Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Shamma; Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Engineering career with structural design. However, Structural design is only one of manycomponents of the Civil Engineering discipline. Students are also unaware of the manyinterdisciplinary relationships that Civil Engineers address in order to accomplish their work. Our campus has an aggressive local recruitment process, which results in a large number ofstudents most of whom are first generation college bound students from local urban areas. Thesestudents grew up in neighborhoods surrounded by high-rise buildings. So naturally, these structuresbecome a symbol of success, and many of them perceive the Civil Engineering field aspredominately related to designing and building structures. Thus, one of the important objectives ofthe Freshmen

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

as apractice and as a shared mental model.What We Can Learn from the Teachers of Technical Writing Who Embraced the Task Page 26.365.3Fortunately, there have been along the way notable faculty members who did not accept inferiorstatus. These individuals can help us understand the success we have achieved so far and chart aclearer path for the future. Their careers endow the phrase “Engineering English” with acompletely different and very positive meaning. In overview form, these are the central featuresof their approach: • Treating communication, including technical communication, as the ultimate interdisciplinary subject and a

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

difference between a successful and a failing career, team, or even corporation. In the lastdecade there have been efforts such as those by the Association of American Colleges and Universities(AAC&U) to advance broad- based systemic innovation to build and sustain strong undergraduateeducation in the STEM fields.Our group is in the early stages of an innovative initiative to provide alternative communication andhumanities learning environments in STEM higher education. The group consists of faculty from severalacademic units including liberal arts, libraries, and technology. One of the learning experiences currentlybeing tested involves the tight coupling of all forms of interpersonal communication, and informationliteracy with technological

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11313Understanding the New Civil Engineering Program Criteria: Preparing toPrepare the Future Civil EngineerDr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley serves as Senior Associate Dean for Administration of the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama. Previously, Dr. Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construc- tion and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

talented pullout program to experience STEM disciplines in a college environment tonot only inform the future mathematics and science classes they have and will have, but also tobegin the discussion on the importance of going to college and follow-on careers, especially inSTEM disciplines. The School of Engineering and Science and Mathematics work together toprovide four distinct one hour blocks of activities and interaction with discussion of how deviceswork (theory). The key focus is engineering and each student group of 25 students see two onehour blocks on engineering (civil and electrical). The students complete a reflection on the day-long experience and the teachers incorporate pictures of the activities the students experiencedinto future

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Conzett, NCEES; Mark William Killgore D.WRE P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

the 21stcentury. Initially it was considered that a master’s degree in engineering could compensate forthe shortfall of technical depth needed for effective practice. Upon further study it wasdetermined that the master’s degree was not necessarily the most effective path for allengineering disciplines and all engineers. Some disciplines have a very effective program for on-the-job learning in the early stages of a professional career. Others sought to enhance businessacumen and education through a combination approach with both business and engineeringcoursework, beyond a bachelor’s degree—perhaps an MBA. This led to the development of aconcept of equivalent credits to a master’s degree. Recently the American Society of CivilEngineers

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary U. Christiansen; Adrian T. Hanson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Jill D. Jenson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard; Rebecca L. Teasley, University of Minnesota Duluth; Emily Woster, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students improvetheir writing while still covering normal course content. Needless to say, students struggle withtrying to meet standards they have yet to be taught or had the opportunity to practice. The writingguide is meant to help alleviate this problem by offering consistent guidance for studentsbeginning at the freshman year and continuing throughout the degree program.Simply providing the students with the writing guide, however, will most likely not be enough todrastically improve their communication skills. Faculty must also demonstrate to students theimportance of developing these skills as they relate to a successful career in engineering.6 Socalled “soft skills” such as communication, teamwork, information seeking and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University

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Civil Engineering

Figure 3 – Aid in understandingQuestion four is in fact two questions. The first questions deals with when the students took thescience elective in their academic careers. It is advised that the students take this course late intheir academic careers so that they can make an informed decision about what course would bemost useful to them and their chosen specialization. However, due to the fact that many if notmost of our students transfer courses to our university we felt a significant number of students Page 26.1201.6may have already have taken an approved science course before joining us. Therefore the firstpart of this question was asking

