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 2014
SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY)
INSTRUCTORS: DR. V. M. PONCE and R. D. AGUILAR
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 140122 Introduction (VMP/RDA)

02 140127 - 140129 Introduction - History of Civil Engineering (VMP/RDA)

03 140203 - 140205 Civil Engineering and the Environment (RDA)

04 140210 - 140212 Civil Engineering and the Environment (RDA)

05 140217 - 140219 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change (RDA)

06 140224 - 140226 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development (VMP)

07 140303 - 140305 Case Studies of Sustainable Development (VMP)

08 140310 - 140312 Midterm (20 minutes)

09 140317 - 140319 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards (RDA)

10 140324 - 140326 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences (VMP)

11 140407 - 140409 Civil Engineering and Community Participation
(Invited Speaker: Donna Tisdale)

12 140416 - 140416 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education (RDA)

13 140421 - 140423 Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management
(Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)

14 140428 - 140430 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues (VMP)

15 140505 - 140507 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues (VMP)

16 140510 Final Exam (Saturday, May 10, 13:00-15:00) TBA

OFFICE HOURS
PS231-B, MW 1000-1100; 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 (140217 - 140219) at 1100.
Topics will be assigned on the 6th week at 1100.
Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 11th week (140407 - 140409) 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 (140505 - 140507) at 1100.
Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of 1/3 of the grade.

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY SPRING 2014 SECTIONS 01 (MONDAY) AND 02 (WEDNESDAY) INSTRUCTORS: DR. V. M. PONCE and R. D. AGUILAR TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	140122	Introduction (VMP/RDA)
02	140127 - 140129	Introduction - History of Civil Engineering (VMP/RDA)
03	140203 - 140205	Civil Engineering and the Environment (RDA)
04	140210 - 140212	Civil Engineering and the Environment (RDA)
05	140217 - 140219	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change (RDA)
06	140224 - 140226	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development (VMP)
07	140303 - 140305	Case Studies of Sustainable Development (VMP)
08	140310 - 140312	Midterm (20 minutes)
09	140317 - 140319	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards (RDA)
10	140324 - 140326	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences (VMP)
11	140407 - 140409	Civil Engineering and Community Participation (Invited Speaker: Donna Tisdale)
12	140416 - 140416	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education (RDA)
13	140421 - 140423	Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management (Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)
14	140428 - 140430	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues (VMP)
15	140505 - 140507	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues (VMP)
16	140510	Final Exam (Saturday, May 10, 13:00-15:00) TBA
OFFICE HOURS PS231-B, MW 1000-1100; 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 (140217 - 140219) at 1100. Topics will be assigned on the 6th week at 1100. Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 11th week (140407 - 140409) 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 (140505 - 140507) at 1100. Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of 1/3 of the grade.