. PhD. Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS , May 2008. Dr. Palomo is currently a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). In this position, Dr. Palomo is responsible for teaching courses such as Introduction to Civil Engineering; Hydraulics; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Groundwater Mechanics; Research Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and
devices, thereby promoting active participation during classroom teaching.Much of the current literature on hands-on pedagogy suggests that its interactive nature increasesstudents' engagement in engineering disciplines. Ikiriko et al. [9] investigated the impact of ahome-based measurement of strain experiment. They found increased student motivational levelsin the civil engineering discipline following a pre- and post-experimental survey. According toChowdhury et al., [10] most engineering programs require hands-on workshop facilities toconduct educational laboratory activities to achieve academic objectives. Hands-on pedagogyachieves better learning outcomes using portable multifunction instruments to substitute largerlaboratory instruments [7
, mechanics of materials, soil mechanics with a laboratory,civil engineering materials, and introductory structural analysis. Furthermore, over 70% ofprograms offer the following topics in a required or elective undergraduate course: dynamics,steel I, reinforced concrete I, and foundations. While many programs offer a robust list ofgraduate course offerings in their catalogs, none of the programs require the following coursesand fewer than 40% of universities made them available to students in undergraduate programs:seismic, wind, finite element methods, structural dynamics, steel II, concrete II, masonry design,prestressed concrete, and bridge design. The data showed that universities conferring graduatedegrees offered more courses, but only some
, modeling, simulation assignments,laboratory procedures, field activities, and capstone projects [11]. A primary purpose of hands-on activities is to provide learners with actual experiences that allow them to apply engineeringskills to reinforce knowledge and directly observe the outcomes of their efforts, which leads todeeper learning.In this study, a hands-on approach called, the Experiment-Centric Pedagogy (ECP) wasimplemented. This pedagogy has been found to actively engage learners by utilizing affordable,safe, and portable electronics in various educational settings (classrooms or laboratories). ECPcombines problem-solving exercises and constructive learning methods with a hands-on,portable multifunction tool that can be used in place of
during the I-CUREs session for students to gain a betterunderstanding of civil engineering in a comprehensive manner.During the lab tour, students were given a realistic view of theprofession and were able to develop a sense of professionalcognition. Through immersive observation and participation,such as listening to senior or graduate students introducing thefunction of each lab, what they are doing recently in these labs,including the show of drones flying and controlling, 3-Dprinting, the concrete canoe building, etc., students will knowhow the profession fits them and if they intend to learn it in thefuture. Likewise, high school students have the same opportunity tovisit laboratories, observe and participate in cutting-edgetechnology
. PhD. Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS , May 2008. Dr. Palomo is currently a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). In this position, Dr. Palomo is responsible for teaching courses such as Introduction to Civil Engineering; Hydraulics; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Groundwater Mechanics; Research Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and
advancedstudents the dissolved iron level can be tested. Students utilize pool filter sand, zeolite andactivated carbon to design filters to remove the dissolved and particulate iron. Each item is givena cost and students develop the best performance for the least cost using a Water Quality Index.The activity has been utilized in an after school program, in a first-year program course and willbe utilized in a unit processes laboratory course for civil engineers. Data will be collected for thefirst-year course and the civil engineering course. The activity in the past renditions did not includea component about social justice and equal access to infrastructure. For this paper, the activity willbe framed in terms of access to safe water and environmental
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exam. However, statistically significant interactions in our complexmodel might indicate that the escape room exercise enhanced prior laboratory work recollection,something that should be explored in future research with a broader sample.While there is no statistical significance that can be seen in the students’ final exam grades, thereis still value in executing the escape room as a course review exercise, which is demonstratedthrough student feedback. Looking at the word clouds shown in Figure 5, multiple studentsmentioned team aspects. 80% of students who participated in the escape room either agreed orstrongly agreed that the escape room required teamwork to be completed. ABET’s 5th studentoutcome states that students should “have the
the mechanics concepts. Another set of feedback was provided to students aftersubmitting the final project. In Spring 2023, one of the instructors (a tenure-track facultymember) offered a new research track that enabled students to visit the structural laboratory totest and analyze samples of materials under different loadings. Approximately 8.5% of studentsparticipated in the research track. Figure 2 shows a sample of projects from creative, analytical,and research tracks. (a) (b) (c) Figure 2. Students’ strength-based projects in a) Creative track, wooden built-up beam, b)Analytical track, modeling the ear pursing as discontinuous plate under axial loading c) Research
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then test their proposed experiment in a wet-chemistry laboratory, record dataon findings, and have an opportunity to iterate on their materials list and try the experimentagain. Outside of the lab, students research a community in New Mexico that could be impactedby AMD and apply empathy perspectives to consider all stakeholders who may be involved(community members, farmers, government employees, etc.). The final proposed solution fortreatment integrates both the lab experiment and the community stakeholder needs assessment.Design Challenge 2: Concrete CanoeThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) holds an annual concrete canoe competitionwhere student groups from universities across the U.S. design, build and race a canoe made
University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems including laboratory coursesMichael James Deigert, P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Mr. Michael Deigert, P.E. and S.E., is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems.Dr. Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Cole McDaniel, P.E., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and
rated application materials for a laboratory manager position. Thematerials had been randomly assigned either a male name or a female name and were otherwiseidentical. The faculty (both male and female) rated the male candidates significantly morecompetent and hirable than the identical female candidates. The faculty assigned higher salariesto the male applicants than to the female applicants. Males were given a 14% increase in meansalary over the females. The faculty also offered less career mentoring to the female candidatethan the male candidate. Interestingly, the gender, scientific field, age, and tenure status of thefaculty were not significant in these results. The observed gender bias seems to be pervasiveamong all faculty.It was found