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, after having obtained her PhD in 2007 from the University of Illinois at Chicago under the supervision of Dr. Thomas L. Theis. She has developed a research program in sustainable engineering of bioproducts. Her research ranges from design of systems based on industrial ecology and byproduct synergies, life cycle and sustainability assessments of biopolymers and biofuels, and design and analy- sis of sustainable solutions for healthcare. Since 2007, she has lead seven federal research projects and collaborated on many more, totaling over $7M in research, with over $12M in collaborative research. At ASU, Dr. Landis continues to grow her

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #12127A Nod in the Right Direction? Designing a Study to Assess an Instructor’sAbility to Interpret Student Comprehension from Nonverbal Communica-tionDr. Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is an Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Greenwood, University of Michigan; Dimitrios Zekkos P.E., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Civil Engineering

students preferred the web-basedproject to a conventional project and were more motivated to work harder and submit high-quality work. Students were also enthusiastic about receiving feedback from professionals in thefield. An additional outcome of this initiative was the significant interest from professionals inreviewing class projects.IntroductionThis study was conducted to explore whether student learning, effort, and enthusiasm can beenhanced by exposing student projects to engineering practitioners and experts outside theclassroom. Previous studies indicate that engineering students learn better when they perceivecoursework as valuable to their future career, having impact on society, or relating closely toengineering practice1,2,7. Also

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A. Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #12608Students Writing for Professional Practice: A Model for Collaboration amongFaculty, Practitioners and Writing SpecialistsProf. Susan Conrad, Portland State University Susan Conrad, Ph.D., is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and head of the Civil Engineering Writing Project. She has written numerous articles and books about English grammar, discourse, and corpus linguistics.Dr. William A Kitch P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Kitch is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Rod Harris; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

and perception of value of the interventionjust experienced, as well as a measure of the types of pedagogy they perceived were used, whichwas intended to be matched against the instructor’s description of the actual pedagogicaltechniques. A listing of the types of survey questions used in this pilot is included in theAppendix.3. Course InformationThe course in question is a required senior level civil engineering course (ECE4051 Ethics andProfessional Issues) that addresses a wide-range of issues that engineers are likely to face duringtheir careers. Approximately 10 to 20 civil engineering students enroll in this course eachsemester. The course is used to address several of the “professional” outcomes associated withABET and the American

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Limia Shunia, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

• Options to improve recycling services for small businesses • Connecting students living in urban areas to the right opportunities so they will have the skills necessary to get an internship and move up in their career • Approaches for reducing bike theft in the cityStudents were asked to consider potential solutions that might involve creation of a new service,a new product, or some combination of service and product. Their proposed solutions should beinnovative and implementable, to the point that prototypes can be presented during the IPROexposition day regardless of whether the solution is a product or a new business model.Examples of their solutions include: • Water turbines for urban rivers • A fresh fruit vending

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

nonetheless preferredto have the choice as to whether to participate in a service-type activity. WoS also found the interaction with the female mentors was helpful on various levels.Besides assisting with the technical aspects of civil engineering design and project management,the mentors shared their perspectives and advice on career choices and work-life balance. The mentors, too, found the experience rewarding. For the most part they did not have muchcontact with female engineers when they were new graduates and they enjoyed critiquing thetechnical deliverables of the team members, as well as sharing their work experiences. From thementors’ perspective, the construction and design industry needs more diversity, and mentoringfemales and other

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allie S Peters, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Katherine N Thorton; Kristen Shinohara; Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #12527Refinement and Dissemination of a Digital Platform for Sharing Transporta-tion Education MaterialsAllie S Peters, Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts.Dr. Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Kevin Chang, Ph.D., P.E., is an

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto

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Civil Engineering

. Page 26.1403.2The topic is not particularly compelling for the majority of students, many of whom have cometo engineering to avoid performing writing or communication tasks. Nor is it typically seen as anessential skill for sophomore students, most of whom have yet to enter the industry in anymeaningful way, and therefore, yet to experience for themselves how pivotal goodcommunication skills can be to their jobs and to their career advancement. Keeping the audienceattentive for a 50 minute lecture on communication concepts can often be a difficult task.Furthermore, engineering students are often suspicious of instructors who are not themselvesengineers, and most technical communication instructors are not. Developing trust and respectbetween

