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Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

, and math; or based on the maximum rank minus minimum rank were:sustainability, ethics, math, and breadth. Finally, among environmental engineering students thegreatest differences of opinion based on the standard deviation of the average ranking were forthe natural science, material science, math, and mechanics; or based on difference in themaximum and minimum rank were: math and communication. Differences in the perceptions ofsenior students based on Likert-scale ratings were also determined from graduating seniorsurveys administered by the College of Engineering. In addition, the Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam is required for students in all three majors, and the results werecompared. Recognizing similarities and differences points to

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Educational Materials Development and Assessment for Engineering History and HeritageAbstractThis paper summarizes the development and the first offering of a new course at Cleveland StateUniversity, ESC 200 Engineering History and Heritage. The student response to the first courseoffering was highly encouraging. Student survey results indicated that the course seemed to beeffective at addressing a number of important ABET student outcomes. Rather than teachingengineering history per se, the course teaches engineering through historical case studies. Thecourse provides an opportunity to integrate professional and ethical responsibility, impacts ofengineering solutions, sustainability

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Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3050: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER-ING BODY OF KNOWLEDGEDr. Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy Brock Barry is a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. His primary teaching responsibilities are in the areas of engineering mechanics and soil mechanics. Barry holds a Ph.D. in engineering education from Purdue University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and has 10-years of professional experience. Barry’s areas of research include applied professional ethics, identity development, non-verbal communication, and education policy.Major Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy Scott Katalenich is an instructor in the Department

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The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Sustainable Development (ASCE, 2010). This was a renewal of Page 25.1504.2commitment by the civil engineering profession. Even the Code of Hammurabi identified over3,500 years ago the responsibility of builders to their clients, and in 1963 the ASCE Code ofEthics stated a fundamental canon of its Code of Ethics was the engineer’s responsibility for thehealth, safety and welfare of the public (Vesilind and Gunn, 1998). Vesilind and Gunn (1998)also remind us the 1977 code of ethics included the following statement: “Engineering should becommitted to improving the environment to enhance the quality of life.” Even so, formallyrecognizing the commitment for

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Density Functions Assessment of a Monte Carlo Simulation Howe Truss 4 Numerical Methods & Curve Fitting Materials Testing & Data Reduction Roots of Equations Hydraulics Numerical Integration Experiment 5 Professional Presentation Skills Group Presentation Development Engineering Ethics Mentoring Program Figure 1. Learning Modules in Civil Engineering Fundamentals

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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

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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

more than 70 articles and given more than 150 presentations to various groups. His primary teaching and research interests include pavement design, materials, construction, and rehabilitation, in addition to the topics of professionalism, licensure, and ethics. On the education front, he serves as the co-Chair of the ASCE Body of Knowledge Education Fulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC), and is an active participant in the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE. In terms of technical/research efforts, he currently serves on eight committees, task groups, and panels through the Transportation Research Board (chairing one standing committee of TRB and one NCHRP Project Panel), and numerous committees with ASTM and industry

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The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Roberts P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Barb A. Barnet, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

earlier DLR grant and to develop a general education infrastructure compa-nion course for all students, which became the I&S course.As completed under the grant funding, the I2I course is a two-credit course with four lecturesdevoted to introducing five sub-disciplines of civil engineering (transportation, construction,geotechnical, structural, and environmental). The remainder of the course covers broader themessuch as the economic significance of infrastructure, infrastructure planning, teamwork, ethics,etc. Within this course, students work in teams to assess five infrastructure components from thesurrounding campus and community. The I2I course has been piloted three times and will betaught for a fourth time in the spring 2012 semester

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The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William P. Manion, University of Maine; Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

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Civil Engineering

). The departmental criteria forevaluating the proposals as suitable capstone projects are below. Project-related criteria 1. The number and variety of different disciplines the project will involve, such as structures, geotechnical, environmental and water resources, transportation, sustainability, construction and public policy. (ABET5 “multidisciplinary teams”) 2. The real-world constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability and sustainability.5 In essence, the Page 25.309.3 benefits to society from doing the project. 3

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ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sree Kalyani Lakkaraju, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan M. Morgan, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

ofspecific courses to meet these requirements. Examples of these new suggested courses included:  required senior level course in professional and legal issues  professional practice course  general engineering economics and ethics courses  engineering history and heritage course  ethics course and an engineering practice course  discussion of public policy in some of the CE courses. Page 25.1217.13 40 35 Number of respondents 30 25 68% 20

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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

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

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ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Designoutcome: Outcome: Design a system or process in more than one civil engineering context to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability, and sustainability. Criterion: (1) Develop design requirements and a project approach that addresses client needs within the constraints imposed by the client, appropriate design standards/laws, and natural limitations. (2) Identify appropriate alternatives to meet client desires within the constraint imposed and evaluate the feasibility of the alternatives choosing the “best” based upon developed criteria. (3) Synthesize a detail

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The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; David A. Veshosky, Lafayette College

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Civil Engineering

. Page 25.7.12Table 3- Course Objectives and Associated ABET A-K Criteria Course ObjectivesObj. # ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (Provide experiences in…) F- Understand professional and ethical 1 Leadership and professionalism responsibility E- Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; C- Design a system, component or process to 2

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The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

their ABET evaluator gave them a warning for including the soft skills in their majordesign experience and have since removed these from their capstone course. Figure 11 providesthe proportion of the 85 departments who reported teaching the given topics. Design process andscheduling are also taught by the majority of schools. Listed after “Other” are the four mostcommonly noted other topics: professional practice, ethics, safety, and licensure or life-longlearning. These areas, among others, are described in ASCE’s Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge for the 21st Century (2nd Ed.) as topics important to future civil engineers.5 100% 90% 80% Percent of Responses

