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Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

weaker team (bottom 25%) that would be doing considerable learning on our dime if this were a real-world situation.Table 7 summarizes average performance scores for the past six years, assuming the rubricdefined in Table 6. The data suggest improvement in team performance. This result seemsreasonable since the program has focused more on teamwork and team-building issues during thepast five years and since the instructors of the capstone course have worked to continuouslyrefine and improve the team building and interpersonal communication lesson plans. It isimportant to note that we carefully screen the team performance scores to identify any teamsexperiencing communication problems or personality conflicts during the

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Creon Upton, Unaffiliated; Glen F Koorey, University of Canterbury; Aisling Dominique O'Sullivan Ph. D., University of Canterbury; Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Civil Engineering

the University of Canterbury. Prior to joining Canterbury in 2004, he worked for ten years as a transportation engineer and traffic researcher for Opus International Consultants. Dr. Koorey’s wide- ranging experience includes considerable research and consulting work on road safety modelling, speed management, sustainable transport planning, crash analysis, and the design and operation of rural two- lane highways. At Canterbury, he has taught professional design project courses since 2006. He has also delivered oral and written presentation skills to students for many years.Prof. Aisling Dominique O’Sullivan Ph. D., University of CanterburyDr. Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Berndt Spittka P.E., Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, West Point, NY

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Civil Engineering

: Peppers, Papers, Pueblos and Professors, June 24, 2001 - June 27, 2001. 2001. Albuquerque, NM, United states: American Society for Engineering Education.13. Koehn, E., Engineering experience and competitions implement ABET criteria. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 2006. 132(2): p. 138-144.14. Labossire, P. and L.A. Bisby, Lessons learned from a design competition for structural engineering students: The case of a pedestrian walkway at the universit de Sherbrooke. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 2010. 136(1): p. 48-56.15. Houston, B.L. Incorporating concrete canoe & steel bridge planning into a construction management course. in ASEE

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert T. Yeung, University of Hong Kong

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Civil Engineering

insights; whether he has been involved intraining others and his experience in a supervisory role. His broad appreciation of engineering ingeneral and the extent to which he strives to keep abreast in his own field are also relevant. Inconclusion, the candidate will be tested on his knowledge of engineering processes andmanagement, his appreciation of investigation, planning, design, construction, manufacturing,operation, maintenance, and research of engineering works.EssayThe essay writing is intended primarily to be a test for the candidate's knowledge and experiencein engineering practice and management, as well as the broader issues of the engineer incommunity. It would also demonstrate the candidate's ability to organize his thoughts and

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

Technical Council Committee 2-32. “Attracting Students to a Professional Career in Transportation Engineering.” ITE Journal, 60(1), 1990, pp. 42-48.11. Handy, S., Weston. L., Song, J., and Lane, D. “Education of Transportation Planning Professionals”. Transportation Research Record, 1812, 2002, pp. 151-160.12. Luna, R., Hall, R., Hilgers, M., Bham, G., Morris, C., and Morrison, G. “Introduction of GIS into Civil Engineering Curricula.” 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburg, PA.13. Luna, R., Hall, R., Hilgers, M., and Ge, L. "A GIS Learning Tool for Civil Engineers", Intl. Journal of Engineering Education, (ISSN:0949-149X), 26(1), 2010, pp. 52-58.14. Learn Civil GIS, “Transportation.” (July 1

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mohamed Salah Gallow, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Civil Engineering

theimpact of their design on the environment and the society at large. This paper presents anapproach for revising a traditional course on reinforced concrete design to include an emphasison sustainability in all topics. This course is being referred to hereafter as Sustainable ReinforcedConcrete Design (SRCD) course.The major drawback of concrete is its environmental impact occurring along four phases:production of materials, construction, lifecycle, and demolition. The common critical elementbetween these phases is the polluting emissions resulting from embodied energy or chemicalreactions. The SRCD course will integrate sustainability into the planning, designing, andconstruction stages of reinforced concrete. It will emphasize strategies and

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Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

