Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

the Standard Bridge ProjectBackgroundStudents have traditionally designed, analyzed, built, and tested small-scale bridges as part of anintroductory solid mechanics course. This past fall, however, students designed, analyzed, andbuilt sound-generating or musical bridges in small groups. Fifty-two students, mainlysophomores, enrolled in and completed the course. The project was inspired by discussions withcomposer Molly Herron, who is writing an engineering-inspired piece to be performed in thespring of 2017 as part of a celebration for the 150th anniversary of the Thayer School ofEngineering at Dartmouth. Molly requested that students build unique instruments that wereinteractive and symbolized engineering for the performance. The class

Conference Session

Industry and Practice Topics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

completed his PhD in CivilEngineering at Clemson University, where he also received his MS and BS degrees in Civil Engineering. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Infrastructure Education in Unprecedented Times: Strengthening a Community of PracticeAbstractCIT-E (the Center for Infrastructure Transformation and Education) was founded in 2013,catalyzed by a National Science Foundation grant. During the grant, faculty members fromaround the country gathered for six workshops to co-create an entire model introduction toinfrastructure course. These materials have been peer-reviewed and are available at no charge toanyone who wants to use and/or adapt

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Balling, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

and enhanced my ability to interact with my peers and professors." "I felt a uniting between the students and the faculty, [both] individually and as a group" "I also believe it was a good experience for the undergraduates to get to know the graduate students."College Emphasis: Global awarenessProgram Objective #4: Expose students to the culture, politics, and economics of China.China is one-fifth of humanity, is the world's largest carbon emitter, has the world's fastestgrowing economy (soon to be the largest), and is the world's biggest consumer of constructionmaterials2. By 2020 the urban population of China is expected to increase from 42% to 60% ofthe total population in the country2. This movement of people from rural

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

devices to accomplish the desired learning isan important consideration that needs to be evaluated.The present study evaluates the effectiveness of pencasts for civil engineering students in astructural engineering focus. Pencast files can be archived for students in a number of formatson a variety of electronic platforms for viewing on a range of devices. The pencast filesdeveloped by the authors are most commonly distributed as a “talking PDF” that is essentially avideo of electronic paper pages capturing an instructor’s writing and voice.Students focusing in structural engineering typically enter a capstone with prerequisites ofstructural analysis, concrete structure design, steel structure design, and some experience withfoundation design

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

consciously and actively fosters and rewards creativity. Architecture studentsprioritize innovation and continuously engage in creative thinking while keeping an eyeon the big picture: the cultural significance and ultimate aims of the “program” inrelationship to the cultural and environmental context of the project. Students areexposed to the best examples of creative endeavor and cutting-edge design practice andtaught the history of their field. Throughout their education, students are exposed to arange of approaches and methodologies for problem-solving design, helping to providethe understanding the no one approach is paramount. Architecture students however,often lack the technical skills and expertise of their engineering peers because they

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D Hart, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

expected to review the lesson objectives, read theassignment, answer the assigned questions, and work the pre-class problems. Questions are allbased on the reading assignment and are focused on definitions, formulas, and fundamentalconcepts. For example, in Solid Mechanics, students might be asked to define prismatic,homogeneous, and isotropic. Pre-class problems are fundament in nature requiring use ofparticular concepts, but not extensive in calculations. For example, in Statics a student might beasked to find the internal force in a single member of a simple truss using the method of sections.Pre-class work is peer-evaluated at the start of each lesson. The top header of the advanced sheetcontains the words “GO NO GO.” If the peer-evaluator

Conference Session

Supporting the Capstone Experience

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Dubro, Stevens Institute of Technology; Viraj Vasudev Rokade, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

between Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to deliver outcomes that integrate sustainability in their results. In addition, the SSC builds community by holding social events, such as potlucks, incubation expos, and workshops. Collaborating with a peer, he assisted the school in achieving AASHE Gold by leveraging the SSC’s network to draft and disburse the Sus- tainability Literacy Assessment (SLA). He aspires to give instructors and students a deeper meaning of sustainable development: by using the principles of sustainability management, e.g. lifecycle assessment (LCA), the 3-P paradigm.Mr. Viraj Vasudev Rokade, Stevens Institute of Technology American c Society

