Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. I then incorporate the projects into my class lecturesand laboratory tutoring so that the students have the theoretical background and necessary skills Page 14.342.3to complete all components of the project. A description of two projects is provided below: 21) Land Surveying Project in CE 250 Geomatics (Sophomore Level)In the past two years, sophomore students have conducted several projects involving landsurveying on the University’s conservation easements. As an example, shown in Figure 1, thesurveying area includes 12 sectors (A-L) and the sectors

Conference Session

Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Teaching Methods for Surveying and EngineeringGraphics,” Proceedings of Mi-Atlantic Conference, Kean University, NJ 2003b.5. Mehta, Y. A. “Innovative Techniques To Teach Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory,” Proceedings of theASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT 2004.5. Mehta, Y. A. “Innovative Techniques to Teach Transportation Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE AnnualConference, Chicago, IL 2006.6. Mehta, Y. A and Riddell, W. “Dynamics Course for Sections with both Civil and Mechanical Engineers”Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA 2007. Page 14.517.7

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Noel Fedesco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cary Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

300 has standard first-level fluid mechanics content that includes fluid properties,hydrostatics, shear stress, the Bernoulli Equation, control volume analysis, dimensional analysis,and open channel flow. The three credit hour course has enrollment that varies betweenapproximately 90 and 175 students, and is dominated by junior and senior civil engineeringstudents (about 60%), with a smaller percentage of students typically from agricultural andbiological engineering and other engineering disciplines. Most (>80%) students enrolled in CE300 are also enrolled in a companion one-credit laboratory course, but there are no recitationsections for the course.Flipping CE 300During the Fall 2013 semester, CE 300 was structured as three 50-minute

Conference Session

Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Thinesh Selvaratnam

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

setan appointment to visit the Structure and Materials Laboratory to become familiar with the 3Dprinter and learn how to print simple objects. Multiple prints may be necessary to fine tune thesupport structure and minimize local irregularities in the printed media. The ProductManufacturer is also responsible for product assembly post-printing.Communication Coordinator (Freshman Students): Manages the PowerPoint presentation andensures the project is summarized in a clear and concise manner.Each team member contributes to each phase of the project, but the responsibility of the finaldeliverable lies with the individual leading the specific task, e.g., CAD and Modeler,Manufacturer, etc. The leader of each task will depend on the nature of the

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus F Freyne P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civilengineering course and meets several ABET outcomes.Documentaries as Educational ToolsOld curriculums must be updated with more dynamic and flexible teaching styles toaccommodate the way students want to learn.1 A documentary project is a potentially usefuleducational tool that can complement traditional coursework such as textbook problem sets. Themain contribution to student achievement is improvement of communication skills.The absence of much literature on student documentaries is evidence of the novelty of thisexercise. Previously, at two universities, undergraduates in geotechnical laboratory coursesmade documentaries of experimental procedures, and the activity was found to enhance studentenjoyment and engagement. These documentaries, each a

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Tribal Environmental Professionals, Water Research andEducation Program, and the Arizona Laboratory for Applied Transportation Research.The university is currently undergoing a review to transform NAU into a global campus and toprepare its students for global competency. Although recommendations have yet to be adoptedinto the university's curriculum requirements, eventually the CE curriculum will need to respondto these future demands. One recommendation - each undergraduate plan of study will bemodified in structure to accommodate one semester of education abroad - could require asignificant redesign to the CE curriculum.Motivated by the ABOR 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan6, the university is encouraging itsprograms to streamline curricula

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

203), GeotechnicalEngineering (CIVE 328), Steel Design Lab (CIVE 426L), Concrete Design Lab (CIVE427L), Highway Engineering (CIVE 450) materials testing laboratory, ConstructionEngineering (CIVE 480), and others. It is believed that the material science knowledgerequired to solve problems appropriate for civil engineering (Level 3) can be achieved inexisting material courses.Outcome 10 – Sustainability: While the importance of sustainability in design andconstruction is understood, the faculty still wrestles with questions of presentation and themeasurement of the individual student’s ability to apply these principles. The program andsystem for reviewing sustainable options in each area of civil engineering covered by the[University A

