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2009 ASCE National Department Heads Conference

Fulfilling the Civil Engineering Body of

Knowledge

BOK Educational Fulfillment CommitteeCommittee on the Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (CAP^3)

BOKEdFC MembersKenneth Fridley, Chair The University of Alabama

Kevin Hall, Vice-chair University of Arkansas

James Alleman Iowa State University

Jean-Pierre Bardet University of Southern California

Jeffrey Evans Bucknell University

Brett Gunnink Montana State University-Bozeman

Debra Larson Northern Arizona University

George List North Carolina State University

Kenneth McManis University of Louisiana

Roger Smith Texas A & M University

Kevin Sutterer Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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“Our greatest obligation to our [future civil engineering professionals] is to prepare them to understand and to deal effectively with the world in which they will live and not with the world we have known or the world we would prefer to have.” - Grayson Kirk (1903-1997)

Educator

Opening Thought

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Our Profession and Our Vision Entrusted by society to

create a sustainable world and enhance the global quality of life, civil engineers serve competently, collaboratively, and ethically as master:

- planners, designers, constructors, and operators of the built environment

- stewards of the natural environment

- integrators of ideas and technology

- managers of risk and uncertainty

- leaders in shaping policy

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BOKVisio

nKnowledge, skills, & attitudes necessary to enter into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level.

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OUTCOMESOUTCOMES

Technical5. Materials science6. Mechanics7. Experiments8. Problem recognition & solving9. Design10. Sustainability11. Contemporary issues &

historical perspectives12. Risk & uncertainty13. Project management14. Breadth in CE areas15. Technical specialization

Professional16. Communication17. Public policy18. Business &

public administration19. Globalization20. Leadership21. Teamwork22. Attitudes23. Lifelong learning24. Professional &

ethical responsibility

Foundational1. Mathematics 3. Humanities

2. Natural sciences 4. Social sciences

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

list, recite, define, …

explain, describe, …

apply, solve, …

analyze, formulate, …

design, create, …

assess, evaluate, …

1. Knowledge

2. Comprehension

3. Application

4. Analysis

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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Outcome title 1Knowledge

2Comprehension

3Application

4Analysis

5Synthesis

6Evaluation

Levels of achievement

12. Risk & uncertainty

11. Contemporary issues & historical perspectives

10. Sustainability

9. Design

8. Problem recognition & solving

7. Experiments

6. Mechanics

5. Materials science

Technical

4. Social sciences

3. Humanities

2. Natural sciences

1. Mathematics

Foundational

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Outcome title

24. Professional & ethical

responsibility

23. Lifelong learning

22. Attitudes

21. Teamwork

20. Leadership

19. Globalization

18. Business & public admin.

17. Public policy

16. Communication

Professional

15. Technical specialization

14. Breadth in CE areas

13. Project management

Technical (cont)

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5Synthesis

4Analysis

3Application

2Comprehension

1Knowledge

Levels of achievement

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Paths to BOK Attainment

B + MABET

& E

BABET

+ MValidated & E

BABET

+ 30Validated & EPath #2

Path #3

Path #1

BABET

+ MABET

& EPath #4

Includes non-traditional providers

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Curricula

Primary Input

Key Input

NCEESModel Law

NCEESModel Rules

Laws/Rules of 56 Licensing Boards

Experience Guidelines

Master Plan

Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025

Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK)

B + “M or 30”Guidelines

AccreditationCriteria

AspirationalComprehensive

Future-Focused

Strategic

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BOK Educational Fulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC) CHARGE

• Create community of scholars interested in engineering educational reform.

• Document curriculum changes from BOK1.

• Identify possible curriculum changes consistent w/BOK2 – and document actual changes.

• Pursue other activities in future related to BOK2.

• Complete by 30 September 2009.

