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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University; Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-438: A NEW APPROACH TO SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORYCURRICULA: INCORPORATING THE BOK INTO A WORKSHOP-ORIENTEDLABORATORYLaura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University Laura Hernandez is a Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) Graduate Student at Michigan Tech. She obtained a BSE in Civil Engineering and a BS in Scientific and Technical Communication both from Tech. Laura is currently working on implementing the BOK into the Civil Engineering curriculum.Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University Dr. Vitton has been at Michigan Tech for 14 years. Prior to Michigan Tech he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama. He spent eight years with the Shell Oil Company in their

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

this newlydeveloped approach is an effective tool to assess student learning and can be adapted by otherUniversity Engineering programs. Recommendations and guidelines on incorporating thisapproach across the curriculum are provided.IntroductionFGCU is the newest public university in Florida. Established in 1997, FGCU attractsthousands of new freshmen each year because of its commitment to academic excellencecombined with a growing regional population. FGCU first admitted engineering students in2006 and debuted with three majors leading towards the Bachelor of Science degrees inBioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. In 2010, three (3)programs received full ABET accreditation for six (6) years. Rowan University offers

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

and OEP instructional approaches in various classes (Table 1) to varying degrees. Allstudents take a freshman design class in the spring term of their freshman year, and a year-longcapstone design course in their senior year. Otherwise, students take classes that may or may notinclude projects, which are more or less open-ended, depending on the instructor and the year.Table 1: Courses with projects currently in the civil and environmental engineering curriculum Academic Level Course Name Brief Description of Course Project Introduction to Freshman Students design a site layout. Design Mechanics of Students

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-2667: HOW THE NEW ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAM CRITERIA DIFFERS FROM THE NEW CIVIL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM CRITERIAAllen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a Professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until January 2007, Dr. Estes was the Director of the Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Al Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1978, M.S. degrees in Structural Engineering and in Construction Management from Stanford University in 1987 and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

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Civil Engineering

a variety of design classes so that the students willsee that this is a very important aspect of all phases of an engineering career. In each design class,at least one class discussion will be devoted to a case study in which the importance ofengineering ethics is emphasized. Thus, students will be exposed to engineering ethics in avariety of design courses by a variety of engineering faculty, most of whom are ProfessionalEngineers. Obviously, this approach could be used within any engineering discipline.I. IntroductionEthics has been defined as a body of moral principles or values, dealing with right and wrong andthe morality of motives and ends.Accordingly, it is an issue that individuals must deal with throughout their lives. Growing up

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Kristina M. Fields, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

and environmental engineering. She is active in pre-college engi- neering outreach and improving non-motorized transportation infrastructure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A New Framework for Teaching the Triple Bottom Line: The Sustainability Triangle and the Sustainability IndexIntroductionCivil engineers are integral to, and ethically bound to, advancing sustainable development(ASCE, 2004). In response to community and industry needs, as well as ABET accreditationrequirements, sustainability has been increasingly integrated into civil and environmentalengineering curricula (Allen et al., 2008). The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains; Timothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA; Jakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; John Richards, D/CME, USMA

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2017: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR ENGINEERINGMECHANICS AND DESIGNJames Klosky, U.S. Military AcademyDecker Hains, U.S. Military AcademyTimothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMAJakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical EngineeringJared B. Erickson, U.S. Military AcademyJohn Richards, D/CME, USMA Page 12.217.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Integrated Approach for Engineering Mechanics and DesignAbstractAs part of a major curriculum update undertaken over the last three years, the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point has implemented a new course sequence in statics

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Heather L. Frost; Ziaur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Civil Engineering

as previousversions14. The previous version of the test has numerous topics that will no longer be coveredduring the FE: Chemistry, Electricity and Magnetism, and Thermodynamics14. Since thesetopics will no longer be tested on the FE exam, programs may opt to drop these courses in favorof offering other content.Other than a change in accreditation requirements by ABET, the new FE content requirementsprovide the greatest opportunity for widespread curriculum reform. This presents a unique Page 24.341.3opportunity for engineering programs to focus on creating not only more effective engineers, butmore well-rounded citizens who can make valuable

