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BOARD # 53: Pedagogical Bridges: Evaluation of Structural Education and Syllabi for Engineers and Architects Over Time

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Publication Date

June 22, 2025

Start Date

June 22, 2025

End Date

August 15, 2025

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Page Count

11

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https://peer.asee.org/55867

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Stephanie Bunt University of New Mexico

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Anjali Mulchandani University of New Mexico Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-6529-8336

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Dr. Anjali Mulchandani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Mexico.

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Abstract

Classes that teach building structures in engineering and architecture are often separated into distinct curriculum; however, the rules that govern structural behavior remain the same. While there are advantages to developing courses that meet the learning outcomes of specific disciplines, engineers and architects work together towards the same final product: a building. Understanding how their education in structures topics differs by profession and over time may be useful in improving their learning outcomes and shared understanding. In this research, we examine syllabi from engineering structures and architecture structures classes across five decades from five Universities in the United States. We identify and compare themes in the syllabi that highlight divergences by discipline and similarities in education. Curriculum models for integration of engineering and architecture education are suggested.

Bunt, S., & Mulchandani, A. (2025, June), BOARD # 53: Pedagogical Bridges: Evaluation of Structural Education and Syllabi for Engineers and Architects Over Time Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/55867

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