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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret A. Hunter, Hofstra University; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Salvador Rojas-Murillo, Hofstra University

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advancedstudents the dissolved iron level can be tested. Students utilize pool filter sand, zeolite andactivated carbon to design filters to remove the dissolved and particulate iron. Each item is givena cost and students develop the best performance for the least cost using a Water Quality Index.The activity has been utilized in an after school program, in a first-year program course and willbe utilized in a unit processes laboratory course for civil engineers. Data will be collected for thefirst-year course and the civil engineering course. The activity in the past renditions did not includea component about social justice and equal access to infrastructure. For this paper, the activity willbe framed in terms of access to safe water and environmental

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Retherford, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, as well as a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Structural Engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa. Sarah is a registered professional engineer in the state of Alaska where she worked as a staff engineer for the Department of Natural Resources. She has been a faculty member at the University of Tennessee since the Fall of 2019 where she serves as a laboratory specialist in the fields of materials, geotech and structures. Sarah mentors students by serving as an advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024CASE STUDY: Re

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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challenge students to workin multidisciplinary teams and include best practices in the industry while enhancing theirtechnical as well as communication skills. We merged students from four concentration areas ofcivil engineering (structures, construction, transportation, and environmental engineering) towork in a small group of up to eight students. The project assigned included all concentrationareas and students were informed to place emphasis on all four concentration areas to enhanceculminating design experience. Some of the example projects students worked in the past fewyears include building projects for a university that includes classroom and laboratory facilities;building project for a university that includes student services facilities

Conference Session

Assessments, Feedback, & Grading

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Mowafy PEng, University of Alberta; Mohammad Talebi-Kalaleh, University of Alberta; Mohamed Sabek, University of Alberta; Harry Peng, University of Alberta; Mohammad Aqib, University of Alberta; Samer M. Adeeb P.Eng., University of Alberta; Mohamed Magdy Elgammal, University of Alberta; Clayton Pettit, University of Alberta

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PlatformThe grading platform was tested on two sets of 50 assignments graded by the GPT-4 and Qwen.AI-generated grades were compared with the human-graded benchmarks. Figure 4 shows the meanscores and variability (mean ± standard deviation) for Labs 2 and 5, with human scores serving asthe reference for comparison. In Lab 2, the human reference mean was 16.89, with Qwen scoring16.07 and GPT-4 scoring 15.72. Qwen's score was closer to the human reference, indicating betterperformance than GPT-4 in this laboratory. In Lab 5, the human reference mean was 20.44, andQwen achieved a mean score of 22.67, whereas GPT-4 scores were 21.17. Although both LLMsscore higher than the human reference, GPT-4's score is closer, suggesting that it performs betterthan

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carly Woelfel, United States Military Academy; Brett Rocha P.E., United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Talal Salem, United States Military Academy; Aaron T Hill Jr. P.E., United States Military Academy

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, research laboratories, or societies [3]. Anational survey conducted in 2005 revealed that engineering programs are emphasizing theimportance of teamwork in capstone projects, and therefore are shifting away from projects thatare completed by an individual student towards team-based projects [3]. This study also revealedthat typically a capstone team is comprised of four to six team members completing the projectas a one or two semester capstone course [3]. One challenge with a design-build project is that itcan be difficult to develop a project that a small team can complete in a short time frame of oneyear or less [4]. Additionally, it is important that the project selected is viewed as worthwhile byboth the students and the faculty for it to be

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Coast Guard (USCG) as practicing civil engineers, pursue professional licensure,and attend graduate programs in civil engineering. Emphasis is placed on balancing theory andpractice of engineering, so graduates are intellectually and professionally prepared to provideengineering services to the USCG. Professional skills are reinforced in the engineering coursesthrough laboratory reports, technical papers, presentations, design projects, field trips,interactions with practitioners and USCG officers, community outreach activities, andprofessional membership. Significant mentoring and advising takes place throughout a cadets’years at the CGA as an important component for intellectual development and service readiness.The approach of using every

