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Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University

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Civil Engineering

laboratory exercises were created that were intended to: 1) Provide realistic practice exercises which demonstrate structural concepts. 2) Help students develop an intuitive understanding of structures so that the students can predict the qualitative behavior of a structure. 3) Help students to develop the ability to accurately evaluate the results of a structural analysis problem. 4) Provide introductions and instruction in use of software tools.Work was conducted on revising the Structural Analysis and Structural Design courses’ lecturesand preparing lab exercises to take advantage of the computational lab hours for the StructuralAnalysis course. The following software tools were incorporated into the Structural Analysis

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Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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Leslie R Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

become EnvisionSustainability Professionals.Design assessments/rubrics were developed for each oral presentation and written submission toevaluate student understanding. These assessments aligned ABET 1 – 7, the UN SustainableDevelopment Goals and the Envision Rating system. The UN SDG’s and the Envision RatingSystem served as a guide for the student teams to develop sustainable design solutions whichconsidered the economic, environmental and social impacts of the designs.Consideration of sustainability within the undergraduate Capstone Design is linked to ProfessionEthics for all Civil Engineers as noted in the BOK3, “strive to comply with the principles ofsustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.” Using both the

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

two groupsof students. The data for the first group includes the analysis of qualitative and quantitative post-test data, while the results of the second group will include a pre-test/post-test comparison tomeasure the students’ increase in cultural awareness.MotivationAs the world increasingly becomes interconnected via the Internet and other social media apps,many engineering schools are internationalizing engineering courses and curricula to preparestudents for careers across countries and cultures. These so-called “global engineers” need to beable to work in a diverse, interconnected, and rapidly changing world [1]. In the field ofstructural engineering, many large firms regularly work overseas on projects or at leastcollaborate with

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Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

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Mary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific; Elizabeth Basha, University of the Pacific; Muhammad Saud Khan, University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

. Graduatesshould be comfortable learning new technologies and hardware, adopting technology from otherdisciplines (e.g. electrical engineering) to meet the needs of the civil engineering discipline.As an example of technology in industry, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are beingincreasingly used by civil engineers in a variety of applications [1]. UAVs are used for structuralhealth monitoring, levee assessment, earthwork quantity estimating in construction, and waterresource management [2-5]. The potential advantages of deploying UAVs in these applicationsinclude expanded data sets, more accurate field measurements, the ability to access areas that aredangerous or remote, and faster and less intrusive study methods (e.g. compared with field crewsand

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Stuart Werner Baur, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Mark Fitch, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Eric Showalter P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering

Depart- ment of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology.Prof. William Eric Showalter P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Introduce High School Students to Engineering Disciplines: Activities and Assessment Nicolas A. Libre 1​​ , Stuart W. Baur 1​​ , Mark Fitch 1​​ , W. Eric Showalter 1​ Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractPre-college summer camps are part of the successful recruiting efforts at Missouri S&T

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

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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

SocietiesABET is a nonprofit organization that accredits university-level programs in applied and naturalscience, computing, engineering, and engineering technology [1]. ABET is also a federation of35 Member Societies, most of which represent the technical disciplines that ABET accredits [2].The current ABET governance structure is illustrated in Figure 1. This organization—which hasbeen in effect since a major ABET governance restructuring in 2015—consists of a Board ofDirectors, a Board of Delegates, and four Area Delegations. The Area Delegations oversee fourassociated ABET Commissions—the operating entities that implement ABET accreditation [3].Within this governance structure, only the Board of Delegates and Area Delegations arerepresentative

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Courtney Zongrone, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

engineering tobetter understand why individuals choose to leave the discipline. We focus our discussion on theexperiences of Sammie, Shawn, and Natalie, three white women who identify as havingdisabilities and are no longer enrolled in CE programs. As part of a larger, longitudinal studyexamining the professional identity formation of undergraduate CE students with disabilities,semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant and analyzed using open andfocused grounded theory coding techniques. Findings revealed four overarching themes thatcapture participants’ pathways out of civil engineering: 1) experiencing conflicts with dominantCE culture; 2) encountering barriers within the CE curriculum; 3) navigating intersectingstereotypes

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

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Decker B Hains P.E., Western Michigan University; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

association management experience to her work with ASCE’s Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate and graduate level education of civil engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Lessons Learned in Developing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, Third EditionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently published the Third Edition of the CivilEngineering Body of Knowledge (CEBOK3) in May 2019 [1]. The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge 3Task Committee (CEBOK3TC) officially formed in October 2016 and spent approximately two and a halfyears developing the third edition. The third edition defines the knowledge, skills, and attitudesnecessary to

