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Self-Study Report

Civil and Environmental EngineeringBrigham Young University

Brigham Young University 33,000 students Largest private university Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints All 50 states, 100

countries Incoming freshmen

Ave ACT = 27.6/36.0 Ave GPA = 3.76/4.0

College of Engineering

Engineering and Technology

3200 Students Strong research and

graduate program

Civil and Environmental Engineering 465 Students 18 faculty Four specialty areas

Geotechnical Structural Transportation Water/Environmental

Faculty

18 faculty Rank

11 full professor 2 associate professor 5 assistant professor

9/18 registered PE

Faculty/Staff

M. Brett Borup Associate Professor

Clemson U.

Henry N. Christiansen Professor

Stanford U.

Wayne Downs Associate Professor

U. Florida

Richard J. Balling Professor

U.C. Berkeley

Olani S. Durrant Professor

New Mexico State U.

Fernando S. Fonseca Assistant Professor

U. Illinois

Steven E. Benzley Professor

U.C. Davis

Warren K. Lucas Assistant Professor

U. Kansas

David W. Jensen Professor

M.I.T.

Norman L. Jones Professor

U. Texas Austin

Faculty/Staff

E. James Nelson Assistant Professor

B.Y.U.

Kyle Rollins Professor

U.C. Berkeley

Mitsuru Saito ProfessorPurdue U.

Lavere B. Merritt Professor

U. Washington

Glen Thurgood Professor

Texas A&M U.

T. Leslie Youd Professor

Iowa State U.

A. Woodruff Miller Professor

Stanford U.

Alan Zundel Assistant Res. Professor

B.Y.U.

David O. Anderson Laboratory Technician

<vacant> Computer Support

Representative

Faculty Distribution

Structures

BallingBenzleyChristiansenFonsecaJensenLucasDurrant

Geotechnical

JonesRollinsYoud

Transportation

SaitoThurgoodGuthrie

Environmental & Water Resources

BorupDownsMerrittMillerNelsonZundel

Students 465 Students

400 undergraduate 65 graduate

Ave. graduates/yr 82 B.S. 37 M.S. 2 Ph.D.

Student/Faculty Ratio15 25

Peer Institutions

BYU

23.5

Students

Entrance to Professional Program Acceptance GPA (>1.7) in pre-professional courses

(100 students total per year) Last Year’s Admittance (83 students admitted - 5

students rejected) Entering Freshmen

Ave ACT: 26.7/36.0 Ave High School GPA: 3.65/4.0

Graduating Seniors 85.1% have served missions 66.3% speak foreign languages 95% Placement

Facilities

Office space (2356 ft2) Classrooms College computer

labs (220 cpus - 5077 ft2) Computer teaching

classroom (35 cpus - 1659 ft2)

Supercomputer

Laboratories

Concrete lab (3500 ft2) Environmental lab

(2000 ft2) Fluids lab (4000 ft2) Testing lab (1600 ft2) Soils lab (1600 ft2) Structures lab (4800 ft2)

Support

Department budget TA: $110K Supplies: $130K

Internally funded research: $23K

Externally funded research: $1.6M

Institutional Objectives

Educate the minds and spirits of students

Advance truth and knowledge Extend the blessings of learning

to members of the Church in all parts of the world

Develop friends for the University and the Church

BYU PresidentMerrill J. Bateman

Program Educational Objectives Provide our students with a broad-based

educational experience including an exposure to the liberal arts and a strong foundation in basic math and science

Maintain a strong program built around four fundamental civil engineering disciplines: geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources and environmental engineering

Develop civil engineering graduates with integrity and a commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ and who are prepared for life-long service to community, church, and profession

A. Woodruff MillerChair

Outcomes

1. An understanding of fundamental principles of mathematics and science

2. An understanding of fundamental engineering science

3. An understanding of geotechnical engineering

4. An understanding of structural engineering

Outcomes, pt II

5. An understanding of transportation engineering

6. An understanding of water resource and environmental engineering

7. The ability to design civil engineering systems and solve open-ended problems

8. The ability to communicate ideas effectively

Outcomes, pt III

9. The ability to use modern engineering tools10. An understanding of professional practice

and a commitment to life-long learning.11. An awareness of cultural, societal, and

environmental issues12. A commitment to serve as professional

engineers of integrity and faith

Attribute 3: An understanding of geotechnical engineering

Description: Students will obtain a basic understanding of geotechnical engineering principles including soil classification, seepage, consolidation, shear strength, and bearing capacity analysis. Students will also learn how to perform and apply fundamental laboratory tests on soils.