Conference Session

Development Around Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela K. Judge, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

across a wide range of disciplines including two representatives from engineering (onebeing the author of this paper), and one from each of the following disciplines:anthropology/sociology, architecture/art, communication, creative writing, history, and legalwriting.3. Challenges to Modifying the Existing Engineering CurriculumPreliminary DIF meetings brought to light an important issue with regard to achieving the DIFprogram’s purpose of “social justice and inclusion in the classroom.” Specifically, it becameapparent during early discussions that the civil engineering representatives believed there wasconsiderably less room to adjust curriculum and teaching methods to include issues of diversityin the classroom and to teach in a manner that was

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry, United States Military Academy; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Dion Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norman D. Dennis Jr. P.E., University of Arkansas; Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers (Retired); Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J. O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers; Robert James O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Arkansas, Fayetteville. Before joining the U of A faculty in 1996, he served in the US Army as an engineer officer for 24 years. During his military career Dennis had the unique opportunity to build roads, airfields and other facilities on five different continents and spend over 11 years as a member of the faculty at the US Military Academy. His current research interests include laboratory and field determination of geotechnical material properties for transportation systems and the use of remote sensing techniques to categorize geohazards. He has published over 85 peer reviewed articles relating to his research and educational activities. Dennis holds BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

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Civil Engineering

not aware that their research program isfunding this undergraduate research program and are only interested in solutions to their researchproblem. Assessment methods for the undergraduate research include the standard methods usedfor graduate level research. This includes evaluation of the projects outcome by the sponsors,presentation and discussion at national conventions & peer reviewed journal articles. Theprogram is analyzed and the students experience and its possible impact on their personal andprofessional life is discussed and evaluated in this paper. These aspects of the program areassessed through the use of a survey.OverviewTo summarize Ramseyer1, Camp Concrete developed in response to the unique constraints andopportunities

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Civil Engineering

, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, or write.(4) Analysis: Instruction using the following are applicable to this level-analyze, appraise, calcu-late, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, ex-periment, question, or test. (5) Synthesis: Instruction using the following are applicable to thislevel-arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage,organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, and write. (6) Evaluation: Instruction using the follow-ing are applicable to this level-appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate,judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, or evaluate. However

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; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

analyses anddebate the issues. This activity not only assisted the students by providing relevancy of thecourse material to real-life issues, but also actively engaged students in thinking, analyzing, andinteracting intellectually with one another.Figure 1. An example of “Think-Pair Share” activity used in engineering economy course.At the end of each lesson, the One-Minute paper9,12 or Muddiest point paper9, 13 was used tomonitor student learning and address students’ misconceptions and preconceptions. Studentswere typically asked to write a concise summary of the presented topic, write an exam questionfor the topic, or answer a big-picture question from the material that was presented in the currentor previous lesson in 60 seconds.To review for

Conference Session

Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Professional Seminaroffering (CE 491). This course is designed to provide graduating students with newopportunities to develop a skill set that will help foster their individual growth andlearning. Class participants learn and practice oral and written communication skillsusing practical examples in their selected area of interest. The other goals of this courseinclude:  Further understanding of the civil engineering field and related topics;  Developing multidisciplinary collaboration and team-building skills;  Enhancing communication skills in both oral and written formats through writing and presentation exercises; and  Providing support toward completion of their degree.Each student is divided

Conference Session

Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

their own with little parental guidance. Orientationprograms at most universities have grown, specifically to help students cope with these newexperiences and expectations.Gunn [1] reports on the value of scavenger hunts at the University of Michigan. Their studentshave opportunities for campus-wide scavenger hunts as well as in-building College ofEngineering scavenger hunts. The latter provide an opportunity for new students to feel part oftheir new environment, overcome isolation, and begin interacting with peers and faculty.Grey et al [2] describe the development and implementation of a scavenger hunt for First YearEngineering Orientation. Lindsay et al [3] follow this up with an evaluation of student exitsurvey responses after participating

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen F Koorey, ViaStrada Ltd.; Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Outcome 4 Social Sciences.In practice, in the United States, this requirement is somewhat redundant for most universities,which already have in place a robust general education requirement, typically about 25 % of thecurriculum or so. At the third author’s home institution, two courses each in humanities andsocial sciences are required, along with two more in diversity, in addition to the generaleducation courses in writing, mathematics, and science that we would want engineering studentsto take anyway.Theoretically, then, professional development at a U.S. university would be easier to achieve,since it would be built on a sound general education foundation. In practice, that is rarely thecase. Students, and often faculty, fail to make the

