Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

read, individual article presentations and laboratory activitydiscussions were also included. Over the course of the semester ten round table activitiesoccurred. Half of these were the entire class reading the same journal article or conferenceproceeding, two were students discussing articles they read on a topic of their choice, two were Page 15.502.3wiki activities centered around three separate articles, and one was a discussion focused on 2triaxial laboratory testing. Each discussion was centered on a topic that correlated to the currentlesson topics of the course. Unless otherwise stated

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

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Civil Engineering

University and teaches courses at junior and senior level in the Civil Engineering and Construction Department at Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing. His research experiences include development of computer syntaxes to unequivocally describe construction activities and development of a consistent methodology to explicitly classify and quantify construction methods (emerging taxonomy of construction methods). Marcel’s main expertise is in computer modeling of construction processes and his doctoral work allows the profiling of each journeyman’s affinity for productivity, quality and safety. He is also interested in educational contributions and research opportunities towards integrating field-level

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Paula Alvarez Pino; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Talat Salama, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

while teaching them about foreign cultures. Suchexperiences expose students to the international research community at a critical early stage intheir careers.Through an NSF-IRES grant, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has developedan international research experience focused on the theme of sustainable green building designand construction. Two program offerings took place during the summers of 2015 and 2016,supporting eight undergraduate and graduate students each time. A third offering will take placein summer 2017. The 2015 program included two weeks in the Netherlands and two weeks inEgypt while the 2016 program provided two weeks in the United Kingdom and two weeks inEgypt. The students benefited from studying and experiencing

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Daniel Balkos, University of Waterloo; Benjamin Dow, University of Waterloo; Shoeleh Shams, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Monica B. Emelko, University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo; Chris Bachmann, University of Waterloo

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Civil Engineering

precast concrete slabs. The proposed research will involve both experimental and numerical components. Scaled test specimens will be fabricated and loaded cycli- cally to assess the fatigue life and performance of the shear connectors and a finite element model of the specimens will be generated to evaluate the performance numerically. This research is expected substan- tiate the reliability of using fewer required shear connectors, rendering a more efficient design.Mr. Benjamin Dow, University of Waterloo Benjamin has a Masters of Applied Science degree from the University of Waterloo. While completing his Masters, he was a teaching assistant for several undergraduate courses, focusing primarily on structural analysis

Conference Session

Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

of the Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship at CMU, was the 2020 recipient of the Frederick A. Howes Scholar Award in Computational Science and the 2016 MIT Graduate Teaching Award in the School of Engineering, and is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship and the Tau Beta Pi Graduate Fellowship. Wang directs the Mechanics of Materials via Molecular and Multiscale Methods Laboratory (M5 Lab) at CMU, which focuses on computational micro- and nanoscale mechanics of fluids, soft matter, and active matter, with applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering across the nexus of water, en- ergy, sustainable materials, and urban livability. The M5 Lab is particularly

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11313Understanding the New Civil Engineering Program Criteria: Preparing toPrepare the Future Civil EngineerDr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley serves as Senior Associate Dean for Administration of the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama. Previously, Dr. Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construc- tion and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

., Miller, G. R., and Ogurinde, A. (2002). “Live modeling of 1-D wave propagation inlayered soil media,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 9(4), pp. 248–258.Balamuralithara, B. and Woods, P.C. (2008). “Virtual Laboratories in Engineering Education:The Simulation Lab and Remote Lab," Computer Applications in Engineering Education 17, pp.108-118.Budhu, M. (2002). “Virtual laboratories for engineering education,” Proceedings of InternationalConference on Engineering Education (CD-ROM), Manchester, U.K., International Network forEngineering Education and Research (INEER), Arlington, Virginia, April 14-18.Caicedo, B. (2000). “Geotechnical centrifuge applications to foundation engineering teaching,”Proceeding 1st International Conference on

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

presented were acceptable. A degree ofreasonableness and flexibility needs to return to this particular area.Reflection #5There are other accreditation areas where there has been little scrutiny and the bar has not beenraised. The areas of faculty, equipment and resources have evolved very little over the past tenyears, have been the source of fewer shortcomings, and have received little scrutiny….but thatcould change at any time. Criterion 6 for faculty states, for example, that the overall competenceof the faculty may be judged by such factors as education, diversity of backgrounds, engineeringexperience, teaching effectiveness and experience, ability to communicate, enthusiasm fordeveloping more effective programs, level of scholarship

