1. CE 1030: Civil Engineering and Computer Fundamentals Course Overview By: Prof. G.F. Salazar Carlos Cela

2. Objectives 1.Civil Engineering Projects 2.Civil Engineering Activity 3.WPI Civil Engineering Courses 4. CE 1030 Topics and Participants 5. CE 1030 Description and Organization

3. Civil Engineering Projects Heavy & Highway n Water Use & Control n Bridges, Highways & Tunnels n Electric, Gas Communication n Military / Space n Other: –Off Shore Platforms –Site Clean-ups

4. Non-Residential Buildings n Manufacturing n Commercial n Government n Educational n Medical

5. Multi-Unit / Residential n Apartments n Hotels n Dormitories n Single Unit Housing

6. Civil Engineering Activity Group B n Aerospace n Materials Engineering n Engineering Mechanics n Structural Group C n Air Transport n Highway n Urban Planning n Urban Transportation ASCETechnicalDivisions Http://www.asce.org

7. Civil Engineering Activity Group D n Environmental Engineering n Water Resources n Water Management n Waterway Port –Coastal –Ocean Group E n Architectural n Construction n Geotechnical Engineering n Pipelines n Surveying ASCETechnicalDivisions

8. Civil Engineering at WPI n Environmental Engineering n Structural Engineering n Geotechnical Engineering n Construction Project Management n Urban Planning n Transportation Http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts / Civil

9. Civil Engineering Topics & Participants n Spreadsheets n Environmental Engineering n Writing n Design-Construction Integration n Pavements n Ethics CE 1030

10. Presentations & Spreadsheets Prof. Wittels Presentations & Spreadsheets Prof. Wittels

11. Environmental Engineering (& Writing) Prof. Plummer Prof. Lebduska

12. Writing (& Environmental Eng.) Prof. Lebduska Prof. Plummer

13. Design-Construction Integration Management Prof. Salazar Prof. Albano

14. Design-Construction Integration Structural Engineering Prof. Albano Prof. Salazar

15. Pavements Prof. R. Mallick

16. Ethics Prof. Hart

17. What WE Expect From YOU 1.Collaborative learning Working in groups Working in groups 2.Class participation Showing up and doing the work 3.Time Remember.... 17 hours/ wk. is plenty when working together: 4 x 17 =68 hours per week? 4.Effort Effort

18. Working in Groups n Complementary Skills and Roles n Competency n Commitment n Communication Communication

19. Schedule Monday:1:00-1:50Lecture I Tuesday:1:00-1:50Lecture II Wednesday:1:00-2:50Lab I Thursday:1:00-1:50Lab II Friday:1:00-1:50 Presentations Quiz & Evaluations

20. Grading Distribution n Deliverables (50 %) –Reports –Oral Presentation n Weekly Examination (25 %) n Final Exam (25%)

21. The Written Report n Work together n Length is not important –Fulfill the requirements (B.S takes time to write !) n How should it sound? –Read a technical report (How does it sound?) n How should it look? –PROFESSIONAL

22. The Oral Presentation n Graded on basic elements and effectiveness of style n Tomorrow’s Session (Prof. Wittels) Presenting styles cannot be taught... They must be observed and developed.

23. Weekly Quiz n Individual Effort n 15-20 minutes n Stresses concepts of the week n Do the reading!

24. How to do well in this class n Be patient in learning new concepts –The hardest part n Work efficiently together n Ask questions 8How do I do this problem? (not answered) 4I did this, what do you think? n Get it done.

25. How to do well in this class n Check the course web-age daily http://cee.wpi.edu/ce1030_d00/http://courses.wpi.edu/

26. And now …... n Form Teams for tomorrow’s session (4 students per group) and also for next week’s lab “What makes a presentation an effective presentation?”