Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

offer an alternative design experience (design of a Page 22.339.11coagulation/sedimentation basin) that will hopefully retain many of the desirable features of theexisting project while providing course content closer to the interests of environmentalengineers. This new project will, as we have done in the past, will attach engineering analysisand computer programming to a hands-on design project. Using the results of our ongoingcourse assessment, we will continue to develop the computer programming portion of the courseso that students achieve the learning objective. As with the current project, we plan to useassessment of student designs in

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Century 4. The last sections present the findings of the instructors‟experiences with the course.Previous WorkOverall lessons from past capstone coursesPrevious work examining the learning in engineering capstone courses has focused on team-based learning, problem-based learning, and impacts of the learning environment. Yost andLane (2007) argue that effective team-based learning in capstone courses require that teams beheterogeneous and have shared goals, meaningful activities, timely internal feedback, andexternal comparisons and feedback 5. Thus, for faculty to facilitate an effective team-basedlearning experience, they must be very deliberate in the planning of team projects, milestones,activities, and feedback methods and timing.Quinn et al

Conference Session

Supporting Successful Progression From First-year Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University Vancouver; Ken Lulay, University of Portland; John D. Lynch, Washington State University Vancouver; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students in the same face to facemeeting and used discussion boards to encourage instructor-monitored communication. Allassignments were planned to enhance the technical writing or presentation skills of all students. Inonline asynchronous courses, community is important for students to feel as if they are still a partof the class, as they are no longer working directly with their peers or getting to ask questionsdirectly to the instructor. Asynchronous videos supported the rotating face to face hybrid setupwell, so that the instructor could focus only on the students present for workshops rather thanhaving to integrate excess technology and video conferencing into the classroom experience.This course setup was not popular with the students, as

Conference Session

Tech Tools and Tips

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamad Alipour, University of Virginia; Devin K. Harris, University of Virginia; Mehrdad Shafiei Dizaji, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Zachary Bilmen, University of Virginia; Zijia Zeng, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of thefundamental assumptions and behaviors of these members such as the “plane sections remain plan”assumption in Euler-Bernoulli bending theory. (a) (b)Figure 7. Wireframe model showing the deformation of the longitudinal and transverse sections under a) bending, and b) torsionFigures 8 and 9 present two other examples of models implemented in this work. Figure 8 showsthe bending of a simply-supported beam, which is a very common basic example repeatedlyreferred to in introductory structural mechanics courses. Figure 9 depicts a more complex exampleof a multi-member structure (a multi-girder bridge under vehicular loads). As can be seen in thisfigure

Conference Session

Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cade Fleaher; Dechathon Suwanakeree, United States Military Academy; Scott Amos Collins; Geoff Kirk; Antonio La Torre; Peyton James Pisacane; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) improve their ability to function effectively on a team whose members togetherprovide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks,and meet objectives, and (4) enhance their ability to acquire and apply new knowledge to real-world problems. These benefits were achieved to significantly higher degrees in our PBLcapstones than in traditional coursework during the pandemic and suggest that PBL can besuccessfully implemented in a persistent COVID environment to achieve engineering studentoutcomes through a variety of mediums.KeywordsProject-Based Learning, COVID-19, distance learning, Engineering education, ill-definedproblemsIntroductionThis paper presents an evidence-based study of the benefits of using

Conference Session

Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alec C. Derks, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #32757Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules forReinforced ConcreteDr. Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Matthew Lovell is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and he currently serves as the Interim Senior Director of Institutional Research, Plan- ning, and Assessment office. He is also serving as the director of the Making Academic Change Happen (MACH) program. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and he holds his PE license in Indiana. Matt is very active with respect to experimentation in the

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

; • scripting dialogue, song parodies, or simple puns to relate to the engineering material; • developing a physical model to demonstrate the engineering concept, often related to the theme; • when possible, adding props or pictures to enhance the classroom atmosphere; and • making references to the theme within the note handouts.Themed ClassesThe author managed to develop a curriculum plan with different individual themes for an entiresemester of Mechanics of Materials. The following ideas represent some of the more memorablethemes developed; a full listing is given in Table 1.First Day Rap BattleOn the first day of the course, students are asked to write eight lines of an engineering rap. Theinstructor gives them a list of terms from both

