Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hanus, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

program in this paper. 5. The development of TDLC skills across a program, versus one capstone course, would ideally be the most effective means to ensuring students are prepared for their profession. Additionally, such development in their education experience would transcend to further development in their professional careers.Capstone courses typically provide the last opportunity for a program to positively affect thestudent’s development of the skills in the professional domain, which are critical to the student’ssuccess in their professional career. The success of our profession hinges on the education of ourfuture engineers and their ability to continue life-long learning. The TDLC skill developmentprogram in the Civil and

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International; Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Joe Sterrett, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1092: STUDENT DESIGN OF LEHIGH UNIVERSITY GOLF FACILITIESKristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International Kristopher M. Lengieza is a Project Engineer at Weitz Golf International. He earned a BS from Lehigh University. He is currently involved in constructing several buildings at Bella Collina, a Ginn Development in Montverde, FL. Kristopher has used his involvement in the 2003 Golf Practice Facility project to springboard his career into the Golf and Resort Construction Industry. Weitz Golf International is considered to be one of the top Golf Course and Hospitality Contracting companies in the world. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the

Conference Session

Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Carroll, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

be provided with all the required information. In eithercase, the primary objective of the laboratory is not being met. Another option, contrary to thetraditional laboratory format, is to use Competition Based Learning in the course. Competition Based Learning is essentially project-based learning, still involving teams ofstudents in an open-ended assignment resembling a scaled down version of a problem they mayencounter in their career; the added twist is accounting for the performance of the resultingspecimen during final project testing with respect to other groups in the course. The hope is togenerate motivation in the students to have the best overall project and eliminate the tendency ofjust doing enough to get by. This paper

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael McGinnis, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

have effective oral, written, and graphical communicationskills). The wording gave the impression that it was describing skills and knowledge thatstudents should have at the time of graduation rather than future career and professionalaccomplishments. The

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Allen Toth, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Academy and is ABET accredited. The mission of the Department of Civil and MechanicalEngineering parallels the Academy’s mission, while focusing on educating and inspiring studentsin the fields of civil and mechanical engineering19:To educate students in civil and mechanical engineering, such that each graduate is acommissioned leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology;and to inspire students to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growthand service.The Civil Engineer program recognizes the technology element of the Department’s missionstatement and established a specific ABET program outcome, “Use modern engineering tools tosolve problems.” The program assesses the outcome through a variety

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Spatial Logical Intuitive Linear HolisticWhy Creativity and Innovation and Why Now?From the beginning of recorded history and all over the earth, individuals we would nowlabel engineers have met the basic needs of communal society.12,13,14,15 While that rolewill remain essentially the same, the stage on which that role is played will changedramatically. The following sections explore that new stage with the hope that we willleverage the education and early career experience of tomorrow’s engineers so that theycan fulfill their role on that new stage. The Grand Challenges for EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Edward Morris Barbanell, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

make them have disciplinarybalance. We created the teams using several quantitative and qualitative metrics. We collectedinformation about GPA, major, number of water-related courses completed, water-related extra-curricular and service activities, educational interests, and career objectives. With thisinformation we formed teams that were as balanced (meaning varied as evenly as possible) bymajor, GPA, background experience with water projects, and gender.AssessmentThe methods employed in the spring 2011 course offering to overcome communication barriersincluded the teaching techniques used in the first offering plus the new or revised methodsdescribed in the previous section. All methods were assessed using a survey of student opinionsof

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

expectations clearer. What is significant tonotice about this trend in comments, however, is that students are acknowledging—thoughperhaps not being totally aware that this is what they experienced—that open-ended project-based learning assignments are full of ambiguity as many other researchers havediscussed.19,20,21,22,23 Engineering student are most comfortable with clear cut formulas that havespecific uses and applications in specific contexts. They are not as comfortable with open-endedand ambiguous assignments, which may make them feel disoriented about how to achievesuccess or how to recognize success. Nevertheless, we believe it is important to expose learnersto open-ended project-based learning earlier in their academic careers to better

Conference Session

Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Christopher R. Shearer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Judith Ellen Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gary LeMarr McGavin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Department of Architecture

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

andhas regularly provided invaluable input. “The… AE Studio is unparalleled in the integration of form making and engineering de- sign within the academic studio setting. Each year the Studio provides students of both disciplines profound insights into the challenges of working with their soon to be profes- sional peers while designing a real world project. The hand-on experience further pre- pares the students for their divergent professional careers. I wish they taught like this everywhere.” Will Shepphird P.E., A.I.A., LEED AP BSCP Shepphird AssociatesJudson Taylor is a Senior Principal of one of the leading AE firms in the U.S. and has been aregular on the judging panel. "…. The