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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Olin College of Engineering; Usama El Shamy, P.E., Southern Methodist University; Binod Tiwari, University of Michigan; Anirban De, P.E., Manhattan College; Xenia Wirth; Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Surya Sarat Chandra Congress; Anthony Tessari; Mehdi Omidvar; Ashly Cabas

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significant group (32% scored16 or higher), to increase interest in pursuing a career in civil engineering (e.g., a graduate degreein geotechnical engineering, employment with a geotechnical engineering firm, etc.; M = 13.21,SD = 3.96; scale 4 to 20, α = .95).Furthermore, we considered assessments on student confidence and knowledge prior to thelecture, at the start of playing the game, and after playing two scenarios (Figure 4). Studentconfidence was statistically significantly different at the different time points, F(1.87, 293.04) =85.65, p < .0001, η2G = 0.26. Post-hoc analyses with a Bonferroni adjustment revealed that allthe pairwise differences between time points were statistically significantly different (p <= 0.05).Thus, students

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University

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education.Students want to take what they learn in the class from a textbook and “apply it in real life or seehow things in the field are altered from things in the classroom” [6]. Additionally, students buildconfidence in applying their skills in different areas within construction management that arenecessary for their careers as managers [6].In conclusion, the real contribution of this study to the “construction management” body ofknowledge shows there is little information on how educators can develop a concrete lab creatinga hands-on environment for students to understand the engineering properties necessary for theproper testing and management of concrete construction in field operations. This case studyidentifies the types of equipment, costs, and

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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States Coast Guard Academy (CGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is thesmallest of the United States military academies with approximately 1100 cadets. The mission ofthe CGA is to educate, train and develop leaders of character who are ethically, intellectually,and professionally prepared to serve their country and humanity [1]. CGA offers Bachelor ofScience degrees in nine majors, including civil engineering, and all cadets are required tograduate in four years. The civil and environmental engineering curriculum is broad and providesa solid background in the structures, environmental, geotechnical, and construction sub-fields ofcivil engineering. Graduates pursue several different career paths and many of them serve in theUnited States

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ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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issues. To accomplishthis aim, this study implemented training in a cross-listed sustainable construction class andassessed the students’ knowledge improvement as well as captured students’ change ofperception about how well they can tackle these issues in their future careers. The study'sfindings would help raise awareness of infrastructure inequality and equip the upcomingconstruction workforce with the necessary competencies to ensure an equitable infrastructuresystem.MethodologyThis research introduced the CEC students to equitable infrastructure training to addressinfrastructure inequity issues as demonstrated in the research overview framework in Figure 1.The participating students of this research were enrolled in a Sustainable Approach

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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these common scenarios, students likely graduate having learned negative coping strategies, or learned to avoid team environments. “Psychological Safety” is a term first used by Schein and Bennis (1965) to describe how secure and confident an individual is in their ability to manage change. Kahn (1990) later conceptualized psychological safety as an individual’s comfort level to show and employ themselves without fear of negative consequences to self-image, status, or career. Edmonson (1999), however, argued that psychological safety is best viewed as an attribute of team climate. Edmonson defines psychological safety as “a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mousumi Roy, P.E., University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref, P.E., University of Connecticut; Manish Roy, University of Connecticut

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his MS and Doctoral degree in Civil Engineering at the West Virginia University and the University of Connecticut, respectively. He worked for nine years in the industry as an engineer/manager in India and Bangladesh before starting his gradu- ate study in the US. He started his faculty career in 2019 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests lie in the field of concrete technology with a focus on finite element modeling of ultra high per- formance concrete. He is also interested in educational research. He is presently working on inclusive teaching practices considering the experience and needs of neurodivergent learners. This project is a part of an NSF-funded IUSE/PFE:RED grant

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Graves, United States Military Academy; Gary A Jordan, United States Military Academy

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generallytwo standard deviations (in total) higher than those from the civil engineering population group,and it tends to favor the area of significance related to high average word densities. A potentialexplanation is that the civil engineering students have higher familiarity with the teachingpedagogy and approach to evaluation and assessment from the instructors. This familiarityresults from the civil engineer population typically taking the course later in their careers afterexposure to many other courses from the department. This exposure is something that, by thenature of their programs of study, the populations from other STEM and humanities departmentsdo not have. Of note, the grades on this event did not account for overall academic

