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Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rhonda K Young, University of Wyoming; Rod E. Turochy, Auburn University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Joshua Swake, Oregon State University; Andrea R. Bill, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Civil Engineering

. Sanford Bernhardt serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Committees on Education and Faculty Development and the Transportation Research Board Committee on Education and Training. She previously has served as vice-chair of the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee, chair of the ASEE’s Civil Engineering Division, and a member of the Transportation Research Board committees on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing, Asset Management, and Emerging Technology for Design and Construction. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University, and her B.S.E. from Duke University.Dr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David S. Hurwitz is an assistant professor of transportation

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Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University; Michael A De Miranda, Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

and requirements of especially the Masters-Level programsshould be examined, along with the needs and expectations of structural engineering practice,with input from both academics and the profession. The reported study was designed to obtainsignificant critical information on the expected preparation of the young engineer in structuralengineering practice using a survey based modified Delphi method. This paper discusses a methodology for determining the expectations of the structuralengineering profession for the preparation of the young engineer achieved through graduate workand early-career experience, along with the results of this study. For structural engineering thequestion of expected competencies may be examined for at least

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

graduate CE programs such as double dipping, accreditation ofmasters programs, combined MS/BS degree, research versus practice oriented mastersdegrees, etc.”California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) is a predominatelyundergraduate university. Cal Poly has recently expanded master’s level graduateprograms to support advanced education and faculty-student professional developmentopportunities. The Architectural Engineering Department in the College of Architectureand Environmental Design (CAED) started a structural engineering master’s degreeprogram six years ago and has graduated five separate classes. Since its inception, thismaster’s program has dealt with a variety of issues to include accreditation, blending

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Thomas A. Wall, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael O. Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students.Mr. Thomas A. Wall, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Michael O. Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Michael Rodgers is a research professor in the Georgia

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Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

engineering.The catalog description states that the course “Examines how constraints and considerations such Page 23.1106.2as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability influence engineering practice. How professional and ethical responsibility affectengineering. Places the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental,and societal context.” 1This course has no prerequisites, and is scheduled for convenience in the second semester of thesecond year of the curriculum. However, some students take it during the first year instead.Offering this course early in the

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Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

years, eleven of which he spent as faculty at the United States Military Academy. Page 23.922.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 National Trends in the Civil Engineering Major Design Experience: Part DeuxIntroductionAccording to the 2012-2013 ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, “Studentsmust be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major designexperience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporatingappropriate engineering standards and multiple

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Michael J McGinnis, University of Texas at Tyler; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

creativity throughout the semester and apply it in ageneral sense to civil engineering design. This lab session is a good fit for this class, and afterhaving had the students “practice” their creative skills the entire semester, it seems prudent tobegin to bridge the general idea of creativity with the reality of implementation in engineeringdesign. The students really enjoy this final preliminary design project. For this lab assignment,students are tasked with putting together a preliminary civil engineering design of a newhospital. Students are given a fictitious piece of property (see figure 4) and told that the hospitalcan be located anywhere on the property map, with the exception of displacing the neighborhoodfarm house. The only other general

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

questions, specific next steps in the project include: Analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of survey results via a project report (released in 2013) Development of outcome statements for each attributes, informed through the literature and best practices of CMC member organizations Validation of outcomes statement for attributes through focus group research, funded by a CMC partner organization, held in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East Pursuit of grant funding to develop and pilot test engineering-related curricular modules related to key attributesConclusionThe Attributes of a Global Engineer Project, initiated by the ASEE Corporate Member Council’sSpecial Interest Group for

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #7638Assessment of a New Approach to Implement Life-Long Learning into Civiland Environmental Engineering CoursesDr. Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Villiers is an associate professor in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCOE) at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. His areas of principal research interest are Civil Engineering Materials and Asphalt Technology, Highway and Pavement Design, Transportation, Specifications and Construction Variability of Pavement

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The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas A. Lenox, Dist.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

(Professional & Educational Strategic Initiatives), Dr. Lenox is leading several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engi- neering profession – with the overall objective of properly preparing individuals for their futures as civil engineers. A prime example is his long-term engagement in ASCE’s initiative to ”raise the bar” for entry into professional practice. Dr. Lenox received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the United States Mil- itary Academy, Master’s of Science degree from Cornell University, Master’s of Business Administration degree from Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree from Lehigh University. He is also a graduate of several Army service and specialty schools to

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

at multiple universities to conductcyberinfrastructure (CI) research in the water resources area. The impetus was a NSF-fundedproject (EPS-1135482 and EPS-1135483) to provide and use CI tools, especially high-performance computing, to enhance the capacity for water resource planning and management inthe two-state region of Utah and Wyoming. The project has as a goal to link technical experts,modelers, analysts, high-performance computing experts, stakeholders, and the public through CIimplementation (Figure 1). Approximately 25% of the graduate students in the course also areworking on the research project as funded research assistants. However, the course is notexclusively designed to train graduate students working on the project. The more

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

Instructional Design Specialist in the Department of Global Learning at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2007 from University of Missouri – Columbia. He also holds a BS and a Ph.D. from the University of Sibiu in Romania with a specialization in manufacturing technologies and respectively cutting-tools design. His research interests include design-based research in technology-enabled learn- ing contexts, technology-mediated problem solving, applications of dynamic modeling for learning of complex topics, and the impact of epistemic beliefs on learning with technology

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Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Creon Upton, Unaffiliated; Glen F Koorey, University of Canterbury; Aisling Dominique O'Sullivan Ph. D., University of Canterbury; Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Civil Engineering

the University of Canterbury. Prior to joining Canterbury in 2004, he worked for ten years as a transportation engineer and traffic researcher for Opus International Consultants. Dr. Koorey’s wide- ranging experience includes considerable research and consulting work on road safety modelling, speed management, sustainable transport planning, crash analysis, and the design and operation of rural two- lane highways. At Canterbury, he has taught professional design project courses since 2006. He has also delivered oral and written presentation skills to students for many years.Prof. Aisling Dominique O’Sullivan Ph. D., University of CanterburyDr. Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET; Daniela Iacona, ABET; Joseph L Sussman, ABET

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Civil Engineering

technology education.”2It is especially important for civil engineering educators to understand the global engagement ofABET, and the impact it may have on the civil engineering profession, and education. As theworld economy becomes more integrated, graduates from accredited programs (both ABET andMRA partner organizations) will enter the workforce, and work in a very dynamic globalenvironment. Civil engineers will cross geographic borders frequently, seeking professionallicensure, graduate education and employment in a number of countries. ABET’s globalpresence will significantly help them be successful.This paper aims to educate the reader on ABET’s various global activities and how theycontribute to the advancement of technical education

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Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Carroll, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

completing standard fresh and hardened concrete tests. One frame is tested understatic load, while the second frame is tested under impact load. Each group is given a copy of ACI 211.1-91 – Standard Practice for SelectingProportions for Normal, Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete [31] and ACI 211.2-98 – StandardPractice for Selecting Proportions for Structural Lightweight Concrete [32] and are expected tocomplete a full mix design, which is due one week prior to specimen casting. The concrete mixmay only consist of the four primary constituents: Type I/II Portland cement, coarse aggregate,fine aggregate, and water. The coarse aggregate may be limestone or river rock, but should beno larger than ⅜ in. Lightweight aggregate may be used but it must