Impact of nanotechnology on future civil engineering practice and its reflection in current civil engineering education

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-173

  Zheng, Wei ^a   Shih, Hui Ru ^a   Lozano, Karen ^b   Mo, Yi Lung ^c  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Nano microparticle modified concrete; Nanotechnology; Problem project based learning; Self regulated learning; Sensors

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING CURRICULA; CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS; CIVIL ENGINEERS; COGNITIVE STRATEGY; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CREATIVITY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENGINEERING CURRICULUM; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; HIGHER ORDER; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; NANO/MICROPARTICLE-MODIFIED CONCRETE; NANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION; PROBLEM/PROJECT-BASED LEARNING; SELF-REGULATED LEARNING; SKILL DEVELOPMENT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INNOVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 79960203871     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000034     Document Type: Article

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