Competencies:

3.1 Be able to perform fundamental calculations and analyses including weight-volume relationships and soil classification. Understand issues related to clay mineralogy.

3.2 Understand basics principles of flow through porous media including Darcy's law, the equation of continuity, seepage forces, and flow nets.

3.3 Understand how stresses are transferred through soils. Be able to compute both geostatic stresses (total stress, effective stress, and pore pressures) and induced stresses due to point, line, and area loads.

Sample Competencies

Constituencies

Board of Trustees University Administration College Administration Department Faculty Students Alumni External Advisory Board

Review Process

Competency Tracking on Exams Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Exit Interviews Alumni Surveys Annual External Review Student Evaluations Department/College/University Review

Evaluation Areas of Focus

Evaluation of Objectives

Evaluation of Objectives and

Outcome Assessment

Outcome Assessment

1. Department Faculty Review

2. College Admin. Review

3. University Admin. Review

4. External Review Board

1. Student Evaluations

2. Alumni Surveys 3. Exit Interviews

1. Competency Tracking on Exams

2. Fundamentals of Engineering

Program Evaluation

Evaluation of objectives

Outcome assessment

Determineeducationalobjectives

Evaluate/assess

Input fromconstituencies

DefineOutcomes

Designassessment

strategy

FormalInstruction/

activities

Curriculum Strategy

GE Courses

RelA 121RelA 122RelA 211RelA 324

Rel ElectiveRel Elective

Amer. Htg. 100A&L Elective

Bio 100SS Elective

Hist. of Civ. 1Hist. of Civ. 2

Ethics

RelC 492

Math/Science

Math 112Math 113Math 302Math 303

Math/Sci ElectGeol 330

Chem 105Phscs 123CE En 271

Communication

English 316CE En 470

Seminar

CE En 100ACE En 100BCE En 200ACE En 200BCE En 300ACE En 300BCE En 400ACE En 400B

Comp./Meas.

CE En 112CE En 113CE En 270

Fund. Eng

CE En 103CE En 203CE En 205CE EN 332CE En 305

Tech. Electives

TE 1TE 2TE 3

Systems Design

CE En 470

Structures

CE En 321CE En 424

Water/Env.

CE En 350CE En 431/433

Geotech

CE En 341

Transportation

CE En 361

Course-Outcome RelationshipOutcome Courses

1. Mathematics and Science Math 112, 113, 302, 303, Math/Sci Elective, Geol 330, Chem 105, Phscs 123, CE En 271

2. Fundamental Engineering Science CE En 103, 203, 204, 332, 305

3. Geotechnical Engineering CE En 341

4. Structural Engineering CE En 321, 424

5. Transportation Engineering CE En 361

6. Water/Environmental CE En 351, 431/433

7. Design CE En 424, 470

8. Oral and Written Communication Amer. Htg. 100, A&L Elective, Bio 100, SS Elective, Hist. of Civ. 1, Hist. of Civ. 2, Eng 316, CE En 470

9. Modern Engineering Tools CE En 112, 113, 270

10. Prof. Practice and Life-Long Learning

CE En 100A-B, CE En 200A-B, CE En 300A-B, CE En 400A-B

11. Cultural, Society, Environmental Issues

GE Courses, CE En 100A-B, CE En 200A-B, CE En 300A-B, CE En 400A-B

12. Integrity, Faith RelA 121, RelA 122, RelA 211, RelA 324, Rel Elective 1, Rel Elective 2

ABET Criteria 3 – Outcome Relationship

ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes BYU Outcomes

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

Attributes 1, 2

(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data

Competencies 2.5.2, 2.6.7, 3.8, 5.5, 7.3

(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

Competencies 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 3.7, 4.2.1-5, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 9.2.4, Attribute 7

(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams Attribute 7, competencies 8.1.3, 9.3.3

