Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CIVE 401 - Civil Engineering and Society - Syllabus - Fall 2005  

 

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
FALL 2005
INSTRUCTOR:   DR. V. M. PONCE
Week Date Description
01September 5 Holiday (campus closed)
02September 12 Introduction
03September 19 Civil Engineering and History
04September 26 Civil Engineering and the Environment
05October 3 Civil Engineering and the Environment
06October 10 Civil Engineering and the Environment
07October 17 Civil Engineering and Climate Change
08October 24 Midterm
09October 31 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards
10November 7 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards
11November 14 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences
12November 21 Civil Engineering and Community Participation
13November 28 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
14December 5 Civil Engineering and Global Issues
15December 12 Final Exam
OFFICE HOURS:   MW 1100-1200 (E421-E); MW 2015-2115 (PS231-B).

GRADING POLICY:   Attendance and class participation (20%), two exams (40%), term paper (40%).

TERM PAPER:   Term paper should be typed, use an appropriate writing style, and have the correct grammar and spelling [content 80%; style and grammar, 20%]. Topic selection summary (200-300 words long) is due October 10 [at 1 pm in GMCS-306]. Term paper (6-8 pages long) is due December 5 [at 1 pm in GMCS-306].