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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen L. Jones PE, South Dakota State University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13196A Metric for Assessment of ABET Student Outcome ”b” – Experimental De-sign and Analyzing the ResultsDr. Allen L Jones PE, South Dakota State University Dr. Allen Jones is a Professor of Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU). His area of specialty is geotechnical engineering and general civil engineering. Prior to joining SDSU he was a predoctoral Associate at the University of Washington teaching graduate courses and completing his PhD in Civil Engineering. Prior to that, he was a Senior Engineer for 18 years at a consulting/design firm in Seattle. He is registered or licensed as a Civil

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Page 26.127.4BadgingBadging, or microcredentialing, is a process by which students can be evaluated on skills and knowledgeat a more granular level than a whole course. In our current educational model, when an employerreviews the transcript of a student who received a B in a class, that employer cannot distinguish whetherthat student did everything in the course pretty well, or is particularly good at some skills yet unable tocomplete other tasks12. The concept with badges, and why there is increasing interest in the potential usein education, is the ability to measure particular skills that are encompassed in a class.Moreover, badging also works to incentivize students. In Kapp’s The Gamification of Learning andInstruction[14], the argument

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. A. Karim, Kennesaw State University

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Civil Engineering

: Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Items Agree (+4) (+2) (0) (-2) Disagree (-4) a. Compared to the traditional lecture and exams, two project reports/case studies helped me better understand the basic concepts of the design aspects of the water and wastewater treatment processes. b. Compared to the traditional lecture and exams, project reports/case studies helped me better understand the practical applications of environmental engineering. c. Compared to the traditional lecture and exams, project reports/case studies helped me better understand how to write a

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

courseinstruments that will be shared with the civil engineering department for assessment. Thiscooperative work has been so successful that the geography department is adding sections foranticipated enrollment of 750 in the 2015-2016 academic year in service to the entire college ofengineering.Addressing Gaps and RedundanciesOne of the initial goals of the curriculum re-design was to eliminate gaps between courses(course B expects its pre-requisite course A to cover a topic, but A does not or there is a time-gapbetween A and B greater than 1 year) and redundancies (courses A and B both discuss a topic).Two often cited examples were the discussion of shear and moment diagrams in 3 successivecourses (redundancies), and the teaching of graphics in the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas G Schmucker, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

course is required of allBSCE seeking students. General goals of typical university introductory courses exist in CvEEN1000 as well, including: (a) build community within the student cohort and with the department,(b) introduce students to relevant campus and professional organizations, (c) acclimate studentsto university life, and (d) provide a broad understanding of a profession and its associated fieldof study. As such, the course satisfies several of the general university requirements forintroductory courses. For the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, the coursespecifically supports achievement of selected BOK outcomes including the areas ofcommunication, teamwork, contemporary issues, leadership, ethics, and the broader

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Valenzuela P.E., University of Evansville; Valerie A. Stein, University of Evansville

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

given by professors in the humanities. As the newFYS director in 2012, the second author inherited the challenge of a program staffed primarily bythe faculty in the college of the arts and sciences. In 2011-12 there were 74 sections of the then-equivalent of FYS 112;b only three of those sections were taught by faculty from the professionalschools (one from the college of engineering and two from the college of education and healthsciences). The second author was concerned that students perceived this lack of participation inFYS by the faculty of the professional schools as a lack of endorsement for the value of liberaleducation.c She wanted the lecture to emphasize the significance of FYS as a foundation for allareas of study at the University

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rod E. Turochy P.E., Auburn University

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Civil Engineering

the fieldis better served by refining the original research question and conducting two reviews, each ofwhich can be synthesized in a self-contained article. The single initial research question wasrevised into the following three questions3: 1. What instructional practices have transportation engineering educators employed to improve student learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels? 2. What techniques have been used to measure student learning in transportation engineering education? 3. How have transportation engineering curricula changed over time? a. Where does transportation engineering fit within engineering programs? b. How does transportation engineering fit within

