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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Professional Engineer (Alaska), Project Management Professional, LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, and Envision Sustainability Professional. His research interests include engineering education; infrastructure; sustainable design; and clean, renewable energy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Integrating Professional Credentialing in Sustainability into Civil Engineering Curriculum: A Case StudyAbstractThe concept of sustainable development rose to prominence with the publication of OurCommon Future as an output of the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission. Recently,increased emphasis on the impacts of climate change and globalization has

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University; Seneshaw Tsegaye, Florida Gulf Coast University; Long Duy Nguyen, P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University

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DSESAenhances learning outcomes.ConclusionsData science is an emerging field that encompasses several STEM domains and offers excitingcareer prospects in a wide range of engineering applications. This paper presents the uniquecomponents of a recently integrated Data Science and Engineering Systems Analysis course forCivil Engineering junior students, including a description of its assignments and associatedsemester project. In addition, the paper provides a course map outlining how the existingUndergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum can be improved to include Data Science coursesand application domains. Statistical Methods and Computational Tools and EngineeringMechanics courses serve as prerequisites and are expected to provide students with

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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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Kevin A. Waters, P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

graduates need to have experience working with GIS technology, buteven more so, recognize its fundamental functions and capabilities across a range of applicationsto translate those skills to solving real problems or analyzing designs. As a result, GIS instructionat the undergraduate level should seek to intersect software training elements with broaderdiscipline-specific learning outcomes.With a revamped Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) curriculum at VillanovaUniversity, CEE software electives are being developed and integrated into the undergraduatecourse offerings. The first of these electives, GIS for Engineers, provided an opportunity for theaffiliated faculty to incorporate cutting-edge technology into the classroom in a way that

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Integration of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Topics into a First-Year Introduction to Civil Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper presents an example of how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics have beenintegrated into an Introduction to Civil Engineering course for first-year (FY) students. DEIissues were integrated into the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fahmida Rahman, Rowan University; Aaron Nolan, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Eric DuBois

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inengineering [6, 7]. Their review of inductive methods includes case studies, discovery learning,and project-based learning. Their case for project-based learning throughout the engineeringcurriculum is compelling. It has been proven that students participating in PBL show moreenthusiasm for the course, are highly motivated, demonstrate better communication andteamwork skills, and develop critical thinking skills to apply their learning to realistic problems[8,9].Considering the advantages of PBL, this paper describes an approach to integrate PBL into asophomore-level course, Surveying, at the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department ofRowan University. By incorporating PBL into the curriculum, this study explores the benefitsassociated with

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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departments that share common courses. 7. University Planning: As needed, modify the program plan to integrate university level decisions and guidance as it arrives. 8. Committee Participation: Serve on critical committees and bodies (Academic Senate, GE Committee, College Curriculum Committee, etc.) to help influence policy and decisions.Implementing the PlanThe university decision to convert to semesters was announced in October 2021 (Fall quarter2021) and the draft curricular plan was due late January 2023 (Winter quarter 2023). With 16months to complete the plan, a timeline was developed with elements of the plan due to becompleted in Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.That initial

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Ann Flanigan; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Paper ID #39288Board 36: Case Study: Sequential Development of Sensing Skills in aCivil and Environmental Engineering CurriculumDr. Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University Sarah Christian serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She is interested in curricular innovation including integrating applications of emerging technology into projects and laboratory experiences, project-based learning, cur- ricular content threading, methods for instilling teamwork skills, and implementing pedagogical methods that help students to

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Civil Engineering Division

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yingxiao Song, Muskingum University

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deeper understanding of mechanical concepts and theoriesbut also for fostering active learning. While the traditional use of commercial bridge modelingkits, like the Pasco Bridge set ME-6991, has been standard, this approach often falls short ineffectively engaging students in learning the principles of static equilibrium and truss analysis.This paper introduces an innovative design project that enhances the conventional bridgeexperiment. It involves students optimizing and 3D printing truss member dimensions, replacingthem in the model, and evaluating performance. This hands-on approach in design andmanufacturing significantly enriches the learning experience in truss analysis. Additionally, thepaper discusses the integration of this project

