CE 512 The Comprehensive Urban Planning Process
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering
Spring Semester 2011 --- MWF 8:30 AM, Room 2118 CIVL
Instructor:
Professor Jon D. Fricker
Room G167C CIVL, Phone 49-42205, ECN login 'fricker'
Office Hours: TTh 9:30 to 10:30 AM or by appointment
Textbook:
Levy, John M.,
Contemporary Urban Planning,
Ninth Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, 2010
Supplemental Notes:
You must purchase a set of "SNotes"
for CE512 from CopyMat Services, Inc.,
Chauncey Hill Mall, 743-5995.
Other Materials:
Handouts, as appropriate
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, the student will be able to ...
-
Describe and explain the forces that shape the urban form and affect the urban activity system.
-
Identify the key elements of the urban planning process.
-
Apply analytical techniques that support the planning process.
CE 512 Course Requirements
-
Integrity.
The Student Code of Honor applies.
See especially Part 5, Section III-B-1 of
University Regulations - A Reference Book for Students, Staff, and Faculty.
Another good source of guidance can be found at
Statement of Integrity and Code of Conduct.
-
Professionalism.
-
Clarity in written work: state assumptions, cite references, etc.
-
Arrange absences and anticipate problems in advance.
Use phone or electronic mail to notify me.
If you leave a message, include your phone number.
Unexcused absences will be noted.
Quizzes missed because of an unexcused absence will receive a score of zero.
-
Because professionalism involves proper social behavior,
baseball caps may not be worn in the CE512 classroom.
-
Preparedness.
-
Ten percent of an assignment's full value will be deducted for each
day that assignment is overdue.
For example, a 20-point assignment loses 2 points per day.
-
For homework assignments (cf. projects) submitted
after graded assignments are returned to class or after the
solutions are posted,
no points can be earned.
-
Late submittals will be graded for your benefit,
even after no points are possible.
Elements of Course Grade
-
(50 percent)
Homework, quizzes, and other assignments not covered below.
Some may involve data collection and analysis, use of computer programs, etc.
-
(25 percent)
Midterm exam: evening, Thursday 3 March 2011
-
(25 percent)
Final exam: Week 16
In the event of a major campus emergency,
course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to
changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar
or other circumstances.
Here are ways to get information about changes in this course:
the course web page http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~ce512/,
instructor email address fricker@purdue.edu, and his office phone: 494-2205.
Go Back to the Main Page