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

.References1. National Academy of Engineering. (2011). "Grand Challenges for Engineering." Retrieved January 9, 2012, 2011, from http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996.aspx.2. Lavelle, J. P. and L. J. Bottomley (2011). NAE Grand Challenges and Academic Culture in Engineering Education at NC State. American Society for Engineering Education Southeast Section, 2011.3. Allen, D., C. Murphy, B. Allenby and C. Davidson (2006). "Sustainable engineering: a model for engineering education in the twenty-first century?" Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 8(2): 70-71.4. National Academy of Sciences (2008). Changing the Conversation, Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Caswell, Body language for competent teachers. 1993, London ; New York: Routledge. xvii, 206 p.19. Hartley, G. and M. Karinch, I can read you like a book : how to spot the messages and emotions people are really sending with their body language. 2007, Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press. 287 p.20. Matsumoto, D., Culture and nonverbal behavior, in The SAGE Handbook of Nonverbal Communication, V.L. Manusov and M.L. Patterson, Editors. 2006, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, Calif. p. 219-236.21. Neill, S.C., Chris, Body language for competent teachers. 1993: Routledge.22. Pease, A. and B. Pease, The definitive book of body language. Bantam hardcover ed. 2006, New York: Bantam Books. xiii, 386 p.23. Riggio, R.E. and R.S

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Molly Scanlon, Virginia Tech; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communities. In the associated lab, students would build on the previousweek’s audio processing topic and implement a MATLAB model of the cochlear implantultimately allowing them to process audio and listen to an approximation of what a user of theimplant would hear. 3.2 Data Collection 3.2.1 Contemporary Issue Report assignment and InterventionIn the assignment students wrote a research paper in which they were to: a) Investigate and describe a contemporary issue related to electrical and computer engineering or computer science, b) Discuss the issue in terms of problem, possible solutions, and trade-offs, and c) Discuss any ethical issues or societal impacts of the issue or solutions. Students were provided with a handout

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Shamma; Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

math course that you have completed? Do you have an engineer in your family? When were you exposed to Civil Engineering? The figures below indicate the freshmen student's to the survey. It is clear from the resultsthat a majority of the students surveyed were mainly interested in structural engineering andindicated minimal understanding and/or knowledge of the other sub-fields within the CivilEngineering profession as shown in Figure A. In addition, most students became engineersbecause they liked the sciences or liked to construct things as shown in Figure B. Since manystudents are from first generation college families, they had limited opportunities to meet withother engineers, practitioners, or mentors. This was clearly

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; Michael H. Woo, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

commented: “This was really confusing, but we did learn forces in systems.”3 Student commented: “…weird question, the picture was really confusing…”*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 Page 26.1322.13(A) (B)(C) (D) Figure 1. Sample existing FMCI items recommended to be retained on CE-FMCI (copied with permission from Martin et al.12). Page

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Limia Shunia, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

engineering design program at RIT". Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference. Accessed from http://scholarworks.rit.edu/other/647.8. Hotaling, N.; Burks Fasse, B.; Bost, L.F. Hermann, C.D.; Forest, C.R. (2012) “A quantitative analysis of the effects of a multidisciplinary engineering capstone design course” Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 101, No. 4:630-656.9. Howe, S., and Wilbarger, J.,(2006) “2005 National Survey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, #1781.10. Lattuca, L.R.; Terenzini, P.T.; Fredericks Volkwein, J.; Peterson, G.D. (2006) “The changing face of engineering education” The Bridge Vol. 36, No. 2:5

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College; Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13027Making Students Cognizant of Sustainability through a Multidisciplinary TermProject in Low Level CoursesDr. Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College Dr. Goli Nossoni is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental En- gineering at Manhattan College. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Structural Engineering and Materials Science. In addition to her interest in engineering education, Dr. Nossoni specializes in the research area of materials especially concrete and corrosion of steel inside concreteDr. Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College Dr

