Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

goals by addressing concerns rather than simply trying to convince them to attend graduate school. A suggested timetable for the application process as well as general suggestions for enhancing applications and obtaining reference letters is provided.Each year research projects for the REU Site are designed to introduce undergraduates fromdiverse engineering and science backgrounds to “hands-on” structural engineering laboratory,field, and computer simulation research experiences. Six to nine engineering and scienceundergraduates are recruited through a national application process annually, with a special focuson women and underrepresented ethnic minorities. Teams of two or three students are guided ona research project by

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

scrutiny in thepast decade. As cited later, there have been concerns expressed that graduate programshave become less focused on preparing civil engineers for the professional practice ofcivil engineering and more focused on engineering research. An added concern in thisperceived trend has been that the future educators of civil engineers who graduate withPh.D.’s may be less prepared to foster the best possible learning in practical civilengineering design. These concerns may or may not be justified, but the current dialoguecertainly provides an opportunity for civil engineering departments to reexamine theirgraduate programs to identify whether they are doing to their best to prepare theirgraduates. Implied in the M/30 learning is the knowledge

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

laboratory are provided a digital scale for weight, a1000-mL graduated cylinder, freshwater, and saltwater. They are then asked to develop anexperimental procedure to determine the specific weight of each solution. This procedure mustbe designed to reduce experimental error as much as possible. Students typically revert tomaking multiple measurements, which is in-line with what they have been taught to do intraditional laboratory experiments. Consistently, the students arbitrarily pick a volume tomeasure. It is only through guided questions about other experiments such as measuring velocity,that students realize their impact of measurement error will be decreased by measuring thelargest volume possible. Students can understand how to reduce the

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

issuesincluding the perceived value of licensure among faculty members, the relationshipbetween licensure and promotion/tenure, and the licensed faculty member as a role modelfor colleagues and future engineers.This paper details the research design, implementation of the study, and the resultingfindings. The findings and conclusions of this study will be of interest to a variety ofacademic and licensure stake-holders, including: civil engineering faculty members (bothlicensed and unlicensed), academic administrators, and licensing organizations such asthe National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).A Review of the LiteratureIn the realm of academics, what is the value of experience as a practicing engineer andthe value of

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Gus Williams, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards, Brigham Young University; Grant Schultz, Brigham Young University; Travis Wight, Brigham Young University; Jeff Armstrong, Armstrong Forensic

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, and welfare consequential to civilprojects. Additionally, ASCE believes that implementation will enhance the stature of theprofession in general.As the graduate committee in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering atBrigham Young University (BYU), the authors of this paper were charged with planning forpotential impacts that a change in the academic requirements for licensure would have on ourdepartment. The authors used this opportunity to ascertain if civil engineering departments atother universities were making changes in their programs and if they were taking planningactions based on these proposed licensing requirements. The purpose of this paper is tosummarize the results of a survey conducted to aid in this effort

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1036: INTRODUCING EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING THROUGHSIMULTANEOUS IN-CLASS AND WEB-CAST LECTURES: ANINTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION TO A MEGAPOLIS AT SEISMIC RISKAyhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University Ayhan Irfanoglu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and master’s and doctoral degrees in civil/structural engineering from California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, Dr. Irfanoglu worked for five years at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, an engineering consulting company. His primary research

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

fall completed and presented their course assessments to theentire faculty team. Table 2: UT Tyler Program Educational Objectives1. Graduates have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become engineeringleaders and assume responsibility for multidisciplinary engineering design; project,construction, and asset management; and ethical decision making in professional practice.2. Graduates continue to grow intellectually and professionally through participation inprofessional society activities, continuing engineering education, graduate studies, and/orself study during their professional career.3. Graduates have effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills.4. Graduates become registered engineers.The

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

development outside the classroom,incorporate contemporary issues during problem solving, and determine the impact of engineering solutionsin a global and societal context.9. Can explain professional practice issues, leadership principles and attitudes, management concepts andprocesses, and concepts of business, public policy, and public administration. Table 2 ABET Criterion 3 (a-k)Demonstration (incl. Process & Measurements) that Graduates have:(a) ability to apply knowledge of math, engineering, and science(b) ability to design and conduct experiments(b) ability to analyze and interpret data(c) ability to design system, component or process to meet needs within realistic constraints such asregulatory

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Caldwell, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering estimates todetermine the best course of action. The students determine architectural schemes of thebuildings on the site along with proposed structural, foundation, and site designs for the facility.Execution of the design requires extensive use of computer-based analysis and design tools. Theproducts of this effort include a comprehensive design report, plans production of the site andfacility, and several briefings to the client. The integrated design experience is augmented byformal classroom instruction in structural systems design, advanced topics in structural design,selected geotechnical and hydrologic topics, and software tutorials. This course constitutes theintegrative experience for students majoring in Civil Engineering at

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Yi-Lung Mo, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Instruction Modelinto co-curricular design project. The development and implementation of the proposedPedagogical Model in a mainstream civil engineering curriculum and its outcomes are revealedand their further improvements are discussed. Implementation outcomes suggest that theproposed Pedagogical Model could be suitable for involving students to acquire metacognitiveknowledge and promote practice of metacongitive strategies, and has a potential for leading todevelopment of attitudes and skills for self-directed learning and creativity.Literature Review - Theoretical and Methodological Background of Proposed PedagogicalModel for Engineering EducationResearch development from Cognitive Science and Educational Psychology provides scientificframeworks

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the United Statesmust bring added value and higher-level skills including innovation, a problem solving approach,and leadership to garner higher salary jobs in U.S. companies. The call from various technicalreports on engineering education demands that U.S. higher education institutions produce thiskind of engineers. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for reforming and enhancing engineeringeducation to address these needs. This reform effort is best served through a merging of engi-neering education with best practices in educational psychology. Traditional curriculum in engineering education involves deductive instruction in whichthe instructors lecture on general principles with limited application of the principles to real

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

resources, and environmental security. He retired from active duty in the grade of Colonel in 2008 with 28+ years of service in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Dr Manous has been actively involved with the "professional" aspects of the engineering profession for over 15 years particularly through his involvement with the American Society of Civil Engineers where he chairs the ASCE Committee on Professional Practice and the Post-Hurricane Katrina Critical Infrastructure Guidance Task Force. Dr Manous is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (BCE, Civil Engineering), North Georgia College (BS, Physics), University of Illinois (MS, Civil Engineering), US Army War College