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Zahira H. Merchant, San Francisco State University; Philip Scott Harvey Jr., University of Oklahoma; Nolan Tsuchiya P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students’ knowledge competence in the subject matter and the ECSETresults demonstrated the good potential of using the module in increase students’ self-efficacy.In this study, the outcomes from three different universities are presented. Comparing the resultsacross these universities is ongoing, which will provide insights on the contributing factors thatcause the variation in the effectiveness of the module. Implementing the mobile learning modulein a graduate level course is also under planning to further evaluate the adaptability of themodule to different level of courses. The authors have made a commitment to share thedeveloped mobile learning module to the general public, free of charge. For interested parties,please visit https

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

research interests are in improving active learning environments, authentic assessment, and the development of classroom pedagogy to improve professional skills in engi- neering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining the Impacts of Academic and Community Enrichment Resources on First-Year Civil Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe Citadel School of Engineering conducted a critical internal review as part of strategicplanning in 2011, which pointed to limited retention efforts for students that are many times illprepared for college, especially engineering. Following the 2011 strategic planning efforts was aperiod of

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Success in this competition is based on a combination of factors; theability to combine recent advances in concrete technology with the concepts of navalarchitecture; the use of effective project management; and the motivation, creativity and spiritof a team of young men and women who take extreme pride in their work.4At the concrete canoe competition, there are four main areas that are judged; finished product,oral presentation, written technical report and the races, each part now worth 25% of the totalcompetition points. To successfully address the project of designing and building a concretecanoe, students must plan the structure of their engineering design team. Initially, the teamsmust focus on designing a fast and maneuverable hull, a

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Daniel Balkos, University of Waterloo; Benjamin Dow, University of Waterloo; Shoeleh Shams, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Monica B. Emelko, University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo; Chris Bachmann, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

them on the project requirementsproved to be a significant challenge. This could be resolved by the department including the IDP as acompulsory project within the second year curriculum. Alternatively, if over time the IDP appeals to enoughof the professors within the department, then perhaps the inclusion of the IDP will occur naturally.Moreover, it is recommended to establish an elevated level of communication amongst the instructors forall integrated courses to optimize the execution of the IDP, minimizing the conflicts and maximizing thevalue to the students. It is recommended to plan for the IDP well in advance (e.g., in the preceding term).This is to combat the challenge involving the communication and scheduling difficulties between the

Conference Session

Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

groups that determine exact square footage of each room in the building to veryapproximate percentages. So long as results are within 10% of the solution set the methods arelikely reasonable with grading deductions mostly taken for gross errors. The grading of theseassignments can focus more specifically on likely errors, such as floor distributions of seismicbase shears, proper distribution of wind load and snow drift calculations. Other assignments arefairly straightforward application of these loads, although determination of appropriate lateralforce resisting systems (when both brace and moment frames do not exist in the structure) cantake some effort and planning of the assignment. As an added bonus, homework assignments arefairly

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University; Ken Rainwater, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

collaborative 0/3 0/5 and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives (d) (6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriate (b) an ability to design and experimentation, analyze and conduct experiments, as well as 0/4 0/5 interpret data, and use

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Beth Lin Hartmann, Iowa State University; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

opportunities for students. Capstone course instructors are faced with the challenge ofaccommodating the expectations of governing bodies both internal and external to the homeinstitution while creating a valuable learning experience, often dared to be dynamic or innovativeto enhance the specific institute’s missions and strategic plans. While the variation is supportedas the mechanism for students to choose the most appropriate program catered to their interestsand ambitions, faculty members may struggle to identify the suitable expectations to define theirprogram as successful. A survey of “biographical” information for civil engineering programshas been conducted to obtain data to capture the state of the art of civil engineering senior designcourse

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-reason-your- city-has-no-money. [Accessed: 04-Feb-2018].[42] E. J. Heikkila and R. B. Peiser, “Urban sprawl, density, and accessibility,” Pap. Reg. Sci., vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 127–138, Apr. 1992, doi: 10.1007/BF01434259.[43] G. Pryce, Y. Chen, and G. Galster, “The Impact of Floods on House Prices: An Imperfect Information Approach with Myopia and Amnesia,” Hous. Stud., vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 259– 279, Mar. 2011, doi: 10.1080/02673037.2011.542086.[44] H. Clarke, “Planning Urban Water Investments with an Uncertain Climate,” Econ. Pap. J. Appl. Econ. Policy, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 426–439, Dec. 2013, doi: 10.1111/1759-3441.12055.[45] M. Spackman, “Time Discounting and of the Cost of Capital in Government,” Fisc. Stud., vol. 25, no