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kathleen Louise Nazar; Paul Bonfanti, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11480Recruiting and Retaining Women Engineers: An Analysis of a SuccessfulCollege ProgramDr. Andrea L Welker, Villanova University Dr. Andrea L. Welker, PE, is a professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. Dr. Welker teaches a variety of geotechnical undergraduate and graduate classes, including soil mechanics, foundation design, geoenvironmental engineering, and geosynthetics. Her re- search focuses on the geotechnical aspects of stormwater control measures and the use of recycled materi- als in plastic pipes. In addition to teaching and performing research, she

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

8 33.1 22.5 6.2 12.8 0.027 Page 26.320.6*Comparison of means t-test significant for p<0.05Overall Comprehensive Final ResultsEach section was given the exact same in-class final comprehensive test with eight questions (seeAppendix B) on the same date. Figure 3 (below) shows a comparison of the mean of eachquestion from the on-line classroom to the flipped classroom. 20.0 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 On-Line 10.0 Flipped

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Rod Harris; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

). “Ethics instruction in engineering education: A (mini) meta-analysis,” Journal of Engineering Education, 90(2), 223–229. 3. Haws, D. R. (2004). “The importance of meta-ethics in engineering education,” Science and Engineering Ethics, 10(2), 204–210. 4. ASCE Code of Ethics. http://www.asce.org/code_of_ethics/ 5. NCEES Model Rules for Professional Conduct. http://ncees.org/about-ncees/publications/. 6. ASCE’s Internet Advocacy Website, American Society of Civil Engineering, http://www.asce.org/pressroom/publicpolicy/advocacy.cfm 7. Finelli, C. J., Holsapple, M. A., Ra, E., Bielby, R. M., Burt, B. A., Carpenter, D. D., Sutkus, J. A. (2012). An assessment of engineering students' curricular and co-curricular

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

7. Percentage of students recommending the stated classes to be taught in a non- traditional mannerConclusions and RecommendationsAn interactive Statics course incorporating components of a traditional classroom, an invertedclassroom, and those suggested by noted researchers in the field of Statics education werecombined to form a hybrid learning environment. Findings relate to peer instruction, numericproblem solving, course learning gains, and student feedback as follows: (a) The use ofisomorphic questions in a modified peer instruction sequence revealed student learning gainsstemming from the peer discussions. These gains are in agreement with published research inother fields. (b) The sequence in which

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Amro El Badawy; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

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Civil Engineering

removed using conventional engineeredsystems for water and wastewater treatment and b) become less toxic to living organisms. Thelecture modules provided balanced coverage related to the opposing perspectives on the stabilityof nanomaterials. Therefore, the lectures provided a unique opportunity for the respective groupsof students to be exposed to the opposite end of the life cycle than what would be covered withinindividual departments.The cross-departmental teaming exercise was facilitated following the lecture modules to allow Page 26.426.4students in both classes to collaborate to identify potential solutions to the complex challenge

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Davidson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Leonard Anderson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nakisa Alborz, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

groups (4 to a group) received at least a score of 9,indicating successful achievement of the “b” student outcome goal.Student Outcome “k” – Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering toolsnecessary for engineering practice.Structural Module #2 demonstrates the use of modern engineering tools (i.e., RISA 2D2structural analysis program) to distribute the loads on a selected part of the structure to selectedcolumns. Loads such as dead load, wind load, snow load including snow drift, live loads andcontingency loads are distributed to the selected columns. Loads are distributed through joist,W-shape beams and a truss. The truss is model in RISA 2D and member forces and deflectionsare calculated with the software. Most student

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

to recognize the absence of any reference to experimental design in the CEPC as the“design of experiments” is required by ABET6 General Engineering Criterion 3(b).The requirement of including an experimental experience in “at least two technical areas of civilengineering” is new and stems from a perceived reduction in the practical hands-on skills ofstudents entering engineering, an apparent trend towards a reduction in laboratory courses fromengineering curricula, and aligns with the BOK2. Following Bloom’s Taxonomy, the verb“conduct” implies the level of achievement for such tasks as experimental setup, measurement,and data collection is Level 3, Application. The verbs “analyze” and “interpret” imply the levelof achievement for processing

