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CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-539: AN INNOVATIVE SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEINTEGRATING EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS, IN-CLASS MEETINGS, ANDOUTCOME ASSESSMENTRyan Fries, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleBrad Cross, Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleSusan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Page 15.159.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Innovative Senior Capstone Design Course Integrating External Internships, In-Class Meetings, and Outcome AssessmentAbstractResponding to an increasing need for civil engineering students to obtain real-world experience,a senior design course for civil engineers was

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

solve problems appropriateto civil engineering. At NAU, an introduction to materials science is integrated into theprogram's required one hour CENE 253L Mechanics of Materials laboratory. Two additionalrequired courses in the curriculum, CENE 253 Mechanics of Materials and CENE 438Reinforced Concrete Design require students to use specific materials science knowledge. Thisintroduction with the limited application in two courses will not adequately prepare students toachieve this outcome at the specified LOA.Outcome 10 Sustainability: Apply the principles of sustainability to the design of traditional andemergent engineering systems. Civil engineering students at NAU are introduced to theprinciples of sustainability in their required CENE 150

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

programs insustainability. In addition to the lesson, sustainability concepts are incorporated into theintegrated design project. The project each semester is selected to require an integrated teamfrom several sub-disciplines of civil engineering to coordinate and conduct the design. A specificobjective of the integrated team is to address sustainability broadly and also directly related tothe design. Most often an individual or a sub-team is tasked with the sustainability objective.Another element incorporating sustainability in the civil engineering curriculum at the Universityof ____ is a senior-level technical elective course that was developed four years ago to provide acomplete coverage in sustainable design practices14. The course is

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; christopher conley, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Page 15.115.1 Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point where he teaches and supervises five senior level design courses. His current areas of emphasis are infrastructure analysis, protection, and resiliency, capstone course development, and integrated structural analysis and design. He is currently teaching a new course in Infrastructure Analysis and© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Protective Design and is supervising a faculty team developing another new course in Infrastructure Engineering.James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy Led Klosky is an Associate Professor and acting Deputy Head in the Department of Civil and

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1452: HYDROTOPIA: INTEGRATING CIVIL ENGINEERING ANDHUMANITIES TO TEACH WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING ANDMANAGEMENTSteven Burian, University of UtahEdward Barbanell, University of Utah Page 15.660.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Hydrotopia: Integrating Civil Engineering and Humanities to Teach Water Resources Engineering and ManagementAbstractThis paper describes a unique integration of civil engineering and philosophy disciplines tocreate an interdisciplinary learning experience for a multi-discipline set of students frompredominantly civil engineering and disciplines in the humanities and social sciences interestedin professions in

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CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

, 35, 65 and 100% design complete, with a goalto closely simulate the way that the work would be performed in an Architectural – 4Engineering (AE) firm. Early project activities such as needs analysis, problemdefinition, and client interface are critical skills for working engineers. However, oftenthe university degree process develops problem solvers versus problem definers7. In theacademic curriculum, these concepts may be only briefly touched upon in freshmenintroduction to design courses, and then the sophomore and junior year courses primarilyfocus on analysis techniques and design principles based on more well constrainedproblems. Importance of design documentation (critical in an AE

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1398: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERSAndrea Welker, Villanova University Page 15.614.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Geology by touch: the first iteration of integrating overarching examples and laboratories into an introductory geology classAbstractAll civil engineering students at Villanova University are required to take geology in theirsophomore year. About one half of the course is devoted to historical geology and the other halfis devoted to physical geology. In the past, the class has been lecture-based with four laboratoriesthroughout the semester. In the fall of 2009, a plan was implemented to build upon the

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

University of Wisconsin—Platteville. The course isintended for sophomore students and serves two main purposes in the curriculum: 1. To introduce the students to civil engineering and the subdisciplines, and 2. To begin the development of an awareness of infrastructure and the challenges facing the United States with respect to infrastructure overcapacity and degradation.Details of efforts to incorporate exemplary teaching materials in the course development are pre-sented and the content of the course is outlined. As part of the course, students will be complet-ing an infrastructure assessment assignment inspired by the “Report Card for America’s Infra-structure”1 produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Assessment of student

