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Student Centered Evaluation Of A Gis Laboratory In Transportation Engineering

Conference Session: Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Uday Manepalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

Page 15.1114.2curriculum especially for transportation planners.To resolve some of the above issues, the transportation engineering curriculum (including bothtopics and teaching methods) needs to be more rigorous and technically focused to meet marketneeds5. In recent years, web-based education has become a popular and effective way ofcomplementing classroom instruction. Online learning tools bring a classroom laboratory right infront of a student on the computer. Web-based learning tools also offer the benefit of platform,independence of location, and flexibility of usage. The learning tools can be accessed anytimeand from anywhere around the world from computers with Internet access5. Smith and Cunningham6 describe the ideal learner as one

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Exceed Ii: Advanced Training For Even Better Teaching

Conference Session: The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

21 6 Learning Styles 10 7 Review and Practice ETW Techniques 7 8 Teaching at Various Levels 7 9 Using New Technologies in the Classroom 6 10 Teaching Laboratory Courses 6 11 Teaching Professional Skills 5 12 Large Classes 4 13 Distance Learning 4 14 Senior Design 4

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Geology By Touch: The First Iteration Of Integrating Overarching Examples And Laboratories Into An Introductory Geology Class

Conference Session: Learning by Doing
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrea Welker, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

(and the faculty member teaching it). The majorstrengths of the course before modifications were: four hands-on laboratories, a well-developedand assessed information literacy module with a term-paper as the final product6,7, and on-goingstudent presentations on current geologic issues. The time spent in this class could be broadlydivided into three categories: technical (lecture) topics, professional development andinformation literacy, and laboratories (Table 1). Page 15.614.3Table 1. Topics in GLY 2805 Before Modification Lecture (Technical) Topics Professional Development and Laboratories

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Development Of A Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Teaching Module Using An Instructional Shake Table

Conference Session: Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nadarajah Ravichandran, Clemson University; Brian Machmer, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

property.ConclusionThe experiments demonstrate that these module tests can provide students with a solidintroductory understanding of liquefaction and its effect upon layered soils. These proposedrepeatable experiments and teaching module can be included as one of the many geotechnicalengineering laboratory experiments. In these hands-on experiments students prepare samples, useinstruments and test results on an instructional shake table. In order to properly evaluate theaddition of these laboratory experiments, students should be required to take a short quiz or writea summary lab report. They should also be encouraged to develop their own experiments, whichare not part of the teaching module. Additional surveys to gauge student opinion on the benefitsof the

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Were The Innovative Techniques Effective? Assessment Of The Civil Engineering Courses – Civil Engineering Materials And Transportation Engineering

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

permitted. The limited laboratory space and equipment does not providesufficient hands-on experience for all the students. Several universities have a situation similarto that of Rowan University, and this makes teaching core courses like civil engineeringmaterials very challenging. The author re-designed the course to ensure that every studentactively participates in the laboratory and understands the material behavior. The number oftopics covered in this class was divided into four major areas, timber, aggregates, asphaltconcrete and cement concrete. The course was modified to address the concepts required toconduct laboratory experiments and its practical applications. The objectives of the laboratoryexperiments were well defined, but it was up

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How Just In Time Learning Should Become The Norm!

Conference Session: Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

now properly motivated to attack the theoryin bite size chunks (just in time) to continue working on solving the problem at hand.The author has been involved in a number of teaching workshops over the last elevenyears and sits in each department faculty member’s classes twice each semester and hasobserved the improvement in student attention, focus, and concept understanding whenfaculty gradually move to a just in time model. The entire faculty team has observed theimprovement in energy levels among the students as well as understanding during thelessons in which just in time learning has been used. The author will start with how justin time learning is applied to a Mechanics of Materials course as well as how the processis being applied

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Achieving Civil Engineering Bok2 Outcomes Of Globalization, Leadership, Professional And Ethical Responsibility And Team Work In A General Education Class

Conference Session: Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

AC 2010-239: ACHIEVING CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 OUTCOMES OFGLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICALRESPONSIBILITY AND TEAM WORK IN A GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSSteven Benzley, Brigham Young University Steven E. Benzley obtained BES and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He was a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Since 1980 he has been on the faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University. He has also served as Associate Dean of the BYU College of Engineering and Technology, Associate Dean of BYU Honors and General Education, and is