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-2543: ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESTHROUGH INTEGRATION OF NEW VISION FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURESWITH NANOTECHNOLOGY INTO UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM ANDITS IMPLEMENTATION RESULTSWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and has over10-year industrial experience.HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University Dr. HuiRu (H.R.) Shih is a Professor of Technology at Jackson State University (JSU). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

this.III. The Initial Mapping ExperienceThe first task after joining the CAP3 Curriculum Committee was to map the USMA curriculumto the 15 BOK outcomes using the defined terms: O-No Competency, R-Recognition, U-Understanding, and A-Ability. The analysis was conducted independently by three senior facultymembers who have taught most of the courses in the CE curriculum and who are very involvedin curriculum development and course management within the civil engineering division. Theactivity was not new as some assessment of the contribution of courses in the curriculum toachieving outcomes 1 through 11 had already been done in preparation for accreditation visits.After generating independent assessments, the faculty team met, consolidated and

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University; Peter Tarmo Savolainen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

; Exposition. Indianapolis, IN.17. Bailey, R., & Smith, M. C. (2013). Implementation and assessment of a blended learning environment as an approach to better engage students in a large systems design class. In Proceedings of 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Atlanta, GA.18. Chao, C.-Y., Chen, Y.-T., & Chuang, K.-Y. (2015). Exploring students’ learning attitude and achievement in flipped learning supported computer aided design curriculum: A study in high school engineering education. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 23(4), 514–526.19. Love, B., Hodge, A., Grandgenett, N., & Swift, A. W. (2014). Student learning and perceptions in a flipped linear algebra course. International

Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Bora Cetin, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

. Problems encountered by professionalsin the engineering industry are typically described as ill-structured [1], wicked [2], [3], ill-defined[4], complex [5], or workplace [1] problems. Although the terms used vary, they have similarmeanings; they describe problems that have no right and wrong solutions, are not easily defined,have no clear rules, and typically require iteration to develop a final solution. Engineering classroom problems, are defined as being typically given by the courseinstructor in a well-documented, well-defined written form, and having a single, “correct” solution[3]. Workplace problems, however, typically include only smaller amounts of informationregarding how to approach the problem, often with vague or conflicting

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession – with the overall objective of

Conference Session

Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Harshdutta I Pandya, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta P.E., Rowan University; Andrae Francois, Rowan University Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Systems (CREATEs); Dan Offenbacker, Rowan University, Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs)

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Civil Engineering

gearedtowards increasing retention of inclusive curriculum reform. This paper will demonstrate thebenefits of teaching pavement rehabilitation concepts from a global perspective and exhibit howthat approach provided a technical basis for an inclusive learning experience.Course Summary The Pavement Management System course offered was an elective course dedicated tosenior-year, undergraduate students as well as graduate students (i.e., Masters and Doctoralstudents) in Civil Engineering; whose academic interests lie within the field of transportationengineering. The PMS class consisted of 17 full-time, undergraduate students and 9 graduatestudents; two of which were part time. Two of the graduate students were Doctoral students and7 were Master of

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1458: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLEENGINEERING PRACTICE IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMSteven Burian, University of Utah Page 15.1188.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Sustainability in a Civil Engineering CurriculumAbstractThe objectives of this paper are to (1) present the approach used to integrate sustainabilitycontent into the civil engineering curriculum at the University of ____, (2) assess theeffectiveness of the approach, and (3) provide general recommendations to improve theintegration of sustainability into the civil engineering curriculum. The approach beingimplemented at the University of ___ involves brief

