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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University; Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1849: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF GO!: AN INNOVA-TIVE ONLINE PUBLICATION TO ATTRACT TEENS TO TRANSPORTA-TIONShashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University Shashi Nambisan, PhD, PE, is Director of the Institute for Transportation and a Professor of Civil Engi- neering the at Iowa State University. He enjoys working with students and he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. Dr. Nambisan has led efforts on over 150 research projects. He has taught over a dozen under- graduate and graduate courses in various areas related to transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. He also has been very

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

Board.David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. Hurwitz serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Ore- gon State University (OSU). He teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in traffic operations, highway design, traffic signal design, and transportation safety. His areas of research interest include traffic en- gineering, driver behavior, driving simulation, and human factors. Dr. Hurwitz founded a traffic data collection company in Massachusetts that successfully completed numerous projects with private compa- nies and public agencies during his 5 year tenure with the firm. He is an active member of TRB, ASCE, and ITE.Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

AC 2011-602: CIVIL ENGINEERING MASTER’S PROGRAMS: A COM-PREHENSIVE REVIEW OF TYPES AND REQUIREMENTSJeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jeffrey S. Russell, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor and Chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2205 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 Over the past 22 years, Professor Jeffrey S. Russell has established himself as a leader in education, research, and service to the civil engineering profession through championing diversity, leadership, inno- vation, and enhanced education for future civil engineers. He is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin. He received a BS degree

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

the undergraduate program in computer engineering at MSU. She also served as interim department chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2000 to 2001. She was a research staff member in the Scalable Computing Laboratory at the Ames Laboratory under a U.S-D.O.E. Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1989 to 1991. Her teaching and research has focused on the areas of embedded computer systems, reconfigurable hardware, integrated program development and performance environments for parallel and distributed systems, visualization, performance monitoring and evaluation, and engineering education. She currently serves as principal investigator for NSF STEP and S-STEM grants in the college. Dr. Rover is

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Marc J. Sanborn, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

their collective ability tomeet established research standards. Such assessment is commonly performed through a reviewof the publication(s) associated with that field of practice. By evaluating multiple years ofpublication, the caliber of research can also be evaluated for trends. Several examples of suchself-assessment studies have been performed in the field of engineering education. Thisliterature review is subdivided into three sections: example studies of scholarship, suggestedscholarship standards, and description of scholarship standards.Example Studies of ScholarshipWankat (1999) published the results from a critical review of 20 issues of the Journal ofEngineering Education (JEE). His review included 231 articles published in JEE

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

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Civil Engineering

, CMMI Program 20052008 Review Committee of Visitors in 2009, member of TRB Committee on Basic Research and Emerging Technologies on Concrete and ASCE committee on Performance Based Design.John Stephen Polasek, P.E., Western Michigan University John S. Polasek P.E. retired from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) after over 38 years of service in 2009. John received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from MSU in 1972 and was hired at MDOT. Over the years, he has worked in the Design Division, as a Staff Engineer for the Local Government Division, as the Kalamazoo District Design Engineer and Project Development Engineer, as well as Region System Manager. In June 2003, John was appointed Director of the

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Civil Engineering

International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE 2010), 652-5, 2010; ISBN-13: 978-1- 4244-6002-1; DOI: 10.1109/ICCSE.2010.5593527.4. Martinez, F., L. C. Herrero, S. De Pablo, Project-Based Learning and Rubrics in the Teaching of Power Supplies and Photovoltaic Electricity, IEEE Transactions on Education, March 25, 2010; ISSN: 00189359; DOI: 10.1109/TE.2010.2044506.5. Kilmartin, L., E. McCarrick, A Case Study of Enhancing Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Electronic\Computer Engineering Students through a Service Learning Based Project Module, 2010 IEEE Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, 18 pp., 2010; ISBN-13: 978-1

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Civil Engineering

explain difficult concepts, and talk with enthusiasm to keep the audience’s attention. Other than those minor things, we thought that doing the applications was an interesting way to relate fluid mechanics to real world applications and expand the knowledge that the course provided. We also enjoyed watching other presentations, and Page 22.373.12 learned a lot of things that we had never really thought about before.” Student Group 4 reflection essay excerpt is from the topic: superfluids.The required department survey assessment at the end of semester, compared to the previousyear/s, showed substantial increases in instructor and

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Management (MEM) degree. This degree was popularamong students of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Alumni with this degree have reportedsatisfaction with the content of their education and enjoy successful careers. However since fewof the other college of engineering programs embraced the degree, the degree was terminated inthe late 1990’s. At this point, the department created an Engineering Management Option withinour program by securing an agreement with the College of Business to provide two MBAcourses that could be taken by our students. These two courses provided finance andmanagement instruction to engineering students but did not require prerequisites normal to otherMBA curricula. Ensuing retirements and budgetary issues

