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 2012
SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY)
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 120827 - 120829 Introduction

02 Labor Day - 120905 History of Civil Engineering

03 120910 - 120912 Civil Engineering and the Environment

04 120917 - 120919 Civil Engineering and the Environment

05 120924 - 120926 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change

06 121001 - 121003 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development

07 121008 - 121010 Case Studies of Sustainable Development

08 121015 - 121017 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards

09 121022 - 121024 Midterm (20 minutes)

10 121029 - 121031 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences

11 121105 - 121107 Civil Engineering and Law

12 121112 - 121114 Civil Engineering and Professional Ethics

14 121119 - 121121 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education

13 121126 - 121128 Civil Engineering and Management (Invited Speaker)

15 121203 - 121205 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues

16 121212 Final Exam (Wednesday: 1030-1230)
OFFICE HOURS
PS231-B, MW 0945-1045; 2015-2115.
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 (120924 - 120926) at 1100.
Topics will be assigned on the 6th week (121001 - 121003) at 1100.
Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 10th week (121029 - 121031) at 1100.
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 (121203 - 121205) at 1100.
Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of 1/3 of the grade.

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY FALL 2012 SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY) INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	120827 - 120829	Introduction
02	Labor Day - 120905	History of Civil Engineering
03	120910 - 120912	Civil Engineering and the Environment
04	120917 - 120919	Civil Engineering and the Environment
05	120924 - 120926	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change
06	121001 - 121003	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development
07	121008 - 121010	Case Studies of Sustainable Development
08	121015 - 121017	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards
09	121022 - 121024	Midterm (20 minutes)
10	121029 - 121031	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences
11	121105 - 121107	Civil Engineering and Law
12	121112 - 121114	Civil Engineering and Professional Ethics
14	121119 - 121121	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
13	121126 - 121128	Civil Engineering and Management (Invited Speaker)
15	121203 - 121205	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues
16	121212	Final Exam (Wednesday: 1030-1230)
OFFICE HOURS PS231-B, MW 0945-1045; 2015-2115. 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 (120924 - 120926) at 1100. Topics will be assigned on the 6th week (121001 - 121003) at 1100. Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 10th week (121029 - 121031) at 1100. 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 (121203 - 121205) at 1100. Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of 1/3 of the grade.