Using State-of-the-Art Surveying Technologies to Strengthen Civil and Environmental Engineering Education

工程-土木（54）本项目的主要目标是通过使用先进的测量方法来解决现实世界的工程问题，并引入工程设计的概念，加强土木和环境工程的大二学生的经验。项目采用并实施了“快城市”项目的体验式学习理念。该项目的目标是二年级学生，并利用现实世界的问题，让学生在课程的早期参与工程设计。CIE 272“土木与环境工程测量”的内容正在修改，以包括更多（和不同的）测量实验室，并将测量实验室与AutoCAD的使用结合起来。同时，正在开发开设二年级课程CIE 372《项目布局与场地规划》。最后，雪城大学其他项目的教职员工正在使用为该项目购买的设备进行盆地分析、地貌学、野外生态学、地理信息系统和建筑学的本科教学。在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，雪城大学正在购买先进的光学和卫星测量设备，供土木与环境工程、地球科学、地理、生物学和其他专业的本科生动手使用。作为这个项目的结果，本科生们正在学习如何进行最先进的光学和卫星测量，以及如何在计算机上处理得到的数据。完成CIE 272和372课程的学生将在测量和计算机应用方面培养高度适销的技能，这将增加他们获得暑期工作、合作教育实习和长期就业的机会。让学生亲自动手解决现实世界的工程问题，填补了传统二年级课程的空白。与其他院系教员的合作促进了跨学科教学，并鼓励学生学习专业以外的额外课程。

Engineering - Civil (54)The primary goal of this project is to strengthen the sophomore-year experience in civil and environmental engineering by using advanced surveying measurements to solve real-world engineering problems and to introduce concepts of engineering design. The project adapts and implements the experiential learning concepts of the "Sooner City" project. The project targets the sophomores and uses real-world problems to engage students in engineering design early in the curriculum. The content of CIE 272 "Civil and Environmental Engineering Measurements" is being altered to include more (and different) surveying laboratories, and to integrate the surveying labs with the use of AutoCAD. Also, a new sophomore-level course CIE 372 "Project Layout and Site Planning" is being developed and initiated. Finally, faculty members in other programs at Syracuse University are using the equipment purchased for this project for undergraduate teaching in basin analysis, geomorphology, field ecology, geographic information systems, and architecture. With support from NSF, Syracuse University is acquiring advanced optical and satellite- based surveying equipment for hands-on use by undergraduate students in civil and environmental engineering, earth sciences, geography, biology, and other programs. As a result of this project, undergraduate students are learning how to make state-of-the-art optical and satellite-based surveying measurements, and how to work with the resulting data on the Computer. Students completing CIE 272 and 372 are developing highly marketable skills in surveying and computer applications, which will enhance their opportunities for summer jobs, cooperative education placements, and permanent employment. Engaging students in the hands- on solution of real-world engineering problems fills a void in the traditional sophomore-year curriculum. Collaboration with faculty in other departments stimulates cross-disciplinary teaching and encourages students to take additional courses outside their majors.