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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Christopher R. Shearer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Paper ID #28532Implementation of a laboratory experience in reinforced concrete coursesDr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an assistant professor of structural engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Anand Deju Shetty, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

process that is used extensively to removecontaminants from water and air. Environmental engineering faculty typically teach this topic bydescribing mathematical models that are used to quantify adsorption. This approach, by itself,may result in students having an incomplete understanding of adsorption because studentsfrequently have difficulty visualizing scientific phenomena such as the mass transfer process thatoccurs during adsorption. A hands-on laboratory experiment (cf. Speitel, 2001) where studentscollect and analyze adsorption data, may enhance students’ understanding of adsorption.Undeniably, hands-on experiences help students develop a deeper understanding of principlesstudied in and out of the classroom (Butkus et al., 2004; Pfluger

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Austin Hart; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Jordan Cashel-Cordo, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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designing andbuilding a steel sculpture. The structure demonstrates various connections used to join differentsteel shapes at intersections. The structure is displayed in the hallway of the civil engineeringdepartment and used as a teaching aid for courses such as Structural Steel Design, CivilEngineering Material and Introduction to Engineering courses. Figure 1: Steel Frame Sculpture in University of Maine, ME.Design and Construction: A group of three faculty, one student and one laboratory technician were involved in theproject. The design and construction team decided on not using the available frame plans byAISC. A 3-Dimensional drawing of a desired sculpture which was drafted using a Sketchupsoftware is shown in

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University; Ronaldo Luna, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute Technol- ogy. Prior to this appointment, he worked as the Bridge Design Engineer at South Carolina Department of Transportation. He received a B.Sc. from the University of Science & Technology in Ghana in 1997 and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. His research activities include repair and strengthening of buildings and bridges using Advanced Composite Materials, laboratory and field testing of structures and the fatigue behavior of concrete bridges. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #31000Prof. James H

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Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University

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design. The University Curriculum Committee approved the request to change thecontact hours for Structural Analysis from 3 hours of lecture per week to 2 hours of lecture plus2 hours of laboratory per week to accommodate the experiential aspects of these proposedchanges. After assessing the changes to the Structural Analysis course, we will decide whether tomake similar changes in the class meeting times for the Structural Design courses.The Structural Analysis course syllabus lists the following broad goals for the course: a) Students will develop technical skills in classical methods for analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures. b) Students will gain proficiency in analysis structures comprised of trusses, beams, frames

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Ruth Abigail Mower, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy; John Boyle, United States Military Academy, West Point; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

; Bird B-KER2 Laboratory Jars and Masterflex Tygon lab tubing toconnect both, one student holds the reservoir at a fixed location simulating a water source suchas a natural spring, lake, or river, and another student adjusts the elevation of the tap stand usinga simulated gate valve from the sampling port of the laboratory jar. As the tap stand locationremains lower than the location of the reservoir, students can notice water continuing to flow asthe third student is responsible for turning the tap stand valve on and off. However, as soon asthe location of the tap stand is higher than the location of the reservoir, water flow stops. Thus,students realize that the location of the outflow must be lower than the location of the inflowassuming

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Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

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Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan

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Civil Engineering

sizeof 45 students; typically requiring three sections. Teaching assistants are available in the labs toanswer students questions related to the use of the software; AutoCAD or Civil 3D.[2]Laboratory assignments were assigned as either projects or lab experiences depending on therequired effort expected from students. Labs consisted of drawings to complete where the CADsoftware features were demonstrated and video recorded in the lab session. The students wouldtypically have one week, with three hours of lab time in two 1.5-hour sessions, to complete theirdrawings. The projects would also have a laboratory demonstration (and recording) but theassignments were longer in duration and more laboratory sessions (typically four 1.5-hour labs)were

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

duringclass and many steel design courses do not require a laboratory component. The following paperwill describe how the author uses trash bags with bolt holes to describe the concepts of yieldingand fracture, while also introducing a little bit of comedy into the classroom. Answers to themost common student questions are also provided.MotivationFor the first two or three times the author taught an introductory steel design course, he noticedthat many students were not able to clearly describe yielding in materials. From previous coursesin mechanics of materials and structural analysis, the students recognized that yielding, alongwith fracture, were both limit states to be checked, but they struggled to differentiate between thetwo failure modes and

