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Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering

farther than the students in their classroomsand hallways to know that they are living in an ever-increasing digital world. In fact, in onestudy conducted at Baylor University amongst 164 college students, it was found that malecollege students spent an average of nearly 8 hours per day on their cell phone while femalecollege students spent nearly 10 hours per day [1]. Besides the plethora of social media apps tobe used to connect with one another, many college students use their devices to watch digitalmedia through streaming services like Netflix. In fact, a survey commissioned by LendEDUfound that 92% of college students had access to a Netflix account [2].While it seems most students could concentrate on a tiny screen for hours on end, it has

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Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University; Patricia Gallagher P.E., Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

third of the course.Engaging and maintaining student interest in the geology content had been challenging, as someof the engineering students struggled to appreciate the relevance of basic geology to CEE [1, 2].The authors were inspired by the reported benefits of a flipped (i.e. inverted) engineeringclassroom described in the literature for mechanics courses typically taught in engineeringundergraduate curriculums [3-10]. At Villanova, other faculty in the civil engineering 1department have been successful in implementing these techniques in their mechanics andstructural design courses [10, 11]. Other studies on the impacts of the flipped engineeringclassroom have been reported for software [12

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mostafa Soltaninejad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Claudia Ponce de Leon

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Civil Engineering

data collectionexercises. The goal of the research presented here is to determine if an outdoor field laboratoryexercise that collects traffic engineering data can be translated to a VR environment using 360-degree videos.The paper presents the work being done to translate the experience of live field laboratoryexercises to a virtual reality environment through the use of 360-degree video.The research for the overall project can be broken into three major research objectives: 1. Develop a VR 360-degree video environment 2. Develop methodology to assess how the student learning experience changes between a live field exercise and a lab-based VR 360-degree video environment 3. Conduct an experiment to assess how the student learning

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd M. Brown P.E., University of Hartford; David Pines, University of Hartford; Don Quinn

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

pipe networks. The Civil Engineering Department at theUniversity of Hartford has embraced the challenge of updating many of our courses to includethe use of Civil3D into all four years of the students’ curriculum to enhance learning and toimprove students’ success in landing a career. Based on advice from the Department’s AdvisoryBoard, Civil3D was selected as the software platform that is used throughout the civilengineering industry.This initiative supports the overriding theme of the Third Edition of the Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge that is “focused on preparing the future civil engineer for entry into the practice ofcivil engineering at the professional level [1].” Specifically, the use of design software enhancesthe Engineering

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Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Civil Engineering

training opportunity exists does not mean it will benefit the relevant stakeholders. Forexample, when and how frequently should an employee be entitled to training opportunities?How does the agency recover its investment? What are the agency’s philosophies and overallbudget allocation with regard to training? What are the philosophies of individual managers andsupervisors [1]? A range of criteria must be considered regarding the decision to participate intraining or professional development.For civil (and transportation) engineers, there is added recognition that “civil engineers mustlearn and apply new technologies that (may not have been) included in a traditional (academic)curriculum [2]. Such issues become amplified as the design of

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Calvin Wampol, South Dakota State University

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Civil Engineering

solveproblems. The findings may be of interest to design teachers and students in order to proliferatefresh and unconventional solutions to engineering problems, while boosting retention ofengineering majors.IntroductionIn recent years there has been a movement in engineering education to improve the curriculumfor undergraduate engineering students to better prepare them for the challenges of the 21stcentury. Researchers have studied various engineering curriculums and teaching styles todetermine the best system for engineering education. Current research on this topic suggest thattraditional teaching methods (lectures and typical homework assignments) do not meet all theobjective requirements for engineering education [1]. This is not only true for

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Zahira H. Merchant, San Francisco State University

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Civil Engineering

prerequisite knowledge whichis difficult to accommodate with the limited amount of class time.The advancement of technologies provides an opportunity to help on these challenges. It isestimated that there are over 7 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide [1]. Althoughmobile phone subscription doesn’t necessarily reflect the number of mobile phone owners sincethere are multiple mobile subscriptions for individual people and for businesses, it does reflectthe prevalent usage of mobile devices. These devices have prolific use in our everyday life forcommunication, access of information, and entertainment. Besides, mobile devices are beginningto be used in all levels of education because of their easy accessibility and increase incomputational power

