Adaptive Perseverance
Responsibility
Learner’s Mindset
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Communication
Global Citizenship
If you had to describe one strategy that would most help an architect/engineer to be a good and effective building project designer, what would it be?
Stephen Covey includes “Begin with the end in mind” as one of the seven habits listed in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. How can this habit make an engineer/architect more effective?
How important is it to an architect’s or civil engineer’s success that s/he possesses “people skills”? Justify your answer.
Research local community member needs
Analyze data
Design a commercial building that will meet the needs of the community
Present their project to an audience
Research local community member needs
Analyze data
Design a commercial building that will meet the needs of the community
Present their project to an audience
Research local community member needs
Analyze data
Design a commercial building that will meet the needs of the community
Present their project to an audience
CAD - Revit
Research
Communication
Modeling
Calculation
Spreadsheet
This course uses a variety of STEM standards such as: Algorithms and Programming (AAP), Engineering Tools and Technology (ETT), Communication (COM), Collaboration (COL), Ethical Reasoning and Mindset (ERM), Critical and Creative Problem-Solving (CCP), Modeling (MOD), Building Design and Analysis (BDA), Building Design and Construction Documentation (BDC), Utilities and Services (UAS), Site Design (SID), Structural Design (SDE), and Career Readiness (CAR).
CAR-A.Understand the educational, professional, and technical skills required for professional engineering practice.
CAR-C.Describe and distinguish among the sub-disciplines of civil engineering and architecture.
COM-A.Communicate effectively with an audience based on audience characteristics.
COL-A.Facilitate an effective team environment to promote successful goal attainment.
COL-B.Contribute individually to overall collaborative efforts.
COL-C.Manage project timelines and resources as part of an engineering design process.
ERM-A.Assess an engineering ethical dilemma.
ERM-B.Strive to create sustainable solutions to meet the needs of society, without compromising the ability of future society to meet their needs.
CCP-A.Exhibit an engineering mindset by demonstrating independent thinking and self-direction in pursuit of accomplishing a goal.
CCP-B.Exhibit an engineering mindset by demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to change.
CCP-C.Explain and justify an engineering design process.
CCP-D.Collect, analyze, and interpret information relevant to the problem or opportunity at hand to support engineering decisions.
CCP-E.Synthesize an ill-formed problem into a meaningful, well-defined problem.
CCP-F.Generate multiple potential solution concepts.
CCP-G.Develop models to represent design alternatives and generate data to inform decision making, test alternatives, and demonstrate solutions.
CCP-H.Select a solution path from many options to successfully address a problem or opportunity.
BDC-A.Use Architectural 3D modeling software to document the design and specify the construction of a building project.
BDA-A.Create building designs that successfully address and reflect the building’s intended function, location, community, and desired aesthetic presentation.
BDA-C.Create a commercial building design incorporating sustainable building practices that complies with applicable codes and requirements.
BDA-E.Select building components and construction techniques that will improve building energy performance and reduce ongoing energy cost.
ETT-A.Using a variety of measuring devices, measure and report quantities accurately and to a precision appropriate for the purpose.
ETT-E.Apply computational thinking to generalize and solve a problem using a computer.
SID-B.Strategically locate a building on a site based on orientation, site-specific characteristics, and local regulations.
SID-D.Develop a site plan for a commercial facility that complies with building codes and incorporates Low Impact Development techniques.
SDE-A.Determine building design loads and predict the transfer of those loads through a building structure.
SDE-B.Select appropriate beam sections to safely support design loads for a given simply supported commercial beam application.
SDE-C.Size spread footings to safely support structural design loads
UAS-A.Size and locate new utility service connections for a building project.
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