students in their HILPs; faculty and staff buy-in to cooperatively administer therequirement; and an appropriate set of rubrics for individual student evaluation, among others.While possible HILPs include several experiences, the overwhelming majority of studentsparticipated in summer internships, a sign of a strong job market during the period of study.Student deliverables include: completion of a survey on the importance of each of the BOK2outcomes in the student’s HILP and the student’s sense of preparedness in each outcome,narrative documentation of the student’s experience using the supplementary experience recordform required for PE licensure application in the department’s home state, and a reflective essayaddressing at least three BOK2
can look at something and, figure out why it's moving a certain way or, how it could be made better.”One of the children participating in the project saw an engineer as, “A person that helps theenvironment by creating things that will help the environment.”Overall, the authors identified 15 unduplicated intersections between the concepts used bycitizen scientists to describe engineers and the taxonomies revealed in the Fralick et al. [13] andLucas and Hanson [15] studies. Interestingly, only one additional unique trait was attributed toengineers during the interim and exit sessions with rainwater harvesting participants. One of thechildren reflected on her father as being like an engineer during one of the interim focus groups.“He is
, and todevelop relationships with professionals. While internships have been studied invarious disciplines, few studies have tried to understand how civil engineeringstudents demonstrate their learning behaviors during an internship. Previousstudies used Kolb’s experiential learning model as a theoretical framework toexplore students’ learning styles as part of an internship experience. This studyextends the use of Kolb’s model as a theoretical framework by focusing on civilengineering students to examine their internship experiences and apparentpatterns of learning styles. Kolb’s experiential learning theory involves fourlearning modes: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstractconceptualization, active experimentation; and four
validate a sustainable design rubric to bothscaffold student application of sustainable design principles, as well as provide a tool to capturestudents’ sustainable design skills. Adapting Benson’s Model for construct validation, the first(substantive) stage included producing a set of cross-disciplinary sustainable design principlesthrough review of literature, published rating systems, and reflections from professionals.Currently, we are engaged in the structural and external stages to complete validation of theSustainable Design Rubric. In particular, we are piloting application of the rubric as a formativedesign tool in capstone design courses at various institutions to compare intercorrelationsbetween rubric items and expected performance
professional engineers were very confident in their ability to listen toothers, while engineering students rated themselves proficient at listening to others [5].However, the extent that these self-perceptions reflect reality is unclear. In general, listeningreceives almost no attention in formal engineering education [4, p. 529]. For example, listeningwas characterized as the weakest component among the communication skills within anelectrical engineering curriculum [6].Listening can be linked with a number of the 21 outcomes in the ASCE Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge 3 (BOK3, [7]), including all 6 of the professional outcomes and 3 of the 7technical outcomes; proposed links are shown in Figure 1.Figure 1. ASCE BOK3 outcomes related to listening
, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Inquiry Based Learning in Transportation Engineering Work in Progress: Inquiry Based Learning in Transportation EngineeringAbstractThis paper reflects a work-in-progress of a study on the implementation of inquiry-basedlearning in a junior-level introduction to transportation engineering course. The goal is to teach amodule that will introduce the operation of traffic signals to students using inquiry-basedlearning. As a part of this work, a new class session focusing on demonstrating the impacts ofsignals installed at intersections and their impacts on traffic
. communities where it is in the project. 2) Each team member presents a final reflection where they discuss the reality of our society in terms of the problems detected and the intervention that as professionals through the construction industry, can have to improve the quality of life of the same. Bibliography Identify the origin of the data and information. (5%) Format Present the report in a professional and organized way. (5%) Teamwork Bring an individual feedback to your team members Teamwork; resilience. rubrics about their participation and performance in the (5%) development of the project.4.0 Case
conceptualapplications. By the end of the class, an instructor would hope that the students have obtainedfundamental new knowledge, have the ability to transfer this to other contexts, and have initiatedan underlying interest and confidence in their abilities required to pursue a path of life-longlearning throughout their careers.Research and case studies have shown collaborative learning activities to be a very effectivemodel for teaching [6,8-12]. The effectiveness often relates to the amount of active learning [6,7,8,11,13], and the time for reflection on material during the activities [6, 7, 8]. At the same time,for groups to be effective they must have dynamics which are conducive to learning [14] andassignments must have sufficient complexity to make the
pointsConstructability considerations* _______/ 5 pointRubric:5 points: Outstanding discussion of considerations; reflected critical thought andanalysis; evidence of some outside research; innovative and deep discussion; evidence oforiginal thought; came up with points that the instructor had not considered4 points: Good discussion of considerations; reasonable level of thought; relevant points;articulate presentation of ideas3 points: Reasonable discussion of considerations; shallow level of thought; left outsome obvious considerations;2 points: Poor discussion of considerations; Listed a few but did not discuss at all;pattern matching from instructor examples;1 point: Minimum level of effort; little to no thought; just
