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

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

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
FALL 2009
SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY)
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 August 31/September 2 History of Civil Engineering

02 September 7/9 History of Civil Engineering

03 September 14/16 Civil Engineering and the Environment

04 September 21/23 Civil Engineering and the Environment

05 September 28/30 Civil Engineering and the Environment

06 October 5/7 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change

07 October 12/14 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development

08 October 19/21 Midterm

09 October 26/28 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards I

10 November 2/4 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards II

11 November 9/11 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences I

12 November 16/18 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences II

13 November 23/25 Civil Engineering and Professional Ethics / Management

14 November 30/December 2 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education

15 December 7/9 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues

16 December 18 Final Exam (Friday, 08:00-10:00)

OFFICE HOURS: MW 11:00-12:00 (E421-E); MW 20:15-21:15 (PS231-B).
GRADING POLICY: Midterm (30%), Final Exam (30%) and Term Paper (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 [content 80%; style and grammar, 20%]. The term paper will have five parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Background, (3) Analysis, (4) Discussion, (5) Conclusions. Students should submit three choices for topics (first, second, and third choice) on September 21/23 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Topics will be assigned on September 28/30 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Topic selection summary (200-words long) is due October 12/14 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Term paper (5 pages long) is due December 7/9 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Term paper should be double spaced; stapled, not bound; start on first page.

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY FALL 2009 SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY) INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	August 31/September 2	History of Civil Engineering
02	September 7/9	History of Civil Engineering
03	September 14/16	Civil Engineering and the Environment
04	September 21/23	Civil Engineering and the Environment
05	September 28/30	Civil Engineering and the Environment
06	October 5/7	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change
07	October 12/14	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development
08	October 19/21	Midterm
09	October 26/28	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards I
10	November 2/4	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards II
11	November 9/11	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences I
12	November 16/18	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences II
13	November 23/25	Civil Engineering and Professional Ethics / Management
14	November 30/December 2	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
15	December 7/9	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues
16	December 18	Final Exam (Friday, 08:00-10:00)
OFFICE HOURS: MW 11:00-12:00 (E421-E); MW 20:15-21:15 (PS231-B). GRADING POLICY: Midterm (30%), Final Exam (30%) and Term Paper (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 [content 80%; style and grammar, 20%]. The term paper will have five parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Background, (3) Analysis, (4) Discussion, (5) Conclusions. Students should submit three choices for topics (first, second, and third choice) on September 21/23 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Topics will be assigned on September 28/30 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Topic selection summary (200-words long) is due October 12/14 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Term paper (5 pages long) is due December 7/9 [at 10 am in IT-201]. Term paper should be double spaced; stapled, not bound; start on first page.