seniorlevel Highway Design course – this is not a required course for the other majors within thedepartment. Many students in the department, primarily from among the CE majors, take one ormore senior-level electives in transportation engineering. Further, transportation is a requiredelement in every capstone design project in the Department’s degree programs. Until the Spring2011 semester, the Principles of Transportation Engineering course was a 2-credit course, andthe Highway Engineering course was a 4-credit course. In order to address programmaticbreadth and depth issues for all students in the department, the Transportation Engineeringcourse and Highway Design Course were both modified to become 3-credit courses beginning inFall 2011. These
AC 2008-466: MODELS FOR DIRECT INDUSTRY SUPPORT OF US CIVILENGINEERING PROGRAMSMichael Casey, George Mason University Michael J. Casey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering at George Mason University in the area of Construction and Project Management. Dr. Casey's research interests are in sensor networks for infrastructure security and management and civil applications of geospatial technology. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland and a B.S. degree from Rutgers University, all in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer.Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University
. Marquart. “Addressing Third World Poverty in First-Year Engineering Capstone Projects: Initial Findings,” Paper AC-2010-197, Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2010.7. http://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS. Accessed 1/20118. Coyle, E., L. Jamieson, and W. Oakes. “EPICS: Engineering Projects in Community Service,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2005.9. Gonzalez, E., E. Heisman, and G. Lucko. “Student-Centered Learning Environment for Disaster-Mitigating Engineering Design and Deployment in Developing Regions,” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 5, No.1, pp. 189-209, 2010.10. Loendorf, W., D. Richeter, and D. Teachman. “Results from
senior capstone design course. Oncecollected, each outcome for each student was evaluated on a five point Likert scale, providingcritical primary assessment data. When this process was first implemented, the graduationportfolios were assessed by two faculty members and two advisory board members each. Thereview effort was significant for both faculty and advisory board members; however, portfolioreview data constituted a very large part of the department’s data collection activity. In the2006/2007 academic year 50 students graduated with a BS degree, meaning 20 studentsgenerated graduation portfolios in the fall and 30 in the spring. With sixteen faculty and a dozenboard members in attendance, reviews of the graduation portfolio at the end of
AC 2011-1950: IMPLEMENTING PEER-REVIEWS IN CIVIL ENGINEER-ING LABORATORIESKatherine Kuder, Seattle University Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seattle University, specializing in mechan- ics, structural engineering and cement-based materials.Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University Nirmala Gnanapragasam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at Seattle University and is the design coordinator of the senior capstone program for the depart- ment. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington. Her interests include the professional practice of geotechnical engineering and engineering education research
•Raw Notes In person Lab sessionFigure 1: Traditional Lab ProcessThe primary benefit of this lab is the physical interactive experience that students have withinstruments and data, providing an important connection to the theory and thus improvinglearning, which Kolb describes as “a process whereby concepts are derived from andcontinuously modified by experience”[4, p. 26]. In addition to the lab report, it is common toinclude a practical assessment of the students’ ability to physically operate equipment. Thesepractical skills can then be used in a future capstone project, internships, and other coursework.There are, however, some drawbacks to the traditional surveying lab process. These include
department faculty member has significant experience inengineering practice. The Department of Civil Engineering is a campus leader in offering realproject experiences in its courses and in student service activities. Projects with outside clientsare first introduced in the freshman year and culminate with a year-long senior capstone project.Students earn a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering upon graduation from the program.Career placement and salaries of department graduates are consistently well above the nationalaverage.RHIT Program Outcomes and Current BSCE CurriculumThe curriculum in the Department of Civil Engineering is in a process of continuousimprovement. Feedback from graduating seniors, alumni, and employees of both interns
engineering educators have homework, design projects, and mid-term exams, andmany times topics are tested again on a final exam. This process allows the student tofirst wrestle with the concept at their own pace in a homework assignment where theycan collaborate with others before being asked to test their skills within a timed eventsuch as an exam. Learning by doing is the primary basis behind the growth of project-based learning (PBL) opportunities.5 Some programs have been completely sold on theconcept to the point of desiring PBL for all learning activities within the program.6,7These collaborative, team design experiences allow even deeper understanding throughgroup work focused on a project. If this process is sound, then why are most
-EWB participants. A higherpercentage of those with internship experiences rated teamwork in the top five importantoutcomes, and a lower percentage rated attitudes among the five least important outcomes. Thosewith future career interests in construction engineering rated project management in the top fiveimportant outcomes with higher frequency; students with structures career interests believeddesign to be more important; fewer students with water and/or environmental career aspirationsrated globalization among the least important outcomes. Content analysis of an open-endeddiscussion of the BOK2 found that the majority of students (93%) had overall positivestatements. Some promoted the inclusion of creativity and innovation as a new outcome
, andwelfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Thisimplies that they all need to be explicitly considered.This should be approached systematically; otherwise, one of these factors will be missed.The consideration of public health, safety and welfare are covered for most civilengineering design projects through the use of codes that govern a design. Codes andstandards were developed solely for that purpose.The most straight-forward approach is to require students to separately describe theglobal, cultural, social, environmental and economic considerations as a graded part oftheir design submission. It might be helpful for the instructor to preface the assignmentwith some examples of these considerations on a
) describes fourexample projects that were designed to aid in the development of creativity in engineeringstudents along with suggested ways to assess creativity, all of which are rooted in creativityresearch.[6] Related to creativity, it appears that much more work is necessary. Sola, et. al.(2017) found that “freshman engineering students were significantly more creative than seniorengineering students … [and] senior engineering students were found to be no better at criticalthinking than their freshman counterparts.”[7]Another example of studying the development of a specific skill is provided by Paretti (2008)who provides suggestions of ways that instructors can assist the development of communicationskills, specifically within capstone design
haveconsequences that the civil engineering profession may not have fully considered and addressed.One of the main topics raised in the comments is the potential impact that the additionaleducation requirement will have on the projected shortage of engineers. These commentspresent the thought that this change may exacerbate the issue by making a Civil Engineeringdegree less attractive to students. These comments also suggest that the proposed change couldlower the average salary of a Civil Engineering graduate, rather than raise it.The comments from academic leaders who responded to the survey include the followingthoughts related to recruiting and training future engineers (items in brackets were added): “In my capstone design class of >90
. She works with ASCE’s Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate and grad- uate level education of civil engineers.Dr. Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is an Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United
Sciences.Effective delivery of professional service depends critically upon these connections.The formal education process sets the stage for individuals to become effective professionals. Inpractice, virtually all projects and design work involve varying degrees of integration of socialsciences knowledge, such as economic and socio-political aspects. Engineers must be able torecognize and incorporate these considerations into the development, delivery, and evaluation ofsolutions to engineering problems. Continued development of professional competence must Page 13.623.9come from life-long learning, mentorship from senior engineers, and practical experience
. - Communicate geotechnical engineering recommendations by composing professional written and graphical documents.The PBL began with students being introduced to the arena construction project with pictures ofthe site prior to construction, pictures of the current state of the excavation (at the time of thePBL), and renderings of the complete facility. The primary purpose of the introductorypresentation was to provide students with an understanding of the magnitude of the excavation.The students were then shown a demonstration where moist sand was transferred from one cupto another of identical size. Despite fitting perfectly into the first cup, the soil overflows from thesecond cup, due to particle rearrangement and a change in void space
Machine Design II ME 481 – Senior Capstone Design Design Project Documentation: Problem Definition, Progress report, Formal Design Reports Project Report (1 @ 35- 200 pages) Detailed description of design approach, results, and conclusions, with supporting documentation Teamwork 3-5 Students/Team Multiple industry interactions, small group
traditional and emergent engineering systems.” Since theBOK2 outcomes explicitly ties sustainability to design, sustainability was formally integratedwith the program’s design outcome by stating the design must be conducted “includingsustainability and within realistic constraints….” The premise is that sustainability isspecific design criteria that must be considered. Sustainability concepts are covered as anintegrative component within many introductory and design courses. Critical to thisapproach, sustainability is a required design criterion in the program’s capstone designcourse, CE 401 Civil Engineering Design Project. Design professionals who specialize insustainability (e.g., design engineers who are LEED AP) work closely with the students
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
theindustry first hand will be needed to teach these subjects. Only a person who has worked ona real world engineering project is best qualified to assess whether a student capstone designproject is realistic and relevant. If practitioners are needed, then there needs to be a careertrack where their services can be valued and rewarded. Practitioners are typically includedon the faculty as adjunct professors. They are paid less and not viewed as full-fledgedpartners. Most do not have the Ph.D. credential that accords equal status. The advantage ofthis system is that the practitioner faculty member is typically teaching as a side job, while heis working in a firm as a primary job and continues to stay current in professional practiceand can bring those
Paper ID #13026Assessing the Ethical Development of Students in an Undergraduate Civil En-gineering Course using a Standardized InstrumentDr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter has served as the University Director of Assessment and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. He conducts funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous engineering education papers
Shashi Nambisan, PhD, PE, is Director of the Institute for Transportation and Professor of Civil En- gineering at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. He enjoys working with students and he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Transportation systems as well as undergraduate cap- stone design courses. Dr. Nambisan has led efforts on over 150 research projects. He has taught over a dozen undergraduate and graduate courses in various areas related to transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. He also has been very active in leadership roles of several pro- fessional societies. Among the awards and honors Shashi has received is a proclamation by the Governor of Nevada
