Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

. degrees in computer engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, from Iowa State University. Dr. Rover has been a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State since 2001. She recently served as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Engineering from 2004-2010. Prior to that, she served as associate chair for undergraduate education in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2003-2004. She began her academic career at Michigan State University, where, from 1991-2001, she held the positions of assistant professor and associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 1997 to 2000, she served as director of

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

.20Although CAP3 has not yet initiated the development of BOK2-compliant accreditation criteria,it has formed two committees to study and formulate guidelines for the fulfillment of the CivilEngineering BOK:  The BOK Educational Fulfillment Committee was formed in 2007. Composed of representatives of ten widely varying institutions, this committee investigated the incorporation of the 24 BOK2 outcomes into civil engineering curricula.  The BOK Experiential Fulfillment Committee was formed in early 2009 to address those BOK2 outcomes requiring pre-licensure experience. The committee was charged with developing early-career experience guidelines for engineer interns, supervisors, and mentors.In the course

Conference Session

Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Daniel R. Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Civil Engineering

 The BOK Educational Fulfillment Committee was formed in 2007. Composed of representatives of ten widely varying institutions, this committee investigated the incorporation of the 24 BOK2 outcomes into civil engineering curricula.  The BOK Experiential Fulfillment Committee was formed in early 2009 to address those BOK2 outcomes requiring pre-licensure experience. The committee was charged with developing early-career experience guidelines for engineer interns, supervisors, and mentors.In the course of their work, both of these committees identified a need for further refinement ofBOK2. For example, the Experiential Fulfillment Committee suggested additional emphasis onquality management and public safety

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

project management experience,or capstone sequence, for the Department of Civil Engineering (Department) at LawrenceTechnological University occurs over two terms: ECE4021 CE Design Project 1 (CE Project 1), a one-credit course offered in the fall, and ECE4033 CE Design Project 2 (CE Project 2), a three-credit course offered in the spring.Students form their own teams of three to five members and develop a project where theygenerate a conceptual design and project management plan. The capstone represents theculmination of the students’ undergraduate education, providing them an opportunity to integratevarious curricular components in preparation for careers as civil engineers.Neither course has an instructor in the traditional sense

Conference Session

Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Joshua M. Rogers, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Dion K. Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

and Management in Engineering (2000-2003), during which time he organized special issues on diver- sity, public policy, career management, globalization, and information technology. - Served on the ASCE Board of Direction (1997-2000), and he is active with the student chapters of ASCE and Chi Epsilon, the civil engineering honor society. Dr. Russell is presently Chair of the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Prac- tice. The Committee is charged with defining the future education requirements necessary to practice civil engineering at the professional level. Throughout his career, Dr. Russell has dedicated his efforts to make engineering education more meaningful and more relevant. He has

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Uday Manepalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering

career as a civil engineer. This lab allowed me to see where most accidents occur and what factors may have played a role. (266 characters, question 2)It is helpful for highway design, monitoring and decision-making on traffic safety issues Student 22 R: Strengths: showed the details that must be looked at while designing highways, allowed me to see how certain conditions play a role in accidents, want to know how to use it in more detail and what engineers do to fix some of the problems identified, how the latest technology can be used to design. (245 characters, question 2) Page

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Floraliza Bornilla Bornasal, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Civil Engineering

engineers. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award in 2011 and multiple research and teaching awards. Page 24.1005.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Prevalence of inscriptions in transportation engineering text: Clues to contextAbstractThe purpose of this study is to provide insight into contemporary use of inscriptions, whichinclude visual representations such as equations, tables, graphs, diagrams, and photographs, inrepresenting a specific transportation engineering concept (sight distance) within three types oftextual resources. These