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI. 14. Dillon, J., & Cheney, J. (2009). Building the team: Assessing two design group formation methodologies. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX. 15. Flora, J. R., & Cooper, A. T. (2005). Incorporating inquiry-based laboratory experiment in undergraduate environmental engineering laboratory. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131(1), 19-25. 16. Bannerot, R. (2005). Characteristics of good teams. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

focus on Smart Structures Technology, Structural Control and Health Monitoring and Innovative Engineering Education.Mr. Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University Alec Maxwell is currently an graduate student in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State Uni- versity (SFSU). Besides actively conducting research on innovative tools for engineering education in the Intelligent Structural Hazards Mitigation Laboratory at SFSU with Prof. Zhaoshuo Jiang, he also serves the community as the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers for the SFSU chapter.Prof. Zahira H Merchant, San Francisco State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Using Mobile

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

this work, we use and adapt the critique to provide students with a fundamental learningexperience that scaffolds observing and envisioning, toward the creation of effective figures.To help them complete the activity, we provide them with a brief set of adapted designprinciples, drawn from visual design10, data communication11, and an assessment of previousyears’ figures from bioengineering capstone reports.ParticipantsBioengineering senior undergraduates at the University of Washington participate in a capstonedesign course, in which most of the project work is done in laboratories, but students also meetas a group once a week throughout the academic year. We utilized one of the spring quarterclass meetings for our workshop. Students were

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2846: BRIDGING BEAR HOLLOW: A SERVICE LEARNING CAPSTONEDESIGNNorman Dennis, University of Arkansas Norman D. Dennis, Jr., is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is active in both ASCE and ASEE, currently serving as a member of ASCE's committee for faculty development and as a program coordinator for the EcCEEd teaching workshop. Dennis is also a director of the CE division of ASEE and past chair or the Midwest section of ASEE. His research interests include laboratory and field determination of geotechnical material properties for transportation systems and the use of remote sensing techniques to categorize geomaterials

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

leisure4. Education repositories such as ED-CAST orMERLOT5 contain examples of these. Other professors have integrated digital videos to provideaccess to demonstrations6 or present laboratory preparation guidance or even allow for conductof a laboratory experiment from a remote location7.The authors recently implemented an alternative method of using recent technology to providestudents with a learning resource that they can use at a time and place of their choosing. Themethod is referred to here as “Video AI” (AI stands for “Additional Instruction”) and has beenimplemented in the United States Military Academy’s Department of Civil and MechanicalEngineering with measurable positive effects on both academic performance and studentperceptions of

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Dennis McLeod, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Nazila Mokarram, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1449: ONTOLOGIES AND WEB-SEMANTICS FOR IMPROVEMENT OFCURRICULUM IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGJean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California Jean-Pierre Bardet is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chair of the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology.Dennis McLeod, University of Southern California Dennis McLeod is currently Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California, and Director of the Semantic Information Representation Laboratory at USC. He received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from MIT. Dr

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Norman Voigt, Penn State, New Kensington

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

their institution. In one Page 13.1257.8 recent case, a well-qualified Ph.D. student at a major research university was interested in teaching a hydraulics and hydrology course and two sections of laboratory as an adjunct faculty member at another institution. The compensation for the course and laboratory section, however, did not justify the time involved in preparation, travel and actual teaching, and as a result, the individual had to decline the position.Insights from Personal ExperiencesWhen discussing the role of adjunct faculty in engineering education, personalexperiences provide a sense of reference and add insights

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

programming environment d. If programming is not a major component of the course, then assigning a programming project involving a student competition is perhaps not a good idea, particularly if the class includes a significant number of students with prior programming experiences.LabVIEW ProgrammingLabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench) is a visualprogramming language from the National Instruments. LabVIEW uses a dataflow programmingmodel in which the output of each computation node is calculated when all the inputs aredetermined for that node. The calculations take place concurrently for nodes that do not have adata dependency. LabVIEW has been used in educational settings for implementing capstonedesign

