CE 29202 – Contemporary Issues in Civil Engineering

Credits and contact hours:

2 credits
Lecture that meets once per week for 50 minutes per meeting and recitation that meets once per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks

Specific course information:

Catalog description: This course provides a forum on issues in the civil engineering profession in a contemporary context. Topics include professionalism and ethics, entrepreneurship, cultural differences, and global collaboration. Students interact with engineering faculty as well as professionals from outside the university who provide guidance on the preparation of individual plans of study and information on civil engineering career options. Students learn and apply fundamental aspects of written communication in professional settings. Emphasis is placed on delivery of technical and managerial content.
Prerequisites: Sophomore status in the school of Civil Engineering
Course status: Required course

Specific Goals for the course:

Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
- Apply standards of professional communication to the most common writing tasks required by the school and profession of civil engineering
- Judge ethical dilemmas according to the six fundamental canons of professional engineers
- Related the actions of civil engineers to the establishment and maintenance of human places and the effects of those places on the larger world
- Define and implement principles of audience-focused communication to any writing task
- Differentiate between the various specialties within the field of civil engineering so as to make informed career decisions
Relationship of course to program outcomes
- Outcome 3: An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- Outcome 4: An ability to recognized ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, and environmental contexts
- Outcome 7: An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

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