solve engineering problems.f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.g. Ability to communicate effectively.h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.j. Knowledge of contemporary issues.k. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Page 24.567.8Table 4. Student and Municipality Partner Survey Questions Student Survey1. What do you like best about this course?2. What do you like
and structural engineering courses at VMI and enjoys working with the students on bridge related research projects and with the ASCE student chapter.Craig N. Musselman, A & E Consulting Craig N. Musselman, P.E. is a practicing civil and environmental engineer and is the Founder and Pres- ident of CMA Engineers, a consulting engineering firm with offices in New Hampshire and Maine. He holds B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E. degrees from the University of Massachusetts and has more than 35 years experience in the planning, design and construction administration of public works facilities. Mussel- man is a former member of the New Hampshire Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and was actively involved in the
American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Peer Mentorship and a 3D Printed Design-Build-Test Project: Enhancing the First Year Civil Engineering ExperienceAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to report the impact of a redesigned first-year civil engineeringcourse on student confidence, sense of belonging, and retention. This paper provides an overviewof the course and a peer mentored design project, the student-peer mentoring team structure, andsummarizes the qualitative and quantitative feedback with statistical analysis.Content delivery was changed (traditional to flipped classroom), and 3D CAD/simulation and 3Dprinting, MATLAB, and peer mentorship were also integrated. The new course was designed tointroduce students to i
Paper ID #25625Education for Sustainable Civil Engineering: A Case Study of Affective Out-comes among StudentsDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, En- vironmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Under- graduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students
engineering topics (ET) and 32 hours of math and basicscience (M&BS); a program that requires 120 credit hours for graduation must offer only 45hours of ET and 30 hours of M&BS; a program that required only 100 hours to graduate couldoffer only 37.5 hours of ET and 25 hours of M&BS without violating the EAC Criteria.The ASCE task committee opposed the continued use of this definition for three reasons: • Logically, the minimum required math, science, and engineering content of a baccalaureate-level engineering curriculum should be absolute, given that the graduates of all programs are being prepared to enter the same profession. It seems illogical that, to enter engineering practice, the graduate of a 100-hour program
domestic levels, results from or intersects with environmental technologies. MAJ Mower teaches EV350 and EV450, required courses for cadets in the environmental engineering sequence.Major Erick Martinez P.E., U.S. Military Academy Erick Martinez is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Life Science at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2007 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and a 2016 graduate of the Univer- sity of Florida with an M.E. in Environmental Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Florida and teaches General Chemistry, Environmental Engineering for
switch to a structured course formatfor Senior Project. Other civil engineering programs had demonstrated prior success indeveloping structured capstone design courses for their students 1,2,3,4. More recently, otherauthors have discussed their experiences with civil engineering capstone design courses 5,6.In developing the focus of the new course, the faculty members decided to combine an integrateddesign exercise with elements of the program's existing course on "professional practice" in civilengineering. This course had been taught as a senior-level elective for the past ten years and hadproven to be popular with the students. Over a third of our graduating seniors filled the courseeach year. Other civil engineering programs have developed
engage freshmen in engineering,develop more hands-on practical experiences, and reduce attrition to other fields. Some courseswere deliberately designed to be engaging and fun. The freshman course at Tulane, for example,included engineering faculty lunches, research lab activities, and a visit to a local amusementpark11. Because students in many universities apply to engineering programs, but do not choosetheir actual majors until the second year, many of the freshman experiences are highlyinterdisciplinary and introduce students to a variety of engineering disciplines. In some cases, theactivities were rotated among the different engineering departments121. One freshman experiencewas designed as a hybrid course in a flipped classroom13.The ARCE
, ASMR, and several other professional societies. She is a certified distance education specialist and also practices and studies active learning techniques in engineering classrooms as well as the impact of climate on hydrology, water resources and related infrastructure.Calvin Wampol, South Dakota State University I am currently a graduate student at South Dakota State University (SDSU) pursuing my MS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis in Structural Engineering. I earned a B. S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at SDSU in 2016. I am currently employed by my graduate advisor, Dr. Suzette Burckhard, as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at SDSU. The responsibility for the
Homework for a Large Gateway Engineering ClassAbstract“Tell me and I will forget, teach me and I will remember, involve me and I will learn”. Thispowerful quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin is the cornerstone for the study presented in thispaper. Teaching and Learning engineering is not an easy task, especially for large size gatewaycourses. Engineering education researchers agree that a purely traditional lecture-based learningenvironment does not adequately prepare students to succeed in the collaborative andchallenging environment existing in engineering careers. Same researchers emphasize the needof incorporating high impact learning practices to help students to succeed. This study presentssome very promising results of incorporating