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jesse Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Zachary Johnson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Lovell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maria Van Houten, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, construction methods, etc.• Develop a list of questions for the student team to use to initiate communication with the clientsince communication might not be as easy as with a domestic client. Therefore, the team will beable to maximize the productivity of their initial communication. Page 11.976.10Site Visit• Begin planning the visit right away. Ensure that passports are in order. Determine whethervisas are required. Research local customs and courtesies.• Plan the amount of soil needed to bring back into the US for laboratory testing. Then contactthe USDA at least 2 months in advance to determine the required permits and procedures tobring the

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

would be applicableto any construction site field trip.Defining goals and objectivesMason (1) reviewed 43 studies on the effectiveness of field trips at the university, secondary andelementary education levels. Though most of the included studies related to science activities andmany compared field trips as a substitute instruction for class or laboratory instruction, theauthor concluded that Virtually all results indicated that field work should be used in conjunction with, or supplementary to, other methods of instruction.The recommendations stated by McLoughlin (6) are a good starting point for any field trip.Specifically, the field trip should be planned such that students actively seek out information that makes them

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Willi Brand, University of California, Irvine; Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, and comprehensive engineering program requirements for learningtechnical topics limits the amount of coursework for explicitly developing technical writingability. To assess strategies to improve technical writing among upper divisions students, wereport the response of three cohorts of engineering students to modifications of a fluid mechanicscourse with a hands-on fluid mechanics laboratory project assignment that involves thepreparation of a technical report. We find that group format instruction on report preparation,with specific examples of good and bad writing styles and a clear standard for the expected levelof performance, is equally effective as small group meetings with more personalized feedbackand is substantially less resource

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Surrey since 2014. Incidentally, the ArchiVision Company from Iranassisted the design of the structural components of this full-scale teaching kit and the tubularelements were manufactured in the University Workshops. Each group of students has todesign a configuration using (all or part of) the available structural components and check thepracticality of their design in the laboratory, Figure 4. To facilitate the design process, a set ofmagnetic bars together with steel balls are available for making small scale models. Also, thefull-scale structural components are available to the students for assembling the structure, orparts of it, in the lab. This would give them confidence about the practicality of the design.After the group meeting in the

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University; Peter Tarmo Savolainen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

experience as a bridge construction project engineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in Port Hueneme California. His teaching interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and construction process design. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods, innovations in construction process administration, engineering education, hybrid learning and online learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Flipped Classroom Approach to Teaching Transportation EngineeringAbstract: The flipped classroom approach has gained increasing popularity in higher

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kathleen Louise Nazar; Paul Bonfanti, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

• Study Abroad opportunities• Laboratory facilities • Laboratory facilities• Education is good • Small class sizes• Advisors are good • Friends in other majorsWhat do you think of the faculty/mentors available to you?• Vast majority of faculty are willing to help students • Vast majority of faculty are willing to help students• Faculty can help give you confidence • Large number of women faculty• Mentors can be both male and female faculty • Faculty is very knowledgeable• Faculty realize that you are students and that you • Class work is based on real problems have other

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Instructor helped me understand importance B6. Instructor used well articulated learning obj. B7. My instructor communicated effectively. B8. Laboratories contributed to my learning. B9. Instructor demonstrated positive expectations. B10. My instructor used visual images. B11. Instructor gave timely/accurate feedback. B12. Instructor was available outside classroom. B13. Grading practices are fair/reflect performance. B14. The Exam's were fair and relevant. 072S 082S 092SFigure 2 Multi-Year Assessment Department Level Pedagogy QuestionsThe results presented so far have been based on