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

involved in providing engineeringservices to communities who are in needs. Firstly, the benefit is for the community that is servedby students, and secondly, students are encouraged to connect and reflect how their educationconnects to their professional career. Through the experience students feel better about theiractions and understand the need and therefore the impact engineers have on a community. Thisencourages them to learn more about their chosen profession, and feel more confident about theirachievements. Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in areal project where they are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the servicelearning is at the end, the students are giving back to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession – with the overall objective of

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

designer and reviewer in peer critique, andtransition to a small-group activity.There is both qualitative and quantitative evidence that the critique provided a novel aspect totheir engineering communication education, and students are willing to engage with the topic.However, presenting this visual design workshop in the last quarter of their senior yearunderscores how little time engineering students have to construct their knowledge of qualitative,design-based visual communication skills before they are asked to perform them in theirprofessional careers. In order to provide students with better scaffolding for building thisknowledge, students should have earlier and more frequent exposures to learning that scaffoldstheir ability to make meaning

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard PE, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

familiarize students with material properties that affect asphalt durability, but also to provide multiple hands on fundamental type 8 9.6 8 to 10 experiences. Based on your assessment of the final class presentation, did it? Non-numerical responses (3): a) Yes; b) Yes; c) Yes 4. In your assessment, do classes of this nature help prepare students for careers in 8 9.8 8 to 10 asphalt paving? Non-numerical responses (3): a) Absolutely; b) Very Much!; c) Yes, very good 5. In your assessment, was industry/agency support used effectively during the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Nephi Derbidge, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Civil Engineering

1995, respectively.Mr. Nephi Derbidge, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA After completing my undergraduate studies at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I worked for a private geotech- nical consulting firm in California for over 15 years. My consulting career provided a broad range of experience on mostly public works projects. Over the last 10 years I have managed the geotechnical laboratory which served more than 5 offices throughout the state for domestic and international projects. I have been teaching mostly geotechnical laboratory courses at Cal Poly for over 10 years. Utilizing Cal Poly’s ’Learn by Doing’ mantra, I share my practical project experience with my students during laboratory activities

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Sisiopiku, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Ossama E. M. Ramadan, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Civil Engineering

Page 26.1029.9fields. This approach addresses best the multidisciplinary nature of sustainability and expandstraining and career opportunities for students in Civil Engineering fields.The recently introduced “Sustainability Design and Rating Systems” course reviewed planningand design practices for implementing sustainable transportation systems and helped students tobetter understand and appreciate the role of transportation in sustainable development. Moreover,it introduced and contrasted principles of various sustainability rating systems for transportationand neighborhood development and provided students the opportunity to implement aspects ofthe LEED-ND rating methodology as part of a group project. Further information regarding

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

classes such as Statics–a course in which physical intuition isdeveloped and utilized over the course of one’s career. This paper describes the creation andcomponents of a hybrid learning environment in a Statics course where a variety of pedagogieswere implemented. Notable activities included the use of an interactive online textbook, peerinstruction, in-class group problem solving sessions, video examples, and instructor led numericproblems. To investigate the effectiveness of the course, and where applicable the individualcontributions of unique activities, a number of feedback mechanisms were implemented over theduration of the course. These mechanisms included isomorphic questions to measure theeffectiveness of peer instruction, the use of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kathleen Louise Nazar; Paul Bonfanti, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

# Climate#for#minority#students#on#campus# Campus#safety# Cultural#and#fine#arts#programming# Men# Career#Services# Women# Library#services# Computer#services#and#supports# Study#abroad#programs# Student#interac>on#with#faculty# Faculty#availability#outside#of#class# Major#advising

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

, and service. he now serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Since 2003 Kenneth J. Fridley has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a ded- icated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Leadership Award in 2010. At the University of Alabama, Fridley has led efforts to establish several new programs including new undergraduate degree programs in construction engineering, architectural engineering and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

significant attention in CE education programs because that KSA set isaddressed during the Engineer Intern process. That is and broadly speaking, formaleducation stresses analysis and, while it may include some creativity/innovation content,creativity/innovation are learned as part of design during the pre-licensure experience.My career includes three decades in full-time private and public practice. Informed bythat experience, I know that many Engineer Interns will receive at least modest designassignments. However, those tasks will tend to be carried out in a conventional mannerusing algorithmic approaches largely devoid of creativity/innovation expectations