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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1513: ENHANCING THE CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN CIVILENGINEERINGShashi Nambisan, Iowa State University Shashi Nambisan, PhD, PE: Director of the Center for Transportation Research and Education and Professor of Civil Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, Iowa. Prior to coming to ISU, Shashi was at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from July 1989 to January 2007. He enjoys working with students and he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Transportation systems as well as the undergraduate capstone design course sequence. An active researcher, Shashi has led efforts on over 130 research projects that have addressed and responded to

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

Criterion 4, producing a product for thebetterment of the community, promoting university goodwill and instilling an ethic of publicservice in the student. In practice, however, poor project selection and poor conceptualdevelopment of service learning activities will negate any of the positive attributes listed above.In fact, the difficulty in creating meaningful service learning projects for the capstone designcourses has limited their use. Fewer than 30% of the 477 campuses that responded to the CampusCompact survey on service learning have used service learning projects as culminating designexperiences in all disciplines. The statistics for engineering disciplines is even lower. In light ofthe proposed “Body of Knowledge” for civil engineering

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University; John Norris, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Education, 2007 Assigning Civil Engineering Students to Capstone Course TeamsAbstractAssigning students to teams for project courses that systematically accounts for balance anddiversity affects the functioning and success of the teams. This paper presents an implementationof a goal programming model for grouping senior civil engineering students into a semester-longcapstone design project course. Student attributes consisting of overall GPA, grades in priorselected coursework, cooperative work experience, skills with relevant computing software, andJung-Typology (J-T) or Myers-Briggs Type Indicators (MBTI) were all considered in theallocation of students to project work groups.Student team assignment is achieved through goal

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hanus, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

(BOK 15). Effectivecommunication skills are inherent to all the skills in the professional domain (BOK 7, ABET g).These skills are commonly addressed in engineering programs in separate courses and/or an end-of-program team project design course, i.e., capstone course. However, simply having arequisite capstone course with these skills included does not guarantee successful developmentof these skills, and potentially a negative experience could be detrimental in an individual’sprofessional development. Many programs recognize this challenge and try to address thedevelopment of these skills through passive knowledge infusion within the capstone course.Several techniques commonly used to provide information to the students include lectures by

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

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Civil Engineering

bridge and an analysis of the trusses of thestructure based on the inspection results. This approach to active project-based learning offers aunique hands-on experience that engineering students typically appreciate.I. IntroductionThere is a significant need to expose undergraduate engineering students to real life engineeringprojects rather than a simulated project that is more hypothetical than practical1. Unfortunately,practical projects are too often left to the senior capstone course2. However, engineeringstudents upon entering college need exposure to practical projects to better prepare themselves asfuture engineering practitioners. It is important for engineering students to understand that thestudy of engineering by nature is both

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Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States, in particular Page 12.92.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Practitioner - Faculty Collaboration in Teaching Civil Engineering DesignAbstractTeaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, withindustry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International; Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Joe Sterrett, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1092: STUDENT DESIGN OF LEHIGH UNIVERSITY GOLF FACILITIESKristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International Kristopher M. Lengieza is a Project Engineer at Weitz Golf International. He earned a BS from Lehigh University. He is currently involved in constructing several buildings at Bella Collina, a Ginn Development in Montverde, FL. Kristopher has used his involvement in the 2003 Golf Practice Facility project to springboard his career into the Golf and Resort Construction Industry. Weitz Golf International is considered to be one of the top Golf Course and Hospitality Contracting companies in the world. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul Bosela, Cleveland State University; Kevin Rens, University of Colorado-Denver; Kenneth Carper, Washington State University; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

. Lessons learned from failures have substantiallyaffected civil engineering practice. For the student, study of these cases can help place designand analysis procedures into historical context and reinforce the necessity of life-long learning.Three approaches for bringing forensics and failure case studies into the civil engineeringcurriculum are possible. These are stand-alone forensic engineering or failure case studycourses, capstone design projects, and integration of case studies into the curriculum. The ASCETCFE Education Committee held four annual one-day workshops in Birmingham, Alabama andin Cleveland, Ohio for a total of approximately 75 engineering educators. The participantsestimated that over 135 courses and nearly 4,000 students