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

these interactions.IntroductionThe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University has recentlyrevised its curriculum. In particular, the Department reduced the number of credits in thecurriculum by consolidating several related topics into a few key courses. One of these courses,Civil Engineering Fundamentals, is taught in the fall semester of the sophomore year and servesas an introduction to the engineering program. The course includes three 50-minute lectures andone 3-hour laboratory session per week over a 14-week semester. There are two sections of thecourse, each of which has between 20 and 30 students. Fundamentals is designed to helpsophomores develop many analytical, interpretive and field-based skills and

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

others. Consultant and advisor on dam safety to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1986-2001). Chief of Federal Dam Safety Program (on 1-year leave from University of Tennessee), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington, D.C., 1980. Consultant and Advisor on Dam Safety to Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Washington, D.C., 1977-79. Hydrologist consultant (GS-12)to U.S. Geological Survey, Knoxville, Tennessee Branch, 1973-76. Sanitary Engineer (GS-11), U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque, N.M., Summers 1962-63. Civil Engineer (GS-11), Engineering Division of

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan L. Hart, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2011-540: AN INNOVATIVE MECHANISM TO ESTABLISH POSI-TIVE ASSOCIATION WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF CIVIL ENGINEER-ING CURRICULUMMegan L. Hart, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Dr. Hart is an assistant professor in the department of Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO. Dr. Hart worked professionally as an environmental engineer in the areas of stormwater, wastewater and drinking water prior to joining St. Louis University. Her area of applied laboratory expertise is stormwater, geotechnics, membrane design, shallow groundwater and structural interactions including remediation, and structures with unsaturated soil interactions. Her pedagogical pursuits include the first year experience

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; christopher conley, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Cornell University (1980, 1983). He has served as a Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In his 15 years on the USMA faculty he has taught a variety of courses in the civil and mechanical engineering programs, and has collaborated on research with Army laboratory personnel at ERDC, ARL and ARDEC.Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy Scott Hamilton is an active duty Army officer and Assistant Professor and Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the US

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering freshmen, particularly with prior programming experiments(about 50 % of freshmen in our program), did not appreciate the drag and drop programmingapproach adopted in Alice for learning fundamentals of object- oriented programming.Furthermore, students did not perceive direct engineering applications of Alice in futureengineering courses. Hence, Alice was replaced with LabVIEW beginning in 2007 in the courseLabVIEW ProgrammingLabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench) is a visualprogramming language from the National Instruments. This software uses a dataflowprogramming model in which the output of each computation node is calculated when all theinputs are determined for that node. The calculations take place

Conference Session

Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

as Introduction to Civil Engineering; Hydraulics; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Groundwater Mechanics; Research Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the Cal- ifornia Water Environment Association (CWEA)- American Water Works Association (AWWA) student chapter. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teach- ing, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treatment pro- cesses, and water education. She is involved in

Conference Session

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

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Audra N. Morse, Michigan Technological University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathan M. Kathir P.E., George Mason University; Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) and university administrator trainings were also virtual.Communications among the visit team members and between team members and the institutionused email and video conferencing tools. In lieu of in-person tours, programs undergoing reviewprepared a variety of materials including videos and annotated photographs of laboratories,classrooms, and other university infrastructure. Course and assessment materials were providedelectronically. Self-Study Reports, transcripts, TC reports, and Program Evaluators’ reports wereposted on the ABET Accreditation Management System (AMS) website or in another cloudstorage platform. While some of these changes had already been underway, the pandemicaccelerated them.Although ABET had conducted some partially

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

have learned” [37].Creativity can also be integrated into core civil engineering technical courses. Zheng et al. [44]described the integration of modules on nanotechnology and creativity into a “ConstructionMaterials” course that included a laboratory. Mini competitions to encourage creativity were addedinto the laboratories associated with an introductory structural engineering design and structuralconcrete course [45]. Faculty may also be able to bring their research to the classroom as examplesof innovations / creative approaches to civil engineering problems.Capstone design is another good opportunity to highlight the importance of creativity andinnovation, and integrate opportunities for students to practice these skills. Oswald Beiler