Paper 5: Assignments with Purpose: Using LTPP for Educating Tomorrow's Engineer

The overall scope of this paper involves a university perspective on how the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program can be used to educate and train skilled engineers in the pavement sector. Building on a presentation at the 2003 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, this paper first presents a context for using the LTPP data. In formulating and addressing the use of the data, the following main points are discussed: education and training using LTPP, development of assignments with purpose, discussion of using LTPP to develop pavement research themes, and conclusions. The paper is directed primarily at academics. However, it does have relevance to the public and private sectors, as it directs assignments that will result in highly qualified people and potential leaders in the field of pavement engineering. It also recognizes the competing demands that face academics, so the assignments are intended to be straightforward and are designed for academics with limited preparation time. Overall there is a need to produce intelligent engineers with good problem-solving skills. Thus, the primary focus is to encourage independence and creativity through inquiry-based learning. In summary, the basic premise of this paper is that good design, construction, and maintenance of long-life pavements can be realized most effectively in education and training through inquiry-based learning with LTPP.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/ltpp/pubs/06109/06109.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
  6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  Transportation and Development Institute
  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Tighe, Susan Louise
• Publication Date: 2006-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 111-141
• Monograph Title: Improving Pavements With Long-Term Pavement Performance: Products for Today and Tomorrow. Papers from the 2003-2004 International Contest on Long-Term Pavement Performance Data Analysis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education and training; Engineers
• Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Inquiry based learning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Education and Training; Highways; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01036919
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 16 2006 3:56PM