Density Functions Assessment of a Monte Carlo Simulation Howe Truss 4 Numerical Methods & Curve Fitting Materials Testing & Data Reduction Roots of Equations Hydraulics Numerical Integration Experiment 5 Professional Presentation Skills Group Presentation Development Engineering Ethics Mentoring Program Figure 1. Learning Modules in Civil Engineering Fundamentals
research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E.Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder Greg Rulifson is a Civil Engineering doctoral candidate focused on qualitative engineering education re- search while also completing the Engineering in Developing Communities certificate. Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from UC Berkeley where he acquired a passion for using engineering to facilitate developing communities’ capacity for suc- cess. He earned his master’s degree in Structural Engineering and Risk Analysis from
about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Ms. Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers Leslie Nolen, CAE, serves as director, educational activities for the American Society of Civil Engineers. She brings over 20 years of association management experience to her work with ASCE’s Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate and graduate level education of civil engineers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Civil
designed in soil mechanics Character - Identify personal passions (5) an ability to recognize ethical and explain basic concepts in Develop professional and a plan for professional professional responsibilities in engineering leadership; analyze issues in development plan; analyze development situations and make informed judgments, which professional ethics; and explain ethics cases from ASCE; track - Fulfill commitments in a must consider the impact of engineering the importance of professional number of students involved in timely manner
engineeringprogram under consideration, CTT members created a one-sentence statement for each programlearning, based on descriptions in the BOK2 document (Figure 2). Each program learning Page 26.1599.7outcome statement begins with an action verb and is both specific and measurable. Foundational Outcomes 1. Mathematics - Apply knowledge of mathematics (through differential equations) to civil engineering problems. 2. Natural sciences - Apply knowledge of natural science (calculus-based physics, chemistry, and an elective) to civil engineering problems. 3. Humanities - Recognize and incorporate aesthetic, ethical, historical, and other human considerations into the
16 4. Multi-Disciplinary Teams 8 5. Solve Engineering Problems 23 6. Professional & Ethical Responsibility 10 7. Communicate 13 8. Impact of Engineering Solutions 13 9. Lifelong Learning 13 10. Knowledge of Contemporary Issues 13 11. Modern Engineering Tools 13
minimumstandards that must be incorporated into your program outcomes. These standards are specifiedin the Criterion 3 a-k outcomes and include requirements for math, science, lifelong learning,engineering design, professional responsibility, ethics, and contemporary issues. Theserequirements are not trivial.Program: Then I will simply adopt the Criterion 3 a-k as my program outcomes.Expert: Using the Criterion 3 a-k outcomes without modification is probably acceptable but isdefinitely unwise. This practice sends the message that there is nothing special about yourprogram; that you have not given your educational outcomes much thought; and that you arewilling to let an outside agency dictate what you expect your students to accomplish. It is betterto
, Kenya, Peru, Thailand, Philippines, Florida and Louisiana.Rationale for Service Learning Page 15.1060.2As stated in the University’s Mission Statement, students and faculty have a responsibility to“better the human condition”. (3) It is a goal of the university to inculcate in the students a beliefthat they have a moral and ethical responsibility to try to improve the lives of all people. Further,the Mission Statement “encourages students, faculty and staff to engage in service experiencesand research, both locally and globally, so they learn from others, provide public service to thecommunity and help create a more sustainable world”. (3
information from this assignment revealed student attitudes aboutcivil engineering. The course included additional assignments on sustainability (2009 only),ethics, a team West Point Bridge Designer project, a curriculum plan to graduation at CU with aB.S. in CVEN, a paper on a significant event or structure related to civil engineering (such as theThree Gorges Dam, the flooding in New Orleans from hurricane Katrina, etc.), and a shortsummary of a professional society meeting that they attended (such as ASCE or AGC). In thefinal assignment of the semester the students wrote a reflective essay that instructed them to statewhether or not they planned to remain a civil engineering major and why/why not. The studentswere also instructed to comment on
Orleans’ Chapter of the Structural Engineering Institute. Norma Jean also has served in the past on several National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) committees and task forces, serving as chair of the Board-level NCEES Education Committee and is an Emeritus Member of NCEES. She was named by the Governor of Louisiana to Louisiana’s licensing board for pro- fessional engineers, LAPELS, serving as Chairman of the LAPELS Board in 2011-12. Mattei received her BSCE in 1982 from Tulane University and practiced as a consulting engineer in the New Orleans area for a decade before returning to Tulane (PhD, 1994). Her research areas of interest include engineering ethics, public policy and leadership
partnershipwith the State Societies, NSPE’s Mission4 is to be “the organization of licensedProfessional Engineers (PEs) and Engineer Interns (EIs)” and, the mission goes on tostate that “NSPE enhances the image of its members and their ability to ethically andprofessionally practice engineering” and does this “through education, licensureadvocacy, leadership training, multi-disciplinary networking, and outreach.” NSPE’sVision and Mission are supported by the following eight values4: 1. Protection of the public welfare above all other considerations 2. Ethical and competent practice of engineering 3. Innovation through the creative application of math, science, and engineering 4. The PE license as the highest standard of