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Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Large Seagrave, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

coursework to use asdocumentation for its upcoming ABET accreditation review.Besides recording the interdisciplinary experience of its students, the deliverables in this courseincreased in competency at an extreme rate over its first four semesters. As the second of anewly implemented (2004) trio of communication-intensive classes, beginning with the freshmanintroductory course, CVEEN 3100 prepares its students for the department’s ProfessionalPractice and Design senior project by developing their competency in researching, writing andpresenting the complex reports required in the capstone experience. The department has seen anincreased competency in its senior students measured by their ability to produce higher qualitydocuments with less

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

Locketter is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. He recieved his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1999. His interests include the physics or polymers and numerical / computational methods in materials science.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 SOPHOMORE YEAR IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT ROWAN UNIVERSITY: INTEGRATION OF COMMUNICATION, MECHANICS AND DESIGNAbstractEngineering clinics are a sequence of project-based learning (PBL) courses taken everysemester by all engineering students at Rowan University. The purpose of these coursesis to prepare students for aspects of engineering practice, such as

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

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Civil Engineering

participating in this competition?” Sixteen responses were receivedover the course of 3 days; of those 16 responses, 14 universities do allot engineering credit forthe concrete canoe project, while 2 do not. This credit varies from Senior Design/CapstoneEngineering credit to Independent Study credit. The U. S. Naval Academy was one of therespondents and instructors Dr. Jennifer Waters and LCDR David Robinson provided thefollowing information: The course for which they give credit to students participating in theconcrete canoe project is the Capstone Design course, “Ocean Engineering Systems Design II”(3 semester hours). The course description is “The conceptual design of an ocean engineeringsystem is accomplished by midshipmen teams. Projects are

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

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Civil Engineering

design required course. In this way the entire faculty has been involved inimproving student performance on the capstone design project.Finally, the jury results provide quantitative evidence that the students are achieving the programoutcomes. There is no result that points to weak performance on any of the outcomes.The civil engineering senior design course at George Mason will be undergoing some changes inthe near future, motivated by a significant increase in program enrollment (170 percent over thepast five years). Some of the methods presently in use do not scale very well to class sizes of 50or more. In the coming year some of the changes include modifying how teams are formed andtheir specific roles in the project, and the introduction

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Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Maccariella, Urban Engineers, Inc. / Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

, inspection, and design projects. He is an adjunct instructor for both Rowan University and Norwich University, teaching Senior Design I, Senior Design II, Civil Engineering Practice, and Advanced Structural Analysis II. He is active in the American Society of Civil Engineers (serves on the Bridge Security Committee), and the American Society of Highway Engineers (serves on the Southern New Jersey Board of Directors). Page 12.1459.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Role of Adjuncts In Teaching ASCE’s Body of KnowledgeAbstractThe National Research Council (NRC

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

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Civil Engineering

, the retention of thatinformation by the students must be assessed. In particular, the retention and internalization bythe students of the necessary content across the entire curriculum must be assessed. Thisassimilated information is that which is carried forward and is built upon in subsequent courses. There are three primary methods for assessing student retention of the information conveyed. Page 12.200.11These methods are: ‚ Retention examinations at critical points in the program of study, ‚ An external jury review of the capstone design projects, and ‚ The Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.Each of the

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

work will be extended and integrated with structural engineering, construction managementand other aspects of the project as the students work to complete their capstone experience. The other useful feature of the course is that it is also proving to be a convenient vehiclefor discussing or incorporating advances in technology and discussing current events. CE390 isan excellent method for introducing and evaluating some of the American Society of CivilEngineers developed Body of Knowledge outcomes that are more difficult to judge performancein with more traditional CE courses. Page 12.980.2Why teach a Site Design course? Recent

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Training Faculty to Teach CE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Mark Evans, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

projects and laboratory exercises within a course and especiallyduring a capstone design experience. The development of the ability to function as a memberof a team may not be limited to the classroom or even to engineering. Additionally, studentsshould seek opportunities and faculty members should encourage students to work as membersof team in a myriad of other activities, such as student government, civic and serviceorganizations, employment opportunities, etc.CommunicationEffective communication is a critical skill for civil engineers and the BOK-2 states that upon Page 12.1371.11graduation from a baccalaureate program, an individual must be

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, Purdue University; Sybil Sharvelle, Purdue University; M Katherine Banks, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