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

finalhomework assignment was a reflective essay on whether or not the student planned to remain acivil engineering major and why/why not, and what strengths/weaknesses did they have when itcomes to the skills/attributes outlined by the BOK2 and ABET.The freshmen thought that the five most important skills were communication, ethics, teamwork,creativity, and design. Although the small number of female and minority students madeidentifying statistically significant differences difficult, at the conclusion of the Introduction toCivil Engineering course, reportedly a greater percentage of females (20%) had lost interest incivil engineering compared to their white male peers (10%). Out of 134 students, 11 lost interestin being a civil engineering major, yet

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

(modified from [7] Figure G-1; dashed linesand elements in blue added by the author)The only explicit mention of listening in the BOK3 is in the discussion of communication, whichhas both cognitive and affective outcomes: In creating designs that benefit all, the civil engineer must be able to listen and convey information appropriately to diverse audiences. …When civil engineers communicate, they integrate multiple forms of communication appropriate for the audience, such as listening, observing, speaking, writing, as well as nonverbal, visual, and graphical communication. [7, p. 44]Despite the lack of explicit discussion of listening with respect to other outcomes within theBOK3, these connections are present. The professional

Conference Session

Development Around Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Erian Armanios; Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Andrea Francioni Rooney, Carnegie Mellon University; Millard L. McElwee, Exponent; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University; Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, Carnegie Mellon University Andrea Francioni Rooney is the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She serves as an academic advisor for un- dergraduate students and works closely with faculty on the undergraduate curriculum. She also teaches professional writing courses for the department.Dr. Millard L. McElwee, Exponent Millard McElwee is an engineering and tech scholar who draws upon his education and industry experi- ence in electrical utilities, offshore mooring, and large-scale transportation systems to provide innovative solutions to various energy sectors. Millard is a licensed contractor (highways, roads, and bridges) in his

Conference Session

Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

following scale: 6 points for book/manuscript, 5 points for edited volume, 4 points forbook chapter/book edition, 3 points for peer reviewed journal, 2 points for research/technicalreport, 1 point for peer reviewed conference paper and presentation, 0.5 points for non-peeredreviewed conference paper and presentation, 0.25 points for presentation only. The goal ofthis point system is to visibly increase the amount of scholarship while determining theaverage scholarship amount for motivational effect. All new faculty (15 since 2012) haveattended a Mini-ExCEEd teaching workshop taught by one of the authors and four of thesehave attended the week-long ExCEEd. These same new faculty are the primary foundation offaculty modifying and invigorating the

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S Alireza Behnejad P.E., University of Surrey, UK

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Civil Engineering

‘Civil Engineering’ and ‘Bridge Engineering’ courses.A main aim of the Project is to involve students in an active learning environment. Also, thestructure designed by the students is not as important as the process of the design andconstruction. In other words, the project is ‘process based’ rather than ‘product based’. So,the attention of the present paper is on the potential benefits of the DAD Project as anexample of the use of full-scale physical models in engineering education. The benefits maybe grouped into the following two categories: o General benefits of a group design project such as the development of team-working and communication skills to solve engineering problems. As a group project, peer learning 7 is a key

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

disciplines are not obviously aligned. The common engineeringteaching paradigm divides complex problems into many pieces which students are then taught tosolve independently, all the while anticipating that eventually, they will “be able to develop asolution by combining them…Eventually...the effort involved in learning about the small piecesis so overwhelming that we can longer synthesize the original problem–the parts become moreimportant than the whole.”1 Further, the engineering curricular focus on solving “one problem ata time,” assuming a singular answer or solution, stands in direct contrast to “the history ofmodern technology and society in all its vital messy complexity.”2 As Charles Vest, formerPresident of MIT writes, “There are two

