Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civil engineering curricula. Considering specifically the BOK2, acoordinated list of 24 outcomes is presented within three outcome categories: Foundational,Technical and Professional. The outcomes identify the desired level of achievement definedaccording to Bloom’s Taxonomy for the cognitive domain3,4. Additionally, the BOK2 hasrecommended outcome achievement targets for each portion of the fulfillment pathway: for thebaccalaureate degree (B), post-baccalaureate formal education (M/30), and pre-licensureexperience (E). The emphasis herein is on those outcomes and achievement targets for thebaccalaureate degree.The BOK2 Outcomes Rubric, using Bloom’s Taxonomy, is graphically presented in Figure 1.The reader is cautioned that this is a simple

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

criteria, is motivating additional change in some civilengineering curricula.3 Considering specifically the BOK2, a coordinated list of 24 outcomes ispresented within three outcome categories: Foundational, Technical and Professional. Theoutcomes define the desired level of achievement defined according to Bloom’s Taxonomy forthe cognitive domain4,5. Additionally, the BOK2 has recommended outcome achievementtargets for each portion of the fulfillment pathway: for the baccalaureate degree (B), post-baccalaureate formal education (M/30), and pre-licensure experience (E). The emphasis hereinis on those outcomes and achievement targets for the baccalaureate degree.The BOK2 Outcomes Rubric, using Bloom’s Taxonomy, is graphically presented in Figure 1

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Rogers, ABET, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

program outcomes resulted in true CQI processes? A CQI process involves a clearunderstanding of mission (who you are, what you do, who you serve), involvement ofconstituents (those who have a stake in the quality of the ‘product’), clear program educationalobjectives (after graduation attainment), well-defined program outcomes (desired performanceby time of graduation to meet the objective), focused processes (internal practices to enable theachievement of the outcome), facts (data collection focused on performance criteria related to theprogram outcomes), evaluation (interpretation of results of data collection), and action (feedbackto improve processes). If all of these processes are in place, then a true CQI process exists.1 Seymour, D. 1992

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah McAvoy, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

knowledge retention of engineering students as they advance through their academiccareers can enhance their quality of education and career success. However, engineeringprofessors constantly battle the quality of student knowledge retention from course to course.Knowledge retention has been a consistent problem for students regardless of the length of breakbetween courses, such as a one-week break or a three-month summer break. This is evidenced ina study conducted by the United States Military Academy at West Point (1). Student knowledgeof Statics and Strength of Materials were examined after a three-month summer break in theMechanics course. Faculty found that knowledge retention of the Statics and Strength ofMaterials topics was poor. They

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

from new graduates froma civil engineering program. Turochy’s 2004 survey of transportation practitioners repeated asurvey effort performed in 1986 to see if the priorities in the profession had changed in that 20-year period1. This survey asked practitioners to prioritize a list of 31 transportation topics forpossible inclusion in the first course in transportation engineering by giving each topic a score of1 to 5, with 5 being the highest importance and 1 the lowest. The paper concluded that topicssuch as geometric design of highways, highway capacity, and transportation planning remainedimportant when comparing the two survey results and topics such as transportation systems,traffic engineering, and safety have emerged as increasingly

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and Environmental Engineering curriculum. Page 15.448.3 One common topic of conversation among Department faculty is how well the currentcurriculum prepares students for exam success. Currently students are offered quite a bit offlexibility in course selection, so that they may pursue both breadth and depth within the sub-discipline of Civil Engineering of their choosing. At present students may choose in their juniorand senior years four electives within the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department andthree additional technical electives in Science, Math, Engineering, or Business (Table 1). Whilea review of other Civil

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

singlecourse or spread between many courses will be discussed as a methodology into how oneprogram is looking at meeting ABET accreditation requirements for students seeking anaccredited degree at the masters degree level without an accredited degree at thebachelors degree level. Page 15.1067.21.0 IntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has recognized the lack of certainknowledge and skills among recent graduates, while at the same time engineeringprograms are facing pressure to decrease credit hour requirements in undergraduatecurriculums. ASCE formed a committee to study and develop a Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge (BOK)1 to document