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Stuart Werner Baur, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Mark Fitch, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Eric Showalter P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering

year but the same trend was observed in the previous years. Figure 2. Demographic information of participating students in 2019 programHands-on activities in Civil and Architectural Engineering:At the camp, students will learn how math and science relate to the field of engineering. Byseeing first-hand what engineers actually do, campers can better decide on a career or disciplinethey want to pursue. Whether a student is interested in clean energy, cars and motorcycles,explosives, or building bridges or towers, the camp will educate them through hands-onactivities, computer laboratory visits and practical demonstrations. The civil and architecturalengineering program is no exception to this exercise. Both programs offer a tour through

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Daniel Hochstein, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

material properties of concrete.The first week of the semester in the reinforced concrete course is used to review both the materialproperties of unreinforced concrete and relevant laboratory tests, including compression, splittension, and flexure. The second week of the course is used to introduce the students to themechanical response of reinforced concrete beams, which includes a discussion of the differenttypes of failure modes and an overview of the internal couple method. During the third week ofthe course, the students learn how to calculate the flexural strength of reinforced concrete beamsthrough application of the internal couple method. The lecture titled “Is The Whole Greater Thanthe Sum of Its Parts? – Aristotle’s Insight into the

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Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ron Frattura

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Civil Engineering

week or just 2 or 3 examinations throughout the semester, there was overwhelming support for weekly quizzesSome of the student comments were incorporated into this year’s course (until the virusshutdown forced strict on-line course presentation) while others are on the way to beingimplemented. The Civil Engineering Department has approved the laboratory component to beadded to the course and the modules for the lab are being developed. This still needs to beapproved by the University but is anticipated to start next year. The homework questions werefurther reduced by making some questions to be optional as extra credit questions. The authorsagree that the 75-minute lectures are long and try to break it up with a video or

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Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

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Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Thinesh Selvaratnam

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Civil Engineering

setan appointment to visit the Structure and Materials Laboratory to become familiar with the 3Dprinter and learn how to print simple objects. Multiple prints may be necessary to fine tune thesupport structure and minimize local irregularities in the printed media. The ProductManufacturer is also responsible for product assembly post-printing.Communication Coordinator (Freshman Students): Manages the PowerPoint presentation andensures the project is summarized in a clear and concise manner.Each team member contributes to each phase of the project, but the responsibility of the finaldeliverable lies with the individual leading the specific task, e.g., CAD and Modeler,Manufacturer, etc. The leader of each task will depend on the nature of the

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

would be applicableto any construction site field trip.Defining goals and objectivesMason (1) reviewed 43 studies on the effectiveness of field trips at the university, secondary andelementary education levels. Though most of the included studies related to science activities andmany compared field trips as a substitute instruction for class or laboratory instruction, theauthor concluded that Virtually all results indicated that field work should be used in conjunction with, or supplementary to, other methods of instruction.The recommendations stated by McLoughlin (6) are a good starting point for any field trip.Specifically, the field trip should be planned such that students actively seek out information that makes them

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Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

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Scott A Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering

recitation or laboratory periods, somost feedback to students is directed through solution sets, comments on graded homework,brief statements made in class and emails to the entire class. If included, recitation sessions couldfocus on more discussion of differences between student and designer member selections, howvarying member sizes would affect overall structural behavior, and some repetition ofcalculations for additional practice. The field trip could also be mandatory if scheduled duringthis time period. Without these periods the methods of communicating these concepts arethrough explanations on solution sets, brief class comments and email. Solution sets includeexplanations of differences between what students designed and what exists in the

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Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

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Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Mehdi Nassim Benaissa, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Bradley J. Putman, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Lander University

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Civil Engineering

excitement that a student has when they encounter more detailed instruction on similartopics in future courses.The format for Springer 1 is also unique as it is scheduled as two 2-hour laboratories but, inactuality, the length of the laboratory period is variable depending on what is being covered on aparticular day. If the material coverage is predominantly lecture-based, then the time period usedmay be as little as 50 minutes. If most of the material coverage is active project-based learningwith little instruction, then the full 2-hour period is used.The first week of the course covers the civil engineering profession and sub-disciplines, history,and societal context as well as an overview of the project. About 30 minutes is allocated

