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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Kwaku Frimpong Boakye, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

safety.Kwaku Frimpong Boakye, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Kwaku Frimpong Boakye is a graduate research assistant at the University of Tennessee pursuing a Ph.D. program in Transportation Engineering. His research area focuses on traffic and highway safety or risk analyses. He also has the passion of working with pre-collegiate students motivating them to consider careers in STEM programs in college. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An Overview and Preliminary Assessment of a Summer Transportation Engineering Education Program (STEEP) for Ninth GradersAbstractA summer educational and experiential learning program for

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Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho - Moscow

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Civil Engineering

in Washington and Califor- nia, and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Perspectives for New Civil Engineering Majors (The Role of Technology)AbstractThis research examines how today’s incoming civil engineering student must prepare forhis or her college career. Student perspectives from the bookends of the academicexperience – from current freshmen to seniors – are uniquely gathered and disseminated,and their personal experiences are closely examined. The use and impact of technologyand the role that it plays is also studied. The guidance and insights shared and

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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

engineers and themselves. If students perceive similarities in whatthey believe are predominant characteristics of both engineers and themselves, they may identifyto a greater extent with engineering; this identity may translate into persistence to graduatingwith engineering degrees. Conversely, differences in their perceptions of engineeringcharacteristics and their own personal characteristics may lead to feelings of a poor fit withengineering, putting these students at greater risk for leaving engineering.32This research explored the perceptions of engineering students with regards to attitudes that weremost characteristic of engineers and themselves. The research questions explored were:(1) Do students identify similar traits as characteristic

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra J McCall, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

: “Becoming” an Engineer“Becoming” is described as a collective identity that is developed through the iterativenegotiation of a group’s objective identity for subjective application to one’s personal identity [20,21, 32] . In other words, as individuals begin to experience and become socialized into a group, theybegin to recognize their own identities through that group’s socially-defined terms. This sameconcept may be applied to the education of undergraduate civil engineering students. As thesestudents enter into college as “ordinary [members] of society” [4] they typically have unclearexpectations of professional engineering work [33]. Therefore, as students learn about the values,knowledge, and skills inherent within undergraduate civil

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea L Welker, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

climate was a large factor in women’sdecision to either leave or never enter the profession after graduating from college. Previousresearch indicates that women that persist in engineering have developed a strong sense ofengineering identity and have developed skills to navigate the workplace environment. AtVillanova University, the number of women graduating with a Bachelor of Science in CivilEngineering has been 33% over the past three years and the percentage of women faculty isnearly 50%, which are both above the national average. This paper explores whether the womengraduates of this department persist in the profession at higher percentages than what has beenfound nationally and if their persistence in the profession is comparable to the

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Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, Clemson University; Dylan Bargar, Clemson University; Penelope Walters Brunner, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Amy E. Landis, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15701Dr. Leidy Klotz, Clemson University Leidy Klotz is an engineering faculty member at Clemson University, where he developed and teaches courses like the one described in this paper. He does research on decision making and education for sustainability.Prof. Amy E. Landis, Clemson University Dr. Landis joined Clemson in June 2015 as the Thomas F. Hash ’69 Endowed Chair in Sustainable Development. Previously she was an Associate Professor at Arizona State University in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at the

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark William Killgore, American Society of Civil Engineers; Eric Lee Flicker PE, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Bradley Aldrich P.E., Aldrich + Elliott, PC

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Civil Engineering

graduates pursue professionallicensure, while NCEES data shows that percentages in the mid-teens are more common formechanical and electrical engineering graduates. Civil engineering programs have consistentlyhad a licensed practice focus, because that is where their graduates seek careers. Mechanical andelectrical engineering programs have generally moved much more toward an industry focus asthat is where the vast majority of their graduates seek careers. 2013-14 PE Exam Takers by Discipline 25,000 23,537 20,000 14,700 15,000 10,000 5,000 4,034

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Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Pickel, University of Waterloo; G. Wayne Brodland, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Civil Engineering

detach from a primary tumor and begin the process of metastasis. - See more at: https://www.asee.org/public/person#sthash.G6Dr. Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer (Graduate Attributes) in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she con- tinuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is actively involved in the Ideas Clinic, a major experiential learning initiative at the University of Waterloo. She is also re- sponsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah ; Hessam Tavakoldavani, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah; Michael E. Barber, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

; instead, civil engineering faculty have an additional mandate to help studentsparticipate in the multiple roles in which they will participate as practicing engineers. Globallearning, in this sense, extends beyond a simple definition of the term to denote a preoccupationwith internationalism, but instead connotes a whole host of ideas, which Kevin Hovland argues,better prepares students to apply their technical expertise, and thus open “the door for democraticpractice and social responsibility at the experiential level.”11The project introduced herein is seeking to improve the ability of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering graduates from the University of Utah to have an impact in a global society byapplying their knowledge, skills, and aptitudes

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Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeremy R. Chapman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

mentors among the students, as they feel they have several people to which they are reporting. They are unsure of the extent to which various assignments need to be completed, as this is often dictated by the coach or technical mentor and expectations inevitably differ or are at least described differently among faculty members. The faculty are uncertain whether this is an unavoidable outcome of a very different learning structure for the students, or whether some revision could simplify this for the students. We will continue to explore this to reduce the confusion.In summary, we believe we have developed an effective program for our entire department toteam teach or “team mentor” our capstone design