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CVEN 1317  Intro to Civil Engineering

Fall 2007

COURSE SYLLABUS

GENERAL INFORMATION

INSTRUCTOR

Professor JoAnn Silverstein, Dept. Civil, Environ. & Arch. Eng.
Email: joann.silverstein@colorado.edu
Office: ECOT 444, 303.492.7211 
Office Hours: Tuesday, 3-5 PM 

 

TEACHING ASSISTANT 

Lena Downar-Herron
Email: Lena.Downarherron@colorado.edu 
Office: ECCE 168

 

LECTURES

2:00-2:50 PM , T, Room ECCR 105 

 

WEB PAGE

       http://ceae.colorado.edu/~silverst/cven1317/ 

EMAIL LIST

If you are enrolled in the course you will be automatically subscribed to the course e-mail list using the address for your CU Plus account.


OVERVIEW

The primary goal of CVEN 1317 is for you to learn about the civil engineering profession:

  • What do civil engineers do?

  • What will I learn to become a civil engineer?

  • Where do civil engineers work?

  • What are civil engineers' responsibilities: to clients? society? the planet?

Civil engineers do some of the most interesting engineering there is, and the practice of civil engineering requires broad yet comprehensive background in sciences, math, and engineering technology. More than other engineers, civil engineers work with a variety of other professionals, including planners, contractors, health and safety professionals, lawyers, economists, politicians, and representatives of citizens' groups. We work for public agencies, corporations, consulting engineering firms, and the construction industry. Sometimes civil engineering results in new multi-billion dollar facilities and sometimes the result is nothing built at all, or even removal of an existing facility.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Be able to define the breadth of technologies of civil engineering.
  2. Develop a framework for the information you are learning in your classes which focus on a specific subject.
  3. Consider your own interests and start to develop your academic plans.
  4. Develop oral and written communications skills.
  5. Be able to explain the professional and ethical responsibilities of civil engineers

COURSE ACTIVITIES

Your work in CVEN 1317 will consist of six assignments with work both in and outside of class.

Activity Points
Introduction to civil engineering 25
Ethics case study 75
Bridge design project/report* 150
Your CE degree plan 25
Drinking water life cycle analysis* 150
Attend professional society meeting and report 50
Attendance 25
Total 500

* Team assignment

 

TIME MANAGEMENT

No doubt you will be very busy this semester. Time management is one of the most important factors for professional success in engineering, and the same principle applies to your academic career. More than anything, planning is the key to good time management. You should plan to spend 1 - 3 hours/week outside class on preparation and assignments. Look ahead to the next class and review any suggested reading. Plan to review and edit your work on assignments requiring written or oral presentation. The sooner you start on an assignment, the better. It is easy to forget details and information over a week.


SCHEDULE: LECTURE TOPICS AND REQUIRED READING

DATE

TOPIC

Assignment

T, 8/29

Introduction: course overview, civil engineering profession

 HW 1 assigned

T, 9/4

Civil engineering practice

HW 1 Due. 

HW 2 Assigned

T, 9/11

Professional ethics 

T, 9/18

Discussion of ethics case study

HW 2 Due

T, 9/25 

Introduce Bridge Design Project

HW 3 Assigned

T, 10/2 

Team work in class on bridge design, meet in Bechtel Lab

T, 10/9

Bridge design presentations by teams

HW 3 Due

T, 10/16

Civil Engineering BS curriculum

HW 4 Assigned

T, 10/23

Learning outside the classroom 

HW 4 Due

T, 10/30

Sustainability in civil engineering: guest lecture

T, 11/6

Drinking Water and Sustainability: processes and life cycle costs

HW 5 Assigned

T, 11/13

Drinking water treatment, bottled water, life cycle costs

T, 11/20

No Class, Fall Break

 

T, 11/27

Water tasting

HW 5 Due

HW 6 Assigned

T, 12/5

Role of Professional Societies

HW 6 Due

T, 12/12

Course Evaluations

 


Additional Information

Honor Code

Student conduct in CVEN 1317 is expected to conform to the CU Honor Code, http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/, which was approved by the faculty of the College of Engineering and Applied Science in December 2001. All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution.

Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic

dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior.  All

incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council

(honor@colorado.edu; 303-725-2273). Students who are found to be in violation

of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions

from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited

to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Other information on the

Honor Code can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html 

Campus Policies

 

If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to

Professor Silverstein a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner so that your needs may be addressed.  Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492-8671, Willard 322, and www.Colorado.EDU/disabilityservices

 

Please contact Professor Silverstein in advance if possible, or on the day of,  if you cannot turn in a homework, assignment, or take a test due to illness, family emergency or other unresolvable conflict. 

Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every

effort to reasonably and fairly deal with all students who, because of

religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or

required attendance.  Please notify Professor Hernandez or Silverstein in advance if your observance of a religious holiday or obligation conflicts with class attendancem, an assignment or test and we will accommodate you so that you do not lose credit or get behind in class. See full details a http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html

 

Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate

learning environment. Students who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards

may be subject to discipline. Faculty have the professional responsibility to

treat all students with understanding, dignity and respect, to guide classroom

discussion and to set reasonable limits on the manner in which they and their

students express opinions.  Professional courtesy and sensitivity are

especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with

differences of race, culture, religion, politics, sexual orientation, gender

variance, and nationalities.  Class rosters are provided to the instructor with

the student's legal name. Professor Hernandez and Silverstein will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records.  See polices at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html   and at

http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_code

 

The University of Colorado at Boulder policy on Discrimination and Harassment

http://www.colorado.edu/policies/discrimination., and the University of Colorado policies on Sexual Harassment and Amorous relationships apply to all students, staff, and faculty. Any student, staff or faculty member who believes s/he has been the subject of discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status should contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment (ODH) at  303-492-2127 or the Office of Judicial Affairs at 303-492-5550.  Information about the ODH and the campus

resources available to assist individuals regarding discrimination or

harassment can be obtained at  http://www.colorado.edu/odh


HOMEWORK FORMAT

All homework will be assigned with instructions on format and content. The basis for assigning points will also be given. 

TURN IN HOMEWORK IN CLASS ON THE DUE DATE. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A MEDICAL OR SIMILARLY COMPELLING REASON.

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