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Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

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Ilgin Guler, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

, represents the objectives due allowing students to observe different best possible to variability in phenomena. Students would go out to option for traffic and the intersections during laboratory observation. inability to periods for in person observation. observe different scenarios.Observations Relies on video footage of Allows for the Sincethrough videos intersections along a major arterial of instructor to

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Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

students. The teamprefabricates some portions of the bridge on campus in a laboratory environment but completedmost of the construction on site. Construction related activities have taken 700-900 labor hoursfor these projects. Figure 3 shows images of the bridges constructed during the past three years. 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Figure 3: Images of bridges from past three years Assessment The assessment of the project was considered with respect to the CE493 and CE494 course objectives and the civil engineering program student outcomes. The rubric in Table 1 below was used to assess student outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ng, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

. Plante, and J. A. Starke, “Long-term impact on environmental attitudes and knowledge assessed over three semesters of an environmental engineering sequence,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, #26444, Tampa, Florida, 15-19 June 2019.[6] L. Ballard and R. Felder, “A student-centered approach to teaching material and energy balances 2. Course delivery and assessment,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 41, pp. 167-176, 2007.[7] D. Ramirez Hernandez, “Solving Material Balance Problems at Unsteady State Using a Remote Laboratory in the Classroom,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2013.[8] K. Apostolou, “Effectiveness of blended learning for an energy balance course

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Slocum, Engineers Rising LLC

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

intent is to learn from those predictions. This paper is meantto provide an introspective look at the current state of the industry; in no way is this paperintended to be a disparaging critique of the publications.The Engineer of 2020The Engineer of 2020 is a product of the National Academy of Engineering. It was prepared by acommittee of 18 hand-selected individuals. Among those committee members, 12 hadaffiliations identified as academic institutions, 4 were affiliated with technology-basedcompanies (IBM, HP, Telcordia, and Reliant Energy), 1 was affiliated with a national laboratory(Sandia), and 1 was affiliated with National Public Radio. Biographical sketches for eachmember of the committee are included in an appendix to the report and

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University; Ken Rainwater, Texas Tech University

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Civil Engineering

professionalism, ethics, and trust/ trustworthiness in professional-client relationships. A licensed engineer with over 35 years experience in engineering education and practice, Dr. Lawson has provided project management and technical oversight for geotechnical, construction ma- terials, transportation, environmental, and facilities projects nationwide.Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University Dr. Cleveland combines laboratory and field methods with information management, experimental design, and computational modeling. He is an experimental researcher, modeler, and teacher. His technical background includes environmental and civil engineering, and his research work is focused on water resources problems encompassed in

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Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Beth Lin Hartmann, Iowa State University; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Civil Engineering

Class Size 50 40 30 Less than 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Number of RespondentsFigure 2.4. Typical class size. (n=57)Course ResourcesSeveral open ended questions were asked to reflect on the availability of resources in terms ofphysical space, experimental or testing laboratories, and computer resources and softwareavailable. The majority of the

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Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Civil Engineering

education,” 2010.[31] A. Arnett, “Examining the relationship between student understanding of and belief in climate change,” Ecol. Soc. Am. Annu. Meet. Retrieved, 2010.[32] Pruneau, A. Khattabi, and M. Demers, “Challenges and Possibilities in Climate Change Education,” Online Submiss., Sep. 2010.[33] D. Sellmann, “Environmental education on climate change in a botanical garden: adolescents’ knowledge, attitudes and conceptions,” Environ. Educ. Res., vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 286–287, Mar. 2014, doi: 10.1080/13504622.2013.870130.[34] A. G. Hallar, I. B. McCubbin, and J. M. Wright, “CHANGE: A Place-Based Curriculum for Understanding Climate Change at Storm Peak Laboratory, Colorado,” Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., vol. 92, no. 7, pp. 909

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Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Civil Engineering

practice ofengineering, so graduates are intellectually and professionally prepared to provide engineeringservices to the USCG. Professional skills are particularly reinforced in the engineering coursesthrough laboratory reports, technical papers, presentations, design projects, field trips,interactions with practitioners and USCG officers, community outreach activities, andprofessional membership. Significant mentoring and advising takes place throughout cadets’years at the Academy which is also an important component for intellectual development andservice readiness. The approach of using every opportunity to infuse practical, industrial andUSCG relevance into course content has proven successful in fulfilling CGA’s mission.With increasing

