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Committee on Professional Practice Presents: Topics in the Academic-Industry Zone

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Aldrich P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kleio Avrithi, P.E., Mercer University; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

standards forcivil engineering licensure, consequently, many perceive the CEBOK only as an “academicexercise” that does not pertain to civil engineering practice outside formal education. With thethird edition – the CEBOK3 – this could not be further from the truth.The third edition of The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBOK3) [1], published in2019, goes beyond formal education to define the complete set of knowledge, skills, andattitudes (KSAs) that all civil engineers should first attain and then maintain to serve inresponsible charge of civil engineering services.The CEBOK3 should be a powerful tool to guide students, academics, early-career engineers,managers, principals, and owners as the roadmap to prepare themselves and their

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle P. Kelly, Michigan State University; Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University ; Xiangxiu Zhang; Kristen Sara Cetin, P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and those that occur in thefield. Professionals within the engineering industry encounter problems which are described as ill-structured [1], wicked [2, 3], ill-defined [4], complex [5], or workplace [1]. While a diverse use ofterms are employed, with varying amounts of use, all share similar meanings. That is, they describeproblems which do not have defined correctness in solutions (no right or wrong answers), are noteasily described, lack defined rules, and often necessitate iteration to generate a final solution. Alternatively, the sorts of problems that are commonly experienced with engineeringclassrooms are “Engineering Classroom Problems.” These problems are often presented by thecourse instructor in a manner such that the

Conference Session

Committee on Professional Practice Presents: Topics in the Academic-Industry Zone

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret N. Lingwall, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E. Surovek, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

may help other educators, it is worthintroducing, at a fundamental level, why we decided to adopt the ungraded classroom in the firstplace. To do this, we ask a question: How does an expert academic or practitioner learn deeplyand master their field? Marshall Lib asked this question to ASEE in 1996 [1]. While he used theanalogy of learning to play a sport to how expert engineers form, and that often that formation isoutside of the classroom and subsequent to the formal education of the person, we see significantopportunities to heighten engineering formation in the classroom through pedagogical techniquesthat follow the call of Marshall Lib. Again, how does an expert academic or practitioner learndeeply and master their field? Quite simply

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Wen Cheng, P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

further capitalized on (test taking and studentcare services). These results have led the CE department to evaluate the remote and hybriddelivery modes of courses as potential instruction alternative modes to support students in thepost pandemic learning environment. 1. BackgroundWhen the World Health Organization declared the pandemic (Covid-19) worldwide, it forcedshutdown of the universities with its educational in-person activities. As reported by the UnitedNations [1], almost 1.6 billion students were affected by this shutdown. This crisis led schools inthe United States to move to virtual online instruction and remote learning [2][3]. CaliforniaState Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP) faculty were instructed in a matter of weeks

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Creativity

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

style course has been well documented [1-4]. Further,the COVID-19 pandemic showed that lectures delivered remotely in a synchronous environment can be aseffective as holding live lectures in a classroom [5]. The virtual environment also proved to manyinstructors that recording lectures was simple, opening up the possibility that students could access theinformation at a time that was convenient for them.Engineering has started to move away from lecture only courses to offer courses that include activelearning strategies. Active learning requires the students to become directly involved in the learningprocess instead of sitting as passive learners. The benefits and use of active learning in the classroom havebeen recognized in many different

Conference Session

Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Wood, The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of the complete process. Faculty perspectives andassignment documentation outline the usefulness of the activity particularly in freshmanintroductory courses.IntroductionGeotechnical site characterization and the design and interpretation of idealized soil-profiles is acritical part of geotechnical engineering practice. But, regardless of the level, classroomexplorations of these concepts frequently trend toward dry, contextless PowerPoint presentations.Occasionally, instructors might engage in some “big teaching” practice [1] like problem-basedlearning around technical case studies provided by industry partners [2], or a single site visit [3],or a demonstration boring near campus [4]. These experiences are valuable, giving students achance

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler, Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

knowledge.American Society of Civil Engineers’ [1] Vision for Civil Engineers in 2025 establishes the needfor civil engineers to serve as “master builders, stewards of the environment, innovators,managers of risk, and leaders of public policy”. Therefore, the emphasis on cultivating andeducating the “next generation” of civil engineers to take on these roles is important. This emphasis has been evident in a number of engineering education guidance programssuch as ABET [2], National Academy of Engineers [3] and ASCE’s [4] Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge (CEBOK). Although civil engineering and public policy curricula are moreprevalent at the upper level graduate programs, effort to integrate public policy at theundergraduate level provides value in