cross-disciplinary MSCE/MBA and MSCE/JD dual-degree programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Comparison Between the New Bodies of Knowledge for the Civil Engineering Professional and the Civil Engineering TechnologistBackgroundCivil engineering relies on a strong formal knowledge and skills base acquired largely throughhigher education and experience. Central to the identity of civil engineering as a profession isthe need for such expert knowledge and skills, independence of thought and judgment, and anethos to serve the public good grounded in a sound code of ethics [1], [2]. The American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) formally endorsed the
current and future generations. In addition, the Accreditation Board for EngineeringTechnology (ABET) requires curriculum that directly addresses sustainability through criterions3(c) and 3(h). Criterion 3(c) states, “an ability to design a system, components, or process tomeet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social,political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability” while criterion 3(h)states, “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal, economic, environmental, and societal context” [3]. Incorporating sustainability as partof ABET requirements ensures that students are prepared for sustainability challenges; howevercurrent civil
to design problems in civil, architectural and environmental engineering. • Identify the major building systems and the logic of their construction sequence. • Identify the major systems in a typical civil engineering project and the logic of their construction sequence. • Identify major environmental issues and the approaches to resolving them, and • Describe the student’s major curriculum and why it is structured as it is. • Obtain a basic understanding of professional issues, professional societies, engineering ethics and professional licensure requirements.CAEE201 Course ContentAs of this writing, CAEE201 has been offered 3 times; each has included two or three casestudies. During the first offering the two case
quality and the natural resource base essential for future development.”As Mays2 points out, the concept of sustainability is not new. However, official recognition ofthe concept in practice has come relatively recently. For example, the ASCE Board of Directorsintroduced the concept into the ASCE Code of Ethics a little more than a decade ago3.Equipping civil engineers at the university level to plan and design sustainable developments,buildings, and processes is also relatively new. Even sanitary and in more recent timesenvironmental engineering, which is a fairly mature civil engineering sub-discipline, focusedpredominantly in the environmental and economic spheres of sustainability with less emphasison the social element. Steineman4
University for her B.A. in Secondary Education – Communications.Prof. Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Patricia Fox is associate chair of the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Fox has previously served on the ASEE Board of Directors for three terms and has been involved with many ASEE groups including the Engineering Technology Council, Engineering Technology Division, Corporate Members Council, Student Division, and International Division. Fox teaches ethics, leadership and sustainability courses at IUPUI.Ms. Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering Catherine Didion is a senior program officer at the
construction. As the leaders of change in fundamental civil engineeringprocesses, it is the responsibility of civil engineering departments nationwide to lead themovement toward sustainable civil engineering development through research and education oftheir students.” 1 Sustainability is one of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) fourkey programs 2. It is also part of Canon 1 of the ASCE Code of Ethics, “Engineers shall holdparamount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with theprinciples of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.” 3Robinson and Sutterer cited as barriers to sustainability in education that many civil engineeringfaculty are not knowledgeable about
was conducted at California Polytechnic State Universitybetween Civil and Environmental Engineering (CE) 587 - Geoenvironmental Engineering andMaterials Engineering (MATE) 232 - Materials, Ethics, and Society students. Both classesseparately received a devoted lecture module on the environmental implications ofnanotechnology. The different perspectives on synthesis of nanomaterials were highlighted in theproject with regard to material performance (MATE 232 students) and with regard to fate in theenvironment (CE 587 students). The students in CE 587 were asked to provide guidance andrecommendations to groups of students in MATE 232 for developing environmentally friendlymethods for the synthesis of silver nanomaterials. Each student group in
Marshall write that theengineering community has a responsibility to produce individuals “with strong moral fiber, adedication to professional integrity, and the ability to reason soundly.”20 César Quádernas,director of the Electronics Program at ITESM (Institute Tecnólogico y de Estudios Superiores deMonterey) writes that certain values, attitudes and abilities are a priority in the academic trainingof their students. Essential attitudes include honesty, commitment, a healthy work ethic andrespect for others.21Other professions define attitudes for effective practice. In the human resource profession,Markman and Beron note that job performance is a function of how well an individual’sattitudes, values, knowledge, skills, abilities, and
, Ethics,And Research).While finishing their graduate degrees in Communication, Rhetoric and Composition, andEnglish, these consultants collaborate with Engineering faculty to develop and implementwritten, oral and teamwork communication education in various departments within the Collegeof Engineering. In the Civil and Environmental Engineering department, faculty and consultantshave developed a capstone course intended to provide students with a unique opportunity to learnand practice written, oral and team communication in a simulated professional firm environment.They produce and present a Proposal, Feasibility Study, and Preliminary Engineering Reportwith 75% drawings and specifications for their community client, making the course a design