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Susan B. Mackey-Kallis, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

kinds oflearning: global (denoting the systems and phenomena that transcend national borders),international (focusing on the nations and their relationships), and intercultural (focusing onknowledge and skills to understand and navigate cultural differences).”1 They sum it up by usingthe same language that appears in the Body of Knowledge2, stating that that global learningrepresents the “knowledge, skills, and attitudes” required by students to apply global learningconcepts to their lives and careers. ACE works with participating institutions to audit and assessexisting international initiatives, to develop a strategy for comprehensive internationalizationaligned with mission, to articulate specific goals, and to assess progress towards these

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Jeffery S Horsburgh, Utah State University; David E Rosenberg, Utah State University; Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University; Laura G Hunter, Utah Education Network; Courtenay Strong, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6973Using Interactive Video Conferencing for Multi-Institution, Team-TeachingDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Dr. Steven J. Burian is an associate professor in the Urban Water Group in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Utah. Dr. Burian’s career spans more than a decade during which he has worked in design engineering, as a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a profes- sor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as a director of an engineering design and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. Dr. Burian received a Bachelor’s

Conference Session

Industry and Practice Topics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

demonstrate it.* The definition of “meeting a course objective” is achieving a “C” level (70%) on the task. Table 2: CE401 Course Assessment for 2020 Course Objective Assessment How Evaluated and Remarks a. Describe challenges facing civil All graded events in the course address this engineers in professional practice now 4 objective and students solidly met the and in the future. requirements. b. Develop short-term and long-term This specific course objective is only professional goals, to include directly addressed by the Career Paper, but

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

groups [12,13]. In 2006 the NCEES added the requirement for a master’s degree or equivalent education toits model law with a goal for implementation of this requirement in 2020; in 2014 thisrequirement was removed from the model law [14].The primary driver for graduate education is to impart the skills and knowledge needed in theprofession, which also enable a successful and rewarding career. The ASCE has explored theoutcomes that should be met to prepare civil engineers for entry into the profession, detailing“the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for entry into the practice of civil engineering atthe professional level” in the CEBOK [6, p. vii]. The Body of Knowledge has evolved andchanged over time, from an initial document in 2004

Conference Session

Development Around Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Erian Armanios; Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Andrea Francioni Rooney, Carnegie Mellon University; Millard L. McElwee, Exponent; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University; Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and in their future careers.1.0 IntroductionTo properly contextualize Carnegie Mellon’s work around DEI, we need to situate it within alarger movement that has gained traction and momentum around engineering and social justice[1]-[3]. These happenings build upon the seminal work of Baillie [4], Riley [5], and their jointwork with their collaborators [6]. This has sprung a series of engineering and social justice-related or -infused courses, seminar series, and workshops across engineering campuses such asthose at the University of San Diego [7], Colorado School of Mines [8], Purdue [9], Stanford[10], the National Academies [11], and others. The most recent illustration is a series of global,humanitarian, and peace engineering programs that

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

) and George Mason University (2014-2017). Throughout his career, his primary responsibility as a faculty member has been teaching students, for which he aspires to provide them with a quality and enjoyable experience. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Yielding and Fracture in Steel Design: From Trash-Bags to TreasureAbstractWhen explaining the concept of yielding and fracture to steel design students, it is best to use avisual demonstration to characterize the behavior. While performing a steel tension coupon testor full steel bolted connection test would be ideal, it is not always possible to include

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

experiential phaseof a civil engineer’s career.6,7 In November 2006, the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequi-sites for Professional Practice (CAP3) charged its Experience Committee to propose in more de-tail the validation of learning outcomes achieved through experience. This committee’s workshould become available in the next year.ABET Accreditation and the BOK ABET accreditation of civil engineering programs plays a strong role in defining minimumstandards for BS programs. Overly prescriptive requirements can shackle the ability of CEE de-partments to respond to a rapidly changing research environment and remain competitive in re-search compared to other engineering disciplines. This must be recognized as ABET CE criteriacontinue to evolve

