Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg E. West, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

ofbreadth versus depth in the introductory transportation engineering course as universitiescontinue to struggle with which topics and additional issues (such as policy, energy,environment, and technology) to include [19]. The following section furthers the discussion onthis introductory course and its contents.Introductory Transportation Engineering CoursesAn introductory course is often the first exposure to transportation engineering that civilengineering students receive in their undergraduate career. This course has the ability toinspire students to pursue more advanced transportation engineering courses andultimately a career within the field. In order to gain students’ attention, introductorycourses require effective strategies [23] of

Conference Session

The Evolving Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Cultivating this ability before entering the work force could be highlyimpactful for the career trajectory of new engineers.Just as there is variability in student preparation, there is variability in structural design instructors.Some are well prepared to skillfully blend lessons in structural behavior and the details of thedesign specification, while others are not and may tend to fall into the common trap of assigninga linear presumption to the amount of material they cram into their course. This is a well-recognized problem in engineering courses, as wonderfully described and analyzed by ProfessorEmeritus David Bella of Oregon State University [3], where the focus is on productivity – the moretopics covered in a course, the better the course

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the future will need to beflexible, adaptive, life long learners. Much has been written about the future our students willencounter, where the “world is flat,” more technologically based, and subject to rapid advancesin all fields. All academic institutions and disciplines aim at preparing students for the future,our department’s current mission statement is: “To educate cadets in civil and mechanicalengineering, such that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character who can understand,implement, and manage technology; and to inspire cadets to a career in the United States Armyand a lifetime of personal growth and service.” This mission statement represents an intentional

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

manner as Round 2 in order to achieve more stable basic information. If the Round 2results showed little change from Round 1, then Round 3 was planned to be used to gatheradditional information on early career modes of professional preparation. Page 23.739.3Participants were instructed in Round 1 and Round 2 to describe expected achievement levelsusing Bloom’s taxonomy using Key Set #1 as follows: 1 = Knowledge, 2 = Comprehension, 3 =Application, 4 = Analysis, 5 = Synthesis, 6 = Evaluation. These key set numbers were consideredto be ordinal variables. Participants were provided the Bloom’s taxonomy definitions as part ofthe survey questionnaire

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

his/her engineering career.” Itis clear that critical thinking, which is the essence of life-long learning, should be emphasizedin course design since it supports current and future productive research, knowledge synthesisand interdisciplinary communication of knowledge.11,12,13,14 Therefore, the authors strived toinclude student activities that would encourage the development of critical thinking with anemphasis on self-direction.15,16 Student perceptions of the value of the BOK2 were useful indeveloping these activities.17,18As there is no college directive on how to include life-long learning in our curriculum, thefaculty role in meeting this objective and the details of curriculum incorporation are analyzedand assessed by applying this

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 14.1027.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 “Research Experiences for Undergraduate Sites for Tomorrows Engineers” AbstractThis paper documents the programs implemented in the Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Sites offered from 1992 to 2008 at two different institutions, Universityof Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. The programshave been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The primary goal of the NSFREU program is to introduce undergraduate students to, and encourage them to pursue, careers inresearch. The paper presents how the whole research program was planned and

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

pillars of sustainable design in theircurriculum to better equip civil engineering students in their decision making to considersustainability issues. The three pillars of sustainable development are social development,economic development and environmental restoration. A major challenge to this integration isadding to the workload of the existing curriculum. In some cases, introducing the new conceptsrequires the loss of essential course material. Consequently, many civil engineering departmentshave successfully integrated sustainable design principles through course modules, and projectbased learning3. A recent study by Litchfield and Javernick-Will compared the career interestsand experiences of students and practicing engineers who

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Killgore PE, F.ASCE, D.WRE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

career aspirations of the student. 2. ABET should allow accreditation of engineering programs of the same name at the baccalaureate and graduate levels in the same department to recognize that education through a “professional” master’s degree produces an AME, an accredited “master” engineer. 3. Engineering schools should more vigorously exploit the flexibility inherent in the outcomes-based accreditation approach to experiment with novel models for baccalaureate education. ABET should ensure that evaluators look for innovation and experimentation in the curriculum and not just hold institutions to a strict interpretation of the guidelines as they see them. 4. Whatever other creative approaches are taken

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

this group there was not an obviousdifference between males and females. Research has shown that females prefer careers whichfocus on communal values, benefiting others [6]. The career paths of this group have alreadybegun as they are all engineering majors in their senior year. The author wanted to see if addingthe UN Sustainable Development Goals would increase the motivation for the proposed designsto have an added communal component. As can be seen in figure 3 there was no specificpreference to any particular goal based on gender. Contrary to the research which states thatfemales prefer disciplines with communal goals of collaboration and the ability to help others [7]the males in the class selected a wider range of goals than the females