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 25.314.5numbered pages; and 4) professional tabs. These Notebooks were reviewed at mid-semester andat the conclusion of the semester by the teaching assistant following the instructor’s gradingrubric. The Engineer’s Notebook counted five percent toward the final course grade.This project intended to design an active learning environment within the course context that: 1)better promotes group activities and peer interaction; 2) shrinks the perceived size of the courseenrollment for students; 3) offers extended, open-ended problems to promote creativity andinnovation; and 4) includes writing within coursework to stimulate a broader world view.Evaluation of this active learning plan was completed through comparison of past quiz and

Conference Session

Tech Tools and Tips

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gustavo O. Maldonado, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students to actively interact in class/field/lab and participate in the assigned tasks. When teamwork is required, it is measured via anonymous peer evaluations. b. Project(s) Completion [30%]: The allocated percentage is for successful completion and generation of assigned 3D model(s). If teams were employed, 5 percent points of the total allocated points are used for peer-evaluation of team members assigned to the project. c. Completion of Assessment Documents [10%]: This requires the completion of quiz(zes) for direct assessment and survey(s) for indirect assessment of the acquired knowledge. d. Poster and/or Oral Presentation [10%]: In the course, a poster related to the assigned project is generally

Conference Session

Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering

graduates from the 22 years that the instructorhas taught the class, and obtained 184 responses (21 % response rate of all enrolled students),with yearly percent of total enrollments responding and cumulative responses plotted in Figure 3.Of the respondents, 42.4 percent (78 respondents) indicated that they have designed steelstructures in their career. Student’s self-perception of preparedness in structural steel design forthe workforce and graduate school are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively. Average ratings(on a 1 to 4 scale, with 4 being better prepared than peers) were 3.3 for both questions, indicatingstudent self-perception as being overall better prepared than their peers from other institutions.Results were similar whether the alumni

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

), GradingScheme and Structure (deliverables, weighting of deliverables, use of peer evaluations), StudentTeams (number of students per team, which disciplines, how teams are formed), Mentors(external mentors, other faculty involvement, technical advisors), Projects (how many teamswork on each project, how projects are solicited, nature of projects), Industry (involvement andfunding), ASCE BOK Readiness.Once the survey instrument was created in Qualtrics, two faculty members from otherinstitutions were asked to take the survey and provide feedback on ways to improve theinstrument. After comments from the two survey testers were addressed, the survey waslaunched through Qualtrics to the individuals identified to those on the survey distribution list.The

Conference Session

Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado - Boulder; Timothy J Clarkin, University of Colorado - Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

it enjoyable to work with a groupof people you interact with on a daily basis, and getting to know my peers outside of the engineering center, was agreat experience … Working on this project with Student A, Student B, and Student C allowed me to get to knowthem on a personal level. I learned more about what they are involved with in their engineering program… Sometechnical information I received was from Student A, who has worked on construction projects with her dad eversince she was a kid. She taught me some construction practices that I would have never thought about in regards tomeasuring the plastic more efficiently and effectively. This project was such a great experience, that I wouldrecommend doing it again, the same way. Thanks to

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Sarah Williamson, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the SI session and toencourage more students to attend the session. A summary of the student participation ispresented in Table 3. Student participation in the Fall 2006 semester decreased by 50%percent as compared to the trend observed in previous semesters. This change may havebeen influenced by factors such as peer influence, work-class schedule conflicts, personallife situations, or preference for an independent working style.Table 3. Summary of Student Participation in the SI Process Fall 2005-Spring 2006 Fall Spring Fall Semester 2005 2006 2006 No. of students in the class 29

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, and professional liability Demonstrate an ability to explain the reasons for seeking professional licensure after graduation Demonstrate an ability to write effective essays and technical reportsGraduates have an ability to Demonstrate an ability to compose and deliver an effective oral presentation communicate effectively Demonstrate an ability to prepare a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for a civil engineering project Graduates have the broad education necessary to Demonstrate an ability to develop community consensus building techniques for a understand the impact of civil

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

"dcemitqwpf" to complete the design. 2. Design a sports facility including the evaluation of considerations such as economics, ethics, societal, environmental impacts, and constructability. 3. Write a project report that is of a quality commonly found to be acceptable in the engineering profession. 4. Orally present the results of an engineering design project to a wide audience of students, faculty, staff, including coaches and student athletes, using a presentation package such as PowerPoint that is of a quality commonly found to be acceptable in the engineering profession.B. Project SelectionThe process of selecting feasible projects is especially crucial to the success of thecourse. They must present workable