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #26787Homework Assignment Self-Grading: Perspectives from a Civil EngineeringCourseDr. Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Kevin Chang, Ph.D., P.E., is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Univer- sity of Idaho, where he is focusing on traffic operations and safety, transportation security, and engineering education. Prior to his current position, Kevin was a traffic engineer with the King County Department of Transportation where he managed the Traffic Management Center and supervised the implementation of neighborhood transportation plans, livable communities, and

Conference Session

Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

success and close long-standing achievement gaps in STEMcourses (e.g., [1, 3, 4]). Nonetheless, actual adoption of these practices among universityinstructors has been quite slow [5, 6]. In this paper, we describe the methods and results of a multi-faceted interventiondesigned to foster widespread adoption of empirically validated instructional methods inEngineering. The intervention was part of a broader initiative at the University of Kansas (KU)to reform foundational undergraduate courses around evidence-based, student-centered teachingmethods. The redesign of foundational courses has been a key part of the institutional vision asarticulated in a 2011 strategic plan. To that end, the university invested in a program that is

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

e. Energy f. Ethics g. Funding h. Government i. People-serving j. Politics k. Pollution l. Public health m. Public safety/Security n. Social impacts o. Teamwork5. CORRECT Non-technical links – Sum the total number of links between technical and non-technical concepts.6. Engineering concepts such as: a. Assessment (e.g., PASER) b. Code of Ethics c. Constructability d. Decision-making e. Design f. Environmental Impact g. Green Infrastructure h. Life cycle costs i. Maintenance j. Materials (see Figure 1) k. Planning l. Resilience Figure 1 - Engineering materials. Note that in this example the student has

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

details the pilot study’s methodology and draws general conclusions based on thefindings.The pilot program discussed in this paper will be used to inform the performance of a moreextensive research study. Ultimately, it is anticipated that the full experiment’s results,recommendations, and subsequent discussion will advance the body of knowledge needed toequip current and future instructors with the nonverbal communication training and skills tosupplement their ability to quickly and accurately assess students in their classroom.The pilot study discussed herein and planned full study have been designed to approximatelyreplicate a previous study performed using K-12 teachers as the participants. No known priorattempts to generalize the study to a

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, problem-based learning, and impacts of the learning environment. To improvestudent teamwork experiences in any course, faculty have an opportunity to apply a wealth ofknowledge from fields such as organizational or industrial psychology 5. Some argue thateffective team-based learning in capstone courses require that teams be heterogeneous and haveshared goals, meaningful activities, timely internal feedback, and external comparisons andfeedback 6. Thus, for faculty to facilitate an effective team-based learning experience, they mustbe very deliberate in the planning of team projects, milestones, activities, feedback methods, andtiming.Other research has focused on problem-based learning approaches. One study, focusing on astructural engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University; Shang-Hsien (Patrick) Hsieh, National Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(.00) 0/12 (.00)Question 3 01 2/11 (.18) 4/11 (.36) 8/11 (.73) 0/11 (.00) 2/11 (.18) 02 9/14 (.64) 7/14 (.50) 10/14 (.71) 0/14 (.00) 1/14 (.07) 03 5/12 (.42) 4/12 (.33) 10/12 (.83) 0/12 (.00) 5/12 (.42)Next Steps With the preliminary findings of the study, the following steps are proposed for the nextstage of the project: o Given the positive feedback on futures thinking in the cornerstone course, further development of more teaching modules should be planned while teaching manuals should be written for the current modules. o The differences in design tasks between the two parts (i.e., the Case Study and Design Studio) weakened the

