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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon D. Nelson P.E., Tetra Tech, Inc; Monte L. Phillips P.E., Americal Society of Civil Engineers; Craig N. Musselman, CMA Engineers, Inc.; Michael J. Conzett, HDR, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3876: THE ”RAISE THE BAR” INITIATIVE: CHARTING THEFUTURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - MOD-IFYING THE MODEL LAWS AND RULES FOR ENGINEERING LICEN-SUREMr. Jon D. Nelson P.E., Tetra Tech, Inc Jon D. Nelson, P.E. is Senior Vice President of the central region of the Engineering and Architectural Services group of Tetra Tech, Inc. in Tulsa, Okla. He has been a consulting engineer for 34 years, focusing on municipal water and wastewater projects. He has been with Tetra Tech for 27 years. He holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Kansas State University and a M.S. degree in environmental engineering from Oklahoma State University. Nelson is licensed as a professional engineer in four states and

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monte L. Phillips P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers; Forrest M. Holly Jr. P.E., University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

Appendix B of theGuidelines.The mentor should:  Be familiar with the expectation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, in particular with regard to the experiential outcomes.  Provide guidance, insight, and tutelage to the EI through face-to-face meetings and review of the EI’s work products, with specific reference to one or more experiential outcomes and their associated guidelines, and be mindful of the expectation of progression in professional responsibilities.  Be cognizant of jurisdictional licensing requirements and the EI’s requirement to demonstrate attainment of the experiential outcomes, and enable the EI to tailor their work assignment to this end.  Monitor the EI’s progression in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tom Szymoniak, Portland State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3661: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR WRITING IN CIVIL EN-GINEERING PRACTICEProf. Susan Conrad, Portland State University Susan Conrad is a professor of applied linguistics at Portland State University, where she teaches discourse analysis courses and collaborates with civil engineering faculty and local practitioners to study writing in civil engineering.Mr. Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.Mr. Tom Szymoniak, Portland State University Tom Szymoniak is a Civil Engineer with 28 years of professional experience. He is currently a full-time instructor at Portland State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His main area of focus is teaching the underclass students

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox Ph.D., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Professional Practice (CAP^3), wasformed to study and implement the actions that would be necessary to achieve this vision forcivil engineering. The last fourteen years since Policy 465 was first approved have producedsignificant progress in ASCE’S “Raise the Bar” initiative.Purpose and ScopeTo maintain the initiative’s momentum, the successful processes of the past and the associated“lessons learned” must be clearly communicated to future leaders and proponents of the “Raisethe Bar” initiative. Much has been learned from the experiences of the past – and these hard-learned experiences should guide the future direction of the initiative. A relevant quotation(from Adlai E. Stevenson) comes to mind: “We can chart our future clearly and wisely onlywhen

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4337: ANALYSIS OF THE SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE IN CIVILAND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL ENGI-NEERING PROGRAMSMs. Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah Maria Blevins is a Ph.D. student in the Communication Studies program at the University of Utah.Dr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Page 25.189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Analysis of the Sustainability Culture in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering ProgramsAbstractThis paper describes a study of the sustainability culture of 390 students in civil

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.55.16presenting and publishing papers and conducting workshops.3. Keep in mind a point made earlier in the tools section of this paper mainly that thetools share this practical common feature: They are easy to understand, take little time toapply, and they work. Accordingly, they can be introduced and used with little effort incourses.4. Leverage your first year Exploring Engineering, Introduction to Engineering, or similarcourse, during which you have student teams solve well-defined design problems. Brieflyexplain brainstorming and multivoting and ask each team to use these collaborationmethods to more fully utilize their collective minds.5. During a second or third year course, in which each student is assigned a researchpaper, show

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Francis Mlakar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Civil Engineering

dictates that program chairsshould keep the ABET definitions in mind and be able to articulate what the PEOs and SOsindicate for their given program. This discussion is far from over.Criterion 3, Student OutcomesCriterion 3 of the ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs1 specifies that: The program must have documented student outcomes that prepare graduates to attain the program educational objectives. Student outcomes are outcomes (a) through (k) plus any additional outcomes that may be articulated by the program.There is a common misperception among program chairs and many academicians that thestatement “Student outcomes are outcomes (a) through (k) plus any additional outcomes thatmay be articulated by the program” dictates

