US-Turkey Workshop: Reforming Civil Engineering Education Given the Societal Challenges Related to Infrastructures, Istanbul, Turkey, October 4-7, 2006

美国-土耳其研讨会：鉴于与基础设施相关的社会挑战，改革土木工程教育，土耳其伊斯坦布尔，2006 年 10 月 4-7 日

• 批准号: 0621645
• 负责人: Ahmet Aktan
• 金额: $ 1.65万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-06-01 至 2007-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0621645&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Turkey; Workshop; Reforming; Civil

0621645AktanScope: This proposal is to support a US-Turkey Workshop: Reforming Civil Engineering Education Given the Societal Challenges Related to Infrastructures in Istanbul, Turkey, October 4-7, 2006. The organizers are Dr. Ahmet Aktan, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia and Dr. Suheyl Batum, Rector, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey. The objective of the proposed workshop is to develop a plan for the construction of a model curriculum to educate future civil and environmental engineers who will be capable of effectively addressing the societal challenges related to infrastructures. In spite of the intertwined human, natural and engineered systems nature of engineering education, there is a great merit in the construction of a model curriculum with sufficient flexibility. If a model curriculum, in conjunction with its delivery tool and pedagogical standards, is carefully designed by experienced researchers, educators and practicing engineers, its potential impacts should be significant by inspiring ABET and ASCE, as well as the civil and environmental engineering education programs throughout the world. INTELLECTUAL MERITS: The practice and education of civil and environmental engineering is facing a dilemma. Throughout the last several decades there have been expression of concern with the state of our critical infrastructures, in conjunction with concerns for the state of civil and environmental education and practice. Since constructed systems serve as the backbone of many critical infrastructures, civil and environmental engineering education and practice, and the performance of many critical infrastructures are intricately linked. Thus reforming civil and environmental education and practice (through continuing education) is of great significance. This project will support 15 US scientists and engineering educators to participate in the workshop.BROADER IMPACTS: Reliable recent studies made in the U.S. concluded that (The engineer of 2020 will need to be conversant with and embrace a whole realm of new technologies, but some old problems are not going to go away. They will demand new attention and, perhaps, new technologies. In some cases their continuing neglect will move them from problems to crises). Civil engineering in particular has a major impact on the country.s infrastructure. If the workshop helps develop a model curriculum for civil engineering education with alternates, with sufficient specificity and by following a systemic approach, it may fill a critical void in training of future engineers. The workshop participants are expected to include women and junior scientists. This project is funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems.

0621645AktanScope：本提案旨在支持美国-土耳其研讨会：鉴于与基础设施相关的社会挑战，2006 年 10 月 4 日至 7 日在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行的土木工程教育改革。组织者是土木、建筑和工程系的 Ahmet Aktan 博士。费城德雷克塞尔大学环境工程系和土耳其伊斯坦布尔巴赫塞希尔大学校长 Suheyl Batum 博士。拟议研讨会的目标是制定模型课程建设计划，以教育未来的土木和环境工程师，使他们能够有效应对与基础设施相关的社会挑战。尽管工程教育具有人、自然和工程系统相互交织的性质，但构建具有足够灵活性的模型课程具有很大的优点。如果一个示范课程及其交付工具和教学标准是由经验丰富的研究人员、教育工作者和执业工程师精心设计的，那么它的潜在影响应该是巨大的，可以激励 ABET 和 ASCE，以及​​整个土木和环境工程教育项目。世界。智力优点：土木与环境工程的实践和教育面临着困境。在过去的几十年里，人们一直对我们的关键基础设施的状况以及公民和环境教育和实践的状况表示担忧。 由于构建的系统是许多关键基础设施的支柱，土木和环境工程教育和实践以及许多关键基础设施的性能是错综复杂地联系在一起的。因此，改革公民与环境教育和实践（通过继续教育）具有重要意义。 该项目将支持 15 名美国科学家和工程教育工作者参加研讨会。 更广泛的影响：美国最近进行的可靠研究得出结论：（2020 年的工程师将需要熟悉并拥抱新技术的整个领域，但有些老问题不会消失，它们将需要新的关注，也许在某些情况下，它们的持续忽视会使它们从问题转向危机。 土木工程尤其对国家的基础设施产生重大影响。 如果研讨会有助于开发土木工程教育模型课程，具有足够的针对性并遵循系统性方法，那么它可能会填补未来工程师培训中的一个关键空白。 研讨会参与者预计将包括女性和初级科学家。该项目由国际科学与工程办公室和土木与机械系统部资助。