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Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #8759An innovative way to teach sustainability in Civil engineering Material ClassDr. Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College Dr. Goli Nossoni specializes in the area of civil engineering structures and materials she has worked in multidisciplinary research laboratory. Her research recently expanded to include innovative green and recycled materials. She taught the Civil Engineering Materials course the last two years, and has tried to encourage her students to think critically about the environmental impact of the materials they use and be more creative. She recently has received an EPA-P3 grant for a multidisciplinary

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Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University

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Civil Engineering

Page 24.642.2Teaching a course in environmental river mechanics / stream restoration provides an opportunityto incorporate experiential learning, as the direct experience of working in the field to collect andanalyze data is essential to a deeper understanding of stream processes. Throughout the course,we participate with the students in weekly field experiences of collecting measurements andvisual observations along Lost Creek, coupled with report submittals that analyze and reflectupon the work completed. Although the RHIT Civil Engineering department incorporateshands-on, laboratory activities in other courses, including Hydraulic Engineering, EnvironmentalEngineering, and Civil Engineering Materials, these are primarily conducted in an

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Hanson PE, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

. Inclusion of professional skills in the civilengineering curriculum has become increasingly important through the implementation of theBody of Knowledge.1In some cases of implementing peer review into the classroom experience, peer review isconsidered part of writing in teams.2, 3, 4 Conventional team writing has been documented to havelimited interactions in producing cohesive final written documents.4, 5 In at least one instance(Ref. 4), a highly structured writing cycle was implemented to allow laboratory team membersan opportunity to serve in different roles associated with typical peer review process (i.e., leadauthor, reviewer, editor). These roles were rotated to permit each student an opportunity to servein each role during the term. In

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Research Experience in Stormwater Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee S. Navickis-Brasch, Gonzaga University; Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Sue L. Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; Matt Zarecor, Spokane County Stormwater Utility

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Civil Engineering

actual data to an analysis using the regional design storms and guidance.  Soil Mechanics Lab - In this course students learn about laboratory and field methods for evaluating properties and the behavior of soils under various environmental conditions. Students in this course will the focus monitoring activities on stormwater quantity reduction. The specific monitoring activities could include determining the BMP infiltration rate using different in-situ testing methods.Findings and ConclusionThis paper presented a case study focused on the first year of a cooperative stormwater project,which provided the basis for assessing the potential benefits to the participants, the university,the municipality, and the

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Research Experience in Stormwater Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

, especially beginning with a briefpresentation and building from there. Students report growing confidence in their own communicationskills and observing improvement in the skills of others.”Writing Research Papers: TrainingDuring the weekly forums, a special seminar was offered by the author to discuss the importanceand process of good technical writing. Key issues in paper writing were emphasized throughoutthe program. REU fellows were provided with an author’s guide to prepare their final researchreports.Gaining Laboratory/Field Research and Latest Computing SkillsREU fellows are provided with opportunities for field research, analytical laboratory work,computer modeling and testing of theoretical concepts

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Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger V. Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Matthew Sleep, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

spurred changes to the degreerequirements. The last accreditation visit occurred prior to the curriculum redesign and rollout ofthe co-terminal program. The updated BSCE has not been accredited yet.The civil engineering department functions with five faculty members: four full-time teachingfaculty and one part-time teaching/department chair. In addition, the department includes onefull-time technician who aids in the operation of its laboratory space. With only five facultymembers, the program has four specialty areas: structural, transportation, geotechnical and waterresources engineering. Each of these specialty areas has its own dedicated laboratory space andis directed by the faculty member(s) with the associated subject matter expertise.The

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College

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Civil Engineering

CoursesThe LEWAS was designed as an educational outreach tool to promote water sustainabilityconcepts through discovery based classroom modules that utilize a remote laboratoryenvironment. Through real-time data acquisition and display via the LabVIEW website, theLEWAS simulates a remote laboratory where students can virtually situate themselves at theLEWAS site. These modules were built upon previous empirical research developed by LEWASmembers that suggest that access to real-time data improve a student’s understanding of watersustainability concepts2. The LEWAS modules were developed and implemented first in twofreshman level courses the local community college in the spring 2013 semester, and again in thefall 2013 semester. In total

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Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Susan B. Mackey-Kallis, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Internationalization Efforts at Villanova UniversityAbstractIn 2012, Villanova University joined the American Council of Education (ACE) as a member oftheir Internationalization Laboratory. The goal of joining this laboratory was to develop astrategic plan for comprehensive internationalization that will help strengthen the university’sglobal leadership and engagement. ACE describes a process to develop, implement, and monitoran internationalization plan. This paper will describe the status of current internationalizationactivities at the university; specifically focusing on how the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering can help the university articulate, assess, and attain theirinternationalization goals. This

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BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

experiences of students entering engineering and (2) the trends in higher education to reduce laboratory experiences in curricula. The CEPCTC believes that it is critical that future civil engineers have a strong physical understanding of the materials and systems they will design and manage.• Technical Breadth: The existing CEPC only require students to apply knowledge of four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering. The proposed CEPC require that students analyze and solve well-defined problems in at least four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering. The change represents a higher cognitive level in Bloom’s taxonomy. The significance of this change is minor, if at all. The requirement to apply knowledge

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Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Heather L. Frost; Ziaur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Civil Engineering

. While this course did nothave a component that readily lent itself to an intervention, it is considered to be the best optionfor an intervention in the sophomore year because the other sophomore level CE courses haveless flexibility in their content and have less flexibility in learning objectives. The interventiontypically occurs during a single three hour laboratory session in the summer when there is onlyone section or in two one hour lecture sessions in the Fall semester when there are severalsections to the course. The intervention steps appear in Table 1. TABLE 1 CE 2331 Intervention Process INTERVENTION 1 Introduction (Intervention Objective) 2

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Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Michael K Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

topics.Dr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Carol Haden is s Senior Evaluator with Magnolia Consulting, LLC. She holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on program evaluation from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Haden has extensive experience in the evaluation of formal STEM education projects across the K-20 spectrum and the evaluation of informal STEM Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) programs. She has designed and implemented evaluations of programs funded by the National Science Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Arizona Board of Regents, Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Arizona Department of Education, among others. She has

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BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

students will eventually practice in, they will allutilize project management skills.The main constraint on the CE Management course content derives from the fact that it is theconstruction engineering component of a civil engineering program. All civil engineeringprograms are required to provide a broad education, which includes several design subdisciplinecourses with attendant laboratory experience. Consequently, the credits available for projectmanagement courses are severely limited. While a construction management curriculum mayinclude two project management courses and possibly a separate scheduling course, there areinsufficient credits available in a civil engineering curriculum to provide such coverage.Consequently, CE Management is

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Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

thirty plus years, Dr. Rodgers has held various academic, research and administrative positions including serving as director of the Georgia Tech Air Quality laboratory from 1988 to 2008. He currently serves as deputy director for Research and Technology Transfer for National Center for Transportation Productivity and Management at Georgia Tech. Page 24.1305.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Use of Concept Maps to Assess Student Sustainability KnowledgeIntroductionSustainable DevelopmentSustainable development has emerged as a promising strategy for combating un-sustainablepatterns of