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Norman Doll, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

teaching design courses to be professionallylicensed, possess extensive professional experience in the fields being taught, and to maintaincontemporary knowledge by ongoing professional practice. Another means of achieving thisgoal is by effectively integrating practitioners into the faculty and curriculum to provide thenecessary practical experience.Desired Program Outcomes and the Need for Faculty with Professional Practice ExpertiseThe ABET, Inc. General Criteria for Baccalaureate Level Programs18 contain eleven (a throughk) specific stated program outcomes. Although all apply to professional practice to a degree,several have a clear and direct connection:(c) An ability to design…within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

2008 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Pittsburg, PA.13. Hanus, J. P., Russell, J. S., (2007). “Integrating the Development of Teamwork, Diversity, Leadership, and Communication Skills into a Capstone Design Course.” Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Honolulu, HI.14. Meyer, F., Conley, C., Hanus, J., Klosky, L. (2008). “A Global Curriculum to Support Civil Engineering in Developing Nations.” Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Pittsburg, PA.15. Williams, K. and Pender, G. (2006). “Problem-Based Learning Approach to Construction

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

1995. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration. He leads a major curriculum reform project (2004-09), funded under the department-level reform program of the NSF, at Virginia Tech. A spiral curriculum approach is adopted to reformulate engineering curriculum in bioprocess engineering in this project. He co-authored an award winning paper with his PhD student at the 2007 annual conference of ASEE. He received the College of Engineering Faculty Fellow award in 2008.Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech Chelsea Green is a graduate student in the Department of Civil and

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Program solution: a new course added to the curriculum toensure coverage of the professional topics in the title as well as other professional skillsat a time when the program was teaching its senior level courses for the first time duringthe ABET record year (2007-2008). The new course was CENG 4341 Leadership, PublicPolicy, Business Practices, and Asset Management which would provide coverage of thethree new outcomes in the BOK which are represented by program outcome 9 as well asdemonstration of parts of Outcomes 6, 7, and 8.9 Formal assignment of embeddedindicators to courses based on perceived ability to demonstrate an outcome to includeCENG 4341 provided the best odds at being BOK compliant and passing the ABET visit.The result

Conference Session

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Rogers, ABET, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

techniquessuch as the integration of teaming into the course, writing assignments, oral presentations, etc.This may not be apparent from looking at a course syllabus and it can also vary when there aremultiple sections of the same course. When the map is completed, it is possible to not onlyunderstand how well and in what ways the curriculum supports learning related to the outcome,but also enables the program to collect data in an efficient and meaningful way.Assessment methodologyAssessment is more than just collecting data. It includes the processes of making decisionsabout where to collect the data, how many data should be collected, development of thetechniques of data collection, analysis of data collected and developing the report of results

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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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

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Javier Conde, National University of Distance Education; Jose M. de Urena, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Jose Turmo, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Raul Vizcaino, University of Castilla-La Mancha

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Civil Engineering

coaching, talent administration), (20).Appendix B is a detailed, small portion of the curriculum provided to illustrate additional detail.Books from which reading assignments are drawn during the MLCE program are listed inAppendix C.These topics are taught by different means, depending on the subject and on the faculty. Allsessions are both theoretical and practical and are directed by engineers in practice andprofessors from academia. Methods such case studies, group dynamics, debate groups,brainstorming, and open discussion are used. In addition, leaders from various companies andpublic sector organizations share their experiences with the students, communicate their ownvision of leadership, and discuss them in an open environment

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James O'Brien, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Education, and Service Learning. Since 1992 he has been working with students on international Service Learning projects. Page 15.1060.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Service Learning in the College of Engineering Villanova UniversityIntroductionIt is important for students to participate in community service and to develop an awareness ofthe impact they can have on society. When people work on service projects they usually learn agreat deal; however, this paper specifically discusses Service Learning defined as “a teachingand learning strategy that integrates meaningful