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College

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Civil Engineering

complex, ever-changing, three-phase material(and with only limited knowledge of the material due to sampling difficulties and expenses),geotechnical engineering is sometimes referred to as being the “dark arts of engineering.” Withthis in mind, EGR 340 used the dark arts as a mythic cognitive tool (fantasy) to engage studentsand support the development of Ironic understanding. It began on the first day of class whenstudents were welcomed to the “dark arts” class as if they were witches and wizards learningtheir craft at Hogwarts (the fictional boarding school for wizardry in the popular Harry Potterbooks and the dominant popular fiction of their youth) and included a short video from one ofthe Harry Potter movies to set the mood. At this point

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

, Mind, Experience, andSchool: Expanded Edition. Washington DC, National Academy Press.[8] McLennan, M., Kennell, R, (2010), HUBzero: A Platform for Dissemination and Collaboration inComputational Science and Engineering. Computing in Science & Engineering 12(2), 48 – 53[9] Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) website. [URL] nees.org. Last viewed January 2012. Page 25.1007.14

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

, Shaver, Gregory M., and Meckl, Peter (2010) Lessons Learned: Implementing the Case TeachingMethod in a Mechanical Engineering Course, Journal of Engineering Education, January 201010  Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council (1996). From Analysisto Action. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.11  Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., and Cocking, R. L., (1999), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, andSchool, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.12  Committee on Undergraduate Science Education, Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, NationalResearch Council, 1999.13  Google

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3327: THE RAISE THE BAR EFFORT: CHARTING THE FU-TURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - THE BOKAND LESSONS LEARNEDDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE, is an independent consultant provid- ing management, engineering, education/training, and marketing services. Prior to beginning his consul- tancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a Project Engineer and Manager, Department Head, Discipline Manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and Dean of an engineering college. Walesh authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presentations. His most recent

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Holton Lee, University of California, San Diego; Jacqueline Linh Le, University of California, San Diego

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4477: INCORPORATING CLICKERS AND PEER INSTRUCTIONINTO LARGE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CLASSROOMSDr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a tenure-track lecturer at UC, San Diego, and focuses mostly on undergraduate education in mechanics and design courses. Her past research was in the seismic design of bridge sys- tems, but she is currently focused on assessing and improving engineering education pedagogy through technology. She has been the Faculty Advisor for UC, San Diego’s Society of Civil and Structural En- gineers (SCSE), a student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, for the past two years. Additionally, Van Den Einde is also the Faculty Advisor

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael C. Reeves P.E., Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.; Andrew B Twarek P.E., Ruby+Associates, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-5387: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT OUTCOMES USING INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA ASSESSMENT TEAMSDr. Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kevin Sutterer is pofessor and Head of civil engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering at the University of Missouri, Rolla, a second M.S. in civil engineering at Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology. Although his specialization is geotechnical engineering, he has consulted in environmental and structural engineering as well and currently teaches courses in geotechnical and structural engineering. Sutterer was a geotechnical consultant with Soil Consultants

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

opinion of a piece. Thus, structural engineers and sculptural artists wouldlikely find Basin appealing for a variety of reasons that are immediately obvious to them. Butwhat about laypeople who do not have such a background? Would they have strong opinions atall? Would these opinions be based on their demographic background? And could thesepreconceptions and subconscious impressions of the piece be manipulated or improved by asimple explanation? More specifically, if an unfamiliar thing is explained to have both apractical application and a historical connection to the place where it exists, is it more appealingto an untrained eye? How much more appealing? And a final question: can such a unique objectprovide a platform for opening the minds of

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.1332.3civil engineering. The last ten years have produced significant progress in in what has beencalled ASCE’S “Raise the Bar” initiative.To maintain the initiative’s momentum, the successful processes of the past and the associated“lessons learned” must be clearly communicated to future leaders and proponents of the “Raisethe Bar” initiative. Much has been learned during the past 10 years of the “Raise the Bar”initiative. Many of these hard-learned lessons and experiences should guide the future directionof the initiative. In this regard, a quotation from Adlai E. Stevenson comes to mind: “We canchart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.”This is one of several papers presented in