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Wanted! More Dam Engineers

Conference Session: Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

). He has over 40 years' experience in civil engineering research, teaching, and practice in dam safety engineering, stormwater modeling and management, flood analysis, sediment transport, erosion prevention & sediment control, open channel hydraulics, and extreme flood event hydrology. He has served on several national stormwater hydrology and dam safety panels in ASCE, ASDSO, FEMA, National Academy of Sciences, and Executive Office of the President. During the Carter Administration, he coordinated national dam safety programs and established the Federal Office of Dam Safety in FEMA, where he served as the first Chief of Federal Dam Safety in 1980. Dr. Tschantz has

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Single Synergistic Course Vs. Modules In Multiple Courses

Conference Session: The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

and administration, businesspractices, asset management, and an additional science appear to be daunting at firstglance. When the programs on campus with courses containing the required content werecontacted to possibly team teach a course with these topics (exception being theadditional science) or help produce modules to be inserted into existing courses, thefaculty refused to work together to team teach a course with the resounding reason - howto possibly manage the work load model! There was also no inherent benefit todeveloping content to be delivered by others or themselves as a subject matter expert fora two to nine lesson block of material.The civil engineering faculty were undaunted and decided to develop a single course tomesh the

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Story Centered Learning In A Computer Based Simulated Environment

Conference Session: Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Luis Godoy, University of Puerto Rico
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

Page 15.1094.2aimed at reaching a pre-established goal, and not by listening to an instructor in a lecture.Advocates of learning-by-doing stress the role of doing as part of preparing to perform in aprofession. According to Schon 3, the main features of reflection in action are learning by doing,coaching rather than teaching, and creating a dialogue between coach and student. Effectiveforms of learning by doing in real laboratories have been implemented in Engineering Education,especially for capstone courses 4. Alternatively, a methodology of building a simulated scenario,in which the student can learn-by-doing while interacting with fictitious characters (some ofwhom provide coaching), has been proposed by Schank 5 as an effective form of

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Engineers Of The Round Table: Utilizing A Discussion Forum To Enhance Student Learning In Geotechnical Engineering

Conference Session: Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

read, individual article presentations and laboratory activitydiscussions were also included. Over the course of the semester ten round table activitiesoccurred. Half of these were the entire class reading the same journal article or conferenceproceeding, two were students discussing articles they read on a topic of their choice, two were Page 15.502.3wiki activities centered around three separate articles, and one was a discussion focused on 2triaxial laboratory testing. Each discussion was centered on a topic that correlated to the currentlesson topics of the course. Unless otherwise stated

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A “Global” Curriculum To Support Civil Engineering In Developing Nations: The Final Result

Conference Session: The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; christopher conley, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1925: A “GLOBAL” CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT CIVILENGINEERING IN DEVELOPING NATIONS: THE FINAL RESULTFred Meyer, United States Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993 and 2002, respectively. Fred has been a member of the USMA faculty for over seven years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, and structural system design. He has served as a senior mentor and seminar presenter

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Enhancing Outreach Through A Summer Hands On Engineering Workshop

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

areas to include academics, athletics, and leadership. Seminar attendees selecttheir courses from a variety of offerings from all academic departments at the institution. Thispaper describes the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering’s program. The goal of thisparticular workshop is to give the attending students an overview of different disciplines ofengineering and enlighten them that engineering is fun and practical. Classes are small, and ourinstructors are very engaging and helpful. Students engage in hands-on experiences, includingmany in the institution’s modern computer and laboratory facilities. They attend lessons inengineering fundamentals and are presented with potential, real world problems. The studentsapply the design

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Work In Progress: Development, Implementation, And Preliminary Assessment Of An Introduction To Infrastructure Course

Conference Session: Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

University of Wisconsin—Platteville. The course isintended for sophomore students and serves two main purposes in the curriculum: 1. To introduce the students to civil engineering and the subdisciplines, and 2. To begin the development of an awareness of infrastructure and the challenges facing the United States with respect to infrastructure overcapacity and degradation.Details of efforts to incorporate exemplary teaching materials in the course development are pre-sented and the content of the course is outlined. As part of the course, students will be complet-ing an infrastructure assessment assignment inspired by the “Report Card for America’s Infra-structure”1 produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Assessment of student

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Introducing Dataflow Programming In A Freshman Engineering Course With Applications In Sustainability Education

