Session 3215 Incorporation of Distance Engineering into an Introductory Freshman Undergraduate Course in Civil Engineering Paul P. Mathisen, Frederick L. Hart, and Tahar El-Korchi Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 AbstractThis paper presents the results of a pilot study conducted by the Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering (CEE) Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to investigate theimpact of distance communication on student project work. An introductory