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

integration into a coursedesigned to introduce first-year students to civil engineering. The details of the curricularintervention are described, followed by an examination of evidence indicating the effectivenessof the DEI integration, and then determining if there was student resistance (or the lack ofresistance) to DEI instruction.BackgroundEngineers are increasingly recognizing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)in our work. This includes the benefits of inclusive and diverse teams in developing creativesolutions to society’s most difficult problems, as well as the social justice issues of providingequitable opportunities for all people regardless of their demographic traits [1], [2], [3].Engineers are still not very diverse

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra C. Muscalus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

to the rubric in Table 1 and was included as 10% of the overall course grade.Table 1: Rubric for grading homework chat participation. 0 points Student did not participate in the homework chat. Student showed up for the chat but was unprepared and 5 points unable to demonstrate understanding of the material. Student had some elements of the solution correct but had 7 points some significant misunderstanding of fundamental concepts. Student had the majority of the solution correct. They 9 points needed some prompting, but they were able to verbalize

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

indispensable role in providing the infrastructure that enables society andcommunities to be healthy, efficient, and thriving. To fulfill this responsibility, civil engineersmust be trained to be leaders with an array of socio-technical skills, knowledge, and attitudes.Further, there must be a sufficient number of trained engineers to meet societal needs. Thepresident of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Dennis D. Truax, recently calledattention to “a workforce shortage that’s going to be exacerbated in the near future” and notedthat the ASCE’s Future World Vision (FWV) project could contribute to workforce development[1]. This paper begins by framing enrollment and student interest challenges in civil engineering.This is followed by a

Conference Session

Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damith Tennakoon, York University, Canada; Alexandro Salvatore Di Nunzio, York University, Canada; Mojgan A. Jadidi, P.E., York University, Canada

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, working on passion projects, and being an engaged student, Damith focuses on continually honing his skills and knowledge to move the needle forward in the field of engineering and physics.Alexandro Salvatore Di Nunzio, York University, CanadaDr. Mojgan A. Jadidi, P.E., York University, Canada ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 GAME-BASED AND VIRTUAL REALITY SANDBOXES: INCLUSIVE, IMMERSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS D. Tennakoon1 , A. Di Nunzio1 , M. Jadidi 1 ∗ 1 Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebeka Yocum, Oregon Institute of Technology; Vikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

these strategies. These findings warrant further investigation into thebenefits that could accompany collaborative development of active learning strategies.IntroductionWorkforce development in the transportation engineering field has been a subject of interest overthe last few decades. In 2003, the Transportation Research Board published a report highlightingshortages in the workforce and recommending larger focus be spent on training efforts for newrecruits [1]. For the purposes of this paper, we focus on transportation engineering education atthe university level as “training” for the next generation of engineers. In most university degreeprograms, transportation engineering is a specialization of civil engineering, along with othercommon

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat, P.E., The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel; Dena Garner; M. Kristen Hefner, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Thad Le-Vasicek, The Citadel; Todd Wittman

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of differential equations to problems in image processing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating Undergraduate Researchers’ Perceptions of Mentoring RelationshipsBackgroundAccording to the Council on Undergraduate Research, undergraduate research is defined as “aninquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an originalintellectual or creative contribution to the discipline” [1]. Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice that has myriad benefits for students. Faculty mentors reportextensive learning gains by students who engage in undergraduate research in collecting data,collaborating with other

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulina Robles, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabrielle Rose Favro, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Abby Lentz

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

better able to visualize the behavior and construction ofstructures (based on literature review of concrete [1], steel [2], and timber design [3] coursespreviously conducted by one of the authors). However, discussion of these types ofdemonstration tools are largely absent from publications on timber education at the universitylevel. Therefore, the authors specifically focus on these methods to clarify challenging conceptsin the course.Literature ReviewThe effort to find existing small-scale physical models and interactive 3-D digital tools on timberdesign topics was not as fruitful as the authors had hoped. This may result from the fact that if auniversity offers a course on this material, it is often at the graduate level where perhaps

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Evaluation, Assessment, & Performance

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline M. Jenkins, Cleveland State University; Fred Hussein

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

students the difference in thepercentage of graduate students earning C and F grades was determined.The results indicate that each of the different approaches taken to implement a retake policy inthe two different courses positively impacted student success, measured in terms of an increasein letter grade. There was also a reduction in the number of students earning unsatisfactorygrades. The results are discussed in terms of the additional workload needed by the instructors toimplement the retake policy.IntroductionSome believe that there is no place for retakes in college curriculum, as illustrated by thecommentary by Snare [1], who grouped retakes, dropping the lowest score, and curving scores asapproaches that can be used by professors to

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Adrian Biggerstaff, P.E., Stanford University; Christopher H. Conley; Jakob C. Bruhl, P.E., United States Military Academy; Kevin Arnett; Paul Moody; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Lynden Damon Crosbie