Conference Session: Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

designed to utilize LabVIEWprogramming and the status of development of a LabVIEW Enabled Watershed AssessmentSystem (LEWAS). This system is capable of monitoring water data in a real-time from animpaired stream that flows through the campus of Virginia Tech. These data have potential todevelop classroom exercises targeted at promoting awareness of environmental sustainabilityamong engineering freshmen.LEWAS has been successfully expanded from the desktop version and is programmed to enablereal-time monitoring using an embedded computer that is field deployable with less powerconsumption and more reliability compared to the desktop version. Student attitudinal responseson using LabVIEW to teach programming constructs and collect environmental data

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The Challenge Of Implementing The Civil Engineering Bok2 At [University A]

Conference Session: Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

College of Engineering, with approximately 103 tenure/tenure-track faculty inseven departments, enrolls approximately 1650 undergraduate, 578 masters, and 149 doctoralstudents. Last fiscal year, externally-funded research expenditures in the college exceeded $18million. The Department of Civil Engineering has 12 tenure/tenure-track faculty, and enrollsapproximately 200 undergraduate, 25 masters, and 12 doctoral students. The departmentparticipates in many interdisciplinary research centers and is lead in two – the Mack-BlackwellNational Rural Transportation Center and the Computational Mechanics Laboratory. Last fiscalyear, externally-funded research expenditures in the department exceeded $1.6 million.Current BSCE CurriculumThe department of

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An Innovative Senior Capstone Design Course Integrating External Internships, In Class Meetings, And Outcome Assessment

Conference Session: CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

some resources that might not be readily available in some office locations (e.g.,research laboratories, instrumentation, and finite element programs) that can be used to furtherinvestigate questions that arise.Some companies have identified excellent student projects, yet there were proprietary orconfidentiality concerns. To address these challenges, presentations and reports were authoredfor “faculty eyes only.” Otherwise, presentations are open and reports may be used for Page 15.159.7accreditation purposes. 6 Before the change to industry

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Homebrewing 101: A Vital Part Of A Civil Engineering Program!

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

AC 2010-844: HOMEBREWING 101: A VITAL PART OF A CIVIL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM!Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy Scott Hamilton is an active duty Army officer and Assistant Professor and Group Director in the Department of Civil& Mechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy at West Point, where he has served on the faculty for a total of over 9 years. As an officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers for over 26 years he has served in a variety of assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. He has been brewing beer and teaching others to brew for the last 16 years. Scott has been active with ASCE Student Chapters, on both the local and national level. He is a

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How The Civil Engineering Bok2 Could Be Implemented At Nc State

Conference Session: Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: George List, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

NSFsponsored Industry University Cooperative Research Center: The Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites, the Constructed Facilities Laboratory, the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, the Center for Transportation and the Environment, the Center for Sustainable Use of Resources, and the DHS Center of Excellence – Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management. Last fiscal year, research expenditures in the department exceeded $14 million. Current BSCE Curriculum The department offers three accredited undergraduate degrees: 1) Civil Engineering, 2) Construction Engineering and Management, and 3) Environmental Engineering. The BSCE has been accredited by ABET since 1936

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A Possible Civil Engineering Bok2 Curriculum

Conference Session: Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

Tribal Environmental Professionals, Water Research andEducation Program, and the Arizona Laboratory for Applied Transportation Research.The university is currently undergoing a review to transform NAU into a global campus and toprepare its students for global competency. Although recommendations have yet to be adoptedinto the university's curriculum requirements, eventually the CE curriculum will need to respondto these future demands. One recommendation - each undergraduate plan of study will bemodified in structure to accommodate one semester of education abroad - could require asignificant redesign to the CE curriculum.Motivated by the ABOR 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan6, the university is encouraging itsprograms to streamline curricula

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How The Civil Engineering Bok2 Can Be Implemented At The University Of Louisiana

Conference Session: Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

CivilEngineering Department. Currently there are approximately 150 undergraduate studentspursuing a B.S. degree in civil engineering. There are approximately 20 graduate students;mostly full-time students supported through research or teaching assistantships. The departmentfaculty includes 9 tenure track positions, one instructor, and severable adjunct-facultypractitioners, as needed.Current BS in Civil Engineering CurriculumThe academic mission of the undergraduate program envisions graduates that will be competitiveand employable by engineering firms, government agencies, and a curriculum that will providean educational foundation for those who pursue advanced degrees. Professional licensure ispromoted, and students are strongly encouraged to take the