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, andinternationalization [29]. Fraser and Walberg [30] noted that measuring classroom climates can take manyforms, including [31]: students’ and teachers’ perceptions, external observer’s direct observations, andsystematic coding of classroom communication. Across classroom environment literature, there are nine documented and available measurementinstruments. Of these nine instruments, only two have been developed for higher education: CUCEI(College and University Classroom Environment Inventory) and SLEI (Science Laboratory LearningEnvironment Inventory). CUCEI is broader scoping while SLEI was specifically suited to assess sciencelaboratory classes. Other studies have drawn from and modified these instruments to better suit a particularcontext

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Leadership and WorkEngagement: The Indirect Effects of Psychological Safety and Trust in Supervisors.” SA Journalof Industrial Psychology, Vol. 45.Morgenstern, J., 1995, “The Fifty-Nine-Story Crisis.” The New Yorker, May 25, pp. 45-53.Newman, A., Donohue, R., and Eva, N., 2017, “Psychological Safety: A Systematic Review ofthe Literature.” Human Resource Management Review, Vol. 27, Iss. 3, Sep, pp. 521-535.Ramalho, M. C. K. and Porto, J. B., 2021, “Validity Evidence of the Team Psychological SafetySurvey.” Psico-USF, Vol. 26, No. 1, Jan/Mar, pp. 165-176.Schein, E. H. and Bennis, W. G., 1965, Personal and Organizational Change Through GroupMethods: The Laboratory Approach, Wiley, New York, 376p.Senge, P. M., 1990, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Michael Rocha, United States Military Academy

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exam. However, statistically significant interactions in our complexmodel might indicate that the escape room exercise enhanced prior laboratory work recollection,something that should be explored in future research with a broader sample.While there is no statistical significance that can be seen in the students’ final exam grades, thereis still value in executing the escape room as a course review exercise, which is demonstratedthrough student feedback. Looking at the word clouds shown in Figure 5, multiple studentsmentioned team aspects. 80% of students who participated in the escape room either agreed orstrongly agreed that the escape room required teamwork to be completed. ABET’s 5th studentoutcome states that students should “have the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich P.E., United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky PE, United States Military Academy

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. This falls in linewith what Ken Bain discusses in his book, What the Best College Teachers Do, where he statesthat, “highly effective teachers design better learning experiences for their students in partbecause they conceive of teaching as fostering learning” [8]. The goal is to leverage somethingfamiliar within the classroom, like a home’s energy system, in order to create a relatableexperience that helps build upon course concepts. The new power demonstrator board isspecifically designed to function in any classroom, office, or laboratory space, utilizing 120Vsingle phase power instead of three-phase power as in the original version. This allowsinstructors more flexibility in where the lesson is presented, significantly increasing the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarira Motaref, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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the mechanics concepts. Another set of feedback was provided to students aftersubmitting the final project. In Spring 2023, one of the instructors (a tenure-track facultymember) offered a new research track that enabled students to visit the structural laboratory totest and analyze samples of materials under different loadings. Approximately 8.5% of studentsparticipated in the research track. Figure 2 shows a sample of projects from creative, analytical,and research tracks. (a) (b) (c) Figure 2. Students’ strength-based projects in a) Creative track, wooden built-up beam, b)Analytical track, modeling the ear pursing as discontinuous plate under axial loading c) Research

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont; Holly Ann Buckland Parker, University of Vermont

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psychology (New York, N.Y.), vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 230-241, 2004.[14] M. Fujino, Y. Ueda, H. Mizuhara, J. Saiki, and M. Nomura, "Open monitoring meditation reduces the involvement of brain regions related to memory function," Scientific reports, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 9968, 2018.[15] D. B. Bellinger, M. S. DeCaro, and P. A. Ralston, "Mindfulness, anxiety, and high-stakes mathematics performance in the laboratory and classroom," Conscious Cogn, vol. 37, pp. 123-32, Dec 2015.[16] B. Rieken, M. Schar, and S. Sheppard, "Trait mindfulness in an engineering classroom: An exploration of the relationship between mindfulness, academic skills, and professional skills," in 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 12

