Compendium of Civil Engineering Education Strategies: Case Studies and Examples

ISBN-13: 9781032235387 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 226 str.

Hudson Jackson; Kassim Tarhini

Opis

This book compiles proven strategies for civil engineering education and the skills necessary for successful practice such as critical thinking, design thinking, leadership, and communication skills. It also addresses other relevant topics including professional ethics, global perspectives, assessment, recruitment, retention, and more.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Global Perspectives in Civil Engineering Education. Chapter 2. Critical and Design Thinking across the Civil Engineering Curriculum. Chapter 3. Development of Leadership Skills. Chapter 4. Communication and Information Literacy Skills. Chapter 5. Professional Ethics. Chapter 6. Assessment of Student Learning. Chapter 7. Engineering Outreach: Recruitment and Retention. Appendix 1. American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics. Appendix 2. Multistorey Building Design Project. Appendix 3. Soil Mechanics Technical Paper. Appendix 4. Design Competency Survey. Appendix 5. Common Grading Rubric (Geotechnical Engineering and Reinforced Concrete Design courses). Appendix 6. End of Semester Survey (Geotechnical Engineering Design course). Appendix 7. AROW School Lesson Plan Template. Appendix 8. Example AROW Lesson Plan on Fundamentals of Buoyancy. Appendix 9. Example AROW Lesson Plan on Fundamentals of Torque and Gears.