Abstract
Civil engineering design is an inspired activity. It offers the engineer a high degree of autonomy to conceive or create a unique, state-of-the-art, functional, costeffective facility. Civil engineering design calls on the talent of the engineer to balance the client's end-use requirements and financial resources, with the safety ofthe occupants. Because the process of engineering design has such a vast degree of freedom, teaching the concepts inherent in design is a very challenging, and at times frustrating, endeavor. The present paper discusses the many facets of the senior design course developed at the University of Missouri- Rolla to include a course that employs an effective team teaching approach with two faculty members who have both extensive teaching and industry/consulting experience. Their real-world experiences are assets when teaching design. © ASCE.
Recommended Citation
C. D. Morris and R. A. LaBoube, "Teaching Civil Engineering Design: Observations and Experiences," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 47 - 53, American Society of Civil Engineers, Jan 1995.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1995)121:1(47)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1052-3928
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1995
