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
SPRING 2013
SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY)
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 Holiday - 130123 Introduction

02 130128 - 130130 History of Civil Engineering

03 130204 - 130206 Civil Engineering and the Environment I

04 130211 - 130213 Civil Engineering and the Environment II

05 130218 - 130220 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change

06 130225 - 130227 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development

07 130304 - 130306 Case Studies of Sustainable Development

08 130311 - 130313 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards

09 130318 - 130320 Midterm (20 minutes)

10 130325 - 130327 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences

11 130408 - 130410 Civil Engineering and Law

12 130415 - 130417 Civil Engineering and Professional Ethics

14 130422 - 130424 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education

13 130429 - 130501 Civil Engineering and Management

15 130506 - 130508 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues

16 130511 Final Exam (Saturday 1300-1500)
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 6th week (130225 - 130227) at 1100.
Topics will be assigned on the 7th week (130304 - 130306) at 1100.
Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 11th week (130408 - 130410) at 1100.
Term paper must have a length of five (5) pages, but references may be on page 6.
Deadline No. 3. The term paper is due on the 15th week (130506 - 130508) at 1100.
Missing one deadline will incur a penalty of 1/3 of the grade.

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY SPRING 2013 SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY) INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	Holiday - 130123	Introduction
02	130128 - 130130	History of Civil Engineering
03	130204 - 130206	Civil Engineering and the Environment I
04	130211 - 130213	Civil Engineering and the Environment II
05	130218 - 130220	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change
06	130225 - 130227	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development
07	130304 - 130306	Case Studies of Sustainable Development
08	130311 - 130313	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards
09	130318 - 130320	Midterm (20 minutes)
10	130325 - 130327	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences
11	130408 - 130410	Civil Engineering and Law
12	130415 - 130417	Civil Engineering and Professional Ethics
14	130422 - 130424	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
13	130429 - 130501	Civil Engineering and Management
15	130506 - 130508	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues
16	130511	Final Exam (Saturday 1300-1500)
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 6th week (130225 - 130227) at 1100. Topics will be assigned on the 7th week (130304 - 130306) at 1100. Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 11th week (130408 - 130410) at 1100. Term paper must have a length of five (5) pages, but references may be on page 6. Deadline No. 3. The term paper is due on the 15th week (130506 - 130508) at 1100. Missing one deadline will incur a penalty of 1/3 of the grade.