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

regards to the Tampa Bay Interstate Express project andelements of equitable transportation. Her narrative provided concrete examples of elements fromthe ASCE Code of Ethics Canon 1 and Canon 8. Students’ written comments provided evidenceof effectiveness and impact. In a senior professional issues course, shorter clips from multiplemembers of the ASEE community panel were shown during class as part of both the ethicsmodule and sustainability module. However, it was unclear that the seniors gained any insightsor abilities from these activities. In an elective/graduate level course focused on site remediation,clips from Sydney Brown discussing Tonawanda Coke and from a community meetingdiscussing a proposed remedy at a Superfund site were

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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

example improved by 5% compared to those who did notexperience this spaced practice. Importantly, they also found that students who employed spacedpractice in this course performed better in the follow-on calculus course, as measured by examscores and final course grade.1 These three examples included only review of concepts from thecourse in which the students were enrolled but not concepts from prerequisite courses. These areremarkable as being among the few studies that have investigated spaced practice in actualclassroom settings rather than the laboratory and all but one focused on the effect on the earlystages of learning (i.e. within the course in which they were originally learned.)THE IDEABased on the literature about spaced practice and

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Ruth Abigail Mower, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy; John Boyle, United States Military Academy, West Point; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

, gravitational, and fluid-pressuresub-components.1 1 𝑝𝑝 + 𝜌𝜌𝑉𝑉 2 + 𝛾𝛾𝛾𝛾 2If the specific weight of the fluid being analyzed is divided through each term of the Bernoulliequation, then an alternate form of the energy equation results where each term has a length andrepresents a type of head.2 𝑝𝑝 𝑉𝑉 2 + + 𝑧𝑧 𝛾𝛾 2𝑔𝑔 𝑝𝑝First, the pressure head represented by 𝛾𝛾 is the height that a column of the fluid

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Daniel Hochstein, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete” is presentedduring the fourth week of the semester.Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?This lesson begins with the instructor preparing the classroom before any students arrive by writingon the board the question “Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?” and displaying a portionof a reinforced concrete beam that has previously been loaded to failure (Figure 1). Once all ofthe students all arrive, the instructor divides the class of approximately 20 students into 5 groups.He then askes each of the groups to apply the statement to the flexural strength of the beam and toeither prove the statement to be true or false. Figure 1: Reinforced Concrete Beam Displayed During the LectureAfter

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Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

the gap between design courses and capstones withoutgetting too detailed in the calculations that a capstone might require. The evaluation discussedincludes student survey data on their experiences that will be correlated to assessment grades. Thispaper will also provide suggestions for others in how to formulate and adopt such mini-projects.IntroductionEducators are tasked with preparing undergraduate students to become professionals who areknowledgeable about and engaged in dealing with the challenges of today’s society [1]. That said,many undergraduates at graduation are limitedly capable of formulating creative solutions to realworld messy problems they have never seen before [2-3]. A major component of this limitation isthat

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

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

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Civil Engineering

their perception of the importance of these technologies to complete thesemester-long design project. Student survey data also summarized their perception of thecontinuity of the semester-long design project (i.e. did the course succeed in merging multiplelearning objectives into one cohesive overarching problem).Course descriptionCEE 2604 is a required three credit sophomore-level course taught in the Fall semester that mettwice a week for a total of four hours per week. One weekly class meeting was for 75 minutesand the second weekly class meeting was for 165 minutes (2 hr 45 min). The objectives of thecourse are as follows: 1. Define the profession of Civil Engineering. 2. Develop fundamental proficiency in mapping using ArcGIS. 3

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

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Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Mehdi Nassim Benaissa, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Bradley J. Putman, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Lander University

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Civil Engineering

purpose of this paper is to describe all aspects of the Springer 1 course,including course content, teaching methods, faculty resources, and the design and results of aStudent Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) survey to assess students’ learning outcomes.The feedback from the SALG indicated positive attitudes towards course activities and content.Challenges for full scale implementation of the Springer course sequence as a requirement in thetransformed curriculum are also discussed.IntroductionAll ABET accredited civil engineering programs are required to have a “curriculum culminatingin a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course workand incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ng, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

healthy and resilient communities [1]. In these four stated grandchallenges, the application of mass balance principles is fundamental to understanding anddeveloping solutions in natural systems. Therefore, we argue that undergraduate environmentalengineering students must be proficient in the use of mass balance principles as is required forother fields of study, such as chemical engineering [2]. The population of students acquiringessential environmental engineering capabilities is eclectic at our institution. Every studentgraduates with a bachelor of science degree regardless of academic major. Therefore, non-engineering majors must take a three-course engineering sequence. There are seven engineeringsequences from which students select with