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Civil Engineering

module can improvestudents’ knowledge competence and has great potential in increase students’ self-efficacy.IntroductionStudent learning style evolves with time [1, 2]. Gioia and Brass [3] in 1985 noted that the collegestudents being taught then were a “TV Generation”, who were raised in an environmentdominated by visual images. In early 2000, the new “Virtual Generation” appeared withprevalent virtual media such as Internet and videogames [4]. Most recently, the “iGeneration”has been raised with the presence of mobile and handheld technologies (iPod, iTunes, iPhone,Wii, iPad) experienced in an individualized manner [5, 6]. While it may not be necessarily asingle or even dominant learning style for any generation of students, it is necessary

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

) identifies 15 components(Listed Below for Reference) of an effective grading scheme:“A grading system must… 1. Uphold high academic standards 9. Save faculty time 2. Reflect student learning outcomes 10. Give students feedback they will use 3. Motivate students to learn 11. Make expectations clear 4. Motivate students to excel 12. Foster higher cognitive development 5. Discourage cheating and creativity 6. Reduce student stress 13. Assess authentically 7. Make students feel responsible for 14. Have higher interrater agreement their grades

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Remy Lequesne, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Elaina J. Sutley, University of Kansas; Matthew F. Fadden, University of Kansas; Chris Melgares, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

for All: Investigating the Feasibility of a Curricular-Embedded Peer Mentoring StructureIntroductionThe benefits of peer mentoring in undergraduate STEM courses are well documented, and theliterature suggests even more significant benefits to the mentors, compared to the mentees [1-3].The School of Engineering at the University of Kansas has developed a peer-mentoring modelcalled the Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Program, based on the Learning Assistant model [2].Students who participate as mentors in this program reported an improved understanding ofcourse content, more confidence in their academic and leadership abilities, and that they weremore prepared to go into the workplace after their experience as a peer mentor in this program

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

, rheological models, non-linearviscoelasticity, and time temperature superposition. In the second part of the course all students,in groups of two or three, were required to do a class project and discuss them in class, whichrequired them to apply the concepts learnt from this course.The goal of this paper is to disseminate to instructors in other departments or universities amethodology and some of the tools that the instructor successfully employed in such a mathintensive interdisciplinary course. These tools made the course more interesting and provided abetter appreciation of the complex math in this course.Many instructors have taught viscoelasticity concepts [1-3], but all of them were within a singlefield, such as biomedical engineering, or a

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ayman Ali, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Kakan C. Dey, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

developed that facilitates integration of these products inexisting civil engineering curriculum. The SHRP 2 Education Connection program serves as anexcellent pedagogical tool to each civil engineering student by providing knowledge of SHRP2products and their impacts on community before they start their careers as transportation engineer.In the first round of SHRP2 Education Connection, faculty members from Rowan University hadsuccessfully integrated (SHRP2) solutions and products in the CEE curriculum (i.e., in fall 2015and spring 2016 semesters). Mehta et al [1] reported that the vertical integration of SHRP2 products from freshman year todoctoral level resulted, not only in an increased understanding of the role of each SHRP2 productin

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury ; Dave Brierley, Engineering New Zealand

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Civil Engineering

strengths of ourtrial, areas for improvement, lessons learned, and the future steps we intend to take.2. Literature reviewMentoring has been used in undergraduate engineering courses in a variety of ways includingresearch training [1], service learning [2] and building skills for culturally-diverse workplaces[3]. The complexity of the engineering profession in itself means graduates entering the industrycan benefit greatly from guidance and support in some form of mentoring by a more establishedindustry practitioner [4]. Mentoring at university is a well-studied subject [5] that supports thedesign of university mentoring for engineering students. Recently published research onmentoring of future engineers in the context of higher education

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Okere, Washington State University; Chris Souder M.S., California State University, Chico

