Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryShannon Williams, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sara Elizabeth Ringbauer, University of Missouri, Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

starting, where you’re ending, and basically how to get from A to B.” Those learners who have a problem getting from point A to point B may seek additionalhelp. Authors categorized this as information seeking and found that students sought additionalhelp through TAs and group members. “If it came right down to it if I did have questions I couldjust ask (the TA), then the other member of the group and say, ‘do you know what’s going on?’I think having the people there was helpful.” Instructors should encourage student collaborationand may need to provide some guidance to PBL learners. Another emerging student concept was effort. Student 6 discussed the payoff for theeffort required to solve equations by hand. “It helps me understand

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Philip J. Dacunto, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy; Michael Hendricks, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-336. with GIS.A GIS-based N. Bozon, C. Sinfort, B. Paper presents an air Available in STIC &atmospheric dispersion Mohammadi, pollution prediction tool Environnement, Calais: France,model2 University of used to model agricultural hal-00468863, version 31 March Montpellier, France pesticide dispersion. 2010.(2) MethodsGaussian Plume Equation The Gaussian plume equation models downwind dispersion of pollutants from a pointsource (i.e., a stack) at the origin of a local coordinate system (x,y,z=0) based on the assumptionthat wind velocities have

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

parameters to an A, B, C, D or F school grade for three categories: pollution,habitat, and fisheries.Instructors and participants are then able to explore the concepts of sustainability in relationshipto these categories. The fisheries category is used to relate the concepts of population, resourcesand consumption to rockfish, oysters, crab and shad populations in the watershed and Bay. Thehabitat is used to discuss land use, and development and the relationship between land use andenvironmental impacts, which leads into the pollutants in the watershed. Instructors help byproviding definitions of the pollutant categories shown in the report card, which include:nitrogen/phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and toxics.Participants work with

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Maria Papadakis, James Madison University; Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Samuel Albert Morton III, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

apply mathematics, science and engineering principles. b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data. c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. d. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. e. Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. g. Ability to communicate effectively. h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. j. Knowledge of contemporary issues. k. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #8578Ms. Hines and the Sick 5th Graders -– Making hands-on outreach and learn-ing about the Environment engaging through the use of Case Stories!Mrs. Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T I am a Senior Civil Engineering major with 5 years experience teaching elementary science. I returned to school to obtain a second degree in engineering after learning that I have a stronger passion for design and problem solving. As a teacher, I emphasized to my students daily the importance of science and en- gineering and promoted love and passion for the related work by using hands-on experience with EVERY lesson taught. My

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

competition was designed by the instructor torequire both teams to use results and procedures from earlier experiments (Table 2). Each teamwas required to make several design decisions and work effectively as a team to minimize thetotal treatment time.Each team was provided with the following supplies: • Two coagulants (A and B): polyaluminum chloride and aluminum sulfate • Potassium Permanganate, KMnCl4 • Chlorox Bleach (5.25% Sodium Hypochlorite) • Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) solution (concentration not specified) • Sodium Hydroxide (0.02 N) Page 24.304.9 • Sulfuric Acid (0.02 N) • Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) powder

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 were similar in technical topic anddirectly related the question to the design. Quiz #1 Assume that the limestone and AMD-impacted, CO2-enriched st water are reacting in a CSTR. What volume is required for a 1 order decay rate constant of 5 sec-1 if the flow rate is 100 gpm, the concentration of dissolved CO2 entering the reactor is 5000 ppm and the concentration of CO2 exiting the reactor is 10 ppb? a. 0.17 million gallons b. 10 million gallons c. 0.33 gallons d. 20 gallons Quiz #2 Assume you have a CSTR

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Ben Bocher, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Austin Polebitski, University of Wisconsin Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

University of Wisconsin-Platteville are required to complete a large number of diverse writing assignments. Theycomplete ten laboratory courses, many of which require weekly lab reports. Senior-level coursesare focused on design, and students prepare many technical design reports in these courses; alarge design paper is the final deliverable for the capstone Senior Design course. Moreover,given the undergraduate-only nature of the university, all student writing is assessed by facultymembers. The traditional model for grading student writing is to mark up the writing withcorrections and suggestions for improvements and assign a grade between 0 and 100%.Despite the extensive practice students carry out and despite the frequent, thorough, and well

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Outreach, Recruiting, and Retention Programs. IEEE Transactions On Education, 55(2), 157-163. 3. Montfort, D., Brown, S., & Whritenour, V. (2013). Secondary Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Engineering as a Field. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education, 3(2), 1-12. 4. Bogue, B., Shanahan, B., Marra, R. M., & Cady, E. T. (2013). Outcomes-Based Assessment: Driving Outreach Program Effectiveness. Leadership & Management In Engineering, 13(1), 27-34. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000209. 5. Nilson, L. B. (2010). Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors, Third Edition. San Francisco, CA US: Jossey-Bass. 6. Milgram, D (2011). How

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Mladenov, Kansas State University; Tara Kulkarni, Norwich University; Mara London, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Chemistry, Mass Balances, Risk Assessment, Water Quality (including dissolvedoxygen and biochemical oxygen demand, and water pollutants), Water Treatment, WastewaterTreatment, and Air Quality. The class at Institution A had 23 Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering seniors and was held three times per week for 50 minutes each with a weekly 3-hourlab. At Institution B, the class had 23 juniors and seniors, mostly from Civil Engineering but alsofrom Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and was held twice per week for 50 minutes witha weekly 3-hour lab. At Institution C, two sections were held three times per week for 50minutes with 23-30 juniors and seniors in each section, including students from CivilEngineering and Engineering Management. At all

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, J.R., Crittenden, J.C., Small, D.R., Hokanson, D.R., Zhang, Q., Chen, H., Sortby, S.A., James, V.U., Sutherland, J.W., and Schnoor, J.L. 2003. Sustainability Science and Engineering: The Emergence of a New Metadiscipline, Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 5314-5324.4. Young, T., Powers, S., Collins, A., and Ackerman, N. 1996. A Unified Elective Concentration in Environmental Engineering. Proceedings of the 1996 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, Washington, D.C, June 23-26.5. Newberry, B. and Farison, J. 2003. A Look at the Past and Present of General Engineering and Engineering Science Programs. Journal of Engineering Education, 92(3), 217-224.6. Woolschlager, J

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

sustainability modules, to ensure intended learning outcomesare achieved. Bibliography1. Falk, J. H. (2003). Personal meaning mapping. In G.Caban, C.Scott, J.Falk, & L.Dierking (Eds.), Museums and creativity: A study into the role of museums in design education Sydney: Powerhouse Publishing.2. Sampson, V. (2006). Two-Tiered Assessment. Science Scope: Teacher’s Toolkit. 46-49.3. Bell, P., Lewenstein, B., Shouse, A.W., & Feder, M.A. (Eds.). (2009). Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits. National Research Council of the National Academies. Washington: The National Academies Press.4. Falk, J. H. & Storksdieck, M. (2005). Using the Contextual Model of Learning