Graduate Competencies through an Authentic Design Experience in a Wastewater Treatment CourseAbstractDeveloping professional competencies require learning experiences that simulate authenticpractice. A wastewater treatment course at a large, research university converted a portion of itstraditional lecture and homework model of instruction to a challenge-based model of instructionculminating in a redesign project. The course used a series of challenge-based modules as aprecursor to learners’ synthesis of a design report and presentation to a corporate client. Anearby pharmaceutical company acted as a “perspective client” and issued a formal request forproposal (RFP) to the students, who were organized into “consulting companies.” In

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Bert, U. S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Academy. He serves as the Course Director for CE404, Design of Steel Structures and CE492, Senior Capstone Design course. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. MAJ Bert received a B.S. degree from Norwich University in 1995 and an M.S.C.E. degree from Virginia Tech in 2005. Page 12.144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Technique for Program-Wide Direct Assessment of Student PerformanceAbstractThis paper builds on previous work related to the direct assessment of student performance.Previous work assessed CE program outcomes using a single

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Michael Penn, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Max Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

culminates in a capstone design class that is taken in the last se-mester in school. Projects for this class are often solicited from communities and non-profitorganizations, and typically incorporate a service learning component.In reviewing the existing UWP CEE curriculum for this curriculum development project, itbecame clear that the curriculum had not changed significantly in over 20 years. To illustratethis, the curricula from the 1985 and 2005 catalogs are shown in Table 1. The course changesare very minor, and the total revisions made in 20 years to the UWP CEE curriculum consistof the following: replacing Route Layout with Construction Engineering; replacing TechnicalWriting with 3-9 more credits of Social Sciences and Humanities; changing

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

, there are numerouspedagogical approaches for teaching ethics and/or contemporary issues with a wide rangecurriculum implementation strategies including modules, individual courses, integrationthroughout the curriculum, or as part of a capstone experience. This paper will describe anapproach implemented by a private technologically focused University to reinforce ethicalbehavior and to discuss a wide range of contemporary issues associated with the aboveoutcomes. The approach includes offering the course as a hybrid e-Learning course that isstudent learning focused and not instructor focused. Assessment of student learning and theeffectiveness of the hybridization of the course will also be discussed in the paper.IntroductionThe Accreditation

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

, existing assignments did not produceexplicit evidence of achievement of the outcome. For example, one of our outcomes is “Anability to work effectively on teams”. One of the criteria under that outcome is “shareresponsibilities and duties”. If a team of students works together all term on a project, you cantell by the content of the report that the team must have shared responsibilities in order toaccomplish the work. However, the report itself is not explicit evidence that the team membersshared responsibilities and duties. Therefore, that submission of the report by the students wouldfail because the report itself was not direct evidence of sharing responsibilities and duties.The faculty discussed two options to make the data better reflect

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; David Lange, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Civil Engineering

Project management, Engineering problems construction, and asset 1, 2, 3, … below the table: Refers to the 15 BOK outcomes. B Portion of the BOK to be fulfilled through the Bachelor’s Degree M/30 Portion of the BOK to be fulfilled through the Master’s Degree or equivalent

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Page 12.1335.6 subject areas; e.g., fluid mechanics exam results might be applied to an outcome relating to proficiency in hydraulic engineering. In general aggregate FE exam pass rates are not useful for outcomes assessment, with the possible exception of outcomes associated with preparation for professional practice.• Direct ratings from outside experts. Many programs invite members of industry or local professional societies to observe student performance, especially on capstone designs or independent study projects. Such evaluations are credible because they are free of faculty bias and are typically provided by outside experts who have a vested interest in seeing well-educated engineers

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Sarah Williamson, New Mexico State University

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Civil Engineering

Page 12.664.2knowledge acquired in two pre-requisite courses, “Environmental Science” and“Introduction to Fluid Mechanics,” and develops new skills which are specifically 2applicable to the department’s capstone design classes. The general objective of applyingskills used by successful practicing professional engineers, critical (reflective) thinking, isaddressed throughout the course and is the primary focus of the process of supplementalinstruction (SI).SI has been conducted for this class since Spring 2003. The purpose of the SI is to guidethe student’s development of critical thinking skills through: • Identifying confusion or lack of