Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CIVE 401 - Civil Engineering and Society - Syllabus

Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CIVE 401 - Civil Engineering and Society - Syllabus - Spring 2016

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
SPRING 2016
SECTIONS 01 (FRIDAY 11:00) AND 02 (FRIDAY 13:00)
INSTRUCTOR: DANIELA DEUTSCH
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 160122 Introduction

02 160129 History of Civil Engineering

03 160205 Civil Engineering and the Environment I

04 160212 Civil Engineering and the Environment II

05 160219 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change

06 160226 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development

07 160304 Case Studies of Sustainable Development

08 160311 Midterm (20 minutes)

09 160318 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards I

10 160325 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards II

11 160406 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences

12 160415 Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management (Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)

13 160422 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education

14 160429 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues

15 - Final Exam (Saturday, May 7, 13:00-15:00)
OFFICE HOURS
E421-E: FRIDAY 10:00-11:00.
GRADING POLICY
Midterm (30%); Term Paper (30%); Final Exam (40%).
Attendance and class participation will earn a bonus of 1/3 letter grade (Example: B+ raised to A-).
TERM PAPER
Term paper should be typed, use an appropriate writing style, and have the correct grammar and spelling.
Term paper should be double spaced; stapled, not bound; start on first page.
Term paper will have five labeled parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Background, (3) Analysis, (4) Discussion, (5) Conclusions.
Deadline No. 1. Students should submit three choices for topics (first, second, and third choice) on the 5th week (160219) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02).
Topics will be assigned on the 6th week.
Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 10th week (160325) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02).
Term paper must have a length of five (5) pages, but References may be on page 6.
Deadline No. 3. Term paper is due on the 15th week (160429) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02) .
Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of up to 1/3 of the grade.

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY SPRING 2016 SECTIONS 01 (FRIDAY 11:00) AND 02 (FRIDAY 13:00) INSTRUCTOR: DANIELA DEUTSCH TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	160122	Introduction
02	160129	History of Civil Engineering
03	160205	Civil Engineering and the Environment I
04	160212	Civil Engineering and the Environment II
05	160219	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change
06	160226	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development
07	160304	Case Studies of Sustainable Development
08	160311	Midterm (20 minutes)
09	160318	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards I
10	160325	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards II
11	160406	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences
12	160415	Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management (Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)
13	160422	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
14	160429	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues
15	-	Final Exam (Saturday, May 7, 13:00-15:00)
OFFICE HOURS E421-E: FRIDAY 10:00-11:00. GRADING POLICY Midterm (30%); Term Paper (30%); Final Exam (40%). Attendance and class participation will earn a bonus of 1/3 letter grade (Example: B+ raised to A-). TERM PAPER Term paper should be typed, use an appropriate writing style, and have the correct grammar and spelling. Term paper should be double spaced; stapled, not bound; start on first page. Term paper will have five labeled parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Background, (3) Analysis, (4) Discussion, (5) Conclusions. Deadline No. 1. Students should submit three choices for topics (first, second, and third choice) on the 5th week (160219) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02). Topics will be assigned on the 6th week. Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 10th week (160325) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02). Term paper must have a length of five (5) pages, but References may be on page 6. Deadline No. 3. Term paper is due on the 15th week (160429) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02) . Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of up to 1/3 of the grade.