more than 70 articles and given more than 150 presentations to various groups. His primary teaching and research interests include pavement design, materials, construction, and rehabilitation, in addition to the topics of professionalism, licensure, and ethics. On the education front, he serves as the co-Chair of the ASCE Body of Knowledge Education Fulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC), and is an active participant in the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE. In terms of technical/research efforts, he currently serves on eight committees, task groups, and panels through the Transportation Research Board (chairing one standing committee of TRB and one NCHRP Project Panel), and numerous committees with ASTM and industry
notexplicitly reflected in the rubric’s criteria. Specifically within the chemical engineering literature,many key themes were already reflected in the rubric, with the exception of uncertainty. Fromthe electrical and mechanical engineering literature, themes such as industrial ecology,technological adaptability, e-waste, and user experience were missing from the rubric. Inaddition, design for “X” (DfX) approaches, such as design for disassembly, were commonlydiscussed in the electrical and mechanical literature.3 Affordability and Ethics Innovation Equity (Across Disciplines
. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects through- out the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering
. Faculty can reviewC-I course requirements on a university website and then submit documentation via that websiteto receive the C-I designation. The requirements for C-I certification are • Use of informal communication for learning and formal communication for sharing ideas publicly • Emphases on at least 2 of 4 modes • Student/faculty ratio of no greater than 35:1 • Focus on genres and audiences appropriate to the discipline or profession • Dedication to effective communication techniques • Use of draft-feedback-revision process • 40% of course grade based on communication work • Ethical and professional standards for all class workFaculty members teaching these courses give students direct feedback on
earlier DLR grant and to develop a general education infrastructure compa-nion course for all students, which became the I&S course.As completed under the grant funding, the I2I course is a two-credit course with four lecturesdevoted to introducing five sub-disciplines of civil engineering (transportation, construction,geotechnical, structural, and environmental). The remainder of the course covers broader themessuch as the economic significance of infrastructure, infrastructure planning, teamwork, ethics,etc. Within this course, students work in teams to assess five infrastructure components from thesurrounding campus and community. The I2I course has been piloted three times and will betaught for a fourth time in the spring 2012 semester
AC 2010-1248: DEVELOPMENT OF CORE CONCEPTS AND LEARNINGOUTCOMES FOR THE INTRODUCTORY TRANSPORTATION COURSEKristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College KRISTEN L. SANFORD BERNHARDT is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College, where she teaches courses related to transportation, civil infrastructure, and engineering ethics and researches issues related to infrastructure systems modeling. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. from Duke University, all in Civil Engineering.Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho STEVEN W. BEYERLEIN is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho
). The departmental criteria forevaluating the proposals as suitable capstone projects are below. Project-related criteria 1. The number and variety of different disciplines the project will involve, such as structures, geotechnical, environmental and water resources, transportation, sustainability, construction and public policy. (ABET5 “multidisciplinary teams”) 2. The real-world constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability and sustainability.5 In essence, the Page 25.309.3 benefits to society from doing the project. 3
that the instructor could choose the activities that he or she preferred. Module developerswere asked to provide advice on how to alter the activities to prevent plagiarism and to include ascoring rubric where appropriate. Service learning and team activities were encouraged, and aninfrastructure assessment assignment was required as one of the out-of-class activities.The specific instructions given to module developers are included in Appendix A.Six modules were developed for the course. The first module covered fundamental topics andoverarching concepts for the course: Introduction to the ASCE “Report Card for America’s In-frastructure,” engineering ethics, licensure, sustainability, public financing, planning, and team-work. The remaining
of the ASCE Committee on the Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (CAPˆ3). He has served on the ASCE Committee on Licensure and the Experiential Fulfillment Strategic Planning Subcommittee of the Committee on Licensure and Ethics. He currently serves on the ASCE BOK3 Task Committee which is preparing the 3rd Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century, and represents ASCE on the NCEES POLC Committee. He is the recipient of the ASCE 2012 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award, Dr. Phillips has been an active member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) at the local, state, and national levels serving as national president in 1994-95. He is past
et al[10] are adopted as our reference. Gradoville et al studied the service learning in Ecuador as partof senior design course in spring 2011, and developed a survey to measure students’ outcome.The same survey questions (seven questions in Table 2) were included as part of our survey. Thequestions were answered on a scale of 1 – 10. Table 2: Survey questions adopted from Gradoville et al 2011 OUTCOME QUESTION Ethics How much has your senior design enhanced your understanding of professional and ethical responsibility? Communication To what degree has your senior design experience enhanced your ability to communicate effectively? Global/Society To what degree has your senior