if it was me and my group that had kind of said, "When are we going to get a civil one? [. . .] and [the instructor] said, "Weren't you excited about the popsicle bridge?" [. . .] After reflecting about what that person I asked me, I thought, "Wow, I didn't really go as far as I should have if I really would have been passionate about structural or civil engineering as some of these people are about what they're doing."For Natalie, ultimately hitting these barriers related to interest and technical content promptedher to navigate out of her civil engineering program.Theme 3: Navigating intersecting stereotypes and compounding marginalizationThird, participants’ decisions to leave were also linked to
traditional (face-to-face, instructor present) classroominstruction and by distance learning (video/ web-based) modalities. The core of the course isexpressed through its learning exercises, of which 60 percent are analysis/ reflection (written)assignments, 20 percent consists of the half-length Mock FE Exam, and 20 percent is a take-home final exam over professional and ethics aspects of the Texas Engineering Practice Act andRules [9]. In addition to these required assignments, the course design allows for several bonuslearning activities, both to earn extra credit and/or to replace missed assignments.Assessment of Course Objectives and Outcomes How successful has CE 4200 been in achieving its intended learning objectives andunderlying student
Class Size 50 40 30 Less than 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Number of RespondentsFigure 2.4. Typical class size. (n=57)Course ResourcesSeveral open ended questions were asked to reflect on the availability of resources in terms ofphysical space, experimental or testing laboratories, and computer resources and softwareavailable. The majority of the
’ decisions in their careers will lock in energy use fordecades. Civil engineering students will make forward-looking decisions in their careers that notonly account for current costs but also more accurately weigh future consequences of theirchoices on community well-being and quality of life. Unfortunately, too many decisions aboutinfrastructure are overly nearsighted and are suboptimal for community well-being and quality oflife [41]–[45]. These decisions may be reflective of the beliefs and perceptions of the nation.Only half of the people in the U.S. believe global warming is harming people in this country, andless than half believe global warming will harm them personally [46]. In other words, there areless perceived repercussions for short
index with small sample sizes, the difference from 1 does notaccurately reflect a certain impact level. The course equity index analysis for this course atAngelo State University is presented in Table 4.It is observed that Latinx students are receiving a disproportionate number of the C and D gradesgiven in this course. However, since the change was implemented, improvement in the equityindices across the grades of A, B, C and D are occurring. As a work in progress, the author willcontinue to monitor this metric in the coming years to see if the pedagogical change continues tohelp close the equity gap. Table 4: Course Equity Analysis for Latinx Students Course Equity Index for Latinx
previously been exposed to (some of them in different courses). Thediscussions had during the lesson use active learning to motivate the students to thinkindependently and enhances student involvement.This lesson appeals to different types of learning styles. Sensory and visual learners can bestimulated by being able to see the reinforced concrete beam and to physically makemeasurements. This is in comparison to typical example problems in the course where twodimensional illustrations are used and all values are directly provided. Active learners also benefitfrom this lesson by being able to interact with their classmates during the activity. Additionally,students who fall into the intuitive, verbal, or reflective learning styles benefit from this
fields that ABET accredits [26].Within this federated organization, updates to the EAC General Criteria require a consensus ofthe engineering member societies for any changes to the non-harmonized criteria (Criteria 3, 5,and 6) and a consensus of all member societies for any changes to the harmonized criteria(Criteria 1, 2, 4, and 8). The non-harmonized criteria are likely to require more frequent updates,because they more closely reflect changing industry needs. Yet any such changes require theengineering member societies to achieve a consensus on a single set of student outcomes(Criterion 3), a single set of curriculum requirements (Criterion 5), and a single set of facultyqualifications (Criterion 6) that meet the needs of all programs and
opportunity for student-driven feedback. The specific questionsare included in Appendix A. The response rate was 57% (19/33 students). Results confirmed thatthe instructions and purpose for the exercises were clear: all students either agreed or stronglyagreed with those statements. Students spent less than 45 minutes on each activity, with themajority (17/19 respondents) spending less than 20 minutes. Open feedback was quite positive.Representative comments include: • “I think the "Creativity!" exercises are a great way to challenge students. They not only get us to think about things in a non-linear fashion but they also allow us to reflect on other parts of life where we go with "the norm" and fail to exercise creativity
implementing the certification of specialty areas within the civil engineeringprofession.DisclaimerAlthough two of the authors of this paper are corresponding members of the ASCE Committeeon Preparing the Future Civil Engineer (CPFCE), we have developed this paper independently,for the purpose of contributing to the future deliberations of the CPFCE and its TCC. Thus, thispaper reflects only the authors’ personal perspectives and should not be regarded as an officialproduct of either the CPFCE or its TCC.Brief History of Credentialing in the Medical ProfessionIn considering the use of board certification as a tool for advancing the civil engineeringprofession, we begin with a brief examination of why and how credentialing was developed andimplemented
-2020 - -Surveys were deployed in Fall 2019 to students at every academic level in the civil engineeringundergraduate program (Seniors: 2016-2017 cohort, Juniors: 2017-2018 cohort, Sophomores:2018-2019 cohort, and Freshman: 2019-2020 cohort) to better understand their attitudes andperceptions (STEM confidence, Major Desirability and Reward, and Student Community) to seeif the retention data reflects their perceptions in these dimensions.Table 7 shows the synthesis summary of the students’ favorite and least favorite parts of thecourse. In aggregate, the peer mentored project-based engineering design activity was rated asthe students’ favorite part of the course (53%). The CAD Fusion 360, EXCEL, and MATLABmodules were rated
