Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Hoel, a popular and broadly used book across the nation, wasused as for the course. While the book has significant breadth and depth of coverage of topics,the topics included in the course were limited both in breadth and depth. Instructor preparedhandouts were used as supplementary core reference materials. These were posted online usingthe IT system adopted at the Institution.The nationwide initiative to develop knowledge tables and learning outcomes influenced thetopics addressed and the instructional approach adopted. This included refining the breadth anddepth of topics addressed and relating the course objectives to the outcomes listed in Table 1.The student learning objectives for the course (excerpted from the syllabus and assignments

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

or two full-time masters students who attend the course each time it is taught. The 2required textbook for the graduate course was Pavement Design and Analysis by Huang, ThirdEdition. Table 3 presents the course outline for the graduate level pavement design course. Table 1 Course Outline at Rowan University Week Chapter Topic Reading Flexible Pavement Design 1 1 and 9 Syllabus/Introduction/ Types of pavements distresses 2 1 and 9 Mechanical responses and