. But in most cases, it could be perceived as a possibledistraction from course content and could inhibit learning for some individuals.Regardless of whether instructors opt to or have the ability to restrict cell phone usage, the authorbelieves it is critical that instructors adapt to new learning techniques and appeal to the interests ofthe students. With cell phone usage averaging 8-10 hours per day for college-aged men and women[1, 2], delivering content via digital media may provide another way to reinforce classroomlearning goals. In particular, using online videos appeals to students because it allows adaptationto individual learning needs (exam preparation, missing lectures, homework help), manageability(pausing material, skipping
, depression, and anxiety) and personal resources (self-efficacy, engagement, and motivation) using an online survey. Students also provided permissionto record their grades on course assignments for analysis. Following the end of the semester,participating students’ scores were recorded for the following: (1) Average of scores forhomework assignments; (2) Average of scores on quizzes; (3) Average of scores for each of threephases of the term project; (4) Average of scores for three midterm exams; (5) Score for classparticipation. Data will be analyzed using multiple regression models. The proposed paper willdescribe the course structure and design of the course assignments, which differ in their level offlexibility, as well as the results and
civil engineering and gettingthem excited about how our profession can lead the way to face all these emerging challenges.”Similarly, John W. van de Lindt, a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering atColorado State University, stated, “As a recruiting tool, it will definitely have an impact on theoverall profession by getting some of the best and brightest into civil engineering” [35].However, there is a dearth of publications discussing the application of FWV in civil engineeringeducation. Hall [36] briefly mentioned FWV twice in his paper about the future of civilengineering. ASCE hosted an online webinar to discuss integrating FWV into courses [37]. Thispaper gives an example of the integration of FWV into a first-year
withintraditional courses. Some universities employ upper-level electives, clubs, or even independentstudy experiences to teach sustainability principles to undergraduates. Many courses dedicatedto sustainable development are limited to graduate programs. In this paper, we present theresults of a faculty team’s efforts to design a new course on sustainable infrastructuredevelopment as a part of undergraduate civil engineering curricula. We conduct benchmarkingwith existing programs that teach infrastructure and sustainable development as explicit courseswithin civil engineering. We crosswalk the pedagogical framework within the American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Model to thedraft syllabus and
figures components are and typed words detailed missing 1-2 items in the format. Final The The proposal was The proposal fulfilled deliverable proposal fulfilled mostly all components (50 pts) was not missing 1-2 items. proposed in the proposal fulfilled successfully. Table 3. Learning objectives of the Statics course from the Syllabus By the end of the semester, students should be able to: 1. Draw free body diagrams
. • Once the semester commences, the course coordinator provides a steady stream of materials and information to instructors and students. These materials cover a wide range, including project assignment, submission deadlines, example problems, and innovative ways to present the material. • The coordinator posts course content information to online platforms (MS Teams and D2L) to ensure proposed materials are shared among the instructors for peer review and comment, confirming the product is ready for students well in advance. Assessment: Course coordinator is also responsible for course assessment including selection of assignments for assessment, and the development and implementation of
-020-09532-8.[17] J. L. Hsu, M. Rowland-Goldsmith, and E. B. Schwartz, “Student Motivations and Barriers toward Online and In-Person Office Hours in STEM Courses,” CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 21, no. 4, Dec. 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-03- 0048.[18] L. D. Feisel and A. J. Rosa, “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 121–130, Jan. 2005, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00833.x.[19] E. Dubicki, “Mapping curriculum learning outcomes to ACRL’s Framework threshold concepts: A syllabus study,” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 288–298, May 2019, doi: https
education (based on Fall 2022 enrollment data) were considered ineach state (n=100). The research team recognizes that there are other institutions beyond these100 teaching civil engineering and that using this set of institutions does not encompass allcoursework offered to students in the U.S. However, following this method enables a reasonablescope while still supporting evaluation of a broad cross-section of civil engineering programs.For the educational institutions identified, the online course catalogs were reviewed forundergraduate- and graduate-level engineering courses related to timber or wood. Course titlesand descriptions were screened for keywords, including “wood,” “timber,” “design,” and“engineering.” General civil engineering
[10] P. D. Kearsley and A. G. Klein, “Self-Corrected Homework for Incentivizing Metacognition,” presented at the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2016. Accessed: Jan. 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/self-corrected- homework-for-incentivizing-metacognition[11] K. Chang, “Homework Assignment Self-Grading: Perspectives from a Civil Engineering Course,” presented at the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2019. Accessed: Jan. 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/homework-assignment- self-grading-perspectives-from-a-civil-engineering-course[12] D. Breid, “Replacing Cheating with Metacognition – Reevaluating the Pedagogical Role of Homework in
ComputationControl (Spring 2021):The instructor for this course has taught it for many years and had used a structured laboratoryreport for the weekly exercises until it was discontinued during the COVID pandemic tostreamline student online submissions of MATLAB-focused weekly activities. The instructor re-implemented the structured lab report format for the control year’s offering. Students were askedto complete the computational exercises and answer questions in an electronic fill-in-the-blankformat. The structure of the “report” requested (1) objectives of the lab, (2) responses tocomputational tasks in complete sentences and with screen captures of student work, (3)conclusions in complete sentences, including responses to “What did you learn in this lab
and software used to cover this material • Instructional strategies used in courses that cover concepts related to traffic operations, including active learning strategies • Specific topics and concepts covered related to traffic operations • Demographic information about instructorsThe survey consisted of 74 potential questions, though various questions were only presentedbased on responses to previous questions. The questions consisted of mostly multiple choice orfill-in-the-blank responses, and respondents were allowed to upload their course syllabus so theresearch team could extract relevant pieces of information. The survey was electronically codedinto the Qualtrics survey software and took approximately 15 minutes to
engineering education.Timothy Frank, United States Air Force Academy Lt Col Timothy Frank is the Structures Division Chief and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy. In this role, he develops leaders of character for the Air Force and Space Force by advising, teaching, and mentoring cadets. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, and Ph.D. from Stanford. Lt Col Frank is a registered Professional Engineer in New Hampshire. Courses taught include statics, structural analysis, steel design, concrete design, and engineering in the developing world. Research interests include fiber reinforced cement composites, community
traffic engineering courses using purposeful209 sampling, the most common sampling strategy employed in textbook reviews (Chu 2017).210 Syllabi primarily came from an open-source compendium called Open Syllabus . Open Syllabus211 is a non-profit research organization that started at Columbia University. They scrape the internet212 for syllabi from higher education institutions and conduct content analysis for education213 researchers. The site has over 18 million unique syllabi in its database. A search for “traffic214 engineering” textbooks yielded 88 results. From this list, five textbooks appeared on more than215 100 syllabi 2, and were retained for analysis. Two additional titles came from the collected syllabi216 of the
rapidly during thiscentury, there have been few empirical studies beyond a single institution's case. Furthermore,many case studies have also been limited to documenting changes in course maps or the explicitcurriculum, i.e., what is overt in the documentation. In light of this, this research presentsfindings from a doctoral thesis that analyses educators’ and students’ experiences of the explicitand implicit—which is learnt from the organisation, intentions, attitudes and behaviours of theeducators, for example, and what is not taught respectively—to provide a richer picture of whatis understood and experienced as the intended and enacted curriculum.In general, findings suggest that accreditation systems (such as the Washington Accord