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of UN Sustainable Development GoalsOf the eight UN Sustainable Development goals selected by this group there was not an obviousdifference between males and females. Research has shown that females prefer careers whichfocus on communal values, benefiting others [6]. The career paths of this group have alreadybegun as they are all engineering majors in their senior year. The author wanted to see if addingthe UN Sustainable Development Goals would increase the motivation for the proposed designsto have an added communal component. As can be seen in figure 3 there was no specificpreference to any particular goal based on gender. Contrary to the research which states thatfemales prefer disciplines with communal goals of collaboration and the

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, from 40+ academic institutions all over thecountry graduated from this Site during the summers of 2007, 08, 09, 11, 12, and 13. SixResearch Proceedings, one for each summer, and 40 publications document research findings ofthe Site. A summary of Site assessment activities and findings, tracking results of REU fellows’academic/professional career, and lessons learned are included.1.0 IntroductionIn 2008 the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced 14 Grand Challenges inengineering that are awaiting solutions in the 21st century. This list includes the challenge to“Provide Access to Clean Water”1. Water is the critical element for supplying food and energy,safeguarding human health, and maintaining national security. Increasing

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civil engineering in 2025 andbeyond. 2 It is important that students who aspire to become civil engineers to understand theskills, knowledge, and attitudes that they will be expected to have when they enter the workforce.If students gain an early understanding of these issues they may either be more or less motivatedto pursue a degree in civil engineering. For example, many students today in “Gen Net” aremotivated by social good and wanting to make the world better; however, they often do notperceive that engineering is a way to achieve this goal.10 A career that benefits society has beenfound to be even more motivational to female and minority students.14 Parikh9 determined that

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

may have diminished; previously when FE review was part of a gradedcourse it seemed to send a stronger message from the program and its faculty that the exam wasimportant to the students’ future career. For example, on the 2011-2012 graduating seniorsurvey, students were asked “how important is it to you whether or not you passed the FEexam?” Among the 56 respondents, 9% selected not at all/not very and 9% answeredmoderately; we believe that all students should respond moderately or higher. Also, it was feltthat the level of knowledge and learning acquired in the senior design course was insufficient formany of the professional skills. For example, the ability of students to analyze issues inprofessional ethics was not being documented

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Because of this class, I have interviewed with the DOT & may end up in a transportation career. I really enjoy & learn in this class. I think I will like to do an internship on transportation8. maybe even go into transportation. Thank you for all your help.Applicability to other Engineering CoursesThe proposed technique is effective in courses, which require problems solving to enhance theunderstanding of the theory such as Fluid Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, EnvironmentalEngineering, Pavement Design (Mehta et al. 2003a), Surveying and Engineering Graphics(Mehta et al. 2003b), and Structural Analysis. On the other hand, the material covered in CivilEngineering Materials course covers physical, mechanical behavior of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Abstract A two semester senior level capstone design course has been restructured (Senior Design I and II) in response to the outcomes defined by the industry to assure job ready engineers and outcomes set by the academicians to assure math and science based fundamentals. The restructuring purpose was also to align the course outcomes with the college mission of graduating „Career- Ready‟ engineers. The department offers programs in civil engineering and construction engineering. Both program curriculums require a two semester course on a comprehensive design application. The courses are designed to meet specific ABET outcomes. Also to meet an additional program outcome of: students are able to explain

Conference Session

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

This analysis showed conclusively that the observed decrease inthe number of CPA exam-takers was not due to the 150-hour requirement. Specifically, therewas no statistically significant correlation between the 150-hour requirement and the number ofCPA exam candidates. To cite just one of many examples of data from the study: 8 jurisdictionsnever enacted the 150-hour requirement during the period 1998 to 2008. These constitute 15%of all jurisdictions; and, despite no change in the exam requirements, they experienced about20% of the total decline in exam-takers—a clear indicator that the decline was independent ofthe requirement. In seeking alternative explanations for this decline, Schroeder and Franzsuggested “ignorance about a career in

Conference Session

Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kaikea Kaoni, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #33165Implementing a Virtual Surveying LabDr. John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the Construction Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007 and was appointed as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow in 2015. His engineering career spans a variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. He earned his Doctorate in Education and is currently the Associate Chair of the Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering Department. His

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Maalouf, California State University, Northridge; Anwar Alroomi, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

recent report showcased the nation’s top Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)careers in 2016. Three disciplines within the report were directly related to Civil engineering(Snider 2016). Civil engineering and construction management (CECM) academic programsprepare undergraduate students to become an active workforce that builds and enhances thesociety’s infrastructure. CECM academic programs seem to be among a few promising fields thatare great entry-level careers for new college graduates as they are often viewed as the most directpath to immediate employment. The past decade has seen a large influx of interest in these fieldsof study and as a result have given rise to a new generation of young engineers entering

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

difference between a successful and a failing career, team, or even corporation. In the lastdecade there have been efforts such as those by the Association of American Colleges and Universities(AAC&U) to advance broad- based systemic innovation to build and sustain strong undergraduateeducation in the STEM fields.Our group is in the early stages of an innovative initiative to provide alternative communication andhumanities learning environments in STEM higher education. The group consists of faculty from severalacademic units including liberal arts, libraries, and technology. One of the learning experiences currentlybeing tested involves the tight coupling of all forms of interpersonal communication, and informationliteracy with technological