(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

Attributes 2-6

(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility Attribute 12

(g) an ability to communicate effectively Attribute 8

(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context

Attribute 11

(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning

Competencies 10.7-8

(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues Competencies 11.1-2

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Attribute 9

ABET CE Criteria – Outcome Relationship

ABET Civil Engineering Criteria BYU Attributes/Competencies

Proficiency in mathematics through differential equations; probability and statistics; calculus-based physics; and general chemistry

Attribute 1

Proficiency in a minimum of four (4) recognized major civil engineering areas

Attributes 3-6

The ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas

Competencies 2.5.2, 2.6.7, 3.8, 5.5, 7.3

The ability to perform civil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of the curriculum

Competencies 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 3.7, 4.2.1-5, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 9.2.4, Attribute 7

An understanding of professional practice issues such as: procurement of work; bidding versus quality based selection processes; how the design professionals and the construction professions interact to construct a project

Competencies 10.1-2

The importance of professional licensure and continuing education; and/or other professional practice issues

Competencies 10.3-6

Program Objective – Outcome Relationship

Program Educational Objective Program Outcomes

A. Provide our students with a broad-based educational experience including an exposure to the liberal arts and a strong foundation in basic math and science.

Attribute 1

B. Maintain a strong program built around four fundamental civil engineering disciplines: water and environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and structural engineering.

Attributes 2-11

C. Develop civil engineering graduates with integrity and a commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ and who are prepared for life-long service to community, church, and profession.

Attribute 12

Course Syllabi and Outcomes

Annual External Review

Review conducted each October External advisory board Recommendations discussed by the

faculty Results/changes archived

Competency Tracking on Exams

Competencies listed on all course syllabi Each question on mid-term and final

exams is linked to a competency After grading, secretaries record scores by

competency in database Overall performance for each competency

reviewed each semester Resulting changes are archived

History of Exam-Competency Scores

Outcome F 2000 W 2001 Sp 2001 Su 2001 F 2001 W 2002 Mean

1. Basic math & science 86.6 80.4 85.5 86.8 86.1

2. Engineering fundamentals 74.3 75.8 77.4 83.2 81.3 73.4 76.2

3. Geotechnical engineering 83.9 86.0 81.3 86.1 85.0

4. Structural engineering 80.1 77.8 92.7 80.5 80.2 81.5

5. Transportation engineering 74.3 78.3 74.3 75.4 75.5

6. Water resource/env. Eng. 79.3 76.3 81.4 76.5 74.8 80.0 77.6

7. Design 89.0 83.1 86.6 81.7 83.1 86.6 84.9

8. Communications 92.5 94.6 92.8 91.1 92.8

9. Modern engineering tools 95.0 94.8 92.0 98.9 93.9

10. Professional practice 99.1 98.7 98.9 98.9

11. Cult., soc., env. Awareness 97.5 79.8 75.8 54.7 91.6 81.8

12. Integrity, faith 90.4 87.9 77.8 97.1 96.9 91.4

FE Exam

Most CE En majors take FE exam State FE exam board now records major

and school of all examinees Detailed listing by subject area is provided Results discussed by faculty Results/changes archived

Student Performance on FE Exam

Oct. 1999 April 2000 Oct. 2000 April 2001 Oct. 2001

BYU Nat’l BYU Nat’l BYU Nat’l BYU Nat’l BYU Nat’l

# Examinees Taking 40 2410 23 3224 28 1587 29 2337 53 2789

# Examinees Passing 40 1645 21 2104 27 1286 28 1801 49 1910

%Examinees Passing 100% 68% 91% 65% 96% 81% 97% 77% 93% 67%

Performance by Subject AreaSubject Outcome Oct. 1999 Apr. 2000 Oct. 2000 Apr. 2001 Oct. 2001 Mean