Corresponding MembersA Emin Aktan Drexel University Joan Al-Kazily California State U -- SacramentoTomasz Arciszewski George Mason UniversityBrock Barry Purdue UniversityBrian Brenner Fay, Spofford & ThondikeDonald Carpenter Lawrence Technological University Peter Carrato Bechtel CorporationAnirban De Manhattan CollegeMichael Demetsky University of Virginia Charles Glagola University of Florida Francis Griggs Merrimack CollegeRoger Hadgraft Melbourne School of EngineeringJoseph Hanus United States Military AcademyRonald Harichandran Michigan State University

Merlin Kirschenman North Dakota State University Robert Knox University of OklahomaRobert Mackey S2L Inc Paul McMullin Dunn AssociatesZane Mitchell United States Air Force AcademyPhilip Parker Univ Of Wisconsin- Platteville James Plemmons The CitadelJohn Riester Virginia Military InstituteJerry Rogers University of Houston David Smith The University of Melbourne Robert Stokes Kansas State UniversityPhillip Thompson Seattle University Dennis Truax Mississippi State Univ Ronald Welch University of Texas - TylerScott Yost University Of Kentucky

Corresponding Members

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Graphical Representation of BOK2 Outcome Rubric

     LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Mathematics B B B2 Natural Sciences B B B3 Humanities B B B4 Social Sciences B B B

5 Material Science B B B6 Mechanics B B B B7 Experiments B B B B M/308 Problem Recognition/Solving B B B M/309 Design B B B B B E

10 Sustainability B B B E11 Contemporary Issues/History B B B E12 Risk & Uncertainty B B B E13 Project Management B B B E14 Breadth in CE B B B B15 Tech Specialization B M/30 M/30 M/30 M/30 E

 

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Graphical Representation of BOK2 Outcome Rubric

     LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

16 Communication B B B B E17 Public Policy B B E18 Business & Public Admin B B E19 Globalization B B B E20 Leadership B B B E21 Teamwork B B B E22 Attitudes B B E23 Lifelong Learning B B B E E24 Professional & Ethics B B B B E E

 

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Number of Programs Reporting All of the Outcome Fulfilled by All of their BS-Level

Graduates     LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT 

OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 61 Mathematics 10 10 9 2 0 0

2 Natural Sciences 10 10 9 2 0 0

3 Humanities 6 5 3 2 0 0

4 Social Sciences 7 4 2 1 0 0

5 Material Science 9 7 5 2 0 0

6 Mechanics 10 9 9 7 0 0

7 Experiments 9 9 9 8 2 0

8 Problem Recognition/Solving 10 9 9 2 1 0

9 Design 9 10 9 8 7 0

10 Sustainability 6 3 2 2 0 0

11 Contemporary Issues/History 7 3 2 1 0 0

12 Risk & Uncertainty 7 3 2 1 0 0

13 Project Management 9 9 6 0 0 0

14 Breadth in CE 10 10 9 9 0 0

15 Tech Specialization 9 7 5 3 0 0

 

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     LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

16 Communication 10 10 8 8 2 0

17 Public Policy 5 4 0 0 0 0

18 Business & Public Admin 7 4 0 0 0 0

19 Globalization 5 3 1 0 0 0

20 Leadership 9 7 4 0 0 0

21 Teamwork 9 8 7 2 0 1

22 Attitudes 7 7 0 0 0 0

23 Lifelong Learning 10 10 9 0 0 0

24 Professional & Ethics 10 10 7 5 0 0

 

Number of Programs Reporting All of the Outcome Fulfilled by All of their BS-Level

Graduates

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     LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Mathematics 10 10 10 3 0 0

2 Natural Sciences 10 10 10 4 0 0

3 Humanities 10 7 5 4 0 0

4 Social Sciences 10 7 5 2 0 0

5 Material Science 9 8 6 3 0 0

6 Mechanics 10 10 10 9 0 0

7 Experiments 10 10 10 9 4 0

8 Problem Recognition/Solving 10 10 10 4 2 1

9 Design 9 10 10 10 9 1

10 Sustainability 7 4 3 2 0 0

11 Contemp Issues/History 9 7 6 1 1 0

12 Risk & Uncertainty 8 5 5 1 0 0

13 Proj Management 9 9 8 2 1 0

14 Breadth in CE 10 10 10 9 0 0

15 Tech Specialization 9 7 6 4 1 0

 

