Using a Design Project to Instill Empathy in Structural Engineering Teaching Assistants
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 142, Issue 3
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Steve Porter, manager of the undergraduate structural engineering laboratories at the University of California, San Diego, for his support during the execution of the training.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 142 • Issue 3 • July 2016
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Nov 2, 2015
Accepted: Dec 3, 2015
Published online: Feb 23, 2016
Published in print: Jul 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jul 23, 2016
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