Chemistry 1 63.0 62.0 65.0 65.0 73.0 65.6

Computers 9 84.0 64.0 72.0 88.0 77.0 77.0

Dynamics 2 60.0 45.0 62.0 66.0 56.0 57.8

Elect. Circuits 42.0 35.0 31.0 45.0 39.0 38.4

Eng. Economics 7 63.0 66.0 81.0 74.0 73.0 71.4

Ethics 12 85.0 78.0 89.0 84.0 83.0 83.8

Fluid Mechanics 2 73.0 67.0 54.0 75.0 67.0 67.2

Materials 2 73.0 57.0 61.0 66.0 58.0 63.0

Mathematics 1 66.0 66.0 64.0 65.0 69.0 66.0

Mechanics 2 65.0 55.0 54.0 75.0 70.0 63.8

Statics 2 76.0 56.0 67.0 60.0 66.0 65.0

Thermodynamics 48.0 52.0 53.0 61.0 61.0 55.0

Const. Mgmt. 87.0 52.0 50.0 31.0 37.0 51.4

Comp/Num Mthds 9 67.0 76.0 77.0 79.0 63.0 72.4

Environmental Eng. 6 74.0 54.0 58.0 56.0 73.0 63.0

Hydrlc/Hydrolg 6 58.0 43.0 74.0 57.0 67.0 59.8

Legal/Prof Aspects 10 68.0 81.0 60.0 63.0 67.0 67.8

Structural Analysis 4 63.0 59.0 57.0 42.0 63.0 56.8

Structural Design 4,7 43.0 57.0 58.0 48.0 39.0 49.0

Soil Mech & Found 3 48.0 75.0 43.0 65.0 66.0 59.4

Surveying 9 65.0 54.0 69.0 44.0 66.0 59.6

Transportation 5 58.0 60.0 63.0 67.0 68.0 63.2

Water Treatment 6 55.0 56.0 67.0 53.0 65.0 59.2

Comparison to Nat’l AverageCategory Outcome BYU Nat'l DiffChemistry 1 66 58 9

Computers 9 77 61 16

Dynamics 2 58 54 5

Elect. Circuits 39 40 -2

Eng. Economics 7 73 62 11

Ethics 12 81 76 5

Fluid Mechanics 2 66 56 10

Materials 2 62 53 9

Mathematics 1 66 55 12

Mechanics 2 64 55 9

Statics 2 66 57 9

Thermodynamics 55 45 10

Const. Mgmt. 52 48 4

Comp/Num Mthds 9 73 55 19

Environmental Eng. 6 62 54 8

Hydrlc/Hydrolg 6 61 50 11

Legal/Prof Aspects 10 67 64 4

Structural Analysis 4 56 49 7

Structural Design 4,7 47 42 5

Soil Mech & Found 3 56 48 8

Surveying 9 61 47 14

Transportation 5 62 50 12

Water Treatment 6 59 51 8

Performance by Outcome

Outcome Oct. 1999 Apr. 2000 Oct. 2000 Apr. 2001 Oct. 2001 Mean

1. Basic math & science 64.5 64.0 64.5 65.0 71.0 65.8

2. Engineering fundamentals 69.4 56.0 59.6 68.4 63.4 63.4

3. Geotechnical engineering 48.0 75.0 43.0 65.0 66.0 59.4


5. Transportation engineering 58.0 60.0 63.0 67.0 68.0 63.2

6. Water resource/env. Eng. 62.3 51.0 66.3 55.3 68.3 60.7

7. Design 53.0 61.5 69.5 61.0 56.0 60.2

8. Communications n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

9. Modern engineering tools 72.0 64.7 72.7 70.3 68.7 69.7

10. Professional practice 68.0 81.0 60.0 63.0 67.0 67.8

11. Cult., soc., env. Awareness n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

12. Integrity, faith 85.0 78.0 89.0 84.0 83.0 83.8

Comparison to Nat’l AverageOutcome BYU Nat'l Diff

1. Basic math & science 66.1 56.1 10.0

2. Engineering fundamentals 63.1 55.0 8.1

3. Geotechnical engineering 55.7 47.7 8.0

4. Structural engineering 51.8 45.8 6.1

5. Transportation engineering 62.0 50.2 11.8

6. Water resource/env. eng. 60.5 51.6 8.9

7. Design 60.0 51.9 8.1

8. Communications n/a n/a n/a

9. Modern engineering tools 70.2 54.2 16.1

10. Professional practice 67.3 63.7 3.7

11. Cult., soc., env. Awareness n/a n/a n/a

12. Ethics, integrity, faith 81.0 75.7 5.3

Exit Interviews

Graduating students Interview with chair Questionnaire Results discussed by faculty Changes archived