LabVIEW programming.The rain gage provides supporting precipitation data to reduce any uncertainties in the weatherstation measurements. There are also plans to expand the field site with additional measurementdevices and data collection hardware. An ultrasonic transducer will collect stage measurementsin a weir just upstream of the site and will help to provide additional flow measurements toensure data quality and accuracy. A power monitor will also be installed to track the powerconsumption of the devices in order to optimize the energy efficiency of the lab.Data Collection HardwareData from the environmental sensors is collected using an industrial embedded computer(National Instruments CompactRIO) housed in the main control box at the LEWAS

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

Project DescriptionsCVEN 345 – Theory of StructuresStructural analysis, or Theory of Structures, is part of a strict course sequence within the civilengineering degree plan. The sequence starts with basic Statics, which can only be taken after thecompletion of the freshman year. The sequence then progresses into Mechanics of Materials, intoStructural Analysis, and finally to at least one senior structural design course, which may be steelor concrete design. All civil engineering students are required to take the above course sequence,independent of their area of specialization. Only 15-20% of all students choose to specialize instructural engineering, the most directly relevant specialty area to the sequence.A “typical” syllabus for a structural

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

of the systems thinking module were positive. Most students wrotethat before the module, they did not know much about systems thinking. After the module, theyknew much more and appreciated the number and diversity of issues that must be considered in asuccessful engineering project. Most also indicated that the module changed the way they viewengineering. Just over half said that systems thinking will help them to plan a project, and a thirdappreciated having tools to represent the system and its behavior graphically. Two students notedthat considering multidisciplinary aspects of a problem will help them collaborate with others.Also, several students stated that they enjoyed the activities, as noted with other groups ofstudents5.The results

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

memberskeep their offices was slated for asbestos abatement. With the stimulus funds available, a largerproject was quickly planned that included renovation of the entire building to a LEED silverequivalent level. The cost of the project triggered a state law requiring one percent of the projectbudget to fund an art project. Recognizing the opportunity, the authors of this paper asked to beon the art selection committee and presented the steel connections sculpture as a possibility.Looking beyond simply steel connections, the authors wanted a more diverse civil engineeringsculpture, one as functional as the AISC sculpture but with features of all of the disciplines incivil engineering. They also sought to develop a functional gathering space around

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Civil Engineering

been placed ondeveloping project planning skills, building models, analyzing data, technical writing, classroompresentations, and, in three cases, presentations at an undergraduate research symposium.Analyzing students’ responses from the pre-survey and post-survey proved the methodology wassuccessful in improving the ease of learning the subject matter. In addition, all students whowere involved in PBL methodology passed the course; the overall grade point average andmedian was higher than that for the control class that did not use PBL methodology. The coursewas taught by the same instructor in the fall of 2008, 2009, and 2010. The 2009 class was usedas the control class and was compared with the 2010 class. The class in 2008 was not used in

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig N Musselman P.E., A & E Consulting; Jon D. Nelson, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Monte L. Phillips P.E., University of North Dakota, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering

to provide protection of the publichealth, safety and welfare. Wyoming was the first state to adopt a licensure law, in 1907. Ittook approximately 40 years for each of the remaining states to adopt an engineering statute.Since the 1960’s, all fifty states, four US territories and the District of Columbia have hadengineering licensure laws in place.Engineering is typically defined as the creative application of science and mathematics in theevaluation, planning, design or operation of engineered projects which have the potential toimpact the public health, safety and welfare. The purpose of regulating the practice ofengineering through statutes and rules is to provide assurance to the public of a minimum levelof competence of all engineers

Conference Session

Program Support Initiatives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

engineering;at other institutions it did not appear that any engineering disciplines offered a combined BS/MSprogram. It appeared that the number of these programs was increasing, as in some cases theBS/MS program only became available in civil engineering in 2020.Within the MS degrees, most institutions offered both thesis and coursework-only options,followed by thesis, project, and coursework only; degree options are summarized in Table 4.Note that some institutions used the terminology of a report instead of a project. In many casesthere wasn’t a formal degree plan called a report/project option, but within the allowable coursesone course could be an independent project (and so these were counted as providing a projectoption). Note that these

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Ayodeji B. Wemida; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering

mechanics. His major areas of research interest centers on pavement engineering, sustainable infrastructure development, soil mechanics, physical and numerical modeling of soil structures, computational geo-mechanics, con- stitutive modeling, pavement design, characterization and prediction of behavior of pavement materials, linear and non-linear finite element applications in geotechnical engineering, geo-structural systems anal- ysis, structural mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is