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11313Understanding the New Civil Engineering Program Criteria: Preparing toPrepare the Future Civil EngineerDr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley serves as Senior Associate Dean for Administration of the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama. Previously, Dr. Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construc- tion and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

overall outcomes that establishcognitive criteria for knowledge, skills and attributes required by graduates to begin successfulcivil engineering careers. Criteria identified for teamwork require students to functioneffectively as a member of an intra-disciplinary team. This cognitive level of achievementsatisfies the learning criteria threshold for Bloom’s Taxonomy 3, Application, as students woulddemonstrate an ability to apply learned concepts in familiar and unfamiliar situations.This paper describes teamwork activities occurring within the civil engineering curriculum atThe Citadel that map to assessment of the Department’s adopted teamwork outcome. An arrayof teamwork assignments and activities are provided throughout the curriculum

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

values of Duty, Honor, Country, and prepared for acareer of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United StatesArmy.The mission of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at USMA parallels theAcademy’s mission, while focusing on educating and inspiring students in the fields of civil andmechanical engineering 19:To educate cadets in civil and mechanical engineering, such that each graduate is acommissioned leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology;and to inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growthand service.The mission includes educating and inspiring, and training at the Academy level. The threeelements of the mission

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrence L. Chambers P.E., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the BS level of achievement and theapplication level of achievement is made up entirely by engineering experience, which arguesthat formal education is not necessary to reach the full performance level of achievement forthose outcomes. It is only in the area of technical specialization that graduate level work isneeded to grow past the application level of achievement and up through four levels ofachievement in Bloom’s taxonomy to reach the full performance level. However, deep technicalspecialization is not needed to pass the FE exam or to begin one’s career in engineering as anEngineering Intern. Technical specialization is something that can well wait until the youngengineer has gained a little experience and identified an area of

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to include management issues in thecurricula, and 3) the ASCE vision for civil engineering in 2025 to include leadership, teamwork,public policy, and management as educational outcomes.Some advantages of the MS management option include (a) a structured mentoring experiencefor graduate students, (b) an effective means to acquire projects for the undergraduateculminating design class, and (c) a forum that allows practicing engineers to share professionalexpertise directly with students. In addition, students gain an understanding of how technicalproficiency must be meshed with business acumen to have a successful career in engineeringmanagement.IntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has become a strong advocate

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew William Wooden, Purdue University Northwest; Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Evan Laviolette, First Group Engineering, Inc.; Yun Liu, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

everything which is very important in his orher future professional career advancement.In the following sections, we briefly review the senior design background, report thedesign of effective stress and upward seepage laboratory demonstration budget andschematic design materialization and project schedules. Significance of the project ishighlighted with pertinent concluding remarks and conclusions drawn at the end.BackgroundAny time a structure is being built, it requires an extensive amount of planning byengineers of multiple disciplines and every building project always begins with thefoundation. A structure is only as strong as the foundation upon which it is built, which iswhy it is so important that subsurface investigation of the underlying

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

inhumanities or social sciences further reduces the opportunities for students to obtain a globalperspective on the potential impact of their chosen careers; limited resources are available tothese departments for the types of campus activities that might be available at a comprehensiveuniversity (e.g. seminars, workshops).In order to address these limitations, a lectures series with an added classroom component wasdeveloped in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (CEE). The program is runcollaboratively with faculty in the Industrial Engineering (IE) department; the SDSM&T IEfaculty provide an expertise in assessment, including the assessment of qualitative outcomes.The primary purpose of the lecture series was to expose students to

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

] {Level 2 “comply”} Construct Survey Item Cronbach’s Alpha SE I would prefer to learn about sustainability engineering applications more 0.671 Affect than many other engineering concepts If income was not a factor, I would prefer a job related to sustainble development over other types of engineering positions Practicing sustainability is a behavior that is a part of my everyday life My future career will likely involve solving local or global problems that may involve social, economic, and environmental issues

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Department at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the public and private sector. He is a registered professional engineer in both Colorado and California.Dr. Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University Dr. Tori Rhoulac Smith is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering, Ar- chitecture, and Computer Sciences at Howard University in Washington, DC. In this role, she works to continuously improve the undergraduate student experience and oversees recruitment, admission and ori- entation, retention, advising, career development, and academic support programs. Dr. Rhoulac Smith earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski PE, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter. Page 23.717.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Improving Municipal Infrastructure in Capstone Through a Consulting Firm ModelThe capstone experience is the culmination of students’ academic careers. It must exposestudents to a world that will soon be extremely familiar for many – the life of a consultingengineer. In order to provide such an experience, programs throughout the country provide avariety of capstones that challenge students. Although some capstones offer opportunities thatdeliver a