Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

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

Tagged Divisions

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) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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