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Civil Engineering

programs with an instructional design on how to build the course content for atemporary structures course.1. IntroductionThe fundamental goal of educators in the construction-related program is to focus on developingthe abilities of their students, thereby preparing them to embark on their professional journey.The students that come out of construction-related programs should have knowledge in allaspects of construction operations. By so doing, the graduates are able to implement safe, cost-effective, and timely solutions. Thus, to prepare students for the construction profession, theymust be educated in the basic, fundamental courses that touch on all aspects of construction. Inaddition to basic, fundamental courses, such as materials and methods

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

,Engineering Disasters, and Technology, Society, and Values). The Civil Engineering departmentat Oregon Tech has a strong laboratory component in its curriculum with a majority ofprogrammatic courses including a laboratory. Given the motivations of these two departmentsand mutual interest of the project faculty in bridges, and Conde B. McCullough (Figure 1) inparticular, the faculty identified the potential for a field course to tour important Oregon bridges.Emphasizing those constructed to complete the Oregon coast highway, the course brings thehistory of these bridges together with their design and construction details. Changes in bridgedesign practice were discussed as an analog to the development of civil engineering moregenerally. Figure

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel Dr. Kevin Bower is a Professor and Assistant Provost for Academic Operations at The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Bower’s teaching

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #21609Playing Relieves Stress. . . Concentrations!Dr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

of the FE Exam. Those topics includegeometric design of streets and highways, geometric design of intersections, pavement systemdesign, traffic safety, traffic capacity, traffic flow theory, traffic control devices, andtransportation planning [16].In 2006, Turochy completed a study to determine the needs of the transportation engineeringprofession through surveying transportation engineers and comparing his results to the results ofa similar survey conducted in 1985 by Khisty [14]. In both surveys, the transportation engineerswere asked to score topics on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being a topic of the lowest priority and 5being a topic of the highest priority, and then ranked each topic based on their relativeimportance [22]. Between the two

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

is most prevalent in engineering based courses [1].Engineering problems studied and taught in a classroom usually requires an individual tomake assumptions or only consider ideal design conditions throughout the problem inorder to simplify important concepts in the learning process. Difficulties arise when theconcepts are applied to a specific project in the field where engineers need to rely onobservations and testing opposed to making assumptions. This is why the naturaldeductive teaching approach used by professors is often times misleading anddiscouraging for students. The bridge between fundamental concepts and theories ofengineering and how to apply them in real world applications is never built, which putsthe student at a disadvantage

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; William Kelly, Catholic University of America; Manoj Jha, Morgan State University; Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

. Page 12.846.2 Page 1 of 18This paper addresses the curricular implementation of this BOK outcome. Included are expan-sions of the ‘general education’ base in four areas: math, science, social science, and humanities.This is necessary in order to firmly ground the professional in the multifaceted bases of sustain-ability, and to connect him/her broadly to the service population, the details of social implemen-tation, and the roles of engineering and the other professions.Beyond this base, a substantive focus is needed on • Natural resources—the foundation of all engineering activity • Infrastructure and the built environment • Innovation and the importance of

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

client, • a report of the design to the client, • a one day trip to a major city to visit “big” civil engineering projects, and • professional development training.The fourth component is the subject of this paper, but a brief summary of the other three isappropriate to put the work reported in this paper into context.Through friends in the community and open solicitation in the region, the department is able toarrange for a different project for each group of four freshmen taking the course. A freshmanclass of about 40 students thus requires 10 different projects. Students preference their project atthe end of the winter quarter and are given their project assignments in week 1 of the springquarter. Upon assignment of the project, the

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subhi Bazlamit, Ohio Northern University; Farhad Reza, Ohio Northern University

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Civil Engineering

can help in anumber of ways through inspection of pavements, data entry and mail assistance for the monthlyprogram announcements. Page 12.1012.4Benefits from the Program:An assessment rubric has been developed for participating students and is shown below in Table1. This instrument of assessment will be administered starting in the 2006-07 academic year. Table 1. Assessment rubric for learning outcomes associated with PMCOutcome Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Agree Disagree