Number of Programs Reporting Most or All of the Outcome Fulfilled by All of their

BS-Level Graduates

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     LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

16 Communication 10 10 10 10 3 1

17 Public Policy 8 4 1 0 0 0

18 Business & Public Admin 8 6 1 0 0 0

19 Globalization 6 6 4 1 0 0

20 Leadership 9 9 5 0 0 0

21 Teamwork 10 10 10 5 0 1

22 Attitudes 7 7 4 0 0 0

23 Lifelong Learning 10 10 10 3 0 0

24 Professional & Ethics 10 10 10 9 0 0

 

Number of Programs Reporting Most or All of the Outcome Fulfilled by All of their

BS-Level Graduates

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    LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Experiments 4

8 Problem Recognition/Solving 6

12 Technical Specialization 9 9 9 5

Number of Programs Reporting All of the Outcome Fulfilled by All of their MS-Level

Graduates

Number of Programs Reporting Most or All of the Outcome Fulfilled by All of their

MS-Level Graduates    LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

OUTCOME OUTCOME TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Experiments 7

8 Problem Recognition/Solving 9

12 Technical Specialization 9 9 9 9

Areas of Concern: BOK2

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3 Humanities

4 Social Sciences

5 Material Science

10 Sustainability

11 Contemporary Issues & History

12 Risk and Uncertainty

17 Public Policy

18 Business & Public Administration

19 Globalization

20 Leadership

24 Professional & Ethical Responsibility

Current Activities• Task groups organized to focus on identified outcomes

of concern• Provide background and discussion• Address why programs may currently have difficulty

addressing the outcome and LOA• Provide case studies current approaches and other

possible approaches• Make recommendations for future consideration • Goal – comprehensive report next year (e.g., ASEE 2010)

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Curricula

Primary Input

Key Input

NCEESModel Law

NCEESModel Rules

Laws/Rules of 56 Licensing Boards

Experience Guidelines

Master Plan

Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025

Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK)

B + “M or 30”Guidelines

AccreditationCriteria

• CHALLENGE – ALIGN EXPERIENTIAL OUTCOMES WITH THE --

PRACTICAL REALITIES OF AN ENGINEER INTERN’S PRE-LICENSURE EXPERIENCE.

LICENSING PROCESS.

• FOCUS – ON 15 (of the 24) BOK2 OUTCOMES WTH EXPERIENTIAL EXPECTATIONS.

OVERVIEW:BOK Experiential

Fulfillment Committee (BOKExFC)

BOKExFC “PROBLEM” TO OVERCOME

• ACCUMULATION & VALIDATION OF ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSURE.

• EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS ARE:

POORLY ARTICULATED.

NON-UNIFORM ACROSS JURISDICTIONS.

GENERALLY LACKING IN STRUCTURE.

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BOKExFC -- CHARGE

Develop a stand-alone set of experience guidelines for the civil engineer intern – to include provisions for reporting, mentorship, assessment, and validation of the experiential outcomes.

CAP 3 recruited practitioners from a diverse cross-section of the profession — especially individuals

involved with the development of engineer interns (EI).

BOKExFC MembersName Company Name Hometown

Monte Phillips Professor Emeritus; Past President of NSPE Park Rapids, MN

Forrest Holly Consultant; Iowa Licensure Bd (2000-2008) Iowa City, IA

Wayne Bergstrom Bechtel Power Corporation Frederick, MD

Dan Campbell LV Engineers Henderson, NV

John Carrato President, Alfred Benesch & Co Chicago, IL

Margie DeLaurell Psomas St George, UT

Kurt Fischer Shirley Contracting Company, LLC Alexandria, VA

Bob Krebs Krebs & Lansing Consulting Engineers, Inc. South Hero, VT

Bob Mackey S2L Inc Maitland, FL

Frank Sherkow Professor of Practice, Oregon State U Yachats, OR

Bill Straub CMA Engineers, Inc. South Berwick, ME

Jeff Russell Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering Madison, WI

