Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice: Recent submissions
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Evolution of Statutory Adjudication as a Form of Dispute Resolution in the U.K. Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)This paper reports on the rapid growth in the use of this form of dispute resolution and its apparent decline. It considers how this novel form of dispute resolution has changed in nature from its original limited role of ... -
Perspective from the United States: Tensions between “Getting It Done” and “Getting It Right”
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)For over 2 decades, and in response to complaints that arbitration was too expensive and too time consuming, the American construction bar has been energetic and innovative in developing a broad array of dispute resolution ... -
Construction Adjudication in the United Kingdom: Past, Present, and Future
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Adjudication was enacted in the Housing Grants, -
Civil Engineering Education and Complex Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Civil engineering is an interdisciplinary field, and most of the projects designed and built represent very complex systems, both during the construction phase and in the built phase. This research describes how a course ... -
Embedding Leadership Development in Construction Engineering and Management Education
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Dual-Team Model for International Service Learning in Engineering: Remote Solar Water Pumping in Guatemala
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Provision of clean water can improve the lives of many people around the world. In addition, engineering skills are required to conceive, design, and construct water systems. Therefore, an international engineering ... -
Effective Web Dissemination of Construction IT Research Publications
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Scientific publishing has undergone a number of paradigm shifts triggered by new technologies. The last technology leap, the world wide web, has made possible a new form of publishing called open access (OA), which places ... -
Changing the Status Quo in Environmental Engineering Education in Response to Emerging Markets
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The job market and skill needs have been expanding for environmental engineers requiring more interdisciplinary training and global citizenship. The 1970s was a decade of regulatory activities, the 1980s was a decade of ... -
Teaching Engineering Surveying in a Civil Engineering Program: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)As engineering surveying is highly concerned with its intensive involvement in the construction of roads and bridges, drainage systems, buildings, railways, and tunnels in civil engineering, the subject of engineering ... -
Macrolevel and Microlevel Frameworks of Experiential Learning Theory in Construction Engineering Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The experiential learning theory is one of the best-known learning theories in education and has been explored and developed for decades through various studies in higher education. This learning method is expected to ... -
Snapshot of Graduate Student Seminar Practices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Civil engineering departments in the United States were surveyed to ascertain the range of practices for conducting seminars for graduate students. Two separate internet-based survey instruments were developed and utilized. ... -
Role of the Civil Engineer as a Coordinator of Safety and Health Matters within the Construction Sector
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Engineering Advisory Boards: Passive or Proactive?
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Standards in Civil Engineering Design Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)In the United States, requirements in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) engineering criteria provide a strong incentive to integrate engineering codes and standards into civil engineering ... -
General Education for Civil Engineers: Sustainable Development
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The ABET criteria for engineering programs no longer has a requirement for humanities and social sciences but instead requires a general education component that complements the technical component of the curriculum. ... -
Current State of Highway Safety Education: Safety Course Offerings in Engineering and Public Health
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)There is a need to investigate educational offerings in highway safety available through engineering, public health, and injury prevention programs at universities in the United States. A series of surveys was distributed ... -
Engineer’s Liability Considerations in Specifying Corrugated High Density Polyethylene Pipe
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The engineer’s role in any design project is to design a project that meets the desired purpose, is constructible, and the health, safety, and welfare of the user is protected. Yet engineers do not always recognize the ... -
Perceptions of Contractual Risk Allocation in Construction Supply Chains
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Common perceptions of contractual risk allocation are the basis of a harmonious, effective and efficient construction project. This paper explores the extent to which common perceptions of risk allocation exist along the ... -
Introducing Smart Structures Technology into Civil Engineering Curriculum: Education Development at Lehigh University
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Most of today’s civil engineering students are unaware of the potential use of smart structures technology in the design, construction, and maintenance of civil infrastructure systems. This paper presents recent education ... -
District of Columbia Green Building Act of 2006 and Its Implications for Sureties
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)