ENCE 100 - Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

Introductory Comments:

Course Materials:

• Invitation to Register for ENCE 100
• Syllabus for Spring 2003
• Week #1: Course Introduction, Meet with CEE Chairman: Dr. Gregory Baecher
• Syllabus for Spring 2003
• Semester Project Assignment
• Book Review Assignment
• ASCE Bibliography - please examine for many other potential book titles
• Entry Survey (Please turn in by February 7th)
• Week #2: Tour of the "Me, Myself, and Infrastructure" Exhibit at the National Building Museum
• Exhibit Review Assignment
• "Me, Myself, and Infrastructure" Exhibit
• Directions to the Building Museum
• Week #3: Introduction to the CEE Profession (Cancelled due to Snow!)
• Week #4: Semester Project: Choosing a Topic and a Team
• Plans for February 24th Class Period
• Sample proposal
• Week #5: Panel #1: Meet an Established Engineer - Richard Reed
• PE Licensing/Registration Information
• Week #6: Panel #2: Meet the Seniors
• Brian Domonkos
• Jeffrey Kuhn
• Dalia Levin
• Alexis Siebs
• Week #7: Mid-Term Presentations
• Guidance for preparing your mid-term presentations
• Presentation on making Oral Presentations/Web Pages
• Be a Careful Internet Consumer - Judging the Credibility of a Website is Important
• Week #8: Spring Break: Have a Pleasant Break!
• Week #9: Panel #3: Meet the Graduate Students
• Michael Casey - Graduate Student in Project Management
• Ruxandra Floroiu - Graduate Student in Environmental Engineering
• Evangelos Kaisar - Graduate Student in Transportation Engineering
• Week #10: Panel #4: Meet the Young Engineers
• Seth Brown - Project Engineer at GKY and Associates, Inc.
• Amanda Cody - Structural Engineer at KCI Technologies, Inc.
• Kimberly Currano - Project Engineer at Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc.
• Week #11: CEE Curriculum #1: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
• Overview Document: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
• The Environmental and Water Resources Web at the University of Maryland
• Week #12: CEE Curriculum #2: Infrastructure Engineering
• Overview Document: Infrastructure Engineering
• Week #13: CEE Curriculum #3: Transportation Systems and Engineering Management
• Overview Document: Transportation Systems and Engineering Management
• Week #14: Final Presentations
• Sewer Treatment Alternatives
• The Failure of the Grand Teton Dam
• The English Channel Tunnel
• Week #15: Final Presentations
• Bridges
• The Metrorail Mass Transit System in the Washington D.C. Area
• The Role of Civil Engineers in Planned Communities
• Roller Coaster - Friend and Fiend

Evaluations/Surveys:

• Exit Survey for ENCE 100
• Group Evaluation Form for Semester Project

Semester Projects:

• Bridges
• The English Channel Tunnel
• The Failure of the Grand Teton Dam
• The Metrorail Mass Transit System in the Washington D.C. Area
• The Role of Civil Engineers in Planned Communities
• Roller Coaster - Friend and Fiend
• Sewer Treatment Alternatives

Useful Links:

• ASCE History and Heritage Web Site
• Civil and Environmental Engineering Specialties (ASCE)
• National Building Museum: "Me, Myself, and Infrastructure" exhibit
• PE Licensing/Registration Information

Resources:

• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
• Response to the Mid-Semester Student Feedback Form
• Poster/Flowchart of the New CEE Curriculum
• New CEE Curriculum
• Undergraduate Studies: Specialty "Tracks"
• Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
• Infrastructure
• Transportation Systems and Engineering Management
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mentoring Program
• Resources for Academic Success
• Advising Information - Who to Ask?
• How to Judge the Credibility of a Website
• University of Maryland Libraries Web Site: Many search engines available to locate good quality research sources