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

effect on achievement of thecourse objectives for structural analysis.IntroductionConcrete, steel, and wood are the three most widely used construction materials. Design coursesfor two of these materials are offered at nearly all the colleges and universities in the UnitedStates, while only half of these institutions offer a course on the third [1]. A recent survey by theNational Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) found that only 52% ofprograms offered wood design, with most of those institutions only offering it once every twoyears [2]. The lack of wood design education is not limited to the United States. Canada,Germany, and Australia have also identified shortcomings in civil engineering education,specifically focused on wood

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

they supportpersonal safety and public health, have an impact on socioeconomic development, provide accessto clean water and waste removal, and most importantly, enable building and industrial projectsto connect to all major utilities. With all 50 Democrats and 19 Republicans voting in favor, theU.S. Senate enacted a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on August 10 by a vote of 69 to30 [1]. The Act renews funding for ongoing initiatives and allows $550 billion in newinvestments in infrastructure projects around the United States. In addition to repairing watersystems, reconstructing the electric grid, improving broadband and internet access, and creating anetwork of electric vehicle chargers thus encouraging sustainable transportation

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

increase. This has resulted in many changes to civil engineering undergraduateprograms accredited by the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC).One of the historical subdisciplines of civil engineering is structural engineering. At a university,this area commonly includes most of the introductory engineering mechanics coursework alongwith structural analysis and structural design courses. Many have noted that the field of structuralengineering has continued to become more complex and requires more advanced coursework,possibly even a graduate degree [1]-[2]; this sentiment aligns with other professions that are vitalto public welfare, such as medicine and law, where graduate education is the entry level [3]. Dueto the flexibility in course

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli, Monash University; Alan Reid, Monash University; Gillian Kidman, Monash University; Julia Lamborn, P.E., Monash University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

responses were decisive for students to embrace new sustainabilityperspectives. Finally, the research also provides insight into future curriculum strategies fordeveloping engineering education for sustainability.1 IntroductionEngineers have consistently been recognised for their ability to solve problems that addressbasic human needs. These abilities have framed the profession’s fundamental mission toimprove the quality of life and contribute to a sustainable future [1]. However, before the 21stcentury, engineering was considered “the art or science of making practical application of theknowledge of pure sciences” [2]. This definition raised the importance of technical andproblem-solving skills in the engineers’ profile [2], prompting a

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L Solnosky, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Gonzalez O'Halloran

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

different active learning classroom environments by assessing them with the established Collegeand University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI). The focus of this paper centers on a singleinstructor that has flipped then added active learning techniques across a steel design class and a computermodeling class. To see if, and to what extent, active learning impacts the classroom climate, data frombefore and after active learning were compared. As part of this, CUCEI compares climates based on sevenpsychosocial dimensions: personalization, involvement, student cohesiveness, satisfaction, task orientation,innovation, and individualization. This paper examines: 1) how climates change between traditional andactive delivery, 2) does the quantity of

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; Na Li, Jackson State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

research experiences (CUREs) for undergraduate students somake research accessible to a more diverse group. In this study, they can succeed in STEM. Three models of CUREs will bethe introduction-level lecture was given to freshmen as part of the developed in this project to engage students in addressingUNIV 100 Student Success class. Data was collected during thefirst academic year before and after the I-CUREs course common and diverse research questions,implementation at Jackson State University. Research projects including 1) Introductory-level CUREs (I-CUREs), 2)related to a range of cutting-edge technologies including advanced

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

-focused laboratory report writing.Introduction Engineers need to have strong communication skills to carry out their day-to-day workand to advance in their careers. Engineers spend almost two thirds of their overall work time onsome form of written or oral communication [1]. Of that, half the time is spent on writtencommunication – preparing proposals, reports, memos, feasibility studies, white papers,operating manuals, engineering specifications, business letters and responding to emails. Rhodes[2] summarizes it well in his paper that “Long after most professional engineers have ceased tointegrate a differential equation, they are still required to write technical reports”. Despite the importance and the amount of time engineers

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Kumar, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

method captures students’ attention andinterest and allows them to experience the process of doing real-world engineering. The paperprovides background information and methodology for developing an engineering coursethrough murder mysteries. The course rating improved significantly, achieving a rating of 4.9 outof 5.0, the highest in the last twenty years. Comparing student performance between murdermysteries and traditional teaching in an exam shows a statistically significant result. Students inthe murder mystery-style class performed nearly two standard deviations better than those in thelecture-based teaching course.1. BackgroundMany students perceive Geotechnical Engineering as challenging, as evidenced by a straw-pollsurvey conducted in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaa Yehia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Ayatollah S. Yehia, University of Virginia ; SHERIF YEHIA