Tom Lenox ASCE Reston, VA

Corresponding MembersName Company Name Hometown

Glen Andersen President, Optimum Resource Engr. Corp. San Antonio, TX

Gregg Brandow Brandow & Johnston Inc Los Angeles, CA

David Dahl CEO, Midwestern Engrs Inc Loogootee, IN

Bill Edgerton President, Jacobs Associates St. Inigoes, MD

Walt FarrellPresident, Eskenazi Farrell & Fodor PC

Chicago, IL

Alfie Gand Ramboll Whitbybird Birmingham, England

Mike Khoncarly URS-Washington Division Twinsburg, OH

John Martin Clark Patterson Lee Johnson City, NY

Paul McMullin Dunn Associates, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT

Ken Roley City of Salem Salem, OR

Steve Sanders Gsww Inc Dallas, TX

Berrin Tansel Florida International University Coral Gables, FL

Mike Wenning American Structurepoint, Inc. Indianapolis, IN

Jay Winzler Winzler & Kelly Alamo, CA

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Information and Knowledgeable Points of Contact

For more information visit the ASCE website

www.asce.org/raisethebar

If you have questions or comments, please contact

Jeff Russell 608.262.7244 russell@engr.wisc.edu

Gerry Galloway 301.405.1341 gegallo@umd.edu

Ken Fridley 205.348.3585 kfridley@eng.ua.edu

Kevin Hall 479-575-8695 kdhall@uark.edu

Tom Lenox 800.548.2723 tlenox@asce.org

www.asce.org/www.asce.org/raisethebarraisethebar

www.asce.org/www.asce.org/raisethebarraisethebar

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ASCE National Department Heads Conference

Masters Level Accreditation

A Panel Discussion

Masters Level Panelists

J.P Mohsen University of Louisville

Ron Welch University of Texas at Tyler

Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University

Ken Fridley University of Alabama

ABET-EACBasic/Baccalaureate Level

General Criteria1. Students2. Program Educational Objectives3. Program Outcomes and Assessment

4. Professional Component5. Faculty6. Facilities7. Institutional Support8. Program Criteria

(a) Math, science, & engineering (g) Communication

(b) Design & conduct experiments (h) Broad education

(c) Design (i) Life-long learning

(d) Multi-disciplinary teams (j) Contemporary issues

(e) Solve problems (k) Engineering tools

(f) Professional & ethical responsibility

Revised Basic-Level Criteria

• Apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations, calculus-based physics, chemistry, and at least one additional area of science, consistent with the program educational objectives;

• Apply knowledge of four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering;

• Conduct civil engineering experiments and analyze and interpret the resulting data;

• Design a system, component, or process in more than one civil engineering context;

• Explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, and leadership;

• Explain the importance of professional licensure.

The program must demonstrate that graduates can…

Fundamental

s Math & Science

Technical

BreadthProfessiona

lPracticeBreadth

ABET-EAC Advanced/Masters-Level

Criteria*• Fulfill basic/baccalaureate-level general criteria

• Fulfill program criteria appropriate to the advanced level specialization area

• One year of study beyond the basic level

• Apply advanced level knowledge in a specialized area of engineering related to the program area

ABET SELF-STUDY REQUIREMENTS

1. Describe the procedure used to ensure that all graduates satisfy both the baccalaureate level and masters level criteria. Use Table 5-1 to list the course requirements of the masters level curriculum.

2. Demonstrate that graduates have an ability to apply advanced level knowledge in a specialized area of engineering related to the program area. Identify the specialized areas of engineering and the associated advanced level knowledge.

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ABET Engineering Criteria(degree requirements)

Baccalaureate-LevelGeneral Criteria

Civil EngineeringProgram Criteria

Masters-LevelGeneral Criteria

Baccalaureate-LevelGeneral Criteria

Civil EngineeringProgram Criteria

B-CEABET

M-CEABET

and/orand/or