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 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; Michael H. Woo, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students were able to identify that Page 26.1322.16rectangular objects experience higher drag forces than rounded objects (No. 28) (Figure 2A).Students could make this judgment based on the shape of airplanes, boat hulls, and other vehiclesthat are designed to minimize drag forces. Because student performance on these items wouldnot be expected to improve after completion of a civil engineering fluids course, they shouldlikely be omitted from the revised inventory.Items to be CreatedImportant applications in CE should be reflected on the future CE-FMCI. For instance, expertsagreed that concepts related to viscous flow, such as major/minor losses and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

/innovation can be integrated intoundergraduate CE and similar programs. Most of the listed tactics are drawn from myexperience and research and reflect what I have presented or published3,26,27,28,29. I amindebted to Professor Richard H. McCuen, Ben Dyer Chair in Civil Engineering at theUniversity of Maryland, for encouraging the presentation of this list of ideas and forproviding some of the content. 1. Learn from others and share what you are learning with them. Interact with colleagues and others by drawing on your network, searching the internet, and attending conferences. 2. Arrange for in-house faculty development activities focusing on what we have recently learned about the amazing human brain and how that

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to working as a civilengineer requires passing two exams (FE and PE) and M/30 that other engineeringdisciplines do not require. So more clear communication on these issues is important.Clearly outlining the necessity for requiring an M/30 prior to professional licensure will beimportant. The reasons that students used in their writings may provide insight into thearguments that they found most compelling. It is important that this message comes fromindustry and practicing engineers rather than academia. A number of the seniors usedlanguage that reflected their belief that the M/30 requirement was motivated by greedyuniversities. Some students proposed changes in the BS degree or changes in the PE examthat could ensure competency. There

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

nature of the ABET organization—a federation of professional societies—and its resourcing model. In April 2017, despite ASCE’s opposition, the Board of Delegates approved the natural sciences initiative and formally changed the names of the Applied Science Commission and the Applied Science Area Delegation to reflect their expanded scope of responsibilities.• Major criteria revisions – In 2009, the ABET EAC initiated a major revision to Criteria 3 and 5 of the EAC Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs—the first such change since the Engineering Criteria 2000 initiative of the late 1990s. The EAC disseminated the first draft of this revision to Member Societies as a “pre-proposal” in July 2014. Revised draft

Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

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

Conference Session

Raise the Bar – Visions for the Future, Bodies of Knowledge, and Accreditation Vicissitudes.

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler PE, Engineering Encounters; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Council did initiate two actionsintended to address ASCE’s concerns: • The Council recommended changing the “Find Accredited Programs” database on the ABET website to reflect which Program Criteria, if any, were used as the basis for each program’s accreditation.21 Programs accredited only under the General Criteria were annotated as such. • The Council recommended a change to Section II.G.5.a(2) of the APPM, specifying that “For a program in a curricular area where no Lead Society has been designated, the program evaluator will be selected from a member society that the commission leadership, in consultation with the program and representatives of any potentially interested member society(ies

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

(Environmental Design)Table 4 shows the assessment matrix from 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. It is shaded inseveral ways to show key features related to the two points noted above. The overallpoints allocated to a particular outcome is coded to show outcomes below 50 and 100points (note that the exact number of points for this threshold is somewhat arbitrary andcan vary from year to year depending on the overall points for the senior design project)to clearly show areas with minimal points assigned that need more emphasis in futureyears.Since the senior design experience has been used to assess all program outcomes, thisallows points to be shifted to better reflect a distribution of points and desired effortacross the outcomes. Additionally, the percentages

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Steven Kreh, United States Military Academy; Rhett Blackmon, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 15.986.14students on getting the correct answer as opposed to their continued focus on partial credit, andPage 15.986.15Page 15.986.16Page 15.986.17Page 15.986.18an opportunity to refresh their memory on what they needed to learn and know. The biggestcomplaint was that they saw it as a “haze” or “to waste our time.” This dealt directly with theconcept of having to repeat the problem set until it was entirely correct.3.6 Assessment by Interview At the completion of CE483 and CE404, interviews were conducted on a range (both ingrade and performance on Problem Set Zero) of students in order to gain their perspective on theoverall Problem Set Zero concept now that they had some time to reflect on CE483 and CE404as a whole. Over ten

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-content changes have beenmade to support the new and revised program outcomes. A comparison of the BOK2baccalaureate outcomes and the current BSCE program outcomes (Table 2) is provided in Table4. Some combination, integration, and/or rewording of the BOK2 outcomes was done to betterreflect the emphasis and focus of the program and improve student understanding of the learningoutcomes. As a result, some BOK2 outcomes may not be identically reflected in the programoutcomes. Specific comments are included where differences or changes exist.While not included in this paper, the faculty purposefully linked all outcomes to at least two Page

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

prepare them forreal-world industry experience, or perhaps for engineering Capstone programs. Indeed, recentresearch makes this argument, that college engineering Capstone programs would be even moresuccessful if students were exposed to project-based learning earlier in their schooling.18Despite the ambiguity that often occurs in open-ended, project-based assignments, we learnedfrom students and our reflections that instructors should do the following to minimizeambiguities: • Provide a clear time-line of expected deliverables and due dates. • Provide grading criteria up front. • Make available numerous examples of each deliverable. • And provide regular, substantive feedback throughout the process

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

ExCEEd 12 and becauseof their belief it was widely appreciated across the discipline. Felder’s original Learning StyleTheory considers two styles across five dimensions 13-17: Table 1. Felder’s Learning Styles Theory Dimension Learning Style Perception Sensory Intuitive Input Visual Verbal Organization Inductive Deductive Processing Active Reflective Understanding Sequential GlobalIn the analysis of the assessment and analysis of current efforts, the learning

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 11.236.4completing the entire curriculum became more of a judgment call. There may be ten courses thatcontribute to attainment of recognition and understanding is finally achieved through a Capstonedesign course. A numerical manipulation of averages was not helpful in making this assessment.After considerable discussion, the attainment of each BOK outcome was assessed from thecombined contribution of courses and other activities in the student’s four-year experience. Theresults are shown in Figure 2 where the ratings reflect, for example, that the USMA CE majorsupon graduation are fully able to attain recognition and understanding competency in the designof a system and are about 20% of the way to ability which entails being able to