: Page 15.652.11 Sustainability concepts will be introduced to civil engineering students in the freshman orientation, CIVE 101. Sustainable issues are also central to the first environmentalengineering course, CIVE 322. For understanding and applying sustainability principleswithin design and construction, corresponding courses, primarily, the senior capstone designcourse, Civil Engineering Design (CIVE 442) and Construction Engineering (CIVE 480) willbe included as course learning objective. Sustainability will be included for consideration inthe CIVE 442 design criteria, and the finished project will be critiqued with respect tosuccess and/or lost opportunities. In CIVE 480, Construction Engineering, sustainability interms of construction
, skills, and tools in engineering practice2.2 BOK IThe first committee on the BOK took a futuristic approach on infrastructure andenvironmental needs to develop a list of outcomes to elevate the depth and breadth ofknowledge, skills, and attitudes required of civil engineers desiring licensure. The firsteleven outcomes directly related to ABET’s eleven outcomes (3a-k). The twelfthoutcome called for “an ability to apply knowledge in a specialized area related to civilengineering.”1 Quickly all realized that this could not occur at the bachelor’s level. Theadditional outcomes were: • “an understanding of the elements of project management, construction, and asset management;” • “an understanding of business and public policy and
Paper ID #30624Leaving Civil Engineering: Examining the Intersections of Gender,Disability, and Professional IdentityDr. Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Tech Dr. Cassandra McCall is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering Education Vir- ginia Tech. Her primary research interests include professional identity formation in undergraduate civil engineering students, grounded theory methods, and theory development. Currently, she is principal in- vestigator on an NSF sponsored project exploring the professional identity formation of civil engineering students who experience disabilities. In particular, she is
courses. Other applications have included constructing structuralmodels for structural design and capstone courses. This paper takes this use of classroomtechnology even further by demonstrating how K’nex pieces can be used effectively in an upper-division, highly technical structural dynamics / seismic design course.K’nex pieces consist of various rods and connectors as shown in Figure 1. The rods areingeniously sized such that right triangles are naturally formed. While one size of rod forms thesides of a triangle, the next size up forms the hypotenuse. The pattern continues as the rodschange colors and triangles get progressively larger. The connectors allow rods to be joined at45 and 90 degree angles in various configurations. Some connectors
Transportation Research Center. Dr. Kondyli has worked on research projects funded by Kansas DOT, Florida DOT, USDOT, and by the National Coop- erative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). She has authored and co-authored more than fifty publi- cations, presentations and reports related to traffic operations, simulation, highway capacity, safety, and driver behavior. Dr. Kondyli is currently the Chair of the Freeways/Multilane Highways of the Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (AHB40) of the Transportation Research Board. She also has consulting experience in the fields of traffic operations, geometric design and roadway safety. Dr. Kondyli received her Graduate Diploma in Rural and Surveying Engineering, (five
memoranda during thecourse. Each of these is associated with a problem set and uses a format provided in the writingguide. A couple of these memos are simply summaries of the results of the work in the attachedproblem set – a cover page of sorts. Others are recommendation memorandums based on theirwork on a specific problem or series of problems. For example, in a problem set about beamdesign, students are given cost data for two types of steel with different strengths and are askedto design the most cost effective beam cross-section and write a recommendation memo thatclearly states the most effective beam designed and its associated cost and briefly describes otheroptions considered. Also, after watching a presentation of a senior capstone
-members could discuss their effort as they presented theirsolutions to complex design and analysis problems. In this paper, the assessment tool utilized toassess these courses and the impact on student outcomes is presented.Assessment ToolBefore Fall 2004The assessment tool before Fall 2004 was primarily based on the following metrics: 1. Capstone senior design reports and presentations 2. Engineer-in-training exam 3. Senior exit interviewsThe main disadvantage was that the assessment was based on metrics that were obtained longafter the students had completed the courses.After Fall 2004The department developed a new rubric in summer of 2004 that would assess each courseaccording to the ABET outcomes so that the assessment could be
AC 2012-5085: RESPONSES TO AN UNFAMILIAR THING: HOW LEARN-ING ABOUT A STRUCTURAL SCULPTURE CAN MAKE IT MORE AP-PEALINGDr. Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology Charles Riley has a background in transportation structures and structural mechanics. He teaches across the curriculum from the interdisciplinary freshman experience through the mechanics sequence, project management, structural design, and into the senior capstone. His interests in engineering education are varied, but are ultimately focused on excellence in the classroom and student retention (both retaining them in the program and having them retain information!).Dr. Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology Sean St.Clair is an Associate
of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2016.[10] Retherford, Jennifer Q. and Joseph K. Amoah. "Incorporating ASCE's ExCEEd Principles in Capstone Project and other Active Learning Courses" In Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Southeast Section Conference, 2014.[11] ASCE. EXCEED. http://www.asce.org/exceed/[12] Morse, Audra. "Application of the ExCEEd Teaching Model to Improve Graduate Teaching in Environmental Engineering Courses (AC 2009-606)." In American Society for Engineering Education, 2009.[13] Retherford, Jennifer Q. and Angelica M. Palomino. "Departmental Implementation of ASCE's ExCEEd Teaching Principles." In Proceedings of the American Society of