Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the same four characteristics required of facultymembers as the original and adds a section on the obligations of the ideal educational institution.This institution will hire the faculty and will determine the rules for successful performance. Theinstitution therefore has some obligations to the faculty, the students and the profession7. Thecommitment and priorities of the university will in many cases dictate the quality, the prioritiesand the performance of the faculty.By the committee’s own admission, this chapter is still incomplete. Deficiencies that the Page 11.1260.3committee has identified include: • If an individual faculty member

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

highway clean up, working with Habitat for Humanity, running food drives, K-12 outreach, judging science fairs, tutoring at risk students in math and the sciences, to designing and building bridges play grounds, and simple structures for communities. The larger projects usually involve extensive planning, fundraising, getting approval from various municipal boards and agencies, team work, leadership and many person hours of work. Even the smaller projects though give individual members leadership opportunities and provide students with a chance to give back to the greater community. 17. Submit an annual report: Provides practice in communications skills in a document that is a combination of a technical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

thatdiscussions, through an open forum, are judged to be superior to traditional lectures in improvingcritical thinking, cultivating desirable personal attributes, and acquiring problem-solving skills.What is A Case Study?A case study typically is a record or a narrative account of a technical and a business issue(problem) that actually has been faced by an individual and/or a group, together with relevantfacts, opinions, and prejudices upon which decisions have to depend. Several case formatsappear in the literature. Most cases are intended to engage students in a learning process through:analysis, open discussion, and ending with evaluations and recommendations. A case historydescribes how a problem was approached and solved, and often examines the