CE 1030: Civil Engineering and CE 1030: Civil Engineering and Computer FundamentalsComputer Fundamentals

Course OverviewCourse Overview

By: Prof. G.F. Salazar Carlos Cela

ObjectivesObjectives

1.1. Civil Engineering ProjectsCivil Engineering Projects

2.2. Civil Engineering ActivityCivil Engineering Activity

3.3. WPI Civil Engineering CoursesWPI Civil Engineering Courses

4. CE 1030 Topics and Participants4. CE 1030 Topics and Participants

5.5. CE 1030 Description and Organization CE 1030 Description and Organization

Civil Engineering ProjectsCivil Engineering ProjectsHeavy & HighwayHeavy & Highway

Water Use & ControlWater Use & Control Bridges, Highways & TunnelsBridges, Highways & Tunnels Electric, Gas CommunicationElectric, Gas Communication Military / SpaceMilitary / Space Other:Other:

– Off Shore PlatformsOff Shore Platforms– Site Clean-upsSite Clean-ups

Non-Residential BuildingsNon-Residential Buildings

ManufacturingManufacturing CommercialCommercial GovernmentGovernment EducationalEducational MedicalMedical

Multi-Unit / ResidentialMulti-Unit / Residential

ApartmentsApartments HotelsHotels DormitoriesDormitories Single Unit HousingSingle Unit Housing

Civil Engineering ActivityCivil Engineering Activity

Group BGroup B AerospaceAerospace Materials EngineeringMaterials Engineering Engineering Engineering

MechanicsMechanics StructuralStructural

Group CGroup C Air TransportAir Transport HighwayHighway Urban PlanningUrban Planning Urban TransportationUrban Transportation

ASCEASCETechnicalTechnicalDivisionsDivisions

Http://www.asce.org

Civil Engineering ActivityCivil Engineering Activity

Group DGroup D Environmental Environmental

EngineeringEngineering Water ResourcesWater Resources Water ManagementWater Management Waterway PortWaterway Port

– CoastalCoastal

– OceanOcean

Group EGroup E Architectural Architectural ConstructionConstruction Geotechnical Geotechnical

EngineeringEngineering PipelinesPipelines SurveyingSurveying

ASCEASCETechnicalTechnicalDivisionsDivisions

Civil Engineering at WPICivil Engineering at WPI

Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering Structural EngineeringStructural Engineering Geotechnical EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering Construction Project ManagementConstruction Project Management Urban PlanningUrban Planning TransportationTransportation

Http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Civil

Civil Engineering Topics & Civil Engineering Topics & ParticipantsParticipants

Spreadsheets Spreadsheets Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering WritingWriting Design-Construction Design-Construction

IntegrationIntegration PavementsPavements EthicsEthics

CE1030

Presentations & SpreadsheetsPresentations & SpreadsheetsProf. WittelsProf. Wittels

Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering(& Writing)(& Writing)

Prof. Plummer Prof. Plummer Prof. LebduskaProf. Lebduska

Writing Writing (& Environmental Eng.)(& Environmental Eng.)

Prof. LebduskaProf. LebduskaProf. PlummerProf. Plummer

Design-ConstructionDesign-Construction Integration Integration

ManagementManagement

Prof. SalazarProf. SalazarProf. AlbanoProf. Albano

Design-Construction Design-Construction IntegrationIntegration

Structural EngineeringStructural Engineering

Prof. AlbanoProf. AlbanoProf. SalazarProf. Salazar

PavementsPavementsProf. R. MallickProf. R. Mallick

EthicsEthics

Prof. HartProf. Hart

What What WEWE Expect From Expect From YOUYOU

1.1. Collaborative learningCollaborative learningWorking in groupsWorking in groups

2.2. Class participationClass participationShowing up and doing the workShowing up and doing the work

3.3. TimeTimeRemember.... 17 hours/ wk. is Remember.... 17 hours/ wk. is plentyplenty when working when working together:together:

4 x 17 =68 hours per week?4 x 17 =68 hours per week?

4.4. EffortEffort

Working in GroupsWorking in Groups Complementary Skills and RolesComplementary Skills and Roles CompetencyCompetency CommitmentCommitment CommunicationCommunication

ScheduleSchedule

Monday: 1:00-1:50 Lecture ITuesday: 1:00-1:50 Lecture IIWednesday: 1:00-2:50 Lab IThursday: 1:00-1:50 Lab IIFriday: 1:00-1:50

PresentationsQuiz &Evaluations

Grading DistributionGrading Distribution

Deliverables (50 %)Deliverables (50 %)– ReportsReports

– Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Weekly Examination (25 %)Weekly Examination (25 %) Final Exam (25%)Final Exam (25%)

The Written ReportThe Written Report

Work togetherWork together Length is not importantLength is not important

– Fulfill the requirements (B.S takes time to write !)Fulfill the requirements (B.S takes time to write !)

How should it sound?How should it sound?– Read a technical report (How does it sound?)Read a technical report (How does it sound?)

How should it look?How should it look?– PROFESSIONALPROFESSIONAL

The Oral PresentationThe Oral Presentation

Graded on basic elements and effectiveness Graded on basic elements and effectiveness of styleof style

Tomorrow’s Session (Prof. Wittels)Tomorrow’s Session (Prof. Wittels)

Presenting styles cannot be taught... Presenting styles cannot be taught... They must be observed and developed.They must be observed and developed.

Weekly QuizWeekly Quiz

Individual EffortIndividual Effort 15-20 minutes15-20 minutes Stresses concepts of the weekStresses concepts of the week Do the reading!Do the reading!

How to do well in this classHow to do well in this class

Be patient in learning new conceptsBe patient in learning new concepts– The hardest partThe hardest part

Work efficiently togetherWork efficiently together Ask questionsAsk questions

How do I do this problem? How do I do this problem? (not answered)(not answered) I did I did this, this, what do you think?what do you think?

Get it done.Get it done.

How to do well in this classHow to do well in this class

Check the course web-age dailyCheck the course web-age daily

http://cee.wpi.edu/ce1030_d00/http://cee.wpi.edu/ce1030_d00/

http://courses.wpi.edu/http://courses.wpi.edu/

And now …...And now …...

Form Teams for tomorrow’s session (4 Form Teams for tomorrow’s session (4 students per group) and also for next week’s students per group) and also for next week’s lablab

““What makes a presentation an effective What makes a presentation an effective presentation?”presentation?”