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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sustainability in the curricula; 3) integrating sustainability as a concept in currentdiscipline-based units and redesigning the essence of the unit considering sustainabilityconsiderations; and 4) designing new programs as part of faculties and schools targetedexclusively at sustainability topics. These four changes include components of two of the threetypical ‘phases of pedagogy activity’ described by Desha et al. [9] that compose engineeringcurriculum renewals towards sustainability, known as ad hoc exploration and the flagshipapproach. These two phases exemplify changes where there is an initial commitment to includesustainability topics, but the curriculum remains almost unaltered. Desha et al. included anadditional phase called integration, when

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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university levels. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Designing a New Civil Engineering Curriculum to Prepare Tomorrow’s EngineerAbstractToday, the infrastructure challenges civil engineers face are complicated not only by acceleratingtechnological progress, rapidly evolving societal needs and expectations, and complex globalenvironmental challenges, but also by swiftly changing demographics. Changing demographicsrequire inclusive perspectives both in the formulation of engineering solutions and therecruitment and training of an increasingly diverse pool of aspiring engineers. The developmentof diverse civil engineers, as stewards of technology, the natural and built

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ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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students. Additionalintegration of FWV occurred in homework 3 about the design process (the Floating City was themost popular scenario), homework 8 on data science, and homework 9 on creativity andinnovation (again, as an option among multiple choices). The final culminating essay assignmentincluded a prompt that mentioned FWV, although students were not required to discuss FWV.There were 32% of the students that discussed FWV as something that inspired them about civilengineering, and another 23% discussed FWV more generally. The results indicate that FWVmay be effective in stimulating student interest in civil engineering, and can be integrated insimple ways that do not require major changes within a course.IntroductionCivil engineers play an

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Stephen Barner, University of Portland; Sean Lyle Gestson, University of Portland; Audrey Dewey

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this to be an iterative research project wherein the curriculum design project isoffered in future summer offerings of MoM with integrated lessons learned from previousofferings. Identifying themes from this first round of five participants and subsequentparticipants will help inform how to continuously improve implementing such a project with thegoal that some of these lessons learned are informative for other educators wishing to offerstudent-led curriculum development projects in their engineering courses and contexts.Results As a work in progress, the plan is to continue collecting data from future MoM summerstudents to provide a richer description of the student experience with this project and toiteratively improve the

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Michigan Uni- versity as well as a Faculty Fellow in the WMUx Office of Faculty Development. Dr. DeCamp’s current research explores how higher education institutions might best support curricular integration of climate change across the disciplines, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary professional development op- portunities and transformative learning approaches.Dr. Osama Abudayyeh, Western Michigan University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Teaching Climate Change in an Introductory Civil Engineering CourseAbstractClimate change is bringing significant impacts that will affect the way the built environment isdesigned and constructed. Unfortunately, studies have

Conference Session

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cade Person, Michigan State University; Christiana Kiesling, Michigan State University; George H. Berghorn, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

identify gaps in teaching related to timber,creating an outline of the current state of timber-focused curriculum within civil engineering.Second is to assess where there are needs and opportunities to improve available resources tosupport programs interested in integrating mass timber structural design into their curriculum. Toachieve the first objective, this research identifies and documents existing timber engineeringcourses available to undergraduate and graduate students and instructors in the United States.The two largest higher educational institutions by enrollment in each state were assessed toinventory courses related to engineering design that mentioned “timber” or “wood” in theircourse description, resulting in 63 total identified

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Bond, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ramez Hajj, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jeffery R. Roesler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Arthur R. Schmidt III, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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DescriptionsThe research in this paper is an extension of efforts to develop an introductory civil andenvironmental engineering (CEE) course as described by Henschen [13]. Throughout recentyears, the course (referred to as CEE 190) has been overhauled from a one-credit seminar-basedcourse to a four-credit project-based course.The changes to the course were motivated by department-wide efforts to incorporate curriculumrevisions that better prepare engineering students for graduation and professional practice. Fiveskills were identified to be taught and reinforced at each curriculum level, as demonstrated byFigure 1. Figure 1. Skills to be taught and reinforced at each curriculum level [13].The purpose of CEE 190 is not only to introduce

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and characteristics 11. Transportation impact studies 6. Speed, travel time, and delay studies 12. Signal coordination 7. The hierarchy of intersection control 13. Actuated signal controlAppendix B provides a summary of the concepts (broken up by topic) that respondents indicatedwere included in their undergraduate curriculum. Responses are provided for all respondents (outof a total of 108 responses) and for those who only indicated their university had an introductorycourse that covered concepts related to traffic operations (out of a total of 22 responses).Participants were also asked about topics or concepts that were not specifically included in thelist. The most stated topics that were not