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Oerther

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. [Online] Available: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/ethics/code-of-ethics. [2] ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2022-2023. Baltimore, MD: ABET Inc, 2022. [Online] Available: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting- engineering-programs-2022-2023/. [3] Library of Congress, A Century of Racial Segregation, 1849-1950. [Online] Available: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-segregation.html. [4] D.B. Oerther, “Using Nursing Theory to Improve the Teaching of Engineering Practice,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 25-28, 2017. [Online] Available: https://www.doi.org/10.18260

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sixto Duran Ballen; Daniel Eduardo Abril; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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offersa promising avenue to enhance classroom instruction and practical learning experiences. Soartificial intelligence tools can contextualize students. Artificial intelligence (AI) as a field hasbeen developing over the course of these last decades, but in the past few years has taken moreimportance in the field of higher education, specifically in careers such as Civil Engineering.As a result, the purpose of this study is to explore the development of critical thinking in WaterResources students by using artificial intelligence programs. Platforms such as ChatGPT canassist students in interpreting given information, such as waterway sizing, water supply andenvironmental laws to facilitate the learning process. Civil engineering students from

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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thank Mr. Rod Wilson for his expertise inthe development and construction of the Power Demonstrator boards. His career in the electricaltrades provided endless lessons learned to make the boards more realistic and cleverly presentedto help student learning, understanding, and application of the course concepts.The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of their students who participated in thestudy. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the United States MilitaryAcademy (CA-2023-143).DisclaimerThe views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect theofficial policy or position of the United States Military Academy, Department of the Army,DoD, or U.S. Government. Reference to

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manish Roy, University of Connecticut; Christa L. Taylor, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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graduate study in the US. He started his faculty career in 2019 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests lie in the field of concrete technology with a focus on finite element modeling of ultra high performance concrete. He is also interested in educational research. He is presently working on inclusive teaching practices considering the experience and needs of neurodivergent learners. This project is a part of an NSF-funded IUSE/PFE:RED grant.Dr. Christa L. Taylor, University of Connecticut Christa L. Taylor, Ph.D., is an Independent Research Consultant and Research Affiliate with the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Her research is focused on issues in creativity

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, P.E., Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Petronella A James, Morgan State University; Celeste Chavis, P.E., Morgan State University; Eazaz Sadeghvaziri, Morgan State University ; Di Yang; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University; Krishna Bista; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With a passion to communicate research findings gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-person and virtual conferences and workshops, and at some of them, made presentations on findings on air pollution, wastewater reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State UniversityFrank EfeDr. Petronella A James, Morgan State University Dr. Petronella James is a faculty member at Morgan State University in both the Electrical Engineering and Transportation departments. Dr. James has experience in accreditation, program assessment and

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan Taylor, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Makayla Headley, Clemson University

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University and an NSF Bridge to Doctorate Fellow. In addition to her Ph.D. studies, she is pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Her dissertation research centers on engaging engineering students in the accreditation process, with the goal of aligning accreditation practices with students’ career readiness. Through this work, she aims to Elevate STEM Students’ Outlooks (ESSO). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025The Real Problem of Problem Abstraction: Examining Performance and Self-Efficacy in a Civil Engineering

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Sustainability & Civil Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Oerther

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the convergent approach known as the nurse+engineer to improve theunderstanding of the link between human and planetary health among students of civilengineering.References. 1. ASCE, Code of Ethics. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020. [Online] Available: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/ethics/code-of-ethics. 2. ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2022-2023. Baltimore, MD: ABET Inc, 2022. [Online] Available: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting- engineering-programs-2022-2023/. 3. D.B. Oerther, S. Oerther, L.A. McCauley, “Environmental engineering 3.0: Faced with planetary problems, solutions must scale-up caring,” J. Environ. Eng