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

.‚ Engineering programs should be accredited at both the B.S. and M.S. levels so that the M.S. degree can be recognized as the engineering “professional” degree.‚ Institutions should take advantage of the flexibility inherent in the EC2000 accreditation criteria of ABET, Incorporated in developing curricula, and students should be introduced to the “essence” of engineering early in their undergraduate careers.‚ Engineering educators should introduce interdisciplinary learning in the undergraduate curriculum and explore the use of case studies of engineering successes and failures as a learning tool.‚ The engineering education establishment should participate in efforts to public understanding of engineering and the technology literacy of the public

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1509: KINESTHETIC STRUCTURESKevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University Page 13.830.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Kinesthetic StructuresAbstractThis paper describes how students are engaged in hands-on activities that reinforce complexengineering principles. In addition to utilizing chalk board examples for design and analysisproblems, physical modeling, not necessarily traditional laboratory testing, is implemented tolink engineering theory with building behavior. Students design, build, and learn how structuresbehave in three dimensions.IntroductionFive years ago, the author switched careers and from practice to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reynaldo Pablo, Jr., Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Civil Engineering

ahelpful tool to quantify the risk involved in this process of bridge assessment.Addition of a semester-long course on reliability of bridges in the civil engineering curriculumcan greatly help the students understand the fundamental concepts of bridge safety. Civilengineering graduates will have the capability in evaluating bridge safety which they canconfidently use in their future career. As a result, this will encourage students to specialize in thefield of bridge reliability and eventually the nation’s bridge assessment experts will grow innumber. These experts will have the technical know-how to help maintain bridge infrastructuresto avoid catastrophic failures and most significantly of all, save lives.IntroductionThe load carrying capacity

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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Civil Engineering

academicsupport services. These offices include:‚ Academic Advising Center‚ Learning Center‚ Registrar‚ Information Technology Services‚ Personal Counseling‚ Career CounselingA few days prior to the exercise, I visit each of these offices and coordinate the details of thetreasure hunt with the staff person in charge of each area. I place a wall-hanging envelope,marked “SUR 100S Treasure Hunt.” Each envelope contains “information sheets” on each areathat describes the student services provided by the office. This past year, I simply printed thehome page of the Web site for each office on blue sheets of paper, and made them theinformation sheet. I also asked each office staff person to make available additional informationsheets that they typically provide

Conference Session

Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

decreased output), solve the problem” • An ability to design a system with multiple constraints • An ability to technically communicate Evaluation of Outcomes The main assessment tool for quantitative evaluation included two rubrics (Appendix A) modified and designed for this particular course. The first rubric was used to score Projects 1-4; the second rubric was used to score the final project and poster presentation. The faculty review and grading of design projects reflected this rubric, and evaluated outcomes and student progression in demonstrating the abilities most important to long- term career success (note the emphasis on technical communication skills in the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University; Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; Mark Houck, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

and programs developed through these approaches will servethree purposes: to expand learning opportunities for our undergraduate students; to createattractive courses for our graduate students; and to offer courses to local practicingengineers interested in advancing their careers and planning to become professionalengineers. The courses might also help to fill the need for engineers to engage in lifelonglearning as a condition for maintaining professional engineering licensure, though servingthat need was not a primary design objective.Bridge CoursesOur concept of bridge courses was based on several assumptions or design criteria: 1. The defined set of bridge courses comprises a flexible system of post-BS 500-level (i.e., first-year

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

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

students who have a general interest in engineering. There is aneed to create a sense of excitement about CEE. This challenge occurs at a time when students Page 11.378.3are widely exposed to and easily enamored by consumer electronics, computers and sophisti-cated automobiles throughout their childhood. Therefore, CEE departments must show that suchhigh profile concerns as environmental conservation, renewable energy, the application of newmaterials and technical systems, along with the overall concern for sustainable development,provide stimulating career opportunity for CEE students. In particular, these concerns offer aplatform for CEE to

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

applications, and project management of their problem definition. The VIPcurriculum allows students to develop a well-rounded skill set to take into their careers beyondundergraduate education.2The Vertically Integrated Projects course will consist of four different sub-teams. Each sub-team- cities, vehicles, infrastructure, and transportation users - will design and prototype sensors andtechnological innovations that address the needs of smart cities. Students will coordinate with theNYU Tandon School of Engineering MakerSpace, incubators – NYU Urban Future Lab,research centers, and several departments. These departments include civil engineering, urbanplanning, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and urban informatics.However

