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 2015
SECTIONS 01 (FRIDAY 11:00) AND 02 (FRIDAY 13:00)
INSTRUCTOR: DANIELA DEUTSCH
TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS

Week Date Topic

01 150123 Introduction

02 150130 History of Civil Engineering

03 150206 Civil Engineering and the Environment I

04 150213 Civil Engineering and the Environment II

05 150220 Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change

06 150227 Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development

07 150306 Case Studies of Sustainable Development (Invited Speaker: Dr. Victor M. Ponce)

08 150313 Midterm (20 minutes)

09 150320 Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards

10 150327 Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences

11 150410 Civil Engineering and Continuing Education

12 150417 Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management
(Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)

13 150424 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues I (Invited Speaker: Dr. Victor M. Ponce)

14 150501 Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues II

15 150510 Final Exam (Saturday, May 9, 13:00-15:00) TBA

OFFICE HOURS
E421-J: F 14:00-15:00.
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 (150220) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02).
Topics will be assigned on the 6th week.
Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 10th week (150410) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02).
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 14th week (150501) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02) .
Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of up to 1/3 of the grade.

CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY SPRING 2015 SECTIONS 01 (FRIDAY 11:00) AND 02 (FRIDAY 13:00) INSTRUCTOR: DANIELA DEUTSCH TEXT: ONLINE SYLLABUS
Week	Date	Topic
01	150123	Introduction
02	150130	History of Civil Engineering
03	150206	Civil Engineering and the Environment I
04	150213	Civil Engineering and the Environment II
05	150220	Civil Engineering and Global Climate Change
06	150227	Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development
07	150306	Case Studies of Sustainable Development (Invited Speaker: Dr. Victor M. Ponce)
08	150313	Midterm (20 minutes)
09	150320	Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards
10	150327	Civil Engineering and the Social Sciences
11	150410	Civil Engineering and Continuing Education
12	150417	Civil Engineering and Ethics / Management (Invited Speaker: Dan Werdowatz)
13	150424	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues I (Invited Speaker: Dr. Victor M. Ponce)
14	150501	Civil Engineering and Contemporary Global Issues II
15	150510	Final Exam (Saturday, May 9, 13:00-15:00) TBA
OFFICE HOURS E421-J: F 14:00-15:00. 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 (150220) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02). Topics will be assigned on the 6th week. Deadline No. 2. Topic summary (200-words long) is due on the 10th week (150410) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02). 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 14th week (150501) at 11:00 (Section 01) and 13:00 (Section 02) . Missing a deadline will incur a penalty of up to 1/3 of the grade.