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

throughout a civil engineering curriculum. Course assessment, studentfeedback, and how just in time learning links to student learning styles will be presented.1.0 IntroductionWhat is just in time learning? As defined by Word Spy: “The acquisition of knowledge orskills as they are needed.”1 This definition sums up how many of the students currently inschool appear to learn. In fact, first the use of laptop computers and now the use of Appson phones are pushing this process to be the norm. When the author teaches a freshmanIntroduction to Engineering course, numerous students search their phones or laptops andprovide insightful information to the conversation. Of course, the freshman engineeringcourse is only an introduction and spends a lot of time

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy; Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

that describes the progressive development of anindividual in each domain and are defined as follows4: • Cognitive: of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity. • Affective: relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions. • Psychomotor: of or relating to motor action directly proceeding from mental activity.A set of development levels for each domain are shown in Table 1 based on work by Bloom(1956)5, Krathwohl et. al. (1973)6, and Simpson (1972)7, respectively. Each column shows thelevels in each domain, from the simple at the top, to the more complex at the bottom. Table 1. Domain Levels Cognitive Domain5 Affective Domain6

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

suggested a newapproach was necessary. This led to the development of a course which is heavily project based.While this serves well for the mechanistic aspects of the learning outcomes (e.g. the ability toanalyze and design a gravity retaining wall for external stability and the ability to analyze theimpact of water on slope stability), as developed, it did not address aspects of learning outcomesthat were less quantitative to the desired level. While it is clearly possible to integrate design andanalysis calculations with communication, synthesis, and evaluation the roundtable discussionpresents them separately for two main reasons: 1) separation allowed for the inclusion ofactivities performed by others either at a level more complex than

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to the length, value, and conduct of the workshop.The participants recommended increasing the length of the workshop to two days; incorporatingtwo participant teaching sessions; providing more information or time to the topics of brainfunctions, problem based learning, ETW review, and short in-class demonstrations or models;and adding content on evaluating student learning and integrating new teaching technologies.IntroductionIn the summer of 2008, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ ExCEEd Teaching Workshop(ETW) celebrated its tenth year of existence 1, 2. By the summer of 2010, twenty-five ETWs willhave been delivered, producing nearly 545 graduates from over 200 different U.S. andinternational colleges and universities. These

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

computed results never exceeds that of a crude estimate, and the principle functionof theory consists of teaching us what and how to observe in the field.”1 This quote drives homethe point that civil engineers, and anyone else that works at the interface of the natural and builtenvironment, needs to understand geology. Because of the importance of geology to civilengineering, GLY 2805 Geology for Engineers is a required sophomore-level course in civilengineering at Villanova University. Although the course is predominately civil engineeringstudents, often environmental studies and geography students enroll as well.Villanova University is the largest Catholic university it the state of Pennsylvania with over10,000 undergraduate and graduate

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

community service with instruction andreflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthencommunities”. (1) Learning “civic responsibility” and “strengthening communities” are bothdesirable outcomes of engineering education. The emphasis of this paper is on Service Learningas it applies to engineering education and engineering students.This paper provides a brief history of service and service learning at Villanova University. Itdiscusses a rationale for service learning and then describes service learning in the College ofEngineering. Some typical projects are described. Also discussed is how Service Learning hasimpacted the education of our students.History of Service Learning at Villanova UniversitySignificant

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

can be built,assessed, and changes made to meet current ABET criteria and CE program criteria basedon the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOKI).1 This was the challenge facing the newfaculty in spring 2007.To meet that challenge, the assessment process needed to be rigorous, thorough, andimplemented immediately. The program did not have time to slowly add new assessmenttechniques, but had to rely on the experiences of the two faculty who were ABETevaluators to quickly establish the assessment techniques to include using the seniordesign experience and train the rest of the assembled team to seamlessly be part of theprocess.The current paper focuses on providing insight into assessment of senior design activities.The senior design experience within

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah; Edward Barbanell, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

water resources. The course was developed and co-taught by professors fromcivil engineering and philosophy at the University of Utah with the goals of (1) cultivating in thenext generation of civil engineering professionals – those responsible for planning, designing,managing, and operating water resources systems – a broader sensibility about the culturalclimate in which they will operate, and (2) developing in humanists, social scientists and otherswho will be responsible for shaping and articulating that cultural climate a more groundedunderstanding of the practical water problems facing society and the constraints limitingengineering and technological solutions. Our pedagogical approach was to engage the students incase study analyses and

