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Challenges of Developing a New Academic Minor for Junior Faculty: A Case Study of Developing a New Marine Construction Minor without a Civil Engineering Major Program

Conference Session
Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Farzam S. Maleki P.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Gail M Stephens P.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Tagged Divisions
Ocean and Marine
ethnically diverse (non-white or Caucasian) and 14% women.Over 40% of the student population is enrolled in one of the three engineering degrees. Whilethe freshmen may demonstrate an interest in the minor and may be targeted for future marketingefforts, they are not eligible to begin the MC minor. Likewise, the seniors are too close tograduation to begin the minor. Therefore, only the second and third year students (sophomoresand juniors) are candidates for the program. As stated previously, the best time for a student toenroll in the MC minor is sophomore year. Of the current junior class (graduating in year 2020),there are 60 engineering students who have a GPA above 2.5, making them eligible to enroll inan academic minor. Of those 60, 22 have
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Education and Building Capacity for Improving Resilience of Coastal Infrastructure

Conference Session
Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ismael Pagán-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Ricardo R Lopez P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Ernesto Luis Diaz MEM, Puerto Rico Climate Change Council
Tagged Divisions
Ocean and Marine
infrastructure fails when they are exposed to extreme events.The following are possible causes that must be taken into consideration for providing appropriateresilience to civil infrastructure.Why infrastructure is vulnerable and fails? Because one or more of the following:Construction without appropriate engineering design or construction inspection (informalconstruction): This refers to construction out of formal engineering design or inspection whichhave been a common practice in Puerto Rico in the past. Because these constructions are neitherdesigned nor supervised, there is a high possibility these constructions do not withstand expectedstandard design events.Obsolete or under designed: Appropriate and regulatory design standards are updated based
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