Conference Session

Tales from the Flip Side

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angel Ari Perez-Mejia, Quinnipiac University

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Civil Engineering

classroom format. Blending of both instructional techniques resultedin a project driven flipped class, in which the students had the motivation provided by an open-ended design project mixed with the flexibility of a flipped class. The framework for this blendeddelivery as well as benefits and challenges from both pedagogical approaches identified in theliterature are presented in this paper. The potential benefits of both approaches as well as studentperformance in the course were assessed. Although more research is needed in this field, the resultsof this study suggest that a blended approach can provide a more balanced educational experienceby compensating the weakness of each approach with the benefits from the other.IntroductionThe traditional

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Andrew Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, WPI; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

practicing engineer in industry, and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering, an M.S. in environmental engineering, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering; all from the University of Connecticut. His current research efforts focus on increasing our knowledge of physical and chemical processes for enabling sustainable design of engineered systems including water treatment and wastewater treatment systems.Ms. Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Through her role as Associate Director for the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Paula Quinn works to improve student learning in higher education by supporting faculty and staff at WPI and at other institutions to advance work on project

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1036: INTRODUCING EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING THROUGHSIMULTANEOUS IN-CLASS AND WEB-CAST LECTURES: ANINTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION TO A MEGAPOLIS AT SEISMIC RISKAyhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University Ayhan Irfanoglu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and master’s and doctoral degrees in civil/structural engineering from California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, Dr. Irfanoglu worked for five years at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, an engineering consulting company. His primary research

Conference Session

Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific; Elizabeth Basha, University of the Pacific; Muhammad Saud Khan, University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Survey," Prepared for: Calaveras County Water District and Stockton East Water District, Prepared by: Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc. and Karen E. Johnson Water Resources Planning, 2016.   CIVL 151 – Heavy Construction Methods, Fall 2019  Questionnaire, Pre‐activity    I am working on a project to educate civil engineering students about relevant and developing technologies. This  questionnaire is intended to collect information on how best to teach civil engineering students about technology.  Participation in this questionnaire is voluntary and will not impact your grade in any way. If you choose to  participate, please do not put your name on this paper. If you

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

Instructional Design Specialist in the Department of Global Learning at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2007 from University of Missouri – Columbia. He also holds a BS and a Ph.D. from the University of Sibiu in Romania with a specialization in manufacturing technologies and respectively cutting-tools design. His research interests include design-based research in technology-enabled learn- ing contexts, technology-mediated problem solving, applications of dynamic modeling for learning of complex topics, and the impact of epistemic beliefs on learning with technology

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

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

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Harding University

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Civil Engineering

, with a focus on environmental river mechanics, from Colorado State University. Dr. Mueller’s teaching and research areas focus on environmental and water resources engineering, including stream restoration, sustainable design, environmental river mechanics, and stormwater management practices for low-impact develop- ment. As graduates of Rose-Hulman typically leave with technical competency, she feels strongly that students need to understand the importance of also developing skills in non-technical areas, including sustainability, ethics, and critical thinking. Additionally, Dr. Mueller aspires to continue to provide mean- ingful experiential learning opportunities for her students. Through these experiential

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

that problematizes its ownconstruction, highlights researchers’ vulnerabilities and positionality, makes claims aboutsocially constructed meanings, and reveals the indeterminacy of knowledge claims even as itmakes them (p. 4). It is a nontraditional approach to research that allows for the weaving ofdifferent genres of information into themes of life. Because the issue of sustainability and thedevelopment of new ways of thinking about design are issues that require many disciplines,crystallization offers an appropriate methodology for investigation.Participant RecruitmentLindlof and Taylor14 explain that a sponsor facilitates gaining access to individuals byintroducing the researcher to potential participants. In this project, the sponsor is

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. A. Karim, Kennesaw State University

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Civil Engineering

that made a better work person. These projects greatly enhanced by capabilities as an employ for my company. Were they fun to work on? Yes and no. I did not enjoy the late nights of editing material and making sure things looked right, but it taught me so much about how to be an asset to my company. My hope for future students would be that when a company hires them, they would be seen as a vital asset that is needed in their company right out of college instead of being a brand new college graduate looking for a job. The best way we can make a name for SPSU is by producing students who are good at what they do. The best way to do that is to train them hard in college so they’ll be ready for the real world.” “Even

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

students directly,and also the faculty indirectly – resulting in a more inspiring classroom environment. Simplystated by Harold Hongju Koh, “Theory without practice is as lifeless as practice without theory isthoughtless 15.”It is well researched and documented that problem based learning is well suited for engineeringprograms for students to engage in complex, ill-suited, and open-ended problems to fosterflexible thinking and support intrinsic motivation 16. These characteristics in turn can increaseopportunities for group discussion over potential solutions, provide opportunity for criticalinstructor feedback, and essential self-reflection of the learning.A. Kolb and D. Kolb define Experiential Learning Theory as the “process whereby knowledge