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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EACCriterion 5, stipulating expanded incorporation of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) intocurricula. While these topics have begun to enter the broader civil and environmentalengineering curriculum and have made monumental gains in coverage [1], they have less oftenbeen integrated into structural engineering. The current undergraduate structural engineeringcurriculum at our institution lacks the incorporation and facilitation of the necessary skills tosupport the entrepreneurial mindset development needed for multi-faceted disaster riskmanagement. As many structural engineers begin their practice after undergraduate education, itis critical to begin to integrate and build these skills before they enter practice [2], [3]. Therefore,we develop an

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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/03043797.2023.2171852.[5] J. L. Plass, B. D. Hommer, and C. K. Kinzer, "Foundations of game-based learning," Educational Psychologist, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 258-283, Feb 2015, doi: 10.1080/00461520.2015.1122533.[6] S. Domagk, R. N. Schwartz, and J. L. Plass, “Interactivity in multimedia learning: An integrated model,” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1024–1033, Sep. 2010, doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.03.003.[7] E. Andersen, “Optimizing adaptivity in educational games,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Raleigh North Carolina: ACM, May 2012, pp. 279–281. doi: 10.1145/2282338.2282398.[8] D. Leutner, “Guided discovery learning with computer-based simulation games: Effects of

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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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Julie Anne Wildschut, Calvin University

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Paper ID #41153Incorporating Evidence-based Teaching Practices in an Engineering Courseto Improve LearningJulie Anne Wildschut, Calvin University Julie Anne Wildschut is an assistant professor in the Engineering Department. She teaches undergraduate classes related to water resources, hydraulics, sustainability, and environmental engineering. Her research interests include stream stabilization to reduce sedimentation, improving access to clean drinking water, reducing human impacts to waterways, and designing a more sustainable built environment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

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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 Oswald Beiler, Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

: • Public policy in student outcome guidance- Engineering education guidance programs can more explicitly target the concept of “public policy” as a part of required learning outcomes. • Public policy in the undergraduate curriculum- An effort to formalize the amount of public policy knowledge gained in the undergraduate level, versus leaving it for the graduate level, could be clearer across institutions throughout the country. • Undergraduate program guidance- Program guidance on how to integrate public policy at all four undergraduate levels is needed (from introductory courses to upper level required design courses

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Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott M. Katalenich, Ph.D., United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, P.E., United States Military Academy; Roderick Wilson; Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy

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. Theauthors also present the use of the demonstrator within the context of an infrastructureengineering course within a civil engineering program. Lastly, the authors present their plan toassess the demonstrator’s effectiveness in helping students achieve identified learning objectives.IntroductionCivil engineers are responsible for designing the infrastructure society requires. The largeinvestments on civil works projects made by local, state, and national governments requiretrained professionals who understand the interdependencies between various sectors ofinfrastructure and how nearly every facet of society depends upon the built environment. Prior to2008, civil engineering educators discovered a major void in curriculum as few, if any

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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introducing this technology in a course or including examples of hightechnology applications in civil engineering throughout an undergraduate’s career, while abidingby ABET and other accreditation requirements. As this is a work in progress, the paper in itscurrent form evaluates how universities have integrated high technology in their civil engineeringcurricula, defines ABET requirements for new coursework, and provides sample questions togauge public perception of high school students interested in engineering. Future work includesproviding a sample syllabus of a new high technology course and how a four-year plan can berestructured to incorporate these concepts. Although the curriculum may not be the only factoraffecting enrollment and retention

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

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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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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Analysis of Practitioners and EducatorsThe National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) Basic Education Committee(BEC) recently conducted two wide-reaching surveys asking practitioners about skills andeducational requirements they value in new hires. Structures Magazine has reported on the 2016and 2021 survey results in [12] and [13]. Additional details from the 2021 survey results wereprovided by Dong and Francis in [14]. The NCSEA BEC also conducted an educator survey in2019 focused on the structural engineering curriculum of 168 undergraduate programs, [15].Here, only the survey data on structural analysis is reported and is compared in a way that it wasnot originally presented in order to draw conclusions more directly about

