Horizontal Integration of the Same Design Project in Multiple Structural Engineering Courses

Abstract

Matt Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation before returning to obtain his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech. He worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McClean, Virginia on concrete bridge research before coming to the Virginia Military Institute. He teaches engineering mechanics and structural engineering courses at VMI and enjoys working with the students on undergraduate research projects and with the ASCE student chapter.

Longitudinal Integration of the Same Design Project in Multiple Structural Engineering Courses

“…The project was designed to be a minor addition to an existing course syllabus and not an entire course rewrite or curriculum change. This integration was effectively completed at two different universities [14]. At one of the universities, both the steel and concrete design courses were taught by the same professor.…”

Possibilities for Technology-enhanced Active Learning of Structural Steel Design

“…An advantage to using technology as a medium for learning is that the content does not change just the delivery and approach of the content. If technology permits new education on class topics, Dymond and Swenty (2017) provide reason to change the material viewpoints to be more collaborative and have myriad of challenges more closely matching the profession (Abbott and Penney 2016).…”