Prereq: To be taken during the student's last semester.
The course is designed to provide the graduating civil engineer with an integration of professional practice issues with planning, design, and construction. Topics to be covered will include: development of teaming, problem solving, and decision-making skills; development of written and oral technical communication skills; procurement of professional services; integration of planning, design, and construction activities; integration of environmental, legal, political, and social issues and concerns into the project process. All activities will be conducted in teams. Lecture, two hours; laboratory three hours per week.
The course is designed to provide the graduating civil engineer with an integration of professional practice issues with planning, design, and construction. Topics to be covered will include: development of teaming, problem solving, and decision-making skills; development of written and oral technical communication skills; procurement of professional services; integration of planning, design, and construction activities; integration of environmental, legal, political, and social issues and concerns into the project process. All activities will be conducted in teams. Lecture, two hours; laboratory three hours per week.