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Games & Competitions for Civil Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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reinforced concrete design course. The basic idea is to develop a dramatic story plotto parallel the technical and historical content of reinforced concrete design. Much like a fictionalnovel, action movie, or television series, the element of drama is meant to maintain student interestand curiosity in the content. The goal is for students to be self-motivated to attend class, to solveengineering problems, and to read the textbook and other technical literature because they not onlywant to be able to apply these skills in their future careers, but they are interested to learn whathappens next in the story. Thus, the story aims to increase both the interest value and attainmentvalue with respect to subjective task values as motivators for activity

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Sustainability & Civil Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julius Ogaga Etuke, Morgan State University; Adeolu Victor Banjo, Morgan State University; Micheal Oketunde Okegbola, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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University Pelumi Abiodun is a current doctoral student and research assistant at the department of Civil Engineering, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Pelumi got his BSc and MSc degree in Physics from Obafemi Awolowo University, where he also served as a research assistant at the Environmental Pollution Research unit, in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. As part of his contribution to science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made

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Assessments, Feedback, & Grading

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendall Hamm, US Army, United States Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; Scott M. Katalenich PhD, PE, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy; Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy

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perception," Nature Portfolio, 2024.[16] P. a. M. M. Babcock, The falling time cost of college: Evidence from half a century of time use data, 2 ed., vol. 93, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, pp. 468-478.[17] R. B. Landis, Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career, Discovery Press, 2013.

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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climate crisis.20 The coursework for the program isrooted in environmental science, geographic information systems, public policy, and urbanstudies. The program is intended to prepare students for careers in public administration,environmental science, environmental law, and related fields. The first cohort of students in theClimate Resilience program matriculated in the fall semester of 2024.At this point, there is no institutional equivalent to the Climate Resilience degree to impartengineering students at WIT with a complementary set of skills and perspectives. Engineeringstudents can enroll in the Sustainability Minor, and advisors frequently recommend thatinterested students do so, but additional coursework outside the degree program can

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Creativity

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shinae Jang, University of Connecticut; Christa Taylor, University of Connecticut

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careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter?” Gender and Education, 17(4), pp. 369–386, 2005.[2] R. Suresh, “The relationship between barrier courses and persistence in engineering.” Journal of College Student Retention, 8(2), pp. 215–39, 2006/2007.[3] T. Armstrong, Neurodiversity: A Concept Whose Time Has Come. Da Capo Press. 2010. p. 3.[4] T. Armstrong “The Myth of the Normal Brain: Embracing Neurodiversity.” AMA J Ethics.17(4): pp. 348-352, 2015. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.4.msoc1-1504.[5] C. L. Taylor, A. Esmaili Zaghi, J. C. Kaufman, S. M. Reis, and J. S. Renzulli, “Divergent thinking and academic performance of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder characteristics in engineering

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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). The coastal engineering class presents an excellent opportunity to close that gap. Moststudents in the course are senior undergrads or graduate students, nearing their entry (or re-entry)into their professional careers, so the authors decided to hone in on the professional aspect ofcollaboration, as a way to move from simple team projects to what Ellis, Han, and Pardo wouldrefer to as “productive collaboration” (2018, p. 130). When developing the course interventionsdiscussed in this paper, the authors focused less on which skills needed to be taught, and more onshifting the context from undergraduate education to a setting more akin to professionalenvironments. The aforementioned gap between graduate preparation and employee readiness

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ken Lulay, P.E., University of Portland; John D. Lynch, Washington State University, Vancouver; Sean St. Clair, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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introductory engineering lab courses inmechanical engineering.The concept of a community of practice is popularly attributed to Lave and Wenger in theirseminal work on situated learning in 1991 [12]. Hoadley describes the development of the ideaof a community of practice moving from a descriptive concept to a prescriptive one, with CoPsfirst being studied and understood and then built intentionally [13]. He also differentiates anincidental community of practice that is distinguished by its shared practices from a moreintentional knowledge-building community that has both agency and a mission to learn. Etienneand Beverly Wenger-Trayner have spent much of their careers refining the CoP concept, offeringthis definition [14]: “Communities of practice are

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afeefa Rahman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Casey J Rodgers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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also must developyield strength rapidly to maintain the extruded shape. This challenge also allows students topractice designing experimental testing plans. Another challenge is that printed structures do nothave to conform to typical prismatic members. Material placement can be optimized to reduceself-weight and material usage. Finally, this technology is relatively new to the civil engineeringdiscipline, but they are likely to encounter it in their future careers. Students must interact withrobotics and machine coding to generate a printed structure. Despite these unique opportunities,3D printing concrete in a civil engineering course is not well-documented [8]. This work servesto provide an example of using 3D printed concrete in an