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Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

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Jinwoo An, University of Mount Union; Alan M. Hunter, University of Central Florida; Xi Wang P.E., University of Mount Union; Boo Hyun Nam, University of Central Florida ; Yong Je Kim, University of Central Florida; Byoung Hooi Cho, University of Central Florida

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Civil Engineering

platforms make them very comfortable with images and visual learning.Laptops and cell phones are constant sources of distractions, especially if course materials are largely text-based. In order to ensure that a solid understanding of concrete is achieved, course material should be moreGen Z-friendly. Due to advances in image processing and optical technology, instructors can providevisualized and example-based course materials to explain concrete now more than ever before.This study presents a visual, data-based, and engaging approach to teaching concrete. This study introducesvisuals of (1) crystals of clinker, (2) hydrates growing around cement, (3) microstructures of hydrates(hydration products), (4) Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ), (5

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Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Bora Cetin, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

. Problems encountered by professionalsin the engineering industry are typically described as ill-structured [1], wicked [2], [3], ill-defined[4], complex [5], or workplace [1] problems. Although the terms used vary, they have similarmeanings; they describe problems that have no right and wrong solutions, are not easily defined,have no clear rules, and typically require iteration to develop a final solution. Engineering classroom problems, are defined as being typically given by the courseinstructor in a well-documented, well-defined written form, and having a single, “correct” solution[3]. Workplace problems, however, typically include only smaller amounts of informationregarding how to approach the problem, often with vague or conflicting

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Flipped, Blended, Online, Oh My

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Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Meagan Padro, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Chuang Wang, University of Macau

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Civil Engineering

President of the Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association (2008-2010). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Highlights and Lessons Learned from a Partially Flipped Civil Engineering ClassroomIntroduction and Rationale To handle the complex challenges associated with engineering and other STEM fields, itis important that students engage higher-order cognitive skills including the ability to criticallyanalyze, conceptualize, and synthesize knowledge. Bloom and Krathwohl’s taxonomy [1], [2],[3] measures a student’s level of understanding based on the following six cognitive levels (fromlowest to highest): 1) remember, 2) understand, 3

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

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Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Thinesh Selvaratnam

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Civil Engineering

response data indicates that studentscompleting the first-year course positively value the design and peer mentorship experience, andtheir STEM confidence, affinity towards math and science, and their sense of belongingimproves. Since the redesign in 2017, the first to second-year retention rate has increased from42% in 2016 to 57% in 2017, 70% in 2018, and 73% in 2019; and the first to third-year retentionrate has increased from 38% in 2016 to 50% in 2017 and 60% in 2018. In addition, the seniormentors feel that peer mentorship experience is an excellent addition to the curriculum andgained valuable insights while mentoring first-year students.IntroductionFreshman first-year experiences have been shown to impact student GPA [1] and retention [2

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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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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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Civil Engineering

course material that could not be accommodatedbefore, including signal coordination and actuated signal control. In general, this strategy appearsto be effective and can be applied to any course to help address issues with prerequisiteknowledge. This study is limited due to the relatively low sample size (total of 81 students), lackof a comparison group to compare traditional methods of teaching prerequisite material, andpotential confounding factors that might have influenced results. However, the largeimprovements in performance and short-time frame that this was implemented in may help limitsome of these impacts.IntroductionMost engineering courses build upon material that students are expected to have learned inprevious courses [1

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Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ron Frattura

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Civil Engineering

studied. Theprimary reference used in this course was by Domone and Illston [1], with supplements fromMamlouk and Zaniewski [2], and Callister [3].In recognition of the content intensiveness of our C.E.Materials course, the instructionalprocess was developed to have students “learn” information while answering homeworkquestions. This process was useful 7 or 8 years ago when it seemed that students did not minddigging into their text books and the provided extra reference materials (via class handouts).Many students complained that homework alone was not focused enough, or that there was toomuch information to know for them to do well on the weekly quizzes. Therefore, the weeklystudy guide sheet was developed in 2014-5 to provide a list of better

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Eliana Christou, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering

also true to tenuredfaculty. Faculty from ACCE and ABET accredited programs in tenure-track positions wereidentified through an online search, and were provided with an online survey to complete.Faculty responses were categorized according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions ofHigher education that classifies institutions according to their research activity. The authorshope that this paper will spark conversations regarding clarity of requirements and concernsabout work-life balance for faculty in the tenure-track.Key words: Tenure, Civil Engineering, Construction, Architectural, Environmental,Impediments, Perceptions, FacultyIntroductionSince its inception in 1915 [1], tenure has been the goal for many assistant professors at