. Andthe new Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) was formed in 2011 to bring a newprofessional sustainability credentialing and project certification framework to the civilinfrastructure engineering profession.Paralleling the development of sustainability in civil engineering practice, approaches to teachsustainability concepts in the civil engineering curriculum also have been created. Initial interestwas partly driven by sustainability being added as part of the ABET accreditation criteria for allbaccalaureate level programs, specifically Criterion 3 (Program Outcomes). Criterion 3(c) statesthat programs must demonstrate their students attain: “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet
and Environmental Policy, and En- gineering Risk and Uncertainty. Her recent research is about gaseous emissions of reactive nitrogen from fertilized fields into the atmosphere and impacts on air quality and climate change, and implementing process and project learning in introductory fundamentals classes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Preliminary results from implementing a data driven team project in introductory risk and uncertainty analysis class for sophomore civil and environmental engineering students1. INTRODUCTIONRapid changes in science and technology mandate that engineering education is updated to keepup pace with these changes. Computing
quality and rigor; and appropriate experience based uponbroad technical and professional practice guidelines which provide sufficient flexibilityfor a wide range of roles in engineering practice.Table 2. ABET outcome criteria for engineering baccalaureate graduates. 3a: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering 3b: An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data 3c: An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within Hard skills realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, heath and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. 3e: An
Paper ID #26587Board 17: Design and Small-Scale Testing of 3D Printed Seismic IsolatorsDr. Jenna Wong P.E., San Francisco State University Dr. Wong is a structural engineer broadly focused on seismic design of critical facilities. Her doctor- ate research at UC Berkeley investigated the applicability of seismic isolation and supplemental viscous damping to nuclear power plants with focus on seismic resilience and safety. The work identified isolation parameters for the optimization of design to produce high performance levels of both structural response and secondary systems. After receiving her PhD, Dr. Wong began a
). This list is not comprehensive, but rather a synopsisof schools having published best practices on the topic. Because of these previous endeavors,there is a wealth of knowledge about challenges and best practices for these types of seniordesign courses. These studies include capstone courses that include industry-supervised work,international projects, and multidisciplinary projects.The University of Kentucky‟s capstone course includes projects in coordination with localindustry. During this project, students learned more about the true management of a project, howto work with clients and senior engineers, and how the design process fits within the largerframework of the business world and the local community. While scheduling and
Engineering and National Society of Professional Engineers as their 1996 Young Engineer of the Year.Dr. Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University Dr. Niezgoda is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Gonzaga University. She has a doctorate in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Wyoming. She conducts research in the areas of engineering education, hydraulic engineering, soil erosion and sediment transport, river engineering/stream restoration, and uncertainty and risk assessment for stream restoration design. Dr. Niezgoda recently developed a risk-benefit assessment method for use in improving the design of stream restoration projects and is actively
Section Meeting, April 2014. 2. Aidoo, J.; Sexton, S.; Hanson, J.; Sutterer, K.; and Houghtalen, R.; (2008). International Design Project Experiences - Assessing the Short-term Impacts on Students.” Proceedings, of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 14 pages. 3. Jones, S.; Houghtalen, R. (2000), “Using Senior Design Capstone as Model for Graduate Education,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 126, No. 2, ASCE, April 2000, 6 pages.
basic concepts of management andSpeaking effectively. The assessment of these specific ABET student outcomes include directand indirect embedded indicators. Additionally, the impact on both the cognitive and affectivedevelopmental domains is considered with respect to educating and inspiring our future civilengineers. 1 IntroductionThe mission of the United States Military Academy (USMA) has evolved since the institution’sinception in 18021:To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissionedleader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country, and prepared for a careerof professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the
, CMMI Program 20052008 Review Committee of Visitors in 2009, member of TRB Committee on Basic Research and Emerging Technologies on Concrete and ASCE committee on Performance Based Design.John Stephen Polasek, P.E., Western Michigan University John S. Polasek P.E. retired from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) after over 38 years of service in 2009. John received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from MSU in 1972 and was hired at MDOT. Over the years, he has worked in the Design Division, as a Staff Engineer for the Local Government Division, as the Kalamazoo District Design Engineer and Project Development Engineer, as well as Region System Manager. In June 2003, John was appointed Director of the
Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. His research interests include fiber reinforced polymer materials, accelerated bridge construction, and engineering education.Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993 and 2002, respectively. Fred has been a member of the USMA faculty for over eight years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, and structural system design. He has served as a senior
forces the men’s and women’s golf teams travelto other courses to practice and compete. Students, faculty, and staff often chose to drivegolf balls in an open area of Goodman campus raising safety concerns for runners usingthese same open fields. The needs of the Lehigh community were identified and theIntegrated Learning Experience (ILE) 2000 team conducted the feasibility analysis forconstructing a driving range on Goodman Campus.The ILE 2000 team was charged with the challenge of becoming a consultant to theuniversity. They were asked to research the design of driving ranges, on-site conditions,local codes, university support, and the cost of construction and maintenance. The