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig N Musselman P.E., A & E Consulting; Jon D. Nelson, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Monte L. Phillips P.E., University of North Dakota, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering

treatment for thosewho have not been exposed to the details of engineering licensure.It should be recognized that the specific requirements of each state vary. This paper describes avariety of requirements or provisions applicable to “some” or “many” states, and presents“typical” requirements. For a definitive answer to any question regarding state licensurerequirements, the specific statute and rules for that state should be reviewed. Full information istypically available on state Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers (“PE Board”) websites.2.0 History and Purpose of Engineering LicensureAs a result of well publicized construction failures with fatalities in the late 1800’s and early1900’s, states began to adopt engineering licensure laws

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

benefit is determined using a four-parameter “S-shaped” function of bridge strength.Grades are assigned using a weighted comparison of bridge profits (82%) and the group’saccuracy in predicting the strength of their bridge (18%) according to profit and accuracy gradestandards established at the beginning of the semester. Thus, although it is considered acompetition, students do not compete for grades, as there is a fixed and predetermined standardthat determines each project’s grade. The current group design project is intended to provide a range of learning experiencesfor the freshman engineers. First being a group project it is intended to introduce freshmanengineers to collaborative design and division of labor within a project. Second

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mokwa, Montana State University; Zachary Lee Morris, Montana State University; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University

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Civil Engineering

weeks in introductory soils courses. The high-techflavor of x-ray CT can be attractive to these students. Anecdotal comments from students usingthis approach have been positive and encouraging; however, the newness of this approachprecludes the presentation of statistical assessments in this paper. A more quantitativeassessment of student learning will be assembled in future semesters based on additional studentfeedback.AcknowledgementsExperimental x-ray CT analyses conducted by former students Brent Nielsen, Josh Nichols, andBryant Robbins were useful in developing the simplified approach described in this paper. Theirvaluable contributions are acknowledged and greatly appreciated by the authors.References Cited1. Alshibli, K. A., Batiste, S

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Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

/2010/12/01/loyola-may-cut-graduation-requirement-to-120-hours/>.3. Macic, E. (2010). “University trims minimum graduation credits to 120.” Arbiter Online: Boise State’sIndependent Student Media, < http://arbiteronline.com/?p=55283>.4. Gray, S. (2010). “Regents reduce minimum credit hour requirement.” The University Daily Kansan,< http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/oct/21/board-regents-reduces/>.5. ASCE Body of Knowledge Committee. (2008). Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century:Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, 2E, ASCE, Reston,VA.6. ASCE Body of Knowledge Committee. (2004). Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century:Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, ASCE, Reston,VA.7. ASCE

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

male 44 NA NA 12.3 ± 1.82006 female 6 NA NA 12.7 ± 1.4NA = not asked in that year of the surveyThe same survey measured students “universal diverse orientation” (UDO) using the previously-validated MGUDS-S instrument.10,18 UDO is “an attitude toward all other persons which isinclusive yet differentiating in that similarities and differences are both recognized andaccepted.”18 The three constructs that comprise UDO are: seeking diversity of contact,relativistic appreciation of self and others, and comfort with differences. UDO may correlate tostudent interest and comfort in different cultures. This instrument is comprised

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christianna Irene White, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation; David J. White, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

and polish the resulting document(s): It’s more work/takes more time to tell thestudent how to fix the writing than to just do it myself. One product of this pattern is student workon the thesis does not accurately represent the student‘s actual writing proficiency.Industry Perspectives and Performance ExpectationsAlthough technical knowledge is essential for expert performance in any domain,15 thatknowledge alone does not ensure successful performance in industry. Rather, Hart argues that―to be an engineer is to be a technical communicator. Engineering is a problem-solvingprofession and clear communication leads to effective solutions.‖16 In fact, most research inengineering education explicitly emphasizes the need to prepare students for

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

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Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA, 2001.2. Wankat, P. C. and Oreovicz, F. S., Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1993.3. Lowman, J., Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd Edition, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1995.4. Klosky, J. L. and VanderSchaaf, R., “Hands-on-Demonstrations in Introductory Mechanics”, Proceedings of 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 9 pp., June, 2002.5. Lesko, J., Duke, J., Holzer, S., and Auchey, F., “Hands-on-Statics Integration into an Engineering Mechanics- Statics Course: Development and Scaling”, Proceedings of 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, 7 pp., June, 1999.6. Graves, E., “Demonstrations that Work in the

