Journal of Civil Engineering Education: Recent submissions
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Issues of Interpretation and Understanding: Social Semiotic Framework to Inform Teaching of Civil Engineering and Project Communications
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Civil engineers and project managers must control and manage the project management discourse with the client and other stakeholders or risk slippages to time, cost, and programs. This paper explores how communicative ... -
Industry Perception of the Knowledge and Skills Required to Implement Sensor Data Analytics in Construction
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Construction, one of the largest industries in the world, consistently underperforms and faces barriers in leveraging the full potential of applying analytics to sensor data due to a lack of a skilled workforce. The prospects ... -
Influence of Cues on the Safety Hazard Recognition of Construction Workers during Safety Training: Evidence from an Eye-Tracking Experiment
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Worldwide, construction site accidents cause many casualties among construction workers every year. Although many safety guidelines that construction workers are urged to read and keep in mind have been formulated, it is ... -
Exploring the Differences in Hydraulic Engineering Problem-Solving Behavior between Undergraduate Students and Engineering Practitioners with Multiple Representations Using Eye-Tracking Techniques
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Problem solving is a common activity for engineering students and practicing engineers as they learn and practice the use of engineering concepts. Understanding the approach to a problem provides a glimpse at unique ... -
Bringing Social Justice Context into Civil Engineering Courses for First-Year and Third-Year Students
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Civil engineering education must be updated to keep pace with the profession and move past a culture of disengagement where technical work is considered separate from societal impact. Civil engineering students need to ... -
Validating a Critical Consciousness Scale for Civil Engineers
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Civil engineering students in the United States rarely receive instruction about how their work affects social inequities. Indeed, research reveals that most engineering students lack critical consciousness and fail to ... -
Alignment of Civil Engineering Programs with the ASCE Body of Knowledge
(ASCE, 7/3/2023 1)The American Society of Civil Engineer’s Body of Knowledge versions 2 and 3 (BOK2 and BOK3) explicitly describe the knowledge expected in each category (outcome) of those entering the civil engineering profession. The goal ... -
Engineering in a Crisis: Observing Students’ Perceptions of Macroethical Responsibilities during Pandemics and Natural Disasters
(ASCE, 5/18/2023 )When the ethical responsibilities of engineers are discussed in classrooms, the focus is usually on microethics, which concentrates on individual decision-making, rather than macroethics, that addresses broad societal ... -
Assessment of Interactive Holographic Scenes in Learning Applications of Sensing Technologies in Construction Education
(ASCE, 7/21/2023 )This study presents a between- and within-subjects quasi-experiment that investigated the impact of interactive holographic scenes (virtual environment) on learning sensing technologies such as laser scanners, drones, ... -
Observing Architectural Engineering Graduate Students’ Design Optimization Behaviors Using Eye-Tracking Methods
(ASCE, 6/24/2023 )Parametric optimization techniques allow building designers to pursue multiple performance objectives, which can benefit the overall design. However, the strategies used by architecture and engineering graduate students ... -
Impact of Modality on Workload among Engineering Undergraduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(ASCE, 5/22/2023 )The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruptions in models for engineering student training. At The Citadel, an undergraduate-focused college in the Southeastern United States, a variety of modalities were implemented ... -
Understanding Lifelong Learning and Skills Development: Lessons Learned from Practicing Civil Engineers
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)Civil engineering is rapidly evolving as research discoveries, technological evolution, and changing regulations alter the state of practice. To adapt to the advancement of the field, engineers must have the ability to be ... -
Alignment of the FE Exam with Civil Engineering Program Content
(ASCE, 2022/06/02)The goal of this study was to determine the extent civil engineering programs include topics from the civil engineering–specific fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam in their curricula. Data were gathered from a representative ... -
Using Learning Analytics and Student Perceptions to Explore Student Interactions in an Online Construction Management Course
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)The expansion of online learning in higher education has both contributed to researchers exploring innovative ways to develop learning environments and created challenges in identifying student interactions with course ... -
Academia and Industry Perceptions of Construction Planning and Scheduling Education
(ASCE, 2022-03-30)For construction management students completing the construction planning and scheduling course to meet work expectations and provide effective benefit to their employers, the course curriculum should accurately reflect ... -
Student Self-Assessment: Relationships between Accuracy, Engagement, Perceived Value, and Performance
(ASCE, 2022-03-16)The ability to self-assess is a key component of learning and particularly of life-long learning. Knowledge surveys (KS) are a self-assessment tool where respondents rate their ability to answer a question or perform a ... -
Bridging the Gap between Industry Expectations and Academic Preparation: Civil Engineering Students’ Employability
(ASCE, 2022-02-28)Employers expect engineering graduates to be prepared for their entry-level positions in the rapidly advancing civil engineering industry. Employability, defined as developing capabilities for successful and sustainable ... -
Comparing Engineering Student and Practitioner Performance on the Strength of Materials Concept Inventory: Results and Implications
(ASCE, 2022-02-22)Preparing engineering undergraduate students for the workforce is a goal of engineering programs. Engineering educators arguably provide students with conceptual understanding of engineering fundamentals; however, few ... -
Advancing Minority STEM Students’ Communication and Presentation Skills through Cocurricular Training Activities
(ASCE, 2022-01-31)The competency and professional growth of the workforce in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is significantly impacted by the individuals’ ability to master oral communication skills as well ... -
Faculty Perceptions of Interactive Learning Spaces within Construction Programs
(ASCE, 2021-12-08)To date, research conducted on interactive learning spaces (ILSs) has focused on the student learning experience, with limited focus on faculty perceptions. In this study, construction management faculty were surveyed about ...