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Patrizia Bethania Santaniello, Florida International University; Ioannis Zisis; Amal Elawady; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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wind on buildings, bridges, and Yes [12] South Carolina, Laboratory other structures. USA Influence of wind on humanity and Colorado State Wind Engineering applications to structures. University Yes [13] Wind Effects on Analysis of wind effects on buildings and Colorado, USA Structures structures. Fundamentals of wind engineering, wind

Conference Session

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yufeng Hu, Western Michigan University; Elise DeCamp, Western Michigan University; Osama Abudayyeh, Western Michigan University

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classes) activities and exercises • Team/group long-term (multi-week) projects • Case study evaluations/analyses • Field site studies/trips • Laboratory work • Service learning experiences • Other (write in)2) Describe in detail which, or which combination, of the teaching approaches used in this course(see list above in Question 1 of this section) most impacted your understanding of climatechange and its impacts. Why were these most impactful for you?3) Now, describe which teaching methods and learning content in this course were most usefulfor your understanding of how best to act upon your knowledge individually and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Lanning, University of California, Irvine; Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Brandon K Wiggins, Southern Utah University

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industry respondents rating load pathunderstanding as very important for graduates. Incorporating such qualitative, conceptual aspectsof analysis could better align curricula with practitioner needs.Lastly, though not quantified here, it was observed that a substantial number of courses includelab components. Well-structured laboratory experiences present impactful opportunities totangibly explore structural concepts like load paths and redundancy hands-on before or intandem with computer analysis. This integration of physical and virtual experiences, informed bypractitioners' needs, seems a promising direction for nurturing students’ structural intuition.Results and Discussion - ChatGPT AnalysisOnce the hand analysis was complete, we attempted to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Tanya Kunberger P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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. Common references included textbooks, class notes, student-created note sheets,instructor-created note sheets, codes, the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam ReferenceHandbook, and the internet. Several responses included some variant of “closed classmate” or“anything except other people.”Other Grading CriteriaTwenty-three percent of respondents indicated that there is a component of their course requiredto pass the course beyond a certain grade. These components included a certain percent in one ormore of the course components (i.e. 70% or greater in laboratory, 50% or greater on the project,etc.), turning in all assignments or all of a certain type of assignment, passing an individualgraded event, and passing each graded portion.Redoing

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Adrian Owen Biggerstaff, United States Military Academy; Robert Hume, United States Military Academy; Eric B. Williamson P.E., United States Military Academy

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, recitation periods, and laboratory sessionsincreased retention of or connection to key course concepts [6], [7], [8], [9]. Improving students'conceptual understanding significantly impacted student retention [10].Researchers have developed concept inventories to improve students’ conceptual knowledge ofmechanics topics [11], [12]. More recently researchers have developed targeted problems thatallow them to identify the most common sources of error or misconceptions observed [13], [14],[15], [16]. Each of these researchers categorized the types of errors into buckets such aspreconceived misunderstanding, incomplete understanding, or incorrect understanding [14],factual, procedural, or conceptual [15], and conceptual versus non-conceptual [16].An

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University; Paris Eisenman, University of New Mexico; Ethan Kapp, University of New Mexico; Carl Lyle Abadam, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas at Austin; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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then test their proposed experiment in a wet-chemistry laboratory, record dataon findings, and have an opportunity to iterate on their materials list and try the experimentagain. Outside of the lab, students research a community in New Mexico that could be impactedby AMD and apply empathy perspectives to consider all stakeholders who may be involved(community members, farmers, government employees, etc.). The final proposed solution fortreatment integrates both the lab experiment and the community stakeholder needs assessment.Design Challenge 2: Concrete CanoeThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) holds an annual concrete canoe competitionwhere student groups from universities across the U.S. design, build and race a canoe made

