Sattler, M. L., & Weatherton, Y. P., & Chen, V., & Mattingly, S. P., & P.E., K. R. (2011, June), Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17885

\bibitem{asee_peer_17885}
  Sattler, M. L., \& Weatherton, Y. P., \& Chen, V., \& Mattingly, S. P., \& P.E., K. R. (2011, June), \emph{Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17885

Melanie L. Sattler, Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Victoria Chen, Stephen P. Mattingly, and K.J. Rogers, P.E..  "Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17885 Internet.  04 Apr, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_17885}
  Melanie L. Sattler, Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Victoria Chen, Stephen P. Mattingly, and K.J. Rogers, P.E..
  "Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17885 Internet.  04 Apr, 2025

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AB  - Paper Presentation                       Engineering Sustainable Civil EngineersEngineering Sustainable Engineers (ESE) was designed to infuse curricula in the Departments ofCivil (CE), Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at _____ with sustainability. The overarchingaim is to improve student knowledge of and competency in addressing sustainability issues inengineering design and problem solving. Three key program elements are (1) sustainabilitylearning modules, (2) multidisciplinary senior design project and (3) quality sustainableengineering internship. This paper describes the implementation and assessment of the CivilEngineering (CE) components of the project. The targeted courses are required for all CEstudents and span from freshman through senior year. The courses are common to many civilengineering curricula nationwide.Sustainability course modules were implemented in Spring 2010 with pre-tests and post-testsadministered for each. Additionally, students completed a self-assessment of their learning ineach course. With one exception, self-assessment results indicated that a majority of students (>50%) were “strongly confident” or “confident” of their ability to address each of the learningobjectives in each module. Pre-test and post-test data are being compared to the students’ selfassessments. The modules have been revised to further improve this outcome and are beingimplemented and evaluated again in Fall 2010. The final modules will be faculty-ready “grab-and-go” curricular units that include objectives, lecture and reading materials, active learningactivities, homework problems and assessment tools.In Spring 2010, civil and industrial engineering seniors collaborated on a project to design aportable biodiesel production refinery for the campus. The refinery will use waste vegetable oilfrom campus dining facilities as feedstock to be transformed into biodiesel for use by theuniversity’s shuttle busses and generators. While the students pointed out challenges faced incompleting the project (e.g. coordinating schedules among multiple groups with differentdeadlines), they were generally positive in their overall responses regarding the experience. Allof the CE students involved agreed that participation in the project made them more likely toconsider sustainable design options as practicing engineers, and all indicated that they wouldrecommend the experience for other students.Surveys were administered to several companies in Spring 2010 to determine their interest inhosting an intern, their commitment to sustainability and the potential quality of an internshipexperience for prospective interns. Four companies hosted quality sustainability internshipsduring Summer 2010, three of which were held by CE students. The internship experiences wereevaluated by faculty, company representatives and students through student presentations andsurveys. With the exception of one response for one objective, all students indicated that theinternship experience improved their knowledge of and competency in addressing sustainabilityissues in engineering design. While company responses were mixed regarding the quantity andquality of internship candidates, survey results indicate 100% satisfaction with the internshipprogram, and all company representatives are interested in participating in the future.Project evaluation is on-going. Assessment results are being used to modify content andimplementation strategies as needed. The paper will provide details of assessmentmethodologies and analyses of results.
AU  - Melanie L. Sattler
AU  - Yvette Pearson Weatherton
AU  - Victoria Chen
AU  - Stephen P. Mattingly
AU  - K.J. Rogers, P.E.
CY  - Vancouver, BC
DA  - 2011/06/26
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers
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