Conference Session

Balancing Act: Ideas in Pre- & Post- Surveys and Assessment of Professional Skills

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; James Kaklamanos, Merrimack College; Suresh Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Bucknell University; Matthew Sleep, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

laboratory sessions were used to discuss case-based learning studies and otherlaboratory sessions provided the students with a hands-on approach to geotechnical methodsemployed in the industry for subsurface investigation and laboratory testing. Students were partof a subsurface investigation using Bucknell’s drilling rig in which they planned, obtained fieldsamples, and performed laboratory testing necessary for design. These efforts provided themeans for discussion of the laboratory modules for sub-surface sampling, and pertinentlaboratory testing. Students also used the laboratory section to participate in a design andconstruction of sheet pile walls, similar to the ASCE regional and national GeoWallcompetitions. Class modules that supported the

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Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J.H. Gash, United States Military Academy; William Clarence Pyant III, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Acadamy

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Civil Engineering

and key to developing this type of student is to build a strongbasis in the core engineering disciplines while providing student opportunities to exercisecreative thinking.The balance between including creative opportunities and technical content within anengineering education is difficult to establish and perhaps even more difficult to achieve. Addingto this dilemma is the “safety based” culture that leaves little room for defects in new designs.Society expects engineers to plan for all contingencies and calculate the performance of anydesign with an associated factor of safety. This expectation leads many engineering curricula toconcentrate on depth over breadth.12 While problem based learning and other similar techniquesare excellent at

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Timothy W Mays P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, University of California - San Diego; James Michael Grayson, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

objectives V Planning a Class: Offers a structured methodology for organizing a class with emphasis on constructing an outline, board notes, and out-of-class activities VI Writing: Covers the fundamentals of making written presentations using the chalk board, vu-graphs, and PowerPoint slides VII Teaching Assessment: Covers student, peer and self-assessments and separates myth from fact regarding their usefulness. Classroom assessment techniques (Angelo and Cross, 1993) are illustrated throughout the seminars. VIII Communications - Speaking: Covers fundamentals of communication skills with emphasis on speaking to a group and generating positive emotion from students IX Communications – Questioning: Examines different

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Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

overview of thelife of the engineer and list sources they plan to use in writing the report. The require-ment to list sources so early in the semester was inspired by the comment made by Thurs-ton that “as deadlines approached, some students reported difficulty in finding appropri-ate reference material.”(3)Approximately two weeks after submitting the initial proposal, each group submits asecond proposal for a visual demonstration to be shown to the class. This visual demon-stration will illustrate the subject engineer’s contribution to the field of structural engi-neering. The visual demonstration must be a presentation, experiment, or other visualiza-tion explaining a major theoretical or applied contribution of the group’s subject to thefield

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Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayden William Fennell, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; David Restrepo, Purdue University; Pablo D. Zavattieri, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

on the project, asthere were very few actual “low performers.” A revised grading rubric for more closely assessingstudents’ planning of the solution, as well as their discussion, validation, and interpretation oftheir results would improve the richness of data from future implementations of the project.AcknowledgementsResearch reported in this paper was supported in part by the National Science Foundation underCAREER awards #EEC 1449238 and #CMMI 1254864, and GOALI award #CMMI 1538898.The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent theofficial views of the National Science Foundation. Help from the Purdue University IMPACTprogram for course redesign is also acknowledged.References1. Brown, S. A

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

related engineering discipline, generally equivalent to one year of full time study.ME = Mentored Experience - early‐career experience under the mentorship of a civil engineer practicing at the professional level, which progresses in both complexity and level of responsibility.In response to the latter directive, the ASCE Raise the Bar Committee established and organizedthe Task Committee on Credentialing to Raise the Bar (TCCRTB), which was given thefollowing charge: “Develop a plan identifying how ASCE can best utilize an internalcredentialing program to validate fulfillment of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CE-BOK)… [9].”Three aspects of this charge statement are worthy of special note: • Use of the term “internal credentialing

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University; J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

and E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE. Professor Hanson brings four years of military and industry experience to the classroom. Upon completing his Ph.D. in structural engineering at Cornell University, he taught for two years at Bucknell University. He is a registered Professional Engineer.Dr. 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 Senior Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment office. He is also serving as the director of the Making Academic Change Happen

