Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice: Recent submissions
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Classroom Activities to Illustrate Concepts of Darcy’s Law and Hydraulic Conductivity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A Darcy bottle is a water bottle that is filled with porous material and liquid, and that contains a drain assembly on the bottom of the bottle to allow liquid to drain. A collection of Darcy bottles with different ... -
Educating Guidance Counselors on Engineering as a Career and Academic Choice
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Recommendations for Improving Graduate Adviser-Advisee Communication
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Communication between advisees and their research advisers while they are in graduate school has a major impact on their academic and research performance. A model of communication process was verified using results from ... -
Hands-On Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Modules in the Context of Effective Learning Pedagogies, ABET Outcomes, and Our Curricular Reform
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Hands-on inquiry-based educational modules were designed for two undergraduate geotechnical engineering courses at the University of Vermont. The modules were designed to achieve three objectives: (1) meet the goals of our ... -
Beyond the Cognitive: The Affective Domain, Values, and the Achievement of the Vision
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)ASCE has developed an aspirational vision of the profession that deals aggressively with pressing emergent issues. The vision demands development of many aspects of the profession, including both specialized knowledge and ... -
New Look at the Code of Ethics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The ASCE code of ethics has been revised many times since its adoption in 1914. The Code began as a virtual copy of the code of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London that was adopted in 1912. Its primary emphasis was ... -
Experiential Learning in Engineering Practice
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The American Society of Civil Engineers is asserting an increasingly broad and deep body of knowledge (BOK) that reflects contemporary expectations for professional leadership. The BOK is to be fulfilled with a combination ... -
Education for Sustainability: Experiences from Greece
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Increasing awareness of sustainability has affected civil engineering education, making it more complex and demonstrating the connections to economic, social, and technological problems. Environmental consciousness in the ... -
Exploring Factors for Ethical Decision Making: Views from Construction Professionals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The construction industry has experienced malpractice, which is a significant cause for concern. Does the nature of the industry provide some hint for tracing the underlying reasons of the relatively severe ethical problems ... -
Integrating Industry Experts into Engineering Education: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)An advanced grade control course is described as a model for industry involvement in special topics educational offerings. Several unique aspects of these courses were the lack of textbooks on the topic, little previously ... -
Sustainability in Construction Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)It is widely recognized that sustainability should be incorporated into engineering education. To prepare students with sustainability knowledge and techniques, engineering educators need to develop appropriate class ... -
Use of Computerized Dynamic Assessment to Improve Student Achievement: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Recent studies have reported on the benefits of dynamic assessment (DA) in improving student learning and achievement through diagnostic monitoring of student misunderstandings, providing context-specific feedback, and ... -
Project Enhanced Learning: Addressing ABET Outcomes and Linking the Curriculum
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)This paper discusses the development of project enhanced courses that combine the best of problem-based learning and traditional “topic” focused instruction. This approach addresses the need to ensure that students receive ... -
Peer and Self-Assessment for First-Year Students as a Tool to Improve Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)In a time when European university systems are facing changes and opportunities for convergence, civil engineering teachers are also engaging in new methods of teaching that foster active learning, creativity, and leadership ... -
Educational Partnership to Establish Engineering/Construction Management Graduate Programs in Algeria
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)This paper describes a partnership between the University of Missouri–Rolla and the Université Abou-Bekr Belkaïd de Tlemcen in Algeria in order to support the development of programs of instruction and faculty training in ... -
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Emergency Contracting Strategies for Federal Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)During the past decade, government agencies have struggled to adequately respond to emergency events that require labor, materials, equipment, and services provided by construction contractors. In fact, the criticism ... -
Exploring the Influence of Contract Governance on Construction Dispute Negotiation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The obligations and rights of the contracting parties are typically set out in the conditions of contract. The attempt to have a “water-proof” contract that caters to all eventualities has turned contracts into management ... -
Vision for Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments in the 21st Century
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General Disclaimer Does Not Defeat Differing Site Conditions Claim
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