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brett Borup, Brigham Young University; Jessica Hanson, Brigham Young University; Gabriel Smith, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the following criteria: 1. Definition of terms and explanation of concepts 2. Discussion of the importance of the topic and personal applications/impacts 3. Specific supporting examples from presentations by Seminar speakers 4. Adequate length and satisfactory readabilityThese papers are one of the main sources of assessment used for the outcomes cited at thebeginning of this paper.Course AssessmentStudent evaluations of the course are presented in Table 1. This table summarizes data from theprevious five semesters this course has been taught. It is noted the overall course evaluation isslightly lower than the average overall course evaluation for all courses taught in the department.There was concern that it would

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1458: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLEENGINEERING PRACTICE IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMSteven Burian, University of Utah Page 15.1188.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Sustainability in a Civil Engineering CurriculumAbstractThe objectives of this paper are to (1) present the approach used to integrate sustainabilitycontent into the civil engineering curriculum at the University of ____, (2) assess theeffectiveness of the approach, and (3) provide general recommendations to improve theintegration of sustainability into the civil engineering curriculum. The approach beingimplemented at the University of ___ involves brief

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(EAC)sought to answer this question by exploring the possibility of initiating a continuous qualityimprovement process for its accreditation criteria. Once implemented, this process is expected toinclude an assessment of the continued relevance of the EAC Criterion 3 outcomes—statementsthat define the minimum essential knowledge and skills that an engineer is expected to attainthrough baccalaureate-level education.The purpose of this paper is to support the EAC Criteria Committee’s initiative by providing apreliminary assessment of the Criterion 3 outcomes, in the context of the strategic direction ofthe engineering profession. The scope of the paper includes (1) background on the initialformulation of Criterion 3, (2) a review of recent

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George List, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

 eye toward finding the best ways for BOK2 outcomes to be integrated into civil engineering curricula. In a recent survey, the BOKEdFC asked how well programs are achieving the BOK2 educational outcomes as well as those from the first edition of the BOK 1 . Based on the responses, the BOKEdFC concluded that several BOK2 outcomes may be “challenging” for many programs to achieve in today’s civil engineering curricula. These include outcomes related to categories 3 – Humanities, 4 – Social Sciences, 10 – Sustainability, 11 – Contemporary Issues & History, 12 – Risk & Uncertainty, 17 – Public Policy, 18 – Business & Public Administration, 19 – Globalization, and 20 – Leadership. In addition, the committee identified Outcome 5

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swenty, University of Evansville; Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Assessing Program Educational Objectives Using a Web-Based Alumni Survey SystemAbstractABET’s Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs for 2009-2010 defines ProgramEducational Objectives (PEOs) as “broad statements that describe the career and professionalaccomplishments that the program is preparing the graduates to achieve.” The criteria furtherstates that “each program for which an institution seeks accreditation or reaccreditation musthave in place an assessment and evaluation process that periodically documents anddemonstrates the degree to which these objectives are attained.”1 For EAC-ABET visits in 2007-2008, 36.7% of the engineering programs visited received a PEO related weakness at theconclusion of the visit.2In

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, protection, assessment,maintenance, rebuilding, and development of infrastructure as a means to shape success andbring future stability to both countries. Within the United States, the issue of our deterioratinginfrastructure has been brought to light by ASCE and our Nation’s leaders. Substantialgovernment funding has been focused on repairing infrastructure as a means to improveeconomic conditions.In the early stages of curriculum development, a survey was sent to constituents of the USMACE program. 1 The survey posed seven questions focused on identifying which CE topics aremost useful to graduates. Those surveyed were Army officers, many of whom were recentgraduates of the program, and civilians. Many of those surveyed had over 20 years

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

introducing shell (forms and their structural and architectural performance),skill building (physical modeling, membrane theory, form generation in Rhino andCADenary, and finite element analysis in SAP2000), and establishing a commonvocabulary for the architecture and engineering students. The second half of the coursewill build on the projects of the first half (see below) but will concentrate on one longerfinal design project. All of the assignments are undertaken in pairs/groups with a mix ofengineers and architects.Week 1: Wed: Lecture: Introduction to Shells and Diagnostic Surveys.Week 2: Mon: Lecture: What is a Shell? – Engineering Definitions and Inspirational Examples. Reading Discussion #1

