Conference Session

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

Collection

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)

growth. This perspective isfundamental to deep and lasting learning that persists after the final exam [2-4].In this paper we show that ungraded classrooms have significant potential as a vehicle toenhance engineering education as it models the learning and development of experts. We do thisthrough presentation of student response to ungraded classrooms in terms of both studentopinions and in comparison, of graded instruments.The ExpertConsider a practicing engineer, who is a subject matter expert of renown in industry andrespected by academic peers. This person likely received a formal education at a respectedinstitution of higher education. Leaving the university experience, the person was not an expert,but had a base of knowledge and skills

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janece Shaffer

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cognitively but also in the affectivedomain, fostering students’ identity as engineers who have an entrepreneurial mindset. We presenttwo accounts of how story-driven learning and focused team development were integrated intodifferent courses and highlight how they can amplify the impacts of activities fostering curiosity,connections, and value creation (the 3Cs), which nurture entrepreneurial mindset. In one, thisresults in students who have more clarity regarding their own engineering identity and the uniqueperspectives their peers can contribute. In the other, students learned and applied principles ofeffective teaming and used stories to reflect on their experiences. Student reflections, individuallyand in teams, show augmented self-awareness

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

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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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

an important aspect of engineering practice during the second industrial revolution, which started in the late 19th century. Today, the importance of teamwork skills for engineers is codified in the ABET accreditation requirements (ABET 2021). Too often, we, as instructors, put students in teams and assume they will learn teamwork skills organically. As a result, the majority of students report at least one type of interpersonal problem on projects and many report reduced learning as a result (Wolfe et al. 2016). In most cases, we don’t learn about the problems until reading student peer evaluations or we don’t learn about them at all. Either way, the opportunity to correct the situations has passed and the damage is done. In

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

Collection

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)

accredited underABET must include some explicit instruction on DEI issues.There are number of intersections among engineering ethics and DEI [15]. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) strongly integrated DEI concerns into its Code of Ethics in2017 [16], with the addition of Fundamental Canon 8 (Appendix). These DEI issues wereretained in the current 2020 version of the Code of Ethics [17], integrated under practices withrespect to Society: “f. treat all persons with respect, dignity, and fairness, and reject all forms of discrimination and harassment; g. acknowledge the diverse historical, social, and cultural needs of the community, and incorporate these considerations in their work;”and Peers: “d

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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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

adopted from the UVM Mindfulness Program [24]. On Fridays, students were exposed toother contemplative learning activities (5-7 minutes) aimed at developing a deeper awareness ofself and others. These activities, labeled 'Nuggets of Wisdom,' included reflective writing, deeplistening, insight mediations, and mindful conversations. See Appendix A for examples.Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from (i) weekly surveys, (ii) SFG interviews, (iii)instructor's journal reflections and observations, and (iv) students' performance in the course.This WIP paper utilizes data from (i), (ii), and (iii). Survey data was collected starting the 10 thweek of classes. A total of 5 weekly surveys administered anonymously using Qualtrics weresent

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 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)

]. Thesedimensions are: physical, intellectual, mental/emotional, social, environmental, occupational,spiritual, and financial. Students are encouraged to think about activities that will help themmaintain their physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing. For the final objective, the listof available resources on campus is shared in lecture, and links are embedded in the courseCanvas site. The health and wellness resources on campus include: counseling and psychiatricservices (individual and group), disability services (including accommodations), medicalservices, health promotion programs and workshops, peer wellness coaches, and others. I believethat including the mental health unit communicates that I care about student wellbeing.The module is timed

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, which included extrinsic factors (financial remuneration,professional prestige, job accessibility, and job security), intrinsic factors (personal interests,self-efficacy, outcome expectations, professional development opportunities), and interpersonalfactors (influence of family members, teacher and educators, peers; social responsibility). Therelative importance of many of these factors was found to vary between individualistic andcollectivist cultures.Factors relevant for selecting majors and interest in different engineering majors has been foundto differ among demographic groups. For example, while an affinity or belief in one’s ability inmath and science was cited most frequently among their reasons for selecting their engineeringmajor

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

Collection

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)

-oneinstruction. The student would present weekly findings to his/her mentor, read scientific paperstogether, and plan future experiments. In addition to conducting research with mentors, menteesare required to attend three lunch meetings throughout the summer experience. These lunchmeetings focus on professional development and mentoring; providing an opportunity forstudents to discuss research progress with peers [12].The 2021-2022 SURE participants included 32 undergraduate students from various disciplinesacross campus. The participants were from the Civil and Construction Engineering Department,Mechanical Engineering Department, Electrical Engineering Department, MathematicsDepartment, Chemistry Department, Biology Department, Physics Department

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)

benefits: flexibility,enhanced interaction with peers and instructors, professional skills development, and student-to-studentengagement. Although most engineering studies have found no differences in measured learning gains [16,22-23], several studies have [24-25]. These conflicting results have given faculty “push back” support for notadopting due to “significantly” more preparation time [26] with limited room to overhaul the course reasonsoften given. In looking to study other possible flipped values, Velogel and Zappe [27] looked at if flippedclassrooms created a more motivating climate. In Copridge et al. [28] their investigations found thatinstructor presence, better feedback, and just-in-time conversations were identified as

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

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)

. Studentathletes and non-traditional students who had to miss class more that their peers were strongearly supporters of flipped classrooms in our department and on our campus. Being able to get alecture while on the road for sponsored athletics or work greatly benefited those students, whilehelping the rest of the class with active learning in the classroom itself.However, in March of 2020 the world shut down for an unprecedented global pandemic.Students were exclusively doing all of their coursework over the internet; with platforms such asZoom becoming an hourly duty. New concepts such as Zoom fatigue became familiar foes forfaculty and students alike. Particularly impacted were those in their last year of high school andfirst year of university

