CEE -1880
ORIENTATION
9:00 - 10:15 pm Tuesdays in
room ENGR 203
Instructor: Dr. William Rahmeyer
Campus office: EL-211 phone
x-72938
mailto:william.rahmeyer@usu.edu
Objectives:
Present an overview of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department and curriculum. To introduce faculty and programs in the five CEE divisions:
Environmental
Water Engineering
Structures
Transportation
GeotechnicalExamine and discuss the profession of Civil and Environmental Engineering; the career, the opportunities, and the expectations.
Develop skills and techniques in engineering problem solving. Problem solving will be covered by examples in the computer and calculator assignments for this course.
The computer assignments will also develop basic skills with computer spreadsheets, Mathcad, Maple, and with scientific calculators.
The purpose of the overview and the skills is to prepare the student for the more advanced coursed in engineering and in the required science courses.
The end product of this course will be a design project that will be produced by a project team.
Schedule:
Assignments will be made during the Tuesday seminars. There will be no scheduled computer sessions. Each student will be assigned to a project group which will need to periodically meet. Assignments should be done individually, although you can get help from you project group members.
Grading:
Attendance is required for the seminars. Each class missed will reduce your rating by a letter grade. Make sure that you have signed the role. Your overall grade will also be based on quizzes, computer/calculator assignments, and a project group design.
Engineering Week:
Participation in the activities of Engineering week is required. As a minimum you will need to attend at least two seminars or presentations, or participate in a contest or presentation.
Design Projects:
Project groups with a maximum size of 5 students will be formed. Each group will have a group name, a project leader that has a email address, and a scheduled time for project meetings. The project team will need to make assignments for each team member and show / identify in the project report the contribution from each member.
The design project will mostly be conceptual in that the project team does not have the necessary background and education to do the actual design. The project requires the team to identify a problem or contribution that the team can solve or create (ie more student parking). A project report will be written (5-7 pages) that includes:
1. Problem statement and description
2. Need (why) and the benefit of the project
3. Any limitations or negatives, and any environmental concerns
3. Sketch or drawing
4. Cost analysis and materials required
5. Time schedule
6. How the project will be conducted, who, where, how, etc.
7. A discussion of the multidisciplinary aspect of the project (ie which type of engineers needed and why)
8. Assignment and responsibility of each team member (what they did)
9. ConclusionHandbook:
There are no class notes or modules for this class. There is some help and reference material available from the home page for Dr. Gilberto Uroz. The home page for this course will also have some references and handouts.
Calculator:
The use of a scientific (HP or TI) calculator is required for this class. All CEE students are required to own a calculator. Please check with the instructor if you can not comply with this.
YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT IS TO PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR CALCULATOR
AND CALCULATOR CASE.
Second Assignment (due before the 2nd class lecture):
The second assignment is to form project teams of 4 to 5 students. Each team will select a team leader and provide the team leader with names, addresses, and phone numbers of each team member. The team leader will then send an Email to the course instructor that includes the name of the team, the team leaders Email address, and the names of the members of the team. The course instructor will then post a list of teams and team members on the class home page. Students can check on the WEB to make sure they are on a team.