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

that the majority of universities have not considered new methods ofdata analytics such as ML or AI in their civil engineering coursework. Based on the results of thesurvey, the authors will provide suggestions on how to adapt high technology concepts to civilengineering coursework, while abiding by ABET/ASCE accreditation requirements. The findingsof this paper will indicate where postsecondary universities offering civil engineering can easilyadapt their curricula to address the current low enrollment crisis, which in turn, supports futurecivil engineers for the world of high technology.Introduction and BackgroundCivil engineering is the backbone of society, constructing and maintaining infrastructure thatdirectly impacts lives [1]. Like

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail L. Beck; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

are expected to play the role of risk managers who consider and balance potentialsocietal, environmental, and economic impacts, along with opportunities for improvements [1],[2]. With the shift of the risk management paradigm in recent years, holistic views of riskconsidering the socio-economic impact of physical failures, i.e., community resilience, have beendriving studies for innovative risk management solutions in civil engineering. With such aparadigm shift, structural engineers are also increasingly called to consider the broaderimplications of the design levels they adopt for structures and infrastructure. No longer is adesign level simply selected for its technical implications but a design level should be selected inlight of the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mario Bonilla, USFQ; Miguel Santiago Valarezo, USFQ; Brandon Danilo Villacrés , Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

: Unannounced Frequent Examinations to contribute student learning and building academic integrity John Bonilla1, Miguel Valarezo1, Brandon Villacrés1, Miguel Andrés Guerra2*1 Undergraduate student, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Casilla Postal 17-1200-841, Quito 170901, Ecuador.2 Assistant Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Casilla Postal 17-1200-841, Quito 170901, Ecuador.* Correspondence: Miguel Andrés Guerra, MAGuerra@usfq.edu.ecAbstractCurrent world challenges require complex solutions from multifaceted and interdisciplinarydevelopments. There

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Elizabeth Paucarina; Josué David Batallas; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Vanessa Guerra, University of Virginia

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

communication skills. Thisproject aims to contribute to such a direction by getting engineering students to communicatesimple ideas concisely to a broad general audience. Notably, the researchers included acommunication project as class credit. For this, researchers asked students to make a 1 min videoexplaining an assigned class topic. The video is a TikTok-Style Video for Improved ScienceCommunication Science that will be uploaded to a class account on social media, with the settingof “public audience”. A TikTok video includes specific characteristics such as being entertaining,catchy, and fun to watch videos. If one of the videos went viral, students will get extra credit inthe class. This communication project was applied to three courses in civil

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L Welker, P.E., The College of New Jersey; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

peaked at 27,020 members in 2008. Currently, there are 22,053 members,a decline of 18% from the peak. Membership in the Civil Division of ASEE peaked at 680members in 2008. In 2023, the Civil Division reported 450 members, a decline of 34% from thepeak. This decline is less than the decline seen in related divisions (Figure 1 and Table 1). TheCivil Division is part of a Professional Interest Council (PIC). Prior to 2020, the Civil Divisionwas in PIC 1, which experienced a decline of 29% between 2008 and 2020. Currently, the CivilDivision is part of PIC IV, which experienced a decline of 21% between 2021 and 2023. 1200 6000 Number

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Alberto Giussani, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Paul A. Terrell, Texas Tech University; Sweta Saraff, IHR Kolkata; Ramakrishna Biswal, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute Technology, Rourkela

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, and ethically. “Whilethere is broad agreement as to the need to better prepare engineers for global practice, there ismuch less agreement as to what skills and abilities define global competence, what combinationand duration of international education and experiences best instill it and what means andmetrics should be used to judge whether students have attained it” (p. 129) [1].The goal of the present project is to integrate innovative technology into the petroleumengineering classroom using a global digital platform and automated assessments using machine-learning methods, in order to increase intercultural competencies in students. Currentdevelopment of the web platform, titled Petroleum Engineer, is through a required sophomore-level

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kwadwo Amankwah-Nkyi, University of Arkansas; Sarah Hernandez, University of Arkansas; Breanna Stoesz, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

contributed to inefficiencies in the freight system. Theongoing driver shortage is a top critical issue according to annual industry reports [1]. Manycomplex factors such as lack of awareness of the trucking profession, misinformed publicperception of the truck driver profession, technological advances in freight and driver retirementare some of the leading causes of this driver shortage [2]. Recruitment and workforce retention inthe freight transportation industry, fed through career pathways in civil engineering, are criticalfor the industry to thrive [2].The truck driver shortage can be addressed in part through specialized and engaging workforceoutreach activities. Such outreach efforts are devoted to early mentoring and recruitment toattract a