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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

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

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Civil Engineering

B B B B E17. Public policy B B E18. Business and public administration B B E19. Globalization B B B E20. Leadership B B B E21. Teamwork B B B E22. Attitudes B B E23. Lifelong learning B B B E E24. Professional and ethical responsibility B B B B E E Key: B Portion of the BOK fulfilled

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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

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

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Civil Engineering

. 2010. “Assessing the Standards for Assessment: Is it Time to Update Criterion 3?” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, June.35. Russell, J. and Lenox, T. 2012. "The Raise the Bar Initiative: Charting the Future by Understanding the Path to the Present -- An Historical Overview." Proceedings of the 2012 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, June.36. Russell, J. S., and Stouffer, W. B. 2003a. “Some ethical dimensions of additional education beyond the BSCE.“ J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., 129(4), 225–231.37. Russell, J. S., and Stouffer, W. B. 2003b. “Too liberal or not liberal enough: Liberal arts, electives, and professional skills

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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

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

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The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

d. Estimate the consequences of design decisions on social, cultural and environmental decisions. 2. Function effectively on an interdisciplinary team: a. Communicate effectively utilizing verbal, written and graphical methods b. Integrate standards of professional and ethical responsibility into the working classroom relationships and the development of the integrated design. c. Apply the basic project management skills of team dynamics and decision-making strategies.The course content and teaching approach address both of these two learning objectives,but to different degrees.The first learning objective, creation of an

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Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

assignements in groups Y 5ability to function on multidisciplinary and diverse multidisciplinary and/orteams (ABET D). diverse teams. Discuss ethical land professional Outcome 1: Students will take responsibilities in classGoal 3 - Objective 2: The Civil Engineering Program at pride in the

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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

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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

Ethical Review, as a member of the Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee, and as Chair of the Council of Fellows Executive Committee. He served a five-year term, including Chair, on the North Dakota Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Over the past decade he has chaired and served on numerous task forces and committees of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying involved with promoting licensure. He currently represents NCEES on the ABET Board of Directors. He is a Fellow and past two-term North Dakota section President of ASCE and served as Chair of the Experiential Fulfillment Committee of ASCE’s Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional

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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

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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

an Emeritus Professor of civil engineering at the University of North Dakota. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois with an emphasis in geothecnical engineering. During a 39-year career as an educator, he served on the faculties of the University of North Dakota, Ohio Northern University, and the University of Illinois. Phillips has been an active member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, serving as National President in 1994-95. He currently serves NSPE on the Board of Ethical Review, as a member of the Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee, and as Chair of the Council of Fellows Executive Committee. He served a five-year term, including Chair, of the North Dakota Board

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Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea L. Welker PE, Villanova University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Alfred Andrew Fry

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Civil Engineering

accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legallyTo ensure that our students attain these critical skills, a multi-course information literacy Page 25.775.2sequence was developed and implemented within the civil engineering curriculum at VillanovaUniversity. Faculty from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department developed thesemodules in a cooperative effort with librarians from Falvey Library. The modules were initiallydeveloped in 2004 and underwent a major revision in 20104, 5, 6. This multi-course

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Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrence L. Chambers P.E., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

level of rigor that is equivalent to one 3-credithour course per year. Additionally, these CPD requirements could be specified to coverdiscipline specific needs (such as ethics and technical specialization). Currently, the number ofrequired PDH’s (in the 32 states that do require Continuing Professional Development) rangesfrom 4 per year in Florida, 8 per year in Virginia, 12 per year in five states, and 15 per year in theremaining 25 states. By raising the CPD requirements to 45 PDH’s per year, an engineer wouldgarner the equivalent of 12 credits hours in the first four years of service as an EngineeringIntern, enough equivalent credit hours for an MS after 10 years, and enough hours for a PhDafter about 20 years. Given the exponentially

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Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

sameinstructor during the 10-week fall quarter 2011. The courses were SE 1 (Introduction toStructures and Design), which ended up with 178 students, and SE 103 (Conceptual StructuralDesign), which ended up with 123 students. SE 1 serves as the very first Structural Engineeringcourse (freshman level) and is a survey of the field of Structural Engineering, covering topicssuch as introduction to structural components of civil and aerospace structures, the designprocess, engineering ethics, and cost-benefit analysis. SE 103’s objective is to introduce students(junior level) to the creative aspects of the design process and to the professional aspect of theindustry

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineering education from Purdue University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and has 10 years of professional experience. Barry’s areas of research include applied professional ethics, identity development, non-verbal communication, and education policy. Page 25.873.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Kicking out the Crutch: The Impact of Formula Sheets on Student Performance and LearningAbstractThis paper reports the results of a study of the impact of examination reference materials onstudent performance and

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Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College

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Civil Engineering

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

the low-mid range of the scale (levels 1-Knowledge, 2- Comprehension, and 3- Application) designated as an appropriate level for thebachelor’s degree for most outcomes. However, students graduating with a bachelor’s degreeare expected to achieve level 4 (Analysis) for mechanics, experiments, design, breadth in civilengineering areas, communication, and professional and ethical responsibility and level 5(Synthesis) for design.1The University of Memphis (UM) is a learner-centered metropolitan research universitycommitted to providing high quality educational experiences while pursuing new knowledgethrough research, artistic expression, and interdisciplinary and engaged scholarship. The UMDepartment of Civil Engineering currently has 10 full