Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Civil Engineering

-based course, integrating a semester-long project as a stimulus for students’ learning. Toevaluate and compare students’ learning between the lecture-based and project-based teachingapproaches, the LITEE survey instrument (http://www.litee.org/site) was used. The surveyinstrument includes five constructs to measure five different aspects of students learning: higher-order cognitive skills, self-efficacy, ease of learning subject matter, teamwork, andcommunication skills. The survey on pre-assessment and post-assessment of student learningoutcomes was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the project-based approach onenhancing students’ learning outcomes. The results show that the use of the project-basedapproach significantly improved

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-619: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CIVIL ENGINEERING: ANOVERVIEW OF WHO, WHAT, AND WHERETanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. TANYA KUNBERGER is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Kunberger received her B.C.E. and certificate in Geochemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Soil Science from North Carolina State University. Her areas of specialization are geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering. Educational areas of interest are self-efficacy and persistence in engineering and development of an interest in