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Patricia M. Gallagher P.E., Drexel University; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #22096Strategies for Flipping Geology for Engineers with Limited Time and Re-sourcesDr. Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University Dr. Kristin Sample-Lord is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at Villanova University, with expertise in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Her research focuses on soil barrier systems for protection of human health and the environment and geotech- nical aspects of stormwater control measures. Dr. Sample-Lord teaches a number of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Geology for Engineers, Soil Mechanics and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

progress. Some suggest that requiring students to turn in memos reporting theirprogress can reduce the amount of work left until the deadline43. In addition, the mock clientmeetings reinforce the deadline expectations, provide an opportunity for students to present theirprogress, discuss key challenges, and receive instant feedback on their progress and plans.All of the faculty working with the students are licensed PE’s or SE’s and are able to help themwith some of the engineering questions that arise while they are away from their hostcompany’s/agency’s office. Also, the University has some resources that might not be readilyavailable in some office locations (e.g., research laboratories, instrumentation, and finite elementprograms) that can be

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang, University of Hartford

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Civil Engineering

. Page 14.342.2 1INTRODUCTIONService learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities thataddress human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionallydesigned to promote student learning and development1. Past studies have shown that integrationof service learning into academic teaching can benefit students and their learning in ways thatother pedagogies do not. Though debated, the value of service learning includes higher studentengagement in the material, expanded skill development, exposure to diversity and newexperiences, and increased self-reflection.Service learning has long been known

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

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Diversity

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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

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus F Freyne P.E., Mississippi State University

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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

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #19087Project Based Learning in an Introduction to Civil Engineering Course: ACascade Effect on Student Engagement and Retention in Subsequent YearsDr. David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University Dr. David Dittenber is an assistant professor of civil engineering at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LeTourneau and spent a year teaching high school math and science. He then attended West Virginia University, where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in civil engineering, with a research focus on the use of composite materials in

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

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

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 education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy Led Klosky is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a past winner of ASEE’s National Teaching Medal. He is a licensed professional engineer and works primarily in the areas of infrastructure, subsurface engineering and

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

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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

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

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1925: A “GLOBAL” CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT CIVILENGINEERING IN DEVELOPING NATIONS: THE FINAL RESULTFred Meyer, United States Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993 and 2002, respectively. Fred has been a member of the USMA faculty for over seven years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, and structural system design. He has served as a senior mentor and seminar presenter

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Francis Mlakar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4218: CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM EVALUATOR REFLEC-TIONS: THE MOST RECENT LESSONS LEARNEDCol. Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy Karl F. ”Fred” Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechan- ical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. He received a bachelor’s of science degree from USMA in 1984, a M.S. degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002. Meyer has been a member of the USMA faculty for 10 years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, structural system design, and construction management. He has served as a Senior Mentor and Seminar

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

areas to include academics, athletics, and leadership. Seminar attendees selecttheir courses from a variety of offerings from all academic departments at the institution. Thispaper describes the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering’s program. The goal of thisparticular workshop is to give the attending students an overview of different disciplines ofengineering and enlighten them that engineering is fun and practical. Classes are small, and ourinstructors are very engaging and helpful. Students engage in hands-on experiences, includingmany in the institution’s modern computer and laboratory facilities. They attend lessons inengineering fundamentals and are presented with potential, real world problems. The studentsapply the design

Conference Session

Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AND MOTIVATIONHow many educators are frustrated when students seem unable to recall something discussed inclass the previous week? How often are teachers disappointed in their students’ ability to identifyand correctly apply concepts from prerequisite courses to their current course? How many timesdo students disappoint their instructors by not seeing how the concept currently being coveredbuilds directly on a concept previously learned? After first teaching CE404 (Design of SteelStructures) and CE483 (Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures), the author responded to eachof these questions with: “Quite often! Nearly every lesson! I’m frustrated about this! What can Ido about it?” Importantly, it is not instructor frustration that matters

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; James Michael Kaihatu, Texas A&M University; Veronica S. Rodriguez Chavarria

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Civil Engineering

dynamics, earthquake engineering, and engineering education.Dr. Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University Dr. Debra Fowler serves as the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University. Following 16 years working in industry she completed a Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary Engineering with a specific focus on engineering education from Texas A&M University. Her research areas of focus are faculty perspectives and growth through curriculum design and redesign, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, reflective eportfolios and professional development of graduate students related to teaching.Dr. James Michael Kaihatu, Texas A&M University Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