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael James Deigert, P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems including laboratory coursesMichael James Deigert, P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Mr. Michael Deigert, P.E. and S.E., is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems.Dr. Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Cole McDaniel, P.E., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University; Davis Ray; Joshua T. Hewes P.E., Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Robin Tuchscherer, Northern Arizona University

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students. Students are also required to co-enroll in a one-credit mechanics of material laboratory course where they conduct experiments to reinforce the concepts discussed in the lecture. • Structural Analysis: Junior-level three-credit lecture course that is required and a prerequisite for reinforced concrete design for civil engineering students. • Reinforced Concrete Design: Senior-level three-credit lecture course that is required and a prerequisite for both the civil engineering senior capstone design course and a bridge design technical elective. • Structural Steel Design: Senior-level three-credit lecture course that is a technical elective offered once per academic year.Completion of these courses leads students to a

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Creativity

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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schedule was modified to include two 75-minute recitation periods and one 50-minutelecture/assessment period each week for a total of 3 class meetings in a week. The number of coursecredits did not change, but the additional 50-minute period was assigned as a mandatory section that hadto be added for the students taking each course. The justification for additional seat time is similar to howphysical laboratories are viewed within the Carnegie unit system—the out-of-class time associated withrecitation time is less than pure lecture because a lot of the work is done in class.One implication of this approach was that we needed different rooms for lecture and recitation. A quirk ofthe university’s classroom reservation system resulted in needing to

Conference Session

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

Collection

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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design opportunities.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to first and foremost recognize the United States Military Academycadets who participated in the Timber Truss Engineering Design Project from 2017-2022. Theauthors would also like to thank all laboratory technicians and faculty from the Department ofCivil and Mechanical Engineering who supported execution of the project. The views expressedin this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or positionof the United States Military Academy, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, orU.S. Government.References[1] J. Lawson, M. Kam-Biron, and B. Perkins, “Used the Most, Taught the Least. An Analysis of Current Wood Engineering Education in

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Z. Carter, Inver Hills Community College

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rated application materials for a laboratory manager position. Thematerials had been randomly assigned either a male name or a female name and were otherwiseidentical. The faculty (both male and female) rated the male candidates significantly morecompetent and hirable than the identical female candidates. The faculty assigned higher salariesto the male applicants than to the female applicants. Males were given a 14% increase in meansalary over the females. The faculty also offered less career mentoring to the female candidatethan the male candidate. Interestingly, the gender, scientific field, age, and tenure status of thefaculty were not significant in these results. The observed gender bias seems to be pervasiveamong all faculty.It was found

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Anne Wildschut, Calvin University

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, hydrostatics forces,pressurized pipe flow, water distribution, open channel flow, hydrology, surface runoff, rainfall,and risk. Computer modeling and laboratory exercises are used to emphasize principles. Thecourse meets three days a week for 65 minutes each session. Several lab activities are used as in-class activities while others that require more intensive calculations and reporting are assignedoutside of class. Additional course components include homework problems, a researchpresentation, and unit tests.Adjustments were made to the schedule and assignments to improve student learning andincorporate three teaching practices as described below. Throughout the course planning, carewas taken to rearrange the student workload, not increase it. Table

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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week for a formal project meeting.Before each weekly meeting, the lead engineer for the week sends out an agenda. The agenda isbased on a standardized template (see Appendix 2) developed by the course coordinator. As a team,the students are held accountable to develop an agenda, run the meeting and complete a writtenrecord (meeting minutes) of what was discussed. This process forces the team to reflect on theirsuccess and struggles for the week while also ensuring that they remain productive and on pace tocomplete the project on time.Field-and place-based Learning: Mandatory Site VisitLearning can take place anywhere, not only in a classroom or laboratory. Leveragingenvironments outside the classroom can significantly enhance student

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Basant Bhatt, University of South Alabama

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