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Sutterer, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Page 15.1212.324 – Professional & Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fully implement.The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of how the civil engineering curriculum atRose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) compares with the BOK2 outcomes associatedwith the baccalaureate degree.Institutional ProfileRose-Hulman is an undergraduate-focused engineering college offering baccalaureate degrees inengineering, math, science and economics. RHIT also offers Master’s degrees in mostdepartments. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, RHIT was founded in 1874 and has a populationof approximately 1,900 students, the majority of whom are seeking baccalaureate degrees inengineering and are traditional post-secondary learners

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

course. We also describethe structure of the new course and the activities that course participants are expected tocomplete. In developing and implementing the new course, we relied extensively on supportprovided by local civil engineering professionals. The local professionals were recruited to assistwith the course so that (1) we could provide realistic design experiences for the students and(2) we could integrate professional practice issues directly into the course curriculum. In thepaper, we describe the specific roles that local professionals play on the instructional team.Both faculty members and local practitioners helped to assess course and program outcomes.We present course and program assessment data in the paper, along with a brief

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

cross-curricular collaboration developed and refined by faculty and mentors. Thefocus of this paper is to delineate and illustrate the evolution of the class resulting in positiveimpacts upon student outcomes and expectations.INTRODUCTIONInstilling an understanding of design and the design process are key aspects of preparing civilengineering students for professional practice. This is the focus of the Capstone Design class atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering(CEE). The evolution of this curriculum has resulted in positive impacts upon student outcomesand expectations as well as helping the department to comply with ABET accreditation criteria.The ABET Civil Engineering (CE) Program criteria

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Steven Kreh, United States Military Academy; Rhett Blackmon, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, according to Marchese and others, is an elusive goal. This paper explains a techniquedeveloped and implemented by several Civil Engineering faculty members teaching structuralmechanics, analysis, and design at the United States Military Academy in the Spring, 2009 andthe Fall, 2009 terms to encourage mastery of critical skills and transfer of these skills tosubsequent courses. The concept is called “Problem Set Zero” to stress the fact that the materialbeing evaluated is from the prior course(s) and must be mastered before a student beginsProblem Set One.1. Introduction1.1 Curriculum Structure A common feature of Civil Engineering and other curricula is the establishment ofprerequisite courses which allow students to progress from basic math

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

read about a moral exemplar; compare ASCE Code of Ethics5 to CU Student 20 20 Honor CodeTeam bridge competition in West Point Bridge Designer: teams of 4-5 students create a bridge using the WPBD software in an attempt to optimally fulfill 30 24 specified weighted design criteria and describe their design processCourse plan and curriculum mapping: outline courses that fulfill the CU CVEN 10 10requirements and illustrate how these courses teach the skills needed for licensureCivil engineering Controversies, Disasters, and Feats slides and paper 22 16Professional society meeting write-up and Reflective Essay 12 12The Civil Engineering

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Civil Engineering

delivery is an ongoing process. Whilethe proposed workshop is targeted towards the development of a set of vetted learning outcomes,it is understood that the underlying core concepts and supporting pedagogies will need to beupdated in response to classroom feedback as well as evolution in the field of transportationengineering itself. One of the most important impacts of this course development effort may bethe establishment of a community of transportation educators who actively share course designs,curriculum materials, teaching methods, and assessment instruments.Bibliography1. Turochy, R.E. (2006) Determining the Content of the First Course in Transportation Engineering. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

class was created to address the need to help educate leaders who understand andare prepared to address the emerging global world environment from an integrated moral,technical, and social perspective. This course effectively encompasses the civil engineeringBOK2 outcomes of leadership, globalization and ethics. In addition, the theory and practice ofteamwork is a major component of the class. The course has been approved by the university tofulfill students’ general education requirements in both social science and global and culturalawareness. Our civil and environmental engineering department now requires all majors tocomplete this class. Since the course is an approved general education class any studentregistered at the university can