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

organized process of (1) identifying objectivesconsistent with the program mission, (2) development of measurable learning outcomes, (3)setting performance criteria (rubrics) for each outcome, (4) collecting evidence of learning, and(5) evaluating the evidence. This process should be re-evaluated on a regular basis for necessarychanges or adjustments. Development of an effective program for assessment of studentoutcomes can present a challenge to civil engineering programs. Ideally, assessment of learningwould be continuous, directly documenting each student’s activities and products during theirbaccalaureate work to assure achievement of all learning outcomes. This is, of course,impractical, so compromises are necessary for programs to assess

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver

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Civil Engineering

the course was to illustrate classroom lessons,lectures, and homework. This project required each student group to meet outside of thenormally scheduled lecture time to cast their reinforced concrete beams, but testing wasconducted during the lecture periods.BackgroundPractical experience whether it is design experience or construction experience is adesired trait in civil engineering graduates that many employers seek. In an articledirected to young engineers wishing to enter the construction industry, an industry thatmany civil engineers choose to enter, an executive vice president advised youngengineers “to get a good understanding of how the work is done”.1 Students may gainthis understanding during part time jobs while they are in school

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

of the project in integrating previousknowledge to the design of a system, dealing with real life constraints, engineer-client relations,and instilling an increased commitment to community or public service in the future.IntroductionAccording to some researchers, service learning has its roots in the Morrell Act of 1862 whichcreated land grant colleges to promote “…practical education of the industrial classes in theseveral pursuits and professions in life.” [1]. The reasoning is that land grant institutions wouldcreate a core of citizens with an education rich in agriculture and mechanics who would furtherthe goals of the Nation. However, service-learning as we think of it today did not really start toevolve until the 1960s when VISTA

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

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Civil Engineering

to complete the project. Oklahoma State University has used the “Work BreakdownStructure” shown in Figure 1, to outline all of the basic tasks associated with the concretecanoe project, including structural analysis, hull design, concrete mix design, reinforcementdesign of the composite section, form construction, preparation for the technical paper and oralpresentation, paddling practice, etc. Develop Promotional Pamphlet Fundraising Work Breakdown Structure Collect Donations (WBS) Update

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Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

maintaining flexibility in ABET CE pro-gram criteria, and in the second edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge document,is also stressed.Faculty Hiring Practices I investigated faculty hiring practices at 14 small- to medium-sized research-oriented CEEdepartments (typically having between 10 and 40 faculty members) by searching departmentWeb pages and identifying assistant professors. I ignored faculty members hired recently as as-sociate or full professors. I then contacted current or former chairs at these departments andposed the following questions to them: 1. Does your department tend to hire faculty in engineering science areas? 2. Has the number of faculty able to teach design courses declined in recent years? If so

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

for the first of the two course sequence.Specific requirements for this Senior design experience are that the students need to complete aproject based on the following criteria: 1. The project must be based on the knowledge and skills related to the design process acquired in earlier course work. This explains the lengthy prerequisite list. 2. The project must incorporate engineering standards and be responsive to local codes and regulations. This explains why proposals are presented by practicing engineers. 3. Consideration must be given to the recognition of reasonable constraints imposed by economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, constructability, ethical, health, safety, reliability, social

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

objectives will bediscussed later, but the major topics covered by the course are listed in the left column in Table1. The right column of this table shows a summary of the results of a recent survey of civilengineering program curriculum at various institutions. This informal survey was conducted inpart to support the most recent slow-loop assessment of the USMA civil engineering program,and in part to reaffirm the content of the CE390 course. Table 1. CE390 Topic Areas comparison with other Institutions CE390 Topic Area Number of Institutions requiring a full term course in this topic Introduction to Civil Engineering

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

andtherefore is not the sole source of information or learning. The course management program,Blackboard, facilitates the hybrid component. Blackboard is used to post and receiveassignments, link students to sources of information, facilitate monitored online discussionforums between class meetings, for viewing of streamed video, and to conduct online surveysand quizzes. The goals associated with modifying the course into a hybrid e-Learningenvironment were: Goal 1: Modifying an existing lecture format instructor focused course to a hybrid student learning focused course. Goal 2: Provide students with expanded learning experiences, to learn from each other as well as the instructor, and to enrich the educational experience