Exit Interview RatingsOutcome Dec. '00 April '01 Aug. '01 Dec. '01 April ‘02

1. Basic math & science 8.7 8.1 8.7 8.5 7.9

2. Engineering fundamentals 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.9 8.2

3. Geotechnical engineering 8.3 7.6 8.7 8.7 8.1

4. Structural engineering 8.8 8.1 8.6 8.9 8.5

5. Transportation engineering 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.7 7.3

6. Water resource/env. eng. 8.5 8.4 9.1 8.9 8.3

7. Design 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.5 7.6

8. Communications 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.1 8.1

9. Modern engineering tools 7.5 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.5

10. Professional practice 8.7 8.5 9.0 9.3 8.6

11. Cult., soc., env. awareness 8.3 8.0 8.4 7.9 8.0

12. Integrity, faith 9.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.1

Alumni Surveys

On-line survey conducted in 2001 Survey questions tied to attributes-

competencies Postcards sent to alumni who graduated

3-5 years ago Results reviewed by faculty Changes to program archived

Survey ResultsOutcome Ratings Measures

Dev. Imp. Dev/Imp Dev+Imp1. Math & Science 4.09 3.65 1.12 7.74

2. Fund. Eng. Science 4.38 4.35 1.01 8.73

3. Geotechnical 4.06 3.41 1.19 7.47

4. Structural 3.74 3.45 1.08 7.19

5. Transportation 3.18 2.85 1.12 6.03

6. Water/Env. 4.09 3.58 1.14 7.67

7. Design 3.97 4.35 0.91 8.32

8. Communication 4.05 4.67 0.87 8.71

9. Modern Eng. Tools 3.76 4.15 0.91 7.91

10. Prof. Practice 3.12 4.061 0.77 7.18

11. Cult., Soc., Env. Awareness 3.56 3.51 1.02 7.07

12. Integrity/Faith 4.59 4.39 1.04 8.98

Student Evaluations

Students fill out evaluation at the end of each course

Two parts to the evaluation Standard university questions Supplement based on competencies

Student Evaluation RatingsOutcome F 2001 W 2002 Mean

1. Basic math & science 78.0 86.3 85.3

2. Engineering fundamentals 82.0 81.5 81.8

3. Geotechnical engineering 87.0 85.3 86.1

4. Structural engineering 89.4 86.7 88.1

5. Transportation engineering 80.0 75.6 76.0

6. Water resource/env. eng. 90.0 86.8 87.3

7. Design 80.8 84.9 83.3

8. Communications 74.1 74.9 74.5

9. Modern engineering tools 80.0 83.1 82.0

10. Professional practice 80.0 75.5 77.8

11. Cult., soc., env. awareness 79.3 74.7 77.0

12. Integrity, faith 88.4 77.0 85.1

Summary of Assessment Results

Outcome Ex-Comp. Stud. Eval. Alum. Surv. FE Exam Exit Int. Mean

1. Basic math & science 86.1 85.3 81.8 65.8 84.8 80.8

2. Engineering fundamentals 76.2 85.3 87.6 63.4 86.4 79.8

3. Geotechnical engineering 85.0 85.3 81.2 59.4 83.1 78.8


5. Transportation engineering 75.5 85.3 63.6 63.2 69.3 71.4

6. Water resource/env. eng. 77.6 85.3 81.8 60.7 87.0 78.5

7. Design 84.9 85.3 79.4 60.2 81.7 78.3

8. Communications 92.8 85.3 81.0 n/a 78.0 84.3

9. Modern engineering tools 93.9 85.3 75.2 69.7 84.3 81.7

10. Professional practice 98.9 85.3 62.4 67.8 88.6 80.6

11. Cult., soc., env. awareness 81.8 85.3 71.2 n/a 81.8 80.0

12. Integrity, faith 91.4 85.3 91.8 83.8 95.3 89.5

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Overall Performance

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1 Basic math & science

2 Engineering fundamentals

3 Geotechnical engineering

4 Structural engineering

5 Transportation engineering

6 Water resource/env. eng.

7 Design

8 Communications

9 Modern engineering tools

10 Professional practice

11 Cult., soc., env. awareness

12 Integrity, faith

Summary

Strong faculty, good institutional support Excellent students Published objectives unique to institution Outcomes-based curriculum strategy Thorough, well-designed assessment

strategy Ongoing improvement with documented

results

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