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

1semester abroad agenda strained Northern Arizona University's BOK2 curriculum redesignefforts. Without relaxation of the requirements that liberal studies courses must come fromoutside the major requirements and that creation of new courses is to be minimized, four of the“challenging” BOK2 outcomes are not achievable at the prescribed LOA. Furthermore,concerns were developed about the BOK2 curriculum’s impact on students’ future success withthe FE if this exam is not aligned to the BOK2.IntroductionThe first edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century1 (BOK1) wasreleased in January 2004. Based on various inputs, a second edition of the Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge for the 21st Century2 (BOK2) was developed and

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

thesefactors and as such are becoming a critical tool for the Civil Engineering design professional.In recognition of this trend, University of Memphis Civil Engineering faculty are undertaking acollaborative three-year curriculum transformation project to integrate a GIS-enabled designapproach across a sequence of required Civil Engineering courses at the 1000, 2000, and 3000course levels. The curriculum will be both sequenced and scaffolded (designed to providesupport structure to facilitate learning of new skills) across six courses to ensure a clear path forstudent skills progression in terms of technical competency, data synthesis and analysis, andproblem solving. Our goal is to develop a series of integrated, progressively challenging

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Cambell, Western Kentucky University; Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University; Greg Mills, Western Kentucky University

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Civil Engineering

for engineeringstudents. At our university, undergraduate students at all levels have been and will continue tobe involved in water resources projects throughout their undergraduate careers. While our areais well suited for providing these projects, the approach can be emulated in many otheruniversities. The integration of projects across the curriculum provides a better studentexperience and understanding of civil engineering practice. Projects in the classroom should behandled like projects in professional practice with students taking responsibility for planning andexecuting the projects. Experience with freshmen students in these projects was particularly positive. Theelevation certificate survey provides an excellent elementary

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

critical need for holistic engineering education which includes andstresses a broad range of leadership and management skills in addition to a concentratedtraditional technical curriculum. Emerging young engineers will, in many instances, be requiredto lead teams of diverse professionals and manage budgets and schedules for domestic and/orinternational projects only a few years beyond completing their formal undergraduate education.The new program criteria developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)1, andused by ABET during the accreditation process, recognizes this change and is more closelyaligned with the Body of Knowledge2. One major change is that the new criteria now include astatement requiring that students “can explain

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox also spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Soci- ety of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession – with the overall

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Kimberly A Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

a course curriculum improvementcase study involving an introductory geotechnical engineering course where an inquiry-basedapproach is used. The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to describe how the inquiry-basedapproach is used in the classroom including student perspectives of the use of this approach; and(2) to examine the relationships between student performance on the final exam with studentself-efficacy beliefs and self-regulatory behaviors. The inquiry-based pedagogy model is based on Bloom and Krathwohl’s Taxonomy andBloom’s Revised Taxonomy2, which focuses on student-centered learning activities andinteractive skills. Bloom’s taxonomy is used in education as a valid benchmark to measure astudent’s level of understanding

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Dennis McLeod, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Nazila Mokarram, University of Southern California

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Civil Engineering

Page 13.951.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Ontologies and Web-Semantics for Improvement of Curriculum in Civil EngineeringAbstractThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) recommended that engineering education becomes more responsive to continualchanges in society. We propose to address these challenges of improving engineering educationthrough the application of ontology and web semantics. These fields of information technologyallow computers to interpret the vast body of knowledge dispersed throughout the web. The longterm objective of our research is to develop an ontological approach for improving curriculum incivil engineering as

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rhonda K Young, University of Wyoming; Rod E. Turochy, Auburn University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Joshua Swake, Oregon State University; Andrea R. Bill, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6325A Model for Collaborative Curriculum Design in Transportation Engineer-ing EducationDr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College Dr. Kristen Sanford Bernhardt is chair of the Engineering Studies program and associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Her expertise is in sustainable civil infrastructure management and transportation systems. She teaches a variety of courses including sustainability of built systems, transportation systems, transportation planning, civil infrastructure management, and Lafayette’s introductory first year engineering course. Dr

