Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice: Recent submissions
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Use of BIM for Effective Visualization Teaching Approach in Construction Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper presents the effectiveness of building information modeling (BIM) as an integrated learning tool in construction education. A BIM-based teaching approach was designed and used to teach a construction management ... -
Impact of the Application of International Quality Processes on Engineering Education at Universities in Sri Lanka
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Globally, the delivery of engineering degree programs and accreditation processes for benchmarking the quality of engineering education have been improved with introduction of the Washington Accord. This paper highlights ... -
Attributes of Hong Kong Construction Engineering Student Learning Approaches: Investigation of Chinese and Western Personal Values
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Members of the construction engineering profession require developing not only technical knowledge but also various personal attitudes and values to enable them to keep abreast of an ever-changing body of knowledge and ... -
Behavior, Attitude, and Perception toward Safety Culture from Mandatory Safety Training Course
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The construction industry is one of the most hazardous trades as far as work safety is concerned. Efforts have been made to improve safety in workplace. These efforts have focused on legislation, engineering failure, safety ... -
Citation Rates of Award-Winning ASCE Papers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Citation data is increasingly being used to assess quality and importance. By this criterion, a paper that is not cited is automatically assumed to lack both quality and significance. This paper examines the validity of ... -
Do Professional Women and Tradeswomen in the South African Construction Industry Share Common Employment Barriers despite Progressive Government Legislation?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The postapartheid period in South African history will most likely be recorded as the most positive legislative period for women ever, yet the construction industry appears to exclude women, both professionally and at ... -
Teaching Structural Analysis through Design, Building, and Testing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper presents the results of an innovative teaching experience in the area of structural analysis in the mechanical engineering program of the Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. The teaching methodology used is aimed at ... -
BIM-Enabled Virtual and Collaborative Construction Engineering and Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Today’s construction engineering and management (CEM) graduates must have strong communication and teamwork skills; they must have the ability to work efficiently within colocated teams; and finally, they must know how to ... -
3D Visualization of Structures Using Finite-Element Analysis in Teaching
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper presents the results of a 4-year study (from 2006–2009) using three-dimensional (3D) visualization of structures for teaching in civil engineering. 3D finite-element models have been developed to simulate the ... -
Cross-Fertilization of Engineering Education Research and Development
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Key Competencies for U.S. Construction Graduates: Industry Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This study examined U.S. construction industry perceptions regarding key competencies for construction graduates using a survey of recruiters for over 100 construction companies located in the eastern United States. The ... -
Case-Based and Collaborative-Learning Techniques to Teach Delivery of Sustainable Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Project delivery of sustainable buildings is more complex than that for traditional buildings. It requires early interdisciplinary collaboration with full commitment of team members to the project’s green goals—ensured by ... -
Alfred Pancoast Boller
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Boller was one of the post-Civil War giants in the bridge-building field. Along with men like Jacob Hays Linville, Charles Macdonald, T. C. Clarke, C. Shaler Smith, Charles Kellogg, Octave Chanute, George Morison, C. C. ... -
Summary of Developments in the Civil Engineering Capstone Course at Purdue University
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The civil engineering capstone senior design course at Purdue University involves all seniors in their last semester before graduation and is titled “Civil Engineering Design Project.” The course catalog describes it as ... -
Impact of a Construction Management Educational Intervention on the Expertise and Work Practice of Nonconstruction Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This study investigated the influence of a construction management educational intervention on the expertise and work practice of nonconstruction engineers affiliated with a premiere U.S. engineering procurement and ... -
Creative Laboratory Model for Large Undergraduate Engineering Classes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Universities are under continual pressure to reduce the expense associated with the laboratory education of undergraduate engineering students. Many alternatives to traditional laboratory instruction have been tested to ... -
Smart Structures in Engineering Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)As technologies evolve, academia must follow suit to best use these technological strides to advance structures for better reliability and overall safety. One such advancement is subsumed under the title “smart structures,” ... -
Use of Tangible and Augmented Reality Models in Engineering Graphics Courses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Engineering graphics courses are typically a requirement for engineering students around the world. Besides understanding and depicting graphic representation of engineering objects, the goal of these courses is to provide ... -
Building Student Teamwork with the Student Geo-Challenge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Teamwork is an essential part of engineering practice. The Geo-Challenge is a teambuilding competition for civil engineering students, and both teambuilding and competition are useful for preparing students for engineering ... -
Ethical Issues in Multiple-Authored and Mentor-Supervised Publications
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper explores the ethical issues related to publication, authorship, and mentoring with the goal of better defining coauthorship standards and encouraging research ethics discussion and education within the academic ...