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Jason D. Millar, Oregon Institute of Technology; Samuel Lozano, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering.Samuel Lozano, Oregon Institute of Technology Civil Engineering student at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) with a primary interest in trans- portation and transportation structures. Is planning on attending graduate school at OIT, studying struc- tural health monitoring of bridges. Has previously worked on projects involving strain testing of a light rail bridge at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a streetscapes redesign project for the city of Klamath Falls, OR at OIT.Dr. Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology Sean St.Clair is a Professor and Chair of the Civil Engineering Department at Oregon Tech, where he teaches structural engineering courses and conducts research in engineering education

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

can promote multiple engineeringprograms, add relevance, and connect industry to academia. Connecting industry partners to theinstitution has helped in organizations meeting their community service project goals, fillingboth internship and full-time employment needs, adding academic expertise to solve sometechnical problems, and can be an effective part of a college recruiting plan. Students benefitfrom seeing the relevance of their academic work to real world problems, exposure to industryprofessionals and employment opportunities, and exposure to equipment the institution does nothave. The industry benefits from access to the pipeline of future employees and great marketing.This paper presents how one university develops and uses industry

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College Dr. Kristen Sanford Bernhardt is chair of the Engineering Studies program and associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Her expertise is in sustainable civil infrastructure management and transportation systems. She teaches a variety of courses including sustainability of built systems, transportation systems, transportation planning, civil infrastructure management, and Lafayette’s introductory first year engineering course. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Committees on Education and Faculty Development and the

Conference Session

Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Harshdutta I Pandya, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta P.E., Rowan University; Andrae Francois, Rowan University Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Systems (CREATEs); Dan Offenbacker, Rowan University, Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

economicexpansion. This escalating use of transportation infrastructure; coupled with financial constraints,has forced transportation agencies to shift more attention on the preservation and maintenance ofexisting infrastructure (i.e., pavements) rather than the construction of new highways [1]. Forexample, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) invested $91 billion in 2013for the purpose of pavement maintenance to restore the road network to a satisfactory,operational condition [2]. The main objective of any federal, state or municipal transportationagencies is to develop an efficient system of planning for the maintenance, rehabilitation, andconstruction of roadway networks; within the confines of allocated funding. Most

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Roth, Lafayette College; Haritha Malladi, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

people skills.” ● “Having skills from a wide range of disciplines help engineers have multiple ways of approaching problems and this helps in solving problems in an efficient way.” ● “The biggest takeaways from this course are that engineering is not at all linear, and that every object you use has real world impacts.” ● “I realized how important the human aspect of the engineering process is. You are never doing something that will affect just you.” ● “Engineering isn’t just designing, it has many more parts to it. It actually consists most of communication, planning and teamwork.”A final aspect of assessment of the course relates to the student evaluations conducted at the endof each module. Total number of students who

Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

consulting firms. Two students indicated thatsolving ill-structured problems during an internship made them feel comfortable solving ill-structured problems. Two students indicated their internship(s) helped them to pre-plan theirsolution, stated by one of the seniors: “I think that's helped me take a step back and look at it alittle more closely before I just jump right into it.” One student also stated their internship helpedthem to use outside resources as in the following example: “… and I realized how many differentsolutions and how easy it is to call a representative and especially how easy it is to call otherpeople and be like, "What have you used and what products would you recommend?" So, that'sprobably what I would have done on this.” It

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

bottle rocket project. In the bottle rocket project,students use 0.25 inch thick foam board, duct tape, a 2 liter soda bottle, modeling clay Page 12.1290.6and water to design rockets that can be launched from a nozzle by using pressurized air.This concept has been used at other universities to teach core engineering principles22,and NASA has proposed standards and lesson plans to use for grade 5-12 students23. Therocket project was originally run at Rowan as a one-lab period ice-breaker, which was notincluded in the students’ grades. However, in 2005 this was expanded to a four-weekproject as part of the changes in SEC I. In the current incarnation

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Casey, George Mason University; Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

education programs, capital improvements, scholarships, sponsorship ofevents and activities, internships and co-op programs, as well as mentoring and placement ofgraduates. They serve to advise with curriculum development, assess achievement of programoutcomes, and aid with strategic planning. They include members from large engineeringorganizations, other academic institutions, local companies, alumni, prominent leaders, as well asentrepreneurs. The IAB interaction with engineering programs is usually a successfulpartnership based on these factors. The members and member organizations of IABs also benefitfrom this partnership. They typically are allowed to identify and recruit the top-graduatingstudents, shape the future workforce to meet the