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Civil Engineering

high-quality undergraduate programs of study,their mission, though, is heavily oriented toward research, which naturally makes use of doctoralcandidates. A civil engineering program at a comprehensive doctoral institution will ordinarilyhave the following characteristics: ‚ Faculty at comprehensive doctoral institutions can be segregated into three distinct groups: those who principally teach at the undergraduate level, those who conduct research and teach at the graduate level, and those who teach very little and whose primary function within the program is to conduct sponsored research. ‚ Graduate-focused universities tend to be older established institutions with long histories of

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger V. Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Matthew Sleep, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

spurred changes to the degreerequirements. The last accreditation visit occurred prior to the curriculum redesign and rollout ofthe co-terminal program. The updated BSCE has not been accredited yet.The civil engineering department functions with five faculty members: four full-time teachingfaculty and one part-time teaching/department chair. In addition, the department includes onefull-time technician who aids in the operation of its laboratory space. With only five facultymembers, the program has four specialty areas: structural, transportation, geotechnical and waterresources engineering. Each of these specialty areas has its own dedicated laboratory space andis directed by the faculty member(s) with the associated subject matter expertise.The

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic StateUniversity in San Luis Obispo is the only college in the nation that has departments ofArchitecture, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management and LandscapeArchitecture in the same college. The institution has a 60 year tradition of collaborationbetween the engineering, architecture and construction disciplines, particularly at thelower division level. To enhance this collaboration, the college committed to providingan upper division, interdisciplinary experience to every student in the form of a projectbased, team oriented five unit studio laboratory that every student would take. Thecourse is now in its third year and requires small teams of architecture, engineering

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

University of Science & Technology in Ghana in 1997 and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. His research activities include repair and strengthening of buildings and bridges using Advanced Composite Materials, laboratory and field testing of structures and the fatigue behavior of concrete bridges.Prof. James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last thirteen 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

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

professional activities have included projects in East Africa, Central America, the Middle East, Alaska’s North Slope, and throughout the ”lower 48 states.” His current activities at Texas A&M cover a wide spectrum from K-12 outreach and recruiting to undergraduate curriculum design to retention, monitoring, and post-graduation engagement.Dr. Debra A Fowler, Texas A&M University Dr. Debra Fowler serves the Associate Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M Uni- versity. Following 16 years working in industry she completed a Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary Engineering with a specific focus on engineering education from Texas A&M University. Her research areas of focus are faculty perspectives

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Michael K Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #9330Assessment of Systems Learning in an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Courseusing Concept MapsDr. Matthew W Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Matthew Roberts has been teaching at UW-Platteville since 2002. He is originally from Denver, Colorado and attended Brigham Young University for his B.S. in Civil Engineering. He then spent four years as a civil engineering officer in the U.S. Air Force. After his military service, he completed graduate work at Texas A&M University. He teaches classes on reinforced concrete design, structural steel design, and other structural engineering

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

students to pursue both knowledge and wisdom, and to aspire to ethical and moral leadership within their chosen careers, their community, and the world. We value a spirit of community among all members of the college that respects academic freedom and inquiry, the discovery and cultivation of new knowledge, and continued innovation in all that we do.The mission statement of the University is reflected in these mission statements. In addition,these mission statements guided the development of our objectives, which are presented later inthis paper.FacultyA full-time teaching load in the College of Engineering at Villanova is 12 contact hours persemester. If a faculty member is an active scholar, this load is reduced to 9

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

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Civil Engineering

nearly equally (~15% of students). The peer mentored design project is anactivity that significantly engages the freshman students in almost all three major components ofthe project: CAD and Simulation-Fusion 360, Group Interaction, and structural building (3DPrinting). The 3D printing activity introduces the students to the Structural and Materials lab,laboratory Teaching Assistants, and provides a medium for students to gather, build, tinker, andfully assemble their structural design; providing a medium for student interaction that helps buildcommunity at the personal and professional levels. Not surprisingly, the students' least favoritepart of the course is the homework assignments. Table 7. Survey questions given to Freshman (2019-2020

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

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Civil Engineering

project jointly (Boronkay et al., 2002; Jones et al., 2002). Some of theadvantages noted by those authors include the following:• Increases technical skills.• Teaches teamwork over international borders.• Links two teams over cultural boundaries.• Provides international experiences for students who cannot afford to travel.• Reflects modern reality that products are designed in one country and manufactured in another.• Teaches international project management.• Teaches communication through technical media.Those authors also noted the following disadvantages:• Partner schools must acquire computers, workstations, and communications tools.• Difficult to coordinate the design effort.From those papers, we observed the following additional