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

0621645 Aktan内窥镜：该提案是为了支持2006年10月4日至7日在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行的美国-土耳其研讨会：改革土木工程教育，应对与建筑结构相关的社会挑战。 组织者是费城德雷克塞尔大学土木、建筑和环境工程系的Ahmet Aktan博士和土耳其伊斯坦布尔Bahcesehir大学校长Suheyl Batum博士。拟议讲习班的目标是制定一个示范课程的建设计划，以教育未来的土木和环境工程师，他们将能够有效地解决与基础设施有关的社会挑战。尽管工程教育的性质交织在一起的人类，自然和工程系统，有一个很大的优点，在建设一个示范课程具有足够的灵活性。如果一个示范课程，结合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，它的潜在影响应该是显着的，通过激励ABET和ASCE，以及世界各地的土木和环境工程教育计划。智力优势：土木和环境工程的实践和教育正面临着困境。在过去几十年中，人们对我国重要基础设施的状况以及公民和环境教育与实践的状况表示关切。 由于建筑系统是许多关键基础设施的支柱，因此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都是错综复杂的。因此，改革公民和环境教育和实践（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和拥抱整个新技术领域，但一些老问题不会消失。它们将需要新的关注，也许还需要新的技术。在某些情况下，他们的持续忽视将使他们从问题走向危机）。 特别是土木工程对该国的基础设施有重大影响。 如果研讨会有助于制定一个土木工程教育的示范课程，并有足够的具体性和遵循系统的方法，它可能会填补未来工程师培训的关键空白。 预计讲习班的参加者将包括妇女和青年科学家。该项目由国际科学和工程办公室以及土木和机械系统司资助。

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.