Training for Life: Reimagining a Codes and Regulations Course
- Conference
- Location
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Minneapolis, MN
- Publication Date
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August 23, 2022
- Start Date
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June 26, 2022
- End Date
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June 29, 2022
- Conference Session
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Civil Engineering Division - Huh? What Did You Say? What Does That Mean?
- Page Count
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15
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41862
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/41862
- Download Count
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382
Paper Authors
Michelle Marincel Payne Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Michelle K. Marincel Payne is an assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She completed her Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her M.S. in environmental engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, and her B.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. During her graduate studies, Dr. Marincel Payne worked to evaluate the fate of pesticides in drinking water treatment plants, and to develop biomimetic membranes for desalination. Her current interests include undergraduate engineering research and education. Dr. Marincel Payne is leading an Undergraduate Research Community to support students learning through research, undergraduate research to remove stormwater pollutants via engineered treatment wetlands, development of undergraduate courses related to appropriate technology with strong emphasis on social sustainability, and frameworks for integrating open-ended problems through students' curricula.
Namita Shrestha Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Abstract
Codes and regulations provide a baseline of expectation for civil engineering practice, and in turn, engineers influence the codes and regulations to create new best practices. To address a need for embedded ethics instruction at the upper level, a reimagined Civil Engineering Codes and Regulations course allowed students to examine how common civil engineering codes and the ASCE Code of Ethics relate to the need for community engagement and professional best practices to realize equitable civil infrastructure. By expanding the definition of codes and regulations to include the ASCE Code of Ethics and professional ethical expectations, students learned and practiced professional skills to prepare them for their capstone design project experience and the workplace. In this paper, we describe our approach to reimagining a Civil Engineering Codes and Regulations course in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. We describe our learning objectives and modules, and our model that includes leveraging internal and external professional speakers. Using survey data, we describe how students learned from these modules. Students benefited, but the impact of the modules depended on students’ previous exposure level to the skills associated with these topics. While describing students’ perceived improvements, we also discuss expectations for time and resources needed for development of the course. Finally, we share lessons learned so that individual modules or the full approach could be adapted for use at other institutions.
Marincel Payne, M., & Shrestha, N. (2022, August), Training for Life: Reimagining a Codes and Regulations Course Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41862
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