of their learning experience [4]. The primary objectives of activelearning are to promote student activity and to engage them in the learning process [5], with themost extreme version being project-based or experiential learning. Project-based learningprovides an open-ended project with a variety of problems to solve over the course of anextended period of time. The primary advantage of project-based learning is the opportunity forstudents to experience the activity. However, to classify as experiential learning, students mustalso have an opportunity to reflect and apply what they learn. A survey [6] was sent to approximately 240 civil engineering programs to determine theextent of active learning use in upper-level courses and to
help students to bettercomprehend engineering problems. To evaluate this hypothesis, a few visualization methodswere implemented in the flipped classroom including:a) Instructor built simple foam models to show design details and potential loadings and stresses.Figure 1 shows sample foam models used in Mechanics of Materials course. The instructordisplays and interacts with the foam models during lectures to visually show deformation andfailure modes. More than 80% of students reflected in SET data that these foam models veryhelpful in their learning. However, they suggested that letting them to interact with the modelswill be more beneficial. (a) (b) Figure 1. Foam models to
%. Two main aspects were studied:students’ success in the class and students’ results per gender and ethnicity.The first finding refers to students’ success in the class: The percentages of mixed-modestudents successfully completing Statics and advancing to other courses was in average morethan 5 percent points higher than the F2F sections. The grade distribution also reflected animportant increase in A’s and B’s with a decrease in C’s, D’s and F’s.Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were conducted. From univariate analysis, it wasfound that race, level, overall GPA prior to the course, gender, number of prior attempts andinclusion of mixed-mode instructional delivery approach are potentially important variables forpredicting future
/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting- engineering-programs-2020-2021/. [Accessed: 10-Jan-2020].[13] C. F. Murphy et al., “Sustainability in Engineering Education and Research at U.S. Universities,” Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 43, no. 15, pp. 5558–5564, Aug. 2009, doi: 10.1021/es900170m.[14] D. Nieusma, “‘Sustainability’ As An Integrative Lens For Engineering Education: Initial Reflections On Four Approaches Taken At Rensselaer,” presented at the 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, 2009, pp. 14.1386.1-14.1386.16.[15] G. Catalano, “Modeling Nature: Green Engineering For A Sustainable World,” presented at the 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, pp. 15.881.1-15.881.10.[16] J. L. Aurandt and E. C. Butler
engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs with consideration ofpublic health, safety and welfare as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economicfactors [2].” Applying these criteria into the Civil Engineering Capstone Design which exposesthe senior engineering students to real-world design challenges reflects experiences students willface as professionals, benefiting those who plan to pursue engineering careers after graduation.Exposing students to both the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Envision RatingSystem aligns with both the ASCE BOK and ABET criteria requiring engineers to understandthe importance of sustainability within their designs. The Capstone Design projects examinedwithin this study are
wouldreinforce the importance of the concept. And, third, it could be used by the instructor to leaddirectly into in-class coverage of how that concept relates to the current course.The final comment is from a student who did not understand the purpose. MC300 and MC364cover statics and mechanics of materials. Most review problems relied on content from thesebecause understanding how fundamental mechanics principles apply to the design of steel orreinforced concrete structures is vital. This comment reinforces that the explanation for why thetopics are being reviewed must be made clearer and more effective on the assignment and inclass. The frustration with point values is an ongoing challenge. Points assigned to problemsshould reflect their difficulty
faced by our society. The springer sequence is just the beginning of the student’s civil engineering journey at Clemson. Additional changes during the junior and senior years are designed to keep students engaged while reinforcing both oral and written communication concepts and use of civil engineering tools such as CAD. Acknowledgement This work was supported through a grant from the National Science Foundation (Award # EEC-1730576). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References[1] ABET CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS. ABET
tenure process began in the US in1915, it has faced both criticism and praise. This paper aims to highlight the variability inperceptions of tenure requirements among assistant professors in civil engineering, architecturalengineering, and construction programs, between universities of different research activityintensities and assess their perceptions of impediments towards obtaining tenure. Associateprofessors in the same programs were also surveyed in order to reflect and report theirperceptions of their requirements, and assess the impediments they faced towards their tenureprocess. The motivation for this research is to surface some of the concerns assistant professorshave regarding the tenure process, and to identify if these concerns are
, physical, and mechanical properties and durability performance of infrastructure materials, with a focus on sustainable concrete materials technology. He also researches new strategies to improve STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Implementation of a laboratory experience in reinforced concrete coursesIntroduction College students enrolled in an engineering curriculum learn in a variety of ways (e.g.,sensory vs. intuitive, visual vs. verbal, inductive vs. deductive, active vs. reflective, or sequentialvs. global). In a reinforced concrete design course, where students learn how to designcomponents of large structures, it can be