Compendium of Civil Engineering Education Strategies Case Studies and Examples PDF

This book compiles the latest strategies and information regarding civil engineering education, and the skills necessary for success that are tangential to engineering, including global perspectives, critical and design thinking skills, leadership skills, assessment, recruitment, retention, and more. It is designed so that each chapter can be used separately or in combination with other chapters to help enhance and foster student learning as well as promote the development of skills required for engineering practice.

Features

Includes overviews of successful academic approaches for each topic including implementation examples in every chapter

Explains how assessment and the resulting data can be used for holistic evaluation and improvement of student learning

Addresses the complexities of moral and professional ethics in engineering

Highlights the importance of adopting a global perspective and the successful strategies that have been used or considered in educating resilient, globally minded engineers

Compendium of Civil Engineering Education Strategies: Case Studies and Examples serves as a useful guide for engineering faculty, practitioners, and graduate students considering a career in academia. Academic faculty and working professionals will find the content helpful as instructional and reference material in developing and assessing career skills. It is also useful for intellectually curious students who want a deeper understanding and appreciation of the need for professional development and life-long learning.

Authors: Hudson Jackson, Kassim Tarhini