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CE for Good: Equity, Justice, and Inclusion in a Highway Design and Construction Course (Case Study)

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Conference

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

Broadening Participation in Civil Engineering

Tagged Division

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

7

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/56072

Paper Authors

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Bin (Brenda) Zhou Central Connecticut State University

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Dr. Bin (Brenda) Zhou is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Central Connecticut State University. Her research enthusiasm lies in quantitative analyses and modeling techniques, and her field of expertise is transportation planning and engineering.

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Abstract

Colleges and universities need to educate engineering students who are not only technically competent but also ready to contribute to the needs of our increasingly diverse society. In response to the past ABET requirement and university policy, the first EJI-designated engineering course – Highway Design and Construction, was proposed and approved in Spring 2021, and it was offered for the first time in the spring semester of 2023. This paper explains the course design and uses two-year data to evaluate the impacts of EJI topics on student learning and attitudes toward EJI in the context of highway/transportation projects.

Zhou, B. B. (2025, June), CE for Good: Equity, Justice, and Inclusion in a Highway Design and Construction Course (Case Study) Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/56072

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