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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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

Chicago inOctober 2013. The meeting resulted in the proposed criteria shown in Appendix B. The initialpaper described those changes regarding natural science, probability and statistics, risk andreliability, technical breadth, sustainability, ethics, experiments, and project management in detail.Appendix C offers an abbreviated rational for this proposal.The CEPCTC implemented a communication plan that disseminated the proposed criteria andsought input from the various constituents. The sub-committee identified 25 stakeholder groupsranging from CE Department Heads and ABET Program Evaluators to the ASCE RegionalGovernors and the ASCE Committee on Education.InputOnce the draft proposed CEPC was prepared and disseminated in December 2013, the

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #13566Communication as Both the Ultimate Interdisciplinary Subject and a Fieldof Specialization Encompassing More Than Technical Writing: Communica-tion Instruction Across DivisionsDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Department of Engi- neering & Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division and winner of the Sterling Olmsted Award for outstanding contributions to liberal education for engineers

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #12402A Female Oriented Capstone Experience: Generations of Engineers Passingthe TorchProf. John V Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University Page 26.38.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Female-Oriented Capstone Experience: Generations of Engineers Passing the Torch This paper describes how several students in the undergraduate Civil Engineering program at Lawrence Technological University, interested in focusing on diversity and a creating a meaningful

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11897Updating the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge: A Proposed Methodol-ogyDr. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for Engineering Encounters, a non-profit organization founded to promote K-12 engineering outreach. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served in a variety of military engineering

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary U. Christiansen; Adrian T. Hanson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Jill D. Jenson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard; Rebecca L. Teasley, University of Minnesota Duluth; Emily Woster, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #13645Enhancing Communication Practices through Development of a Departmen-tal Civil Engineering Writing GuideDr. David A Saftner, University of Minnesota DuluthDr. Mary U ChristiansenDr. Adrian T. Hanson, University of Minnesota Duluth Professor and Department Head in Civil Engineering Department in Swenson College of Science and Engineering at University of Minnesota Duluth. Specialization is Environmental Engineering. 25 years of teaching experience in CE at a graduate and undergraduate level.Prof. Jill D. Jenson, University of Minnesota Duluth Jill D. Jenson, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allie S Peters, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Katherine N Thorton; Kristen Shinohara; Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #12527Refinement and Dissemination of a Digital Platform for Sharing Transporta-tion Education MaterialsAllie S Peters, Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts.Dr. Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Kevin Chang, Ph.D., P.E., is an

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A. Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #12608Students Writing for Professional Practice: A Model for Collaboration amongFaculty, Practitioners and Writing SpecialistsProf. Susan Conrad, Portland State University Susan Conrad, Ph.D., is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and head of the Civil Engineering Writing Project. She has written numerous articles and books about English grammar, discourse, and corpus linguistics.Dr. William A Kitch P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Kitch is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11893Raising the Bar for Engineering: Why ABET is Necessary but not SufficientProf. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for Engineering Encounters, a non-profit organization founded to promote K-12 engineering outreach. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served in a variety of military engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Annette Sustersic, Pennsylvania State University; Caroline June Klatman, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

participate in this pilot research study. Twenty-three studentsagreed to participate in the survey and were present on the day of the study.MethodologyStudents received a background lecture in work-energy methods for computing deflections theweek before the study began, and were assigned relevant readings in their course textbook to becompleted before attending the study, similar to a flipped classroom. The study began with abrief presentation of the principle of virtual work for trusses after which students were dividedinto two groups, Group A and Group B. Group assignments were posted prior to studycommencement. Mid-term exam #1 grades were used to ensure equal ability levels were presentin each group. Informed consent, under approval of