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

culturally viewed as being for girls are less likely to build spatial skills forSTEM careers or support knowledge gain in mechanics [12] – [14].It is important to note that two additional faculty also implemented this module in one section ofstatics each. These faculty have minimal experience and training in teaching with active-learningpedagogies. The faculty were given written directions, i.e. lesson notes, and some verbalinstruction for conducting the very active module, but did not personally watch the authors teachthe lesson and were given no specific training in active pedagogies. Combined survey responsesfrom their sections found 56.7% of students indicated the activity ‘Made no impact or I don’tremember’ or ‘Helped, but only just a little

Conference Session

The Evolving Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; J. Michael Grayson, The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. The main topics of the course include stress, strain,deformation, and stress/strain transformation. In the three-semester duration of this study, threefaculty members (Instructors A-C) taught lecture sections and one faculty member (Instructor C)taught laboratory sections (Table 1). Instructor C taught one section of CIVL 304 and twosections of CIVL 307 in fall 2017. The syllabi, textbook, and topics covered were identical forall lecture and laboratory sections. For this study, the summer cohorts and fall cohort are treatedas equivalent. It should be noted that Instructor A is an early-career tenure-track assistantprofessor with less than five years of teaching experience, Instructor B is a full professor withapproximately 15 years of

Conference Session

Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University; James R. Morgan, Charles Sturt University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

for engagement with theproject. At the completion of the week participants need to provide their reports to ourpartner (and to copy these to their portfolios).A particular strength of this approach is the opportunity for intergenerational mentoring.Scenario Weeks are open to the whole cohort, allowing for mixing of student engineers at alllevels. The ability to lead, mentor and evaluate other engineers is a key skill for theprogression of any engineer’s career, however it is one that is seldom provided in a traditionaldegree program due to the homogeneity of most of the teams that a student experiences.AccreditationAccreditation of this program will occur through Engineers Australia (EA). Fullaccreditation of engineering degrees requires

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology; andto inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growth andservice.The civil engineering program established 16 student outcomes to achieve the mission and meetthe ABET accreditation requirements: Our students upon graduation: 1. Design civil engineering components and systems. 2. Demonstrate creativity, in the context of engineering problem-solving. 3. Solve problems in the structural, construction management, hydraulic, and geotechnical discipline areas of civil engineering. 4. Solve problems in math through differential equations, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry. 5. Design

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Limia Shunia, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

• Options to improve recycling services for small businesses • Connecting students living in urban areas to the right opportunities so they will have the skills necessary to get an internship and move up in their career • Approaches for reducing bike theft in the cityStudents were asked to consider potential solutions that might involve creation of a new service,a new product, or some combination of service and product. Their proposed solutions should beinnovative and implementable, to the point that prototypes can be presented during the IPROexposition day regardless of whether the solution is a product or a new business model.Examples of their solutions include: • Water turbines for urban rivers • A fresh fruit vending

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Civil Engineering

nonetheless preferredto have the choice as to whether to participate in a service-type activity. WoS also found the interaction with the female mentors was helpful on various levels.Besides assisting with the technical aspects of civil engineering design and project management,the mentors shared their perspectives and advice on career choices and work-life balance. The mentors, too, found the experience rewarding. For the most part they did not have muchcontact with female engineers when they were new graduates and they enjoyed critiquing thetechnical deliverables of the team members, as well as sharing their work experiences. From thementors’ perspective, the construction and design industry needs more diversity, and mentoringfemales and other

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allie S Peters, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Katherine N Thorton; Kristen Shinohara; Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #12527Refinement and Dissemination of a Digital Platform for Sharing Transporta-tion Education MaterialsAllie S Peters, Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts.Dr. Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Kevin Chang, Ph.D., P.E., is an