Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice: Recent submissions
Now showing items 801-820 of 1475
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An Interesting Confliction: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
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Effectiveness of Learning Transportation Network Growth through Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Computer simulation plays an increasingly important role in engineering education as a tool for enhancing classroom learning. This research investigates the efficacy of using simulation in teaching the topic of transportation ... -
Reappraisal of University-Level Engineering Education
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Care and Feeding Instructions for Engineering Adjunct Faculty
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006) -
Incorporating Contractual Incentives to Facilitate Relational Contracting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Construction projects are undertaken by many parties, all with their own goals and motivations which may not always be aligned. Furthermore, they are governed by contracts, which do not necessarily produce win-win outcomes. ... -
Exploring the Legal Aspects of Relational Contracting
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Organizational Distortions and Failures: A Method to Expose Them
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)As engineers, we pride ourselves on being problem solvers. The paper, however, defines a class of problems that are serious, pervasive, and largely ignored. These are complex human problems that include widespread distortion ... -
Legal Issues Associated with Emergent Actor Roles in Innovative U.K. Procurement: Prime Contracting Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Pressure for reform in U.K. construction procurement has led to a move toward relational contracting. Long-term partnerships between clients and construction service providers have enabled traditional construction roles ... -
Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods Used in Alliance Contracts
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Improving Public Urban Services through Increased Accountability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)This paper is concerned with the potential of accountability to improve the performance of public urban services. A number of assumptions are made in the literature relating to accountability; these concern the necessity ... -
Promise and Barriers to Technology Enabled and Open Project Team Collaboration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)In today’s world, construction projects require the collaboration of several parties who work independently for a shared purpose, sometimes across space and time, and most of the time across organizational boundaries. ... -
Risk Management on Large Capital Projects
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Simple Structural Models for the Education of Structural Engineers at Graz University
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005) -
Practitioner and Employer Assessment of ABET Outcome Criteria
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has revised the accreditation criteria that are designed to assure that graduates of accredited programs are prepared to enter the practice of engineering and ... -
Awards
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Risk Management Issues of Branch Engineering Offices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005) -
Graphical Communication Using Hand-Drawn Sketches in Civil Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Hand-drawn sketches are still an important tool used by civil engineers to graphically communicate technical information. New engineers often have inadequate experience preparing sketches by hand to effectively communicate ... -
Managing Engineers: Seven Employment Law Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
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Not Making the Grade: Expansive Soils and Higher Education in Texas
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Expansive soils are a serious geologic hazard in Texas; accordingly, one would expect Texas engineering colleges to offer a strong educational program on expansive soils at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. ... -
Outside the Budget Box—Public/Private Partnership as a Creative Vehicle for Finance and Delivery of Public School Facilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Our public schools face almost irresistible pressures to upgrade and expand facilities and deliver better, more advanced, and higher-quality education while tax revenues and therefore budgets are shrinking each year. Class ...