Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice: Recent submissions
Now showing items 441-460 of 1475
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Scaffolding Assessment from Lesson Objectives through Student Outcomes: Faculty Perspectives of a Viable Continuous Improvement Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014) -
Closure to “Contemporary Model of Civil Engineering Failures” by Richard L. Meehan, Brian Chun, Sang‐wuk Ji, Stephanie King, Knut Ronold, and Frank Yang (April, 1993, Vol. 119, No. 2)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994) -
Introduction to the Special Section on “Risk Management and Legal Considerations of Project and Services Delivery”
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005) -
Discussion of “<i>Existentialism, Engineering, and Liberal Arts</i>” by David A. Bella (July, 1990, Vol. 116, No. 3)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992) -
Using <i>Bernier v. Boston Edison</i> to Teach Undergraduate Engineering Students about Professional Responsibility
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The matter of design fault is presented in a timeless case from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts regarding a concrete light pole. The detail in the printed ruling provides engineering students with remarkable ... -
Measuring Corruption in Public Construction Projects in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Corruption has been identified as the greatest obstacle to economic and social development. Public construction projects, in particular, face high corruption risk as public construction sector has been consecutively deemed ... -
Effect of Trust and Satisfaction on Interpersonal Relationships: Comparative Study of Capitalist and Socialist Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)This research investigated the effect of project quality, client satisfaction, and trust on interpersonal relationships between contracting parties in public construction projects. Using a questionnaire, data were collected ... -
Impact of Toyota Way Implementation on Performance of Large Chinese Construction Firms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Many attempts have been made to thoroughly understand the lean approach and its application in construction. Among these efforts, the Toyota way model is viewed as an appropriate approach that pinpoints various aspects of ... -
Audit Contract Provisions and Real-Time Cost Reporting in Construction Contracting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)With the advent of contracting methods in the construction industry that result in the owner compensating a contractor for “actual costs” as opposed to a lump-sum payment, the owner must protect its interest by taking on ... -
Status of BIM Adoption and the BIM Experience of Cost Consultants in Australia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)There is anecdotal evidence that the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) is on the increase. However, the extent to which quantity surveyors (QS) (also referred to as cost consultants or cost engineers) are now ... -
Effectiveness of an Interactive Learning Environment Utilizing a Physical Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a physical desktop learning module and associated activities and assessments (DLM&A) implemented in an undergraduate engineering class. Preassessments and ... -
Urban Regeneration and the Urban Challenge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)This paper encourages civil engineers to assume positions of leadership in order to facilitate balanced legislation and planning in the context of urban regeneration and the environment. -
Does Expectation Match Reality? Examination of Risk Management Education in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Improving the performance of risk management has become necessary, and the concerns over the teaching of risk management are increasing. This research aims to explore the key contents of a risk management course and provide ... -
ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards: Their Relation to Sustainability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)The aim of this study was to explore the link between sustainable development and the ISO -
Discussion of “<i>Civil Engineering Design Professors Should be Registered Engineers</i>” by George T. Taoka (July, 1989, Vol. 115, No. 3)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1991) -
Standards of Professional Practice for Design Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This article is the result of continued research at the University of Alabama’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering relating to management issues in engineering failures. The research shows that ... -
Best Practices for Procurement and Management of Professional Services Contracts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The ongoing climate of fiscal limitations coupled with increased infrastructure demand poses significant challenges for state DOTs. Most face continuing pressure to meet the increasing infrastructure demands of their state ... -
Global Interests among First-Year Civil and Environmental Engineering Students
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Student attitudes about the importance of global issues, their interest in global issues, and their interest in working abroad were evaluated using surveys and content analysis of homework assignments from first year civil ... -
Challenges and Benefits of Open-Ended Sustainable Design in First-Year Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The process of designing buildings requires both creative and analytical skills to devise innovative building solutions that cannot be generated from analytical skills alone, but traditional teaching and assessment tends ... -
Successful Civil Engineering Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)