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

Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CIVE 401 - Civil Engineering and Society - Syllabus - Spring 2012

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
FALL 2015
SECTIONS 01 (FRIDAY 11:00) AND 02 (FRIDAY 13:00)
INSTRUCTOR: DANIELA DEUTSCH
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 150828 Introduction

02 150904 History of Civil Engineering

03 150911 Civil Engineering and the Environment I

04 150918 Civil Engineering and the Environment II

05 150925 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change

06 151002 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development

07 151009 Case Studies of Sustainable Development (Invited Speaker: Dr. Victor M. Ponce)

08 151016 Midterm (20 minutes)

09 151023 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards I

10 151030 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards II

11 151106 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences

12 151113 Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management
(Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)

13 151120 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education

14 151127 Thanksgiving Holiday

15 151204 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues

16 - Final Exam (Saturday, December 12, 18:00-20:00)
OFFICE HOURS
E421-J: FRIDAY 14:00-15:00.
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 (150925) 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 (151030) 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 16th week (151204) 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 FALL 2015 SECTIONS 01 (FRIDAY 11:00) AND 02 (FRIDAY 13:00) INSTRUCTOR: DANIELA DEUTSCH TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	150828	Introduction
02	150904	History of Civil Engineering
03	150911	Civil Engineering and the Environment I
04	150918	Civil Engineering and the Environment II
05	150925	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change
06	151002	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development
07	151009	Case Studies of Sustainable Development (Invited Speaker: Dr. Victor M. Ponce)
08	151016	Midterm (20 minutes)
09	151023	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards I
10	151030	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards II
11	151106	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences
12	151113	Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management (Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)
13	151120	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
14	151127	Thanksgiving Holiday
15	151204	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues
16	-	Final Exam (Saturday, December 12, 18:00-20:00)
OFFICE HOURS E421-J: FRIDAY 14:00-15:00. 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 (150925) 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 (151030) 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 16th week (151204) 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.