace.However, the engineering and engineering education communities were aware ofFriedman’s “Flat World” well before the book was published. In the 1990’s, it had beenobserved that engineering graduates needed improvement in real-world skills such asdesign, teamwork, and communication, as well as a better understanding of howengineering projects fit into bigger pictures2,3. These skills are significantly differentfrom
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spurred changes to the degreerequirements. The last accreditation visit occurred prior to the curriculum redesign and rollout ofthe co-terminal program. The updated BSCE has not been accredited yet.The civil engineering department functions with five faculty members: four full-time teachingfaculty and one part-time teaching/department chair. In addition, the department includes onefull-time technician who aids in the operation of its laboratory space. With only five facultymembers, the program has four specialty areas: structural, transportation, geotechnical and waterresources engineering. Each of these specialty areas has its own dedicated laboratory space andis directed by the faculty member(s) with the associated subject matter expertise.The
classes while not physically present are growing dramatically. Distance learningopportunities are becoming an integral part of program offerings at most universities, andproviding students access to classes through distance learning platforms affords students a widervariety of courses, increasing demand. Some students enroll in distance courses to study at nightwhile maintaining full-time jobs. Some enroll in and attend a university’s classes though theylive well outside normal commuting distances. Additionally, some students choose to take asemester(s) to study abroad and still take classes required by their home institution, enablingthem to graduate on time with their peers. In fact, today there are several universities whoseentire existence is
development of the Civil Engineering BOK and associated accreditation criteriaNote that the initiation of BOK1-compliant criteria development coincided with the publicationof the BOK1 report. However, in the three years since the publication of the BOK2 report,CAP3 has chosen not to initiate the development of new BOK2-compliant accreditation criteria.Why not? Page 22.1433.8As the timeline suggests, the publication of the BOK2 did not fully account for the inevitabletime lag associated with accreditation criteria implementation. The BOK2’s publication sevenmonths ahead of the first accreditation visits under BOK1-compliant criteria
Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. His research interests are GIS applications in civil engineering especially traffic safety with emphasis on statistical analysis of crash data and identification of high crash locations.Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Ronaldo Luna is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the Missouri S&T, Rolla. He received his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995. His research interests include: engineering education, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, and hazard mitigation. Page 15.1114.1
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provide real world examples that can be used to motivate and educate undergraduates and other students in the master’s program.In order to improve the practicum experience, the faculty are working on the following changes: ― Update the language of the assignments that students needed to resubmit in order to reduce ambiguity. ― Create a forum for students to share their practicum experiences once they arrive on campus for the fall term.Acknowledgements:The authors would like to thank the following firms for hosting practicum interns and forproviding feedback for the program and this paper: Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota Walter P. Moore, Dallas, TexasReferences:Flood, L. S. and Powers, M. E., “Lessons
assessment strategies and their percentage towardsthe total grade. AE 401’s primary graded contributions were homework, exams and a mini-designproject that looked at gravity bays. Given AE 401 is flipped, pre-videos, quizzes, and other activelearning gate checks were lumped into participation that were graded for completion. AE 404 hada similar approach to grading structure with exams and homework. To mitigate barriers such astechnological issues and attendance, a make-up quiz was offered to earn back partial credit on amissed quiz or poor exam score. AE 430 followed a similar method to AE 404; homework setsand exams were used to assess student learning. Opportunities were provided to make up for workmissed due to COVID circumstances. Deadlines were
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Sustainability.Manoj Jha, Morgan State University Manoj K. Jha is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Morgan State University. He is a member of ASCE's BOK2 Committee and chairs its subcommittee on Globalization.Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University Ronald S. Harichandran is Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of ASCE and serves on the its Accreditation and BOK2 Committees, and is chairman of the Michigan Transportation Research Board. Page 12.846.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Implementing Sustainability
in hearing from you. Are there other concerns or considerations thathave not been addressed in this paper? Please send your comments to the authors.References1. Russell, Jeffrey S., Ernest T. Smerdon and Thomas A. Lenox, 2005. It’s Time to Remove a Barrier toEngineering Education Reform: ABET’s Prohibition on Dual Level Accreditaion. Proceedings of the 2005 AnnualConference and Exposition, June 12-15, 2005, Portland, Oregon.2. ASCE Body of Knowledge Committee, 2004. Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century. ASCE.3. Russell, lo cit.4. NAE Committee on the Engineer of 2020, Phase II, 2005. Educating the Engineer of 2020 – AdaptingEngineering Education to the New Century. National Academy of Engineering.5. ABET Accreditation Policy and Procedures