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Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

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Harshdutta I Pandya, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta P.E., Rowan University; Andrae Francois, Rowan University Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Systems (CREATEs); Dan Offenbacker, Rowan University, Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs)

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Civil Engineering

thickness requirements, empirical relationships ofresilient modulus (MR) used in design methods for testing and rehabilitation of cost-effectivepavements and AASHTO and ASTM standards for pavement materials. Few students also citedthat they were aware of decent amount of these standards from their material laboratories, classprojects and other clinical research activities which provided promising environment of learningthis class. The students also grasped that the pavement design is an iterative process that is oftencontrolled more by cost efficiency than the need to get the longest service life out of a pavementsection as funding is partly based on local and federal transportation agencies. They also gaineddeep understanding of the mechanistic

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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

example improved by 5% compared to those who did notexperience this spaced practice. Importantly, they also found that students who employed spacedpractice in this course performed better in the follow-on calculus course, as measured by examscores and final course grade.1 These three examples included only review of concepts from thecourse in which the students were enrolled but not concepts from prerequisite courses. These areremarkable as being among the few studies that have investigated spaced practice in actualclassroom settings rather than the laboratory and all but one focused on the effect on the earlystages of learning (i.e. within the course in which they were originally learned.)THE IDEABased on the literature about spaced practice and

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Eliana Christou, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering

Mechanics and Modeling of Orthopaedic Tissues Laboratory at Bucknell, where they use computational and experimental techniques to better understand the mechanics of musculoskeletal soft tissues and human movement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Pre and Post Tenure: Perceptions of Requirements and Impediments for Faculty in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction DisciplinesAbstractThe tenure process is a way of life in the majority of US higher education institutions, andfaculty in engineering disciplines are no exceptions to this practice. A tenured position is covetedand sought by many aspiring assistant professors. Since the

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

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Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

of SPEE was gradually superseded by the competing interests of the ECPD’s federatedgovernance structure [21]. By 1980, when ECPD changed its name to the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (subsequently to be changed to ABET, Inc.), engineeringaccreditation had become “more rigid and rule-bound,” while “the accreditation criteria grewfrom a few paragraphs … to thirty-plus pages of fine print containing detailed prescriptions forrequired courses, credit hour distributions, numbers of faculty, and laboratory improvement plans[23].” This growth was largely ad hoc and sporadic; it did not follow a systematic process or aregular cycle.In 1992, the ABET leadership established an Accreditation Process Review Committee, whichheld a

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

the Creativity! channel on the CE483 Teams site for more details about developing your creative abilities.”Two slides were included in the first lesson to facilitate discussion about creativity and itsimportance in engineering and do one short exercise to get a sense for the type of activitiesthey should expect during the semester. Note that all students had taken a required civilengineering course and laboratory experience in the same classroom during the previoussemester. The slides are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Slides Used in Lesson 1 to Discuss CreativityEach of the eight homework assignments during the semester included one 10-point exercise (outof 80-100 points total) intended to take 10-15 minutes to complete

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University; J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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universities with smaller programs that do not havestructural engineering laboratories. SLU is a large, private, four-year, highly residentialuniversity with doctoral programs and high research activity (R2); Rose-Hulman is a small,private, four-year, highly residential university without doctoral programs, classified as specialfocus four-year: engineering schools. Neither institution had a structural engineering laboratoryprior to this implementation, but both focus heavily on the undergraduate learning experience.The project utilizes the Modular Strong-block Testing System [3] when needed to test larger-scale specimens. While a full structural engineering lab would be ideal to conduct such tests, theself-contained system provides an economical

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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Decker B Hains P.E., Western Michigan University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Laboratory Genetics in Genomics—one of threespecialties currently certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.Established in 2019, this specialty area resulted from the merger of two previous specialties— (1)Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics and (2) Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics. Thismerger demonstrates the flexibility and adaptability of the medical profession’s system fordelineating and developing specialty areas over time. Figure 6 depicts the cumulative growth ofmedical specialty certification. 45 Number of Specialty Certificates 40 35