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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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Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

guiding the learningprocess. This learning format provides various benefits for the instructors as well as students. Some of those potential benefits includeflexibility [3], increased peers’ interaction [4] and increased interaction with instructor [5]. Based on the benefits identified inprevious studies, a freshman level civil engineering course was converted into a partial flipped format. This paper aims to evaluatestudent perspectives on partial flipped geographic information system (GIS) course.Geographic Information system (GIS) is a freshman-level software-based course in the civil engineering undergraduate curriculum atthe Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. This two-credit course provides an introduction to GIS software, basic principles

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roshina Babu, University of Utah; Praveen A, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Kerala

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. Specifically,the proficiency of students to identify and apply learned skills to a different setting and situation,and the ability of students to converge different learned skill sets and apply in a new situation areevaluated.2. BackgroundA new undergraduate civil engineering curriculum was implemented at the Kerala TechnologicalUniversity prior to this study. This section provides an overview of the underlying vision guidingthe introduction of Design and Engineering and Group Project courses within the newcurriculum. Figure 1 illustrates the stages of competence expected in the students undergoing thefour-year undergraduate civil engineering degree course as per the new curriculum. Theknowledge component integrated into the course envelopes all the

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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numerical andtextual feedback. For example, if players did not identify the correct soil type they will see at theend “Incorrect soil type analysis”. Such textual feedback was included in order to provideimmediate feedback to the player, along with the numerical scores.ResultsIn the initial three years of this project, we gradually implemented three different versions ofGeoExplorer at four different universities, reaching a total of approximately 500 students in theperiod of 2016 to 2019. During this period, we iterated the game by addressing software bugsand feedback we received from students and instructors, as well as by fine-tuning the curriculum,when possible, and the supporting materials for an effective implementation. We report here

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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responded to students’isolation through an increase in office hours in the subsequent semester following initial reportsof student isolation. The trends in the data are used to make recommendations for civilengineering instructors on how to integrate learning communities into the classroom experienceduring normal and disrupted times.Keywords: Sophomore, Junior, Syllabi, Document Analysis, Civil EngineeringIntroductionLearning communities in classroom settings act as support systems for students, facilitatingincreased motivation, student success, and feelings of belonging. Instructors create learningcommunities in the classroom by incorporating teamwork and group projects into their coursedesigns as well as making themselves available, by way of

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University

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cBzRKI%3D (accessed Nov. 09, 2022).[17] R. Yonemura and D. Wilson, “Exploring Barriers in the Engineering Workplace: Hostile, Unsupportive, and Otherwise Chilly Conditions American Society for Engineering Education,” 2016. Accessed: Nov. 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://monolith.asee.org/public/conferences/64/papers/16882/view[18] V. L. Vignoles, S. J. Schwartz, and K. Luyckx, “Introduction: Toward an Integrative View of Identity,” in Handbook of Identity Theory and Research, S. J. Schwartz, K. Luyckx, and V. L. Vignoles, Eds., New York, NY: Springer, 2011, pp. 1–27. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7988-9_1.[19] J. P. Gee, “Chapter 3 : Identity as an Analytic Lens for Research in Education,” Rev. Res. Educ., vol. 25, no. 1, pp

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle L Beckner, Clemson University; Robert M O'Hara, Clemson University

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resourceconstraints. With over 400 students and only one dedicated communication instructor, providingpersonalized coaching was not feasible.We incorporated PitchVantage, an AI-driven public speaking software, into our program toaddress this gap. This tool offered a solution by delivering tailored feedback, enabling morefrequent practice, and providing mini-lectures on various aspects of communication. This paperexplores the effectiveness of such technological interventions in honing the communication skillsof engineering students.We aim to share insights and add to the ongoing dialogue about integrating communication skillstraining within the engineering curriculum. We theorize that an early introduction to these skillsand consistent practice will equip the

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghina Absi, Vanderbilt University; Emily Williams Van Schaack, Vanderbilt University

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., "Integrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship Principles into the Civil Engineering Curriculum," J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract,, vol. 141, no. 3, 2025.[6] KFF, "The Kern Family Foundation," 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.kffdn.org.[7] G. Michelsen, "Sustainable Development as a Challenge for Undergraduate Students: The Module 'Science Bears Responsibility' in the Leuphana Bachelor's Programme Commentary on "A Case Study of Teaching Social Responsibility to Doctoral Students in the Climate Sciences""," Sci. Eng. Ethics, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1505-1511, 2013.[8] G. S. a. S. Srinivasan, "Integration of Ethics, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility Components in an Undergraduate Engineering