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It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University; Masoud Ghodrat Abadi, California State University, Sacramento; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University

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Civil Engineering

Abadi, California State University, Sacramento Dr. Masoud Ghodrat Abadi is an assistant professor of transportation engineering in Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Abadi’s research interests lie in the areas of active transportation, traffic control, traffic safety, and engineering education. He teaches graduate and un- dergraduate classes covering topics such as: Traffic Engineering, Engineering Statistics, and Transporta- tion Planning. Dr. Abadi serves as a member of TRB Standing Committee on Transportation Education and Training (ABG20) and ITE Transportation Education Council.Dr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David Hurwitz is an Associate Professor of

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Washington & Lee University; Ben Dymond, California State University, Sacramento

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Killgore, American Society of Civil Engineers; Eric Lee Flicker PE, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Bradley Aldrich P.E., Aldrich + Elliott, PC

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry G. Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); M.D. Abdullah Al Faruque, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

for students’ abilities to recognize single versus double shear,which was a focus of one of their labs.One important question that can arise when planning laboratories for Strength of Materials iswhether the sophistication and quality of the equipment used for experiments have any impact onstudent perceptions of and motivation for the course, as well as the learning and performance ofthe students. There were no apparent studies found in the literature that evaluate this issue. Thepurpose of the study described in this paper is to determine whether using more sophisticated,higher quality desktop experimental equipment results in improved student outlooks and learningin Strength of Materials compared to using simple, homemade set-ups

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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

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Civil Engineering

biological waste treatment.Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel Amber Mills is a junior Civil Engineering major at The Citadel. Originally from North Carolina, she is the student chapter president of the Society of Women Engineers and participates as a varsity athlete. She plans to pursue a graduate degree in Civil Engineering.Dr. Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel Dr. Kevin Bower is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Bower’s teaching research interests are in improving active learning environments and the development of classroom pedagogy to improve moral development in engineering students.Dr. Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel

Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition: Preparing the Future Civil Engineer

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman D. Dennis Jr. P.E., University of Arkansas; Decker B Hains P.E., Western Michigan University

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Civil Engineering

and or professional development activities. Establish a lifelong learning plan to support one's Self-Directed own professional development. 4 – Organize Resume evidence of sustained continuing education or professional development hours. 5 – Internalize Advocate for lifelong learning in the practice of civil engineering.Table 10. Demonstrated Abilities for CEBOK3 Outcome 19 - Professional Attitudes Affective Domain Fulfilled Level of Demonstrated Ability/Evidence of Achievement

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

or non-use of a reference data card (RDC).The following sections describe the methods used by the authors to evaluate each of the areas.Evaluating PerformancePerformance was evaluated by comparing students’ mean scores on both within-term and finalexaminations from the fall term of 2010 (Term 11-1) for ten sections of students (n=184), all ofwhom were provided an RDC with similar examination data from 11 sections of students(n=201) that were not provided an RDC in the fall of 2011 (Term 12-1). The mean scores wereevaluated using a two-sample t-test assuming unequal variances. To determine whether themean scores were statistically significant, a 95% confidence level was used.Because this study was not a deliberately planned study, but rather

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Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College

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Civil Engineering

negotiate a fit between personal ideas and ideas of others, Page 25.351.10using contrasts to spark and sustain knowledge advancement rather than depending on others tochart that course for them. They deal with problems of goals, motivation, evaluation, and long-range planning that are normally left to teachers or managers.” We found that although such adescription clearly indicates a reduced and different type of role for the instructor, there were stillnumerous opportunities for the instructor to scaffold, share, redirect, and otherwise influencestudent collaborative discourse.With the problem of understanding formulated and initial theories

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

demand unique new competencies of professional engineers.  In the context of the Sociology of Professions, the ASME Board of Governors’ position on licensure reflects an orientation consistent with industries’ interest in maintaining a large supply of low-cost engineering talent. This perspective is clearly not in the best interest of the engineering profession, as it will only contribute further to the commoditization of engineering services and the subordination of the engineer’s professional authority to a corporate entity.References1. Steering Committee to Plan a Summit on the Future of the Civil Engineering Profession in 2025. The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025. Reston, VA: American Society