of the BYU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. His research efforts are in Finite Element Modeling and Professional Engineering Ethics.E James Nelson, Brigham Young UniversityDr. A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University A. WOODRUFF MILLER earned a bachelors degree in civil engineering from Brigham Young University in 1969, and masters and Ph.D. degrees in 1970 and 1975, both from Stanford University. He has been a professor in the civil & environmental engineering department at Brigham Young University since 1974 where currently he holds the Husein Professorship and directs the civil engineering design (capstone) course for all graduating seniors, and where he was department chair from 2000 to 2006
AC 2007-1513: ENHANCING THE CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN CIVILENGINEERINGShashi Nambisan, Iowa State University Shashi Nambisan, PhD, PE: Director of the Center for Transportation Research and Education and Professor of Civil Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, Iowa. Prior to coming to ISU, Shashi was at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from July 1989 to January 2007. He enjoys working with students and he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Transportation systems as well as the undergraduate capstone design course sequence. An active researcher, Shashi has led efforts on over 130 research projects that have addressed and responded to
BOK states that many of these levels of cognitive achievement can onlybe obtained through the process of undergraduate education, postgraduate education, andexperience [4]. Additionally, the ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Criterion5 Curriculum, indicates students must build upon their “skills acquired in earlier course work” asthey culminate in a final design experience. In addition, the civil engineering program criteriastates graduates must apply knowledge in a series of progressive subjects [5]. The outcomes inthe BOK and ABET criteria indicate that learning engineering topics takes time in a progressivelearning process.Teaching requires vertical integration of material in engineering. A study of a representativesample
, 2]. Training students to develop design thinking and skills will allow them to enterprofessional practice ready to participate in the challenge of infrastructure re-design. Indeed,ABET requires that students have “an ability to apply engineering design to producesolutions…” upon graduation [3]. Perhaps the most effective way to guide students indeveloping design skills is through engagement in real-world projects. Furthermore, providingauthentic design experiences in a supportive educational environment that encourages successcan build self-efficacy (one’s beliefs in their ability to achieve specific tasks), which in turn fuelsmotivation to succeed as an engineer [4]. Promoting engineering self-efficacy is a promisingstrategy for retaining
University: The mission of Stanford University’s d school (for design school) or, more formally, the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, is to enable students to be creative. Graduate students from all of Stanford divisions take courses. “Multi-disciplinary pools of teachers then immerse them in a system of innovative thinking, with specific goals for solving practical problems.”43 Key d school elements include a highly-flexible physical environment, interdisciplinary teams, and emphasis on constructing prototypes, as crude as they may be, in keeping with the “build to think” philosophy. According to David Kelley, the d school’s founder and leader, products created by the six-year old institute have
each attendee teaches threeclasses while receiving guidance and feedback from his or her group and mentor team. Theworkshop is designed to review and demonstrate the best methods of teaching and assessment, tointegrate the latest in learning theories, and to provide ample opportunities for participants toapply and practice methods and theories. ETW has encouraged the development of a community Page 13.586.3of engineering educators passionate about teaching and learning in civil engineering. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 20081
questions, specific next steps in the project include: Analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of survey results via a project report (released in 2013) Development of outcome statements for each attributes, informed through the literature and best practices of CMC member organizations Validation of outcomes statement for attributes through focus group research, funded by a CMC partner organization, held in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East Pursuit of grant funding to develop and pilot test engineering-related curricular modules related to key attributesConclusionThe Attributes of a Global Engineer Project, initiated by the ASEE Corporate Member Council’sSpecial Interest Group for
challenged, discussed, and updated to ensure it remains relevantwith the current research and understanding of how people most effectively learn. However, it isimportant to note that the model does not exist as a list of best practices—instead, it is acollection of fundamental components of teaching and learning within which a variety ofpractices can be applied. Model of Teaching & Learning C&ME faculty manage a student-centered learning experience which includes: • Knowledgeable, approachable, and enthusiastic instructors who: • Provide structure for new knowledge • Clearly articulate learning objectives • Utilize a variety of learning activities
Paper ID #34418 Amherst, where she was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, and an Offshore Wind Energy IGERT Fellow. She earned a MSc in Leadership for Sustainable Development at Queen’s University of Belfast, and two BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Math at North Carolina A&T State University.Prof. Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University Constantine (Costa) Samaras is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research spans energy, climate change, automation, and defense analysis. He analyzes how energy technology and infrastructure system designs affect energy use and national security, resilience to climate change