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

specifically to address BOK outcomes.The Fall 2009 curriculum is presented in Table 2, which follows the accustomed ABET/EACself-study standard format. Highlights regarding the curriculum follow: Core Curriculum: The university has a core curriculum requirement which includes 6 semester hours of english composition, 6 hours of humanities, 6 hours of social sciences, and 3 hours of U.S. History or political science. Technical Electives: A total of 12 semester hours of “technical electives” are allowed in the Page 15.1210.4 curriculum. Only in rare cases would an elective course outside the Department of Civil Engineering be allowed for credit

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

relationship to researchand design, or explicitly integrate it into an undergraduate student’s training.On the other hand, creativity in structural engineering design is celebrated in thearchitectural design curriculum. History courses and design studios study works ofrecent and contemporary structural engineers such as Peter Rice, Cecil Balmond, TedHappold, Jorg Schlaich, and Mutsuro Sasaki are well known to architecture students andfaculty. These engineers’ capacity to integrate technical innovation and aesthetic merit ineither their own design projects or collaborations with prominent architects (such as ToyoIto, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Kazuyo Sejima, and Renzo Piano) iswidely acknowledged. In this Digital Age, architects are

Conference Session

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, optimistically, thatchanges could be formulated by 2011, approved for public comment by 2012, and approved forimplementation in the 2013-14 accreditation cycle). If a criteria change cycle of less than sixyears is demonstrably too short, then a change cycle of seventeen years is clearly too long—particularly in an era of profound and accelerating change in the world around us.Programs’ resistance to increasing content in the baccalaureate-level curriculum is well-foundedas well. Even as the engineering BOK continues to expand, many programs are facinginstitutional or governmental pressure to reduce credit-hour requirements in their baccalaureatedegree programs.17 Logically, however, ignoring the expanding BOK cannot be an acceptableanswer to this

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological Universitydecided to adopt the BOK2 in spring 2008 as part of the annual program objectives/outcomesreview process. There was extensive debate on the prudence of adopting a new standard just twoyears before the ABET accreditation visit in 2010. The department’s commitment to continuousimprovement, however, was the eventual impetus for adoption of the BOK2. This paperprovides an overview of the challenges faced and the various approaches taken by thedepartment in its mission to integrate the BOK2 into the civil engineering program. Similar tobattling the mythical Hydra, every time it appeared that a question was satisfactorily addressed,two additional questions arose in its place. It became clear

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

curriculum and holds HU core designation. The importance of the humanities to the practice of civil engineering is discussed in several courses, including the concept of form and function – that is consideration of civil works as both art and engineering – within the context of design. The program outcome, however, requires students to “explain” versus “demonstrate.” How one “demonstrates the importance” was a concern of the faculty, but “explaining the importance” seemed more assessable. While many students may be able to “demonstrate” the importance through, for example, integration with certain design projects, most may not be exposed to such a broad experience

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana

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Civil Engineering

of the last ABET review have been established to further develop and evaluate the additionalBOK1 outcomes, Table 2. Current efforts to solidify the most recent changes and investigateways for achieving full BOK2 compliance are being reviewed.Evaluation of Current Curriculum vs. BOK2 OutcomesThe University of Louisiana’s current assessment of outcomes is compatible with BOK1 andABET 2009-2010 Criteria. Table 3 is a comparison of the University of Louisiana’s assessmentof its current learning outcomes with the BOK2 outcomes. It is an adaptation of Table H-1 in thesecond edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century (BOK2, 2008).As can be seen from the table, the BOK2 outcomes are a further refinement of the ABET

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

, Page 15.717.2analysis, and design) in a sequential approach through successive interrelated core and electivecourses (Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design, and Steel Design), supplies thestudents with the fundamentals needed to tackle large projects on their own. Using the softwarein a variety of courses allows for the students to further refine these computer skills while theyare at the university, thus fulfilling the ABET outcome of, “…an ability to use the techniques,skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.”Structural Analysis CourseCivil engineering students are first introduced to SAP2000 and ETABS in the StructuralAnalysis course, a core course in any civil engineering curriculum. SAP2000 is