Adaptive Perseverance
Responsibility
Learner’s Mindset
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Communication
Global Citizenship
How has the work of civil engineers and architects shaped society? How is the work of civil engineers and architects shaped by society?
What is the difference between the art of architecture and civil engineering and the science of architecture and civil engineering?
How will engineers contribute to the solutions of the Grand Challenges for Engineering? Choose one challenge and describe how civil engineers will most likely contribute to a solution.
What abilities and/or interests do you possess that could translate to a career field related to civil engineering or architecture?
What strategy would you use to form a design team to obtain the best design possible?
Is it ever advantageous to create a design or solve a problem individually as opposed to using a team approach? Explain your thought.
Explain the historical contributions of civil engineers and architects
Identify design principles and elements of design
Identify architectural styles of houses
Model a style of house and detail important characteristics of that style.
Present their model to an audience.
Research
Communication
Modeling
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), and Career Readiness (CAR).
CAR-A.Understand the educational, professional, and technical skills required for professional engineering practice
CAR-B.Describe the role of engineers in society.
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.
CCP-A.Exhibit an engineering mindset by demonstrating independent thinking and selfdirection 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.
BDA-A.Create building designs that successfully address and reflect the building’s intended function, location, community, and desired aesthetic presentation.
ETT-D.Construct physical objects to represent design ideas.
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