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Maalouf, California State University, Northridge; Anwar Alroomi, California State University, Northridge

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Civil Engineering

skillsrequired to begin a design or construction engineering career, conducting activities in amultifaceted diverse team under the direction of a project manager may be a daunting experience.This is especially true when it comes to new graduates who had very minimal to no workexperience. Thus, the need to prepare CECM college students for a smooth transition from theacademic program to the workplace becomes necessary.Civic engagement and service learning have increasingly become an integral part of learning andteaching strategies across many universities and colleges nationwide. As such, CECM facultyrecognizes the benefit in combining civic engagement and service learning activities with theCECM curriculum. Introduced at beginning engineering courses

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

, May 2009.13 Welch, R.W., “Integrating Professional Topics and Engineering Constraints Across the Curriculum,”Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX, 14-17June, 2009.14 Newman, K., COO, BWR Section, L Engineering, Comment made during a lunch meeting on whatgraduates need at time of graduation, Tyler, TX, 12 December 2010. Page 22.789.13Appendix I - CIVIL ENGINEERING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE 21STCENTURY, Table 1. Entry into the practice of civil engineering at the professional levelrequires fulfilling 24 outcomes to the various levels of achievement.5Key: L1 through L6 refers to these

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

2006-2582: PROJECTS IN DEPARTMENT-WIDE JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEERINGCOURSESLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M UniversityJames Morgan, Texas A&M University Page 11.1046.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Projects in Department-Wide Junior Civil Engineering CoursesIntroductionThe civil engineering department at Texas A&M University (TAMU) has modified two junior-level courses, dynamics and introductory structural analysis, to incorporate design-oriented teamprojects based on realistic civil-engineering systems. This change represents a move towardsproject-based learning, a pedagogical approach that closely models engineering practice. Theseprojects are

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

senior faculty in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point.Dr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette CollegeAndrea L Welker, Villanova University Dr. Andrea L. Welker, PE is an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering depart- ment at Villanova University. Dr. Welker, a geotechnical engineer, teaches the following classes: Geology for Engineers, Soil Mechanics, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Geotechnical Capstone Design, Foundation Design, Geosynthetics, Geoenvironmental Engineering, and Professional Practice. Most of Dr. Welker’s research focuses on the geotechnical aspects of stormwater control measures. In addition to her teach- ing and research duties, Dr. Welker is the

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

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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

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

fall completed and presented their course assessments to theentire faculty team. Table 2: UT Tyler Program Educational Objectives1. Graduates have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become engineeringleaders and assume responsibility for multidisciplinary engineering design; project,construction, and asset management; and ethical decision making in professional practice.2. Graduates continue to grow intellectually and professionally through participation inprofessional society activities, continuing engineering education, graduate studies, and/orself study during their professional career.3. Graduates have effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills.4. Graduates become registered engineers.The

Conference Session

Program Support Initiatives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

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

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

criteria require students to apply principles of project management. The proposed requirement is a higher level of attainment in a narrower area. The most important rationale is that BOK2 recommends that undergraduate students develop solutions to well-defined project management problems. Some examples of project management opportunities in the undergraduate program include design teams for course assignments, capstone design projects, and undergraduate research. These opportunities exist in all of the sub- disciplines of civil engineering. As such, the CEPC does not imply that a specific sub- discipline (e.g., construction management) must be covered. • Ethics: The proposed CEPC requires

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Systematic Design of Instruction seminar presents a methodology13 for developing a course. A critical step within that process is analyzing the students, their background, their capabilities, and the materials they will have available to them.• Encourage students to think critically and ask critical questions about all of the information they receive A key component of the Model Learning Strategy is critical thinking. The Teaching and Learning seminar includes a compendium of learning principles26 that include students learning best when they can connect the material to something they have seen before, when they can organize material in a framework that is familiar to them, and when they can find a practical application

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

and at improving students understanding of the mechanics involved in the twoclasses.IntroductionThere has been a clear understanding developing over the past decade and longer that themethods of teaching engineering need to change1. One aspect of this has been thechanges in the accreditation requirements of ABET2. Additionally, the American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) has developed a number of documents describing the body ofknowledge that a civil engineer needs in order to be able to practice civil engineeringeffectively. Most recently, in the 2nd edition of the “Body of Knowledge” (BOK2)3 therequired knowledge has been expressed, in part, as a number of outcomes that must besatisfied by students upon their graduation. These outcomes

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rod E. Turochy P.E., Auburn University

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Civil Engineering

, transportation planning, civil infrastructure management, and Lafayette’s introductory first year engineering course. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Committees on Education and Faculty Development and the Transportation Research Board Committee on Education and Training. She previously has served as vice-chair of the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee, chair of the ASEE’s Civil Engineering Division, and a member of the Transportation Research Board committees on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing, Asset Management, and Emerging Technology for Design and Construction. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University, and her B.S.E. from Duke University.Dr