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

Collection

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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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

methodology for making thisconversion was available, which became a key motivation for writing this paper. A number ofworks chronicled the relative advantages and disadvantages of the quarter and semester systems.Bostwick et.al. [4] contended that conversion to the semester system negatively impacts on-timegraduation rates and specifically lowers first-year grades, decreases the probability of enrollingin a full course load, and delays the timing of major choice. Johnson and Kestler [5] conducted amixed methods study, involving a sample of Midwestern university students’ favoritism towardquarters and semesters, the students’ predicted and perceived changes to their motivatedbehaviors, and their self-reported motivation/learning strategies during the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

Collection

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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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

compete each year atthe regional level in an effort to earn a slot at the national competition.Many of the requirements of the Concrete Canoe and SSBC naturally align with the ABETstudent outcomes. The Concrete Canoe competition requires each team to write a technicalproposal, give an oral technical presentation, provide a final product prototype, and conduct aprototype demonstration [17]. The technical proposal and oral technical presentation directlycorrelate to the communicate ABET student outcome. The final product prototype requires thestudents to solve, design, experiment, and apply new knowledge. The SSBC includescompetition categories for aesthetics including a poster describing design, construction speed,lightness, stiffness

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timmy Elwin Kipfmiller III, United States Military Academy; Alexander Tucker, United States Military Academy; Charles James Richardson Reeves, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Ryan Parker, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

be flexible in order to accommodate countless opportunitiesfor independent study. In this instance, the students formed a small group and defined theproblem as earning a professional credential while still an undergraduate student, an achievementrather uncommon for their peers. They studied the fundamentals involved through mentorshipdiscussions with their advisor and reading about the history of ISI, the development of theEnvision rating system, and requirements for earning the ENV SP credential. They learned that,to become an ENV SP, they would need to take seven online training modules and achieve 75%or better on a 75-question, multiple-choice, open book, online exam [24]. They organized anapproach by backwards planning to meet course

Conference Session

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

Collection

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)

to fulfillment of the necessary KSAs for responsible charge.Employers know there are gaps, especially in “professional skills” (communication, writing,ethical responsibilities, etc.) and wonder what to do about it. The CEBOK3 identifies each ofthese skills and defines the attributes that are gained through mentored experience and life-longself-development to fulfill them. What is needed is a program that translates the content of thePG, ME, and SD outcomes into a format that employers can understand and use to develop theirearly-career civil engineers. ASCE is currently developing such a program (described later in thispaper)These concerns are further exacerbated by shifts in workplace culture as workers demand moreflexible schedules and

Conference Session

ABET, PE, and CEBOK

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Norb Delatte, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

1g also address DEI within Society, namely, “treatall persons with respect, dignity, and fairness, and reject all forms of discrimination andharassment” (Provision 1f) and “acknowledge the diverse historical, social, and cultural needs ofthe community, and incorporate these considerations in their work” (Provision 1g).The Natural and Built Environment, Profession, and Peers are identified as stakeholder groups 2,3, and 5, respectively. Equity appears in a number of places. Provision 2c of the ASCE Code ofEthics requires engineers “to mitigate adverse societal, environmental, and economic effects,” 3erequires engineers to “promote mentorship and knowledge-sharing equitably with current andfuture engineers,” 5d requires engineers to “promote

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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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

recitation periods, lecture periods,and assessment periods. During a recitation period lecture was forbidden, lectures were limited to oneclass period every two weeks, and assessment was done once every two weeks as well. Biweeklyassessments suggested organizing the course in two-week modules, each one emphasizing a certain topic.The lectures and assessments could be held in a large lecture hall while recitations were limited in size toaccommodate the flipped portion of the class. For larger numbers of students, the number of recitationsections increased while lecture and assessment accommodated all students at the same time. Forassessment this practice made common exams possible, minimizing the effort required for writing thoseexams. The course

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Paul Summerfield, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; Wenye Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Brian Ernst, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Chris Bode-Aluko, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

the beginning of the semester. Maybe the time could be optimized to promote awareness.” (CIVE 2400—Civil Engineering Materials and CIVE 2500—Statics and Mechanics of Materials II are both offered in the Spring semester and students usually take them at the same time.)• “I think hands on in class projects on direct impacts of designing/building sustainable energy can be helpful for a lot of students. The projects would have to be engaging to multiple types of students and grab interest in different ways. I also [think] that writing essays on sustainable energy would have a directly negative effect and would make students unengaged and dislike the [concept].”In response to Q1, almost all responding students said they

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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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, which explored the impact of student-leddiscussion groups [12]. A positive correlation was revealed between student-led discussions andenhanced academic performance, suggesting the potential efficacy of collaborative learning inuniversity settings. Moreover, student feedback validated the value of student-led approaches,emphasizing their role not only in academic growth but also in fostering profound interpersonalconnections and collaborative friendships among peers [12]. Similarly, the implementation ofstudent-led seminars for first-year undergraduate medical students further validated theeffectiveness of such seminars in fostering self-directed, active, and peer-driven learningexperiences, concurrently nurturing attributes like teamwork and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brayden A Martinez EIT, Miyamoto International; William R Adam, Buro Happold

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

is often a specialized structural system not necessarily covered in priormaterial design courses. While writing this paper the ARCE 415 section has seven studentsfocusing on mass timber, and in the past thin-shell concrete designs and other complex buildingtypologies have been explored. The class consists of assorted lectures focused on teaching theARCE students about the structural design for this new material or form, group meetings withstudents from the other disciplines, and a comprehensive team project that the ARCE studentscontribute to by producing the structural system calculations and construction drawings. Thesetechnical deliverables are reviewed by the ARCE course instructor and revised to produce a finalreport package as well as