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Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

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Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Civil Engineering

has become an essential component of engineeringeducation across disciplines, along with knowledge beyond the disciplinary boundaries [1] [2].Such expanded outlook is needed for engineers to be able to understand the environmental andsocietal needs and contexts of the problems they are called to solve, and to evaluate theimplications of the solutions they provide [3]. At the same time, engineering computationaleducation has created a heavy (and often hard to manage) burden to computer science (CS)departments [4], pushing other departments to reorganize their own curricula to integratecomputing throughout the undergraduate and graduate curricula. At the same time, there is anexpanding volume of literature on professional identity and the

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University; Ronaldo Luna, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

teaching & learning research. Her disciplinary background is in experimental psychology as well as curriculum & instruction with a focus on higher education.Prof. Ronaldo Luna, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering Ronaldo Luna is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University. He received his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995. His research interests include: engineering education, geotech- nical earthquake engineering, GIS, and hazard mitigation. Address: Parks College, 3450 LIndell Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63103 Telephone: (+1) 314-977-8372; Email: rluna@slu.eduDr. John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Aidoo is currently an Professor of Civil

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Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Justyn Daniel Girdner, James Madison University; Robin Dawn Anderson, James Madison University

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Civil Engineering

students grasp what sustainable design “is” or “should look like.”IntroductionThe first canon of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ code of ethics reminds students,professors, and practicing engineers of the professional responsibility to hold paramount publicsafety and welfare and “strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in theperformance of their professional duties” [1]. Accordingly, engineering graduates are expected todemonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will position them to design sustainablesystems. ABET reinforced this expectation with a special issue brief released in November 2018and titled “Sustainable Education: Readying Today’s Higher Ed Students to Tackle the World’sGrand Challenges.” The

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Austin Hart; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Jordan Cashel-Cordo, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Ellifritt, Ph.D., PE,Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at University of Florida. Since then, more than 170universities such as Polytechnique University of Puerto Rico, University of Alaska Anchorage,and North Dakota University constructed a steel frame sculpture for the purpose of teaching. Theconstruction plan of many of these sculptures are provided by American Institute of SteelConstruction (AISC) [1]. Figure 1 presents the sculptures constructed for University of Maine,ME. Following the idea of steel sculpture by AISC, a semester long independent study projectwas defined for a senior civil engineering student at Author’s university. The purpose of thisproject was to develop a better understanding of structural connection types by

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Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

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Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan

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Civil Engineering

individual Programs (eg.Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering) to determine for their individual programsany further Engineering Graphics requirements.Within the Civil, Geological, and Environmental programs, the decision was taken to requirestudents to complete an introductory AutoCAD course[1] at a neighboring technical institution aspart of their program. This was a reasonable measure for the interim but for the longer term, amore integrated offering was desired. A replacement course has now been developed and wasfirst offered in September 2016.The current one-semester course consists of 1.5 hours per week of lecture and 3 hours per weekfor labs. The lecture class size is approximately 100 students and the labs are restricted to a

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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Dey Tirtha, University of Central Florida; Naveen Eluru, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

programs, especially during the first years. Education researchhas shown an increase in class success, retention, and graduation rates when the studentsparticipate in relevant learning experiences[1-7]. A growing number of research publications inengineering education support the necessity to complement purely traditional lecture-basedlearning environment with practical class applications and demonstrations to adequately preparestudents to succeed in the collaborative and challenging engineering career. The use of strategiessuch as studying physical models, manipulatives, multidisciplinary teamwork, and experientiallearning has been documented to enhance spatial visualization and to help in closing engineeringstudents’ gap between theory, previous

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Flipped, Blended, Online, Oh My

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Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Dey Tirtha, University of Central Florida; Naveen Eluru, University of Central Florida

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Civil Engineering

. Quantitative analysis of the results regarding students learningand class success are presented and compared with other purely face-to-face Static coursestaught by the same instructor. Students’ perception of instruction and opinions are analyzed andpresented as well.INTRODUCTIONAccording to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), students’ enrollment inpostsecondary education increased from 13.2 million to 16.8 million (27%) between 2000 and2018 and is expected that by 2028 the total enrollment would be around 17.2 million [1]. At theUniversity of Central Florida, the number of students have increased from 31,000 by the end of1999 to more than 69,000 in 2019 (more than 122%) and it is projected to keep growing atapproximately 2-3% per