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sharon L. Beaudry, Oregon Institute of Technology; Jesse M. Kinder, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

remote instruction. We close with feedback fromparticipants on the effectiveness of the workshop.In the near future, “normal” teaching is likely to extend beyond traditional classroom instruction.We hope that our case study in adapting traditional practices to new modes of delivery will be ofvalue to others trying to do the same.BackgroundWhile the foundational principles of education remain the same, research has shown that onlinedelivery has areas that require special attention. Therefore, understanding the common issues inonline education and extended issues related to remote learning was the first step taken toprepare for the workshop transition. Additionally, the group also reviewed best practices inonline quality standards to develop a

Conference Session

Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University; Cheng Zhu, Rowan University; Gilson R. Lomboy, Rowan University; Mohammad Jalayer

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Civil Engineering

education with digital technology to overcome inequalities: a scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1474.2. Anderson, J. and Kyte, M. (2012). Using visual simulation tools and learning outcomes- based curriculum to help transportation engineering students and practitioners to better understand and design traffic control signal systems. National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology, University of Idaho.3. Aravinthan, V. and Worden, J. (2010). Animations as a tool for enhancing teaching and learning outcomes in civil engineering courses. Proceedings of the 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.4. Bobek, E. and Tversky, B. (2016). Creating visual explanations improves learning. Cognitive Research

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah ; Hessam Tavakoldavani, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah; Michael E. Barber, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

; instead, civil engineering faculty have an additional mandate to help studentsparticipate in the multiple roles in which they will participate as practicing engineers. Globallearning, in this sense, extends beyond a simple definition of the term to denote a preoccupationwith internationalism, but instead connotes a whole host of ideas, which Kevin Hovland argues,better prepares students to apply their technical expertise, and thus open “the door for democraticpractice and social responsibility at the experiential level.”11The project introduced herein is seeking to improve the ability of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering graduates from the University of Utah to have an impact in a global society byapplying their knowledge, skills, and aptitudes

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian P.E., University of Utah; Amir Mohaghegh Motlagh, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, civil infrastructure systems can beunderstood by the processes in which civil engineers design, construct, manage, maintain, operateand protect efficient, resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure systems. Within this practice is arecognition of the role that systems play in societal functioning while accounting for how humanbehavior and social organizations contribute to and affect the performance of a given system.When students are taught this perspective of infrastructure, they are often more proficient in theirefforts to incorporate all of the stakeholders in the development and implementation of thefacilities and processes they are asked to study.For example, if a student were asked to research and write about the impacts of an aging

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Haaken Hagen-Atwell; Matthew James Ross, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #9138Structural Engineering Practicum: The First Course in a Master’s ProgramProf. James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last nine years he has conducted research on teaching students how to evaluate the reasonableness of their results. He is the recipient of several best paper awards and teaching awards including the American Concrete Institute’s Young Member Award for Professional Achievement in 2006 and the Walter P

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael McGinnis, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

appropriate professional and ethical decisions.7. Demonstrate effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills.8. Demonstrate a commitment to learning and continued professional developmentoutside the classroom, incorporate contemporary issues during problem solving, anddetermine the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.9. Explain professional practice attitudes, leadership principles and attitudes,management concepts and processes, and concepts of business, public policy, and publicadministration.A diversion from the well known ABET criterion 3 a-k (Table 1, Outcomes 1-8) wasOutcome 9, that covers Outcomes 13-15 in the BOKI (answering the call for a broadercurriculum and additional focus on professional skills

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

development outside the classroom,incorporate contemporary issues during problem solving, and determine the impact of engineering solutionsin a global and societal context.9. Can explain professional practice issues, leadership principles and attitudes, management concepts andprocesses, and concepts of business, public policy, and public administration. Table 2 ABET Criterion 3 (a-k)Demonstration (incl. Process & Measurements) that Graduates have:(a) ability to apply knowledge of math, engineering, and science(b) ability to design and conduct experiments(b) ability to analyze and interpret data(c) ability to design system, component or process to meet needs within realistic constraints such asregulatory

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Caldwell, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineering estimates todetermine the best course of action. The students determine architectural schemes of thebuildings on the site along with proposed structural, foundation, and site designs for the facility.Execution of the design requires extensive use of computer-based analysis and design tools. Theproducts of this effort include a comprehensive design report, plans production of the site andfacility, and several briefings to the client. The integrated design experience is augmented byformal classroom instruction in structural systems design, advanced topics in structural design,selected geotechnical and hydrologic topics, and software tutorials. This course constitutes theintegrative experience for students majoring in Civil Engineering at

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

outcome for the civil engineer of the future to enter the professional practice of civil engineering. There was much give and take in these deliberations. Because over 50 experienced civil engineers participated in these deliberations, consensus was achieved without ever having to resort to a vote of the participants. 2. After this “professional practice” line was set, the committee then determined what level of achievement was proper at the time of graduation from an undergraduate civil engineering program. Again, consensus was reached without having to vote, largely as a result of the preparatory work done by the committee in developing the explanations and