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Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey C. Evans, Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering

and World Reports http://www.usnews.com/rankings, 2010.10 Lynch, D. R., Russell, J. S., Mason, J. M. and Evans, J. C. “Claims on the Foundation: Professionalism and its Liberal Base,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Volume 135, Issue 3, pp. 109-116 (July 2009).11 Lynch, D. R., Russell, J. S., Evans, J. C. and Sutterer, K. G. (2008), “Beyond the Cognitive: The Affective Domain, Values and Achievement of the Vision,” ASCE J. of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol.135, No.1, pp.47-56. (January 2009).12 The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025, ASCE, 2007

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

classes while not physically present are growing dramatically. Distance learningopportunities are becoming an integral part of program offerings at most universities, andproviding students access to classes through distance learning platforms affords students a widervariety of courses, increasing demand. Some students enroll in distance courses to study at nightwhile maintaining full-time jobs. Some enroll in and attend a university’s classes though theylive well outside normal commuting distances. Additionally, some students choose to take asemester(s) to study abroad and still take classes required by their home institution, enablingthem to graduate on time with their peers. In fact, today there are several universities whoseentire existence is

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

development of the Civil Engineering BOK and associated accreditation criteriaNote that the initiation of BOK1-compliant criteria development coincided with the publicationof the BOK1 report. However, in the three years since the publication of the BOK2 report,CAP3 has chosen not to initiate the development of new BOK2-compliant accreditation criteria.Why not? Page 22.1433.8As the timeline suggests, the publication of the BOK2 did not fully account for the inevitabletime lag associated with accreditation criteria implementation. The BOK2’s publication sevenmonths ahead of the first accreditation visits under BOK1-compliant criteria

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

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Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.3. Cleveland, C. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010 from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill?topic=503644. Munson, B., Young, D., Okiishi, T., Huebsch, W. (2009) Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (6th edition). New Jersey. John Wiley and Sons.5. Mourtos, N. 2003. “Defining, Teaching and Assessing Lifelong Learning Skills.” Proceeding so the ASEE/ISEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder CO.6. Hanus, J., Hamilton, S., Russell, J. 2008. “The Cognitive and Affective Domain in Assessing Life-Long Learning”. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.7. Raltson, P. and Bays, C. 2010. “Refining a Critical Thinking

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

degree requirements. This includes both total credit hour requirement for degree as wellas a breakdown of the credit hours required in various major topic areas/categories, such asmathematics and basic sciences, general engineering topics, and general education. The datapresented herein also provides individual programs with a sound base from which comparisonsof their own program(s) may be made.IntroductionIt seems as though there is a near constant discussion about credit hour requirements, particularlywith reference to a so-called “credit hour squeeze.” As the cost of education continues to rise,state legislators, boards of trustees/regents, and other external constituencies push for furtherefficiencies, reduced costs, improved graduation

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Civil Engineering

the 1990’s undergraduate science programs, physics programs in particular, began to developactive learning techniques to supplement or replace traditional lecture methods. Two of the moreeffective methods developed were just-in-time-teaching (JiTT)1 and peer instruction2. Theseactive learning techniques have proven to be effective methods and have steadily been deployedin undergraduate classrooms over the past 15 years. While not limited to use in the physicalsciences, these techniques have seen much wider use in science classrooms than in engineeringclassrooms. The results of a national survey of faculty using peer instruction show 94% of usersfrom the natural sciences and only 3% from engineering3. While there is some publishedscholarly

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

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Civil Engineering

Guideline in Development, http://apeg.bc.ca/prodev/pdreq.html, sourced January 3, 2011; 5. Kuan, S., Success by Design, Innovation – Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, p.36 – 38, November 2010, Vancouver, BC; 6. ASCE, ASCE Policy Statement 465: Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional Practice, Task Committee on the First Professional Degree, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston Virginia; 7. Canadian Consulting Engineer, U.S. Moving to Require Master’s Degree for Engineers, URL: www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/issues/archives.aspx, Feb. 25, 2008; 8. Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

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Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

multi-disciplinary design. (4) Provide a platform where student performance against the ABET general criteria for engineering programs (3 a-k )14 and civil engineering program specific criteria can be assessed (basically BOK I now and BOK II in the future).The senior design experience was tailored to ensure coverage of the appropriate programmaterial – items (1) – (3) in the above list suggests this. In some ways, constructing theappropriate assessment vehicle(s) was a more considerable challenge. The open-endednature of realistic design does not always lend itself to concrete assessmentmethodologies. So the creation of a time effective assessment scheme that forces anexperience that includes coverage of all outcomes to include

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Kuder, Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

of:_______________ Reviewer:_____________ Item Check CommentsStyle/Grammar/StyleSentences are complete _____ ________________________________No repetition within abstract & LOT _____ ________________________________ASTM # included in methodology _____ ________________________________Sentences don’t begin with #s/symbols _____ ________________________________Numbers < 10 written in words ____ ________________________________0 placed before decimal _____ ________________________________Professional language (not colloquial