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Mark DeRocchi

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

distributed between men andwomen. Among the general population (all ages), the use of online social networking is highlyprevalent, with the core age group of interest to most engineering programs, persons 18 to 29years of age, showing particularly heavy usage (see Figure 1). It should be noted that the chartsshown in Figure 1 represent the percentage of internet users reporting the use of socialnetworking sites, rather than the percentage of total persons surveyed. It is thus clear that the useof social networking sites is very heavy among college students. (A casual survey of studentcomputer screens, as seen from the back of many darkened lecture halls, would as easily identifythis trend.)A major advantage of social networking sites is the “pull

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique Head, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

responses.Why Use Clickers?The use of clickers or Classroom Performance System (CPS) devices is not a new application oftechnology. Previous studies have shown the effectiveness of the clicker technology to revealingconcept retention and evaluating short-term retention.1-3 However, the manner in which they canbe used is vast and may be seemingly appropriate for some engineering courses to stimulate thelearning environment and provide real-time assessment for both the students and instructor.Students can respond to multiple choice, yes/no, Likert scale, and true/false questions along withproviding numeric responses and even responses to questions posed "on the fly" by theinstructor. The CPS software enables the instructor to display the questions via

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

better considering that the next scheduled Page 15.260.2ABET visit for UT Tyler was fall 2008 based on the first ever ABET accreditation visit 1for UT Tyler in 2002 for the electrical and mechanical programs. A program must have atleast one graduate to be considered for accreditation at the time of the ABET visit.Therefore, only one student needed to make it to graduation – ten students walked acrossthe stage in May 2008.Reference 1 provides an accounting of some of the assessment strategies used to build theprogram and prepare for accreditation, and focuses primarily on assessment of the seniordesign

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

concurrently for nodes that donot have a data dependency. LabVIEW has been used in engineering courses for coveringfundamental programming concepts6. In Fall ‘07 LabVIEW was introduced in the entirefreshman engineering class (EngE1024). In fact, LabVIEW was introduced in Spring ’07 but dueto the tragic events at Virginia Tech, the LabVIEW curriculum was not completely implemented.LabVIEW is used in industry for data acquisition, processing signals and controllinginstruments7. A graduate integration approach was adopted for bringing LabVIEW programmingexperiences into EngE1024 (see Table 1). Page 15.799.3Table 1: LabVIEW Concepts/Applications in

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alhassan, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; James Welch, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

member, etc.After the bridge structure is modeled and analyzed according to the given geometry and loads,the class explored the various views and outputs that the software is capable of producing.Figure 1 shows a three dimensional view produced in SAP2000 while Figure 2 is the deformedview of the bridge structure with the displacements shown at the top. It should be noted that thedeformed shapes given by both SAP2000 and ETABS are magnified to allow for the user tobetter visualize the effects the loads on the structure. Page 15.717.3 Figure 1. Three dimensional view of the bridge structure. Figure 2. Three dimensional

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston, Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

constructioncodes.The selected existing pedestrian bridge has the characteristics needed for a capstone projectlevel, such as easy access to the site, availability of as-built drawings, adequate complexity levelfor Senior students, and feasibility to complete the study during the academic semester.This project was repeated during two consecutive years permitting the students compare resultswith the previous year, and improve the quality of the study. It is not intended to repeat in thenear future, but it will be used as a model for other similar projects. Page 15.1108.2Pedestrian Bridge DescriptionAs shown in Figure 1, the pedestrian bridge selected is used to

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadarajah Ravichandran, Clemson University; Brian Machmer, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

which was to developexperiments that would provide undergraduates with a firm grounding in structural dynamics.Numerous teaching models that were used to achieve this goal are on the UCIST’s website3.However, though the UCIST provided detailed structural dynamic experiments, they did notprovide soil dynamics experiments particularly those related to liquefaction induced damage tothe built environment.Liquefaction, which is the loss of strength of supporting soil, is one of the major factorscontributing to severe damage to the built environment in various forms such as groundsettlement and movement, slope failure, damage to buried utility lines. Figure 1 shows aphotograph of liquefaction induced damage to structures after 1964 Niigata earthquake

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

level capstone experience. This newcapstone course is coupled with two other required graduate courses: 1) a newly developedapplied finite elements (analysis) course, and 2) a pre-stressed concrete design course. Thisstructure requires the students to be a cohort through these courses and allows them to developlearning communities, to gain experience on high stakes teams, and to work on a larger projectthan normally available in an academic setting. These integrated projects allow for leveraging ofresources and just-in-time teaching and learning. The capstone design course is designed tofunction as a small structural engineering design office, where the class as a whole is developingalternative design solutions for a common client. A detailed