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Gartner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John TIng, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Oguz Gunes, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Civil Engineering

accomplished the specific community objectives but also important technicalobjectives for the courses. Quantitative deliverables were presented to the community partners.Positive feedback from the students was received.IntroductionService learning (S-L) provides 1) learning for the student and 2) service to the community. TheS-L approach motivates students to work harder, be more curious, connect learning to personalexperience, and demonstrate deeper understanding of subject matter [1].The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has a relatively new set ofcriteria for engineering programs. In addition to achieving the more traditional technicalobjectives, these criteria require that graduates demonstrate: • an ability to

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

pillars of sustainable design in theircurriculum to better equip civil engineering students in their decision making to considersustainability issues. The three pillars of sustainable development are social development,economic development and environmental restoration. A major challenge to this integration isadding to the workload of the existing curriculum. In some cases, introducing the new conceptsrequires the loss of essential course material. Consequently, many civil engineering departmentshave successfully integrated sustainable design principles through course modules, and projectbased learning3. A recent study by Litchfield and Javernick-Will compared the career interestsand experiences of students and practicing engineers who

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University; Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

in history.” More details about this approach are provided in another paper 11. • Adding new case studies to the existing ones on the MATDL web site9. • Commit to the importance of teaching students about subjects in addition to technical content, and don't just try to squeeze the case studies in to the existing schedule. Find some course content to remove.Suggestions to modify the use of case studiesFaculty participants seemed to generally suggest an increase in the use of case studies in certainengineering course curriculum and engaging students in discussions. Some of the specificssuggestions to modify the use of case studies were: • Use more classroom discussions to have students engaged. • Would like to

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

integrated throughout the professional component of thecurriculum.” The new reference to “more than one civil engineering context” is intended toensure that students can perform design in at least two civil engineering contexts that aresignificantly different from each other. One unambiguous way to satisfy this criterion would befor the curriculum to include required design experiences in more than one civil engineeringtechnical area. For example, a program that requires its students to design both a reinforcedconcrete building frame (a structural engineering context) and a deep foundation (a geotechnicalengineering context) would be in compliance. Conversely, a program that requires its students todesign only a reinforced concrete structure and a

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

/geotechnical, health services/environmental.The issues and concerns mentioned above and the multi-disciplines of the faculty teamwere the driving forces behind these fundamental questions: can a new program rapidlyimprove the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with professional topicsdemonstrated within the senior design experience? Does integration of professional topicsacross the curriculum improve student skill development? What is the best method tointegrate and assess demonstration of professional skills? How and when do engineersconsider each constraint within the design process and how and when should educatorsinclude them in courses and academic exercises?Professional Topics and Engineering ConstraintsThe professional topics generally

Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

Education, 2020 Mini-Project Explorations to Develop Steel and Concrete Gravity System Design SkillsAbstractCore undergraduate steel and concrete courses focus their content on the fundamentals ofanalyzing and designing members. While this builds core knowledge in future structural engineers,many times these examples, homework, and exams approach isolated systems and/or members toconvey topics. It is often up to the capstone to connect members to systems; yet, there is often agap between offerings. If larger picture systems can adopted earlier, then stronger connections tothe topic while also informing students of real project complexity has potential. This paperdiscusses a two offerings of a yearlong piloted

Conference Session

Approaches to Virtual Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Hadipriono Tan, The Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michael Parke, The Ohio State University; Tarunjit Singh Butalia, The Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

resulted in mentions of reduced resolution andframerate during the testing process. Additionally, in the fields of engineering and archaeology,the data constantly changes with new discoveries or further analysis, which often calls forchanging the knowledge base of the simulation. Any changes which are made on the structurallevel will need to be run through the graphics pipeline and the component replaced wholesale,although the automatic recalculation of a change in the model can speed up the process. Future studies on this project may focus primarily on improving the resolution of thesimulation as well as simulating more realistic environments and aesthetic details.Representations of monuments and buildings in most media are highly detailed but