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University faculty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State Universit ©American Society for

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Paper ID #42560What’s in a Grade? Current Practices and Strategies to Evaluate Learningin Engineering CoursesDr. Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Scott Hamilton is a Professor of Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has both a MS and PhD in civil engineering and a Masters in engineering management from Stanford University and a BS from the United States Military Academy, West Point. He is a retired US Army Corps of Engineers officer who has had assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. During his military career he spent over 10

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Momanyi, William Paterson University; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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train to practice as a School Psychologist in the public-school setting, as she pursues a Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of Maryland - College Park in the fall of 2024.Dr. Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2024. Dr. Panther has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences both

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ABET, PE, and CEBOK

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville

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programs.More civil engineers take the PE exam than engineers in other disciplines. In 2024, NCEESoffered 23 different computer-based PE exams [1]. During the period January-June, 2024, therewere 12,191 first time examinees and 8,162 (67.0%) took one of the five CE PE exams [8]. Thesecond most common category of PE exams was mechanical engineering. There were 1,457 firsttime examinees who took one of the three mechanical engineering PE exams (12.0%),significantly fewer than the civil engineering PE exam. The NCEES statistics are a clearindicator that the PE exam is a very important career step for many civil engineers.A close review of ASEE engineering bachelor’s degree data indicates that there were 126,270engineering degrees granted between July 1

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Chris Carroll P.E., Trine University; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; David Weston Johnstone P.E., Ohio Northern University

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]. Equally important isthe acknowledgement that many ventures result in failure. Learning through failure is anextremely important part of entrepreneurial education and a lesson that can help studentsthroughout their career. Learning from what works and does not work in startup companies andtechnology transfer can be a key part of the process [12], [13]. Many of these topics andtechniques are already embedded in civil engineering courses such as learning through failure,looking at design options, and considering social and economic impacts of designs.There are numerous methods of incorporating new topics into curriculum including addingmaterial to individual classes, creating new programs and certificates, and developing newmajors [14]. With a topic

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valeria Dayana Izurieta; MiguelAndres Andres Guerra P.E., Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; David Francisco Coronado

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specific regions or countries but is common acrossengineering programs globally [7], [9], [10], [11], indicating that it is an inherent issue withtraditional assessment methods. Despite these drawbacks, traditional exams remain thestandard evaluation tool in many academic disciplines, particularly in construction-relatedfields [12].Stress, however, is not just a result of knowledge gaps but can also occur when studentsknow the material but are overwhelmed by anxiety, preventing them from reasoning clearlyor applying their knowledge effectively [13]. This phenomenon is especially common inengineering programs, where exams begin early in students' academic careers and continuethroughout their studies, including postgraduate assessments [14

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Effective Teaching Potpourri

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Megan L. Matthews, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John S Popovics P.E., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Cheryl Ann Cohen

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visualization, facilitating deeper understanding and learning. Integration ofcomputing using high-level programming languages into courses presents challenges includingachieving alignment with traditional disciplinary learning objectives, the potential need to shiftfrom a traditional constructivist approach to a more student-driven model, and the necessity forfaculty transition into using new tools and pedagogies which requires career-long training. Thispaper originates from a department-wide effort to integrate computing throughout thecurriculum. The success of such an effort depends primarily on coordinated faculty involvementand student engagement. Focusing on the latter, in this paper, we report on our approach forintegrating coding for data

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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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and collaboration will be needed to ensure continuity andcoverage.When the semester system starts in Fall 2026, the first-year students will complete their degreesentirely on the semester system. Those classes which entered in the Fall of 2023, 2024 and 2025will experience part of their academic careers under a mixture of quarters and semesters. Therewill need to be a transition program for each of these classes. With a commitment to not delayany student’s path to graduation and the implementation of well-crafted course substitutions thatalways favor the student, this can be achieved with minimum rancor. The good news is that theproblem only lasts for three years and simply needs to be endured.Conclusions