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Welcome to CE 3 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

Welcome to CE 3 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Hayden or Professor Hayden 215 Votey nhayden@cems.uvm.edu www.cems.uvm.edu/~nhayden/ce3. Syllabus Highlights. Laboratory: Thursday 2:00- 4:30

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Welcome to CE 3 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

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  1. Welcome to CE 3Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Dr. Hayden or Professor Hayden 215 Votey nhayden@cems.uvm.edu www.cems.uvm.edu/~nhayden/ce3

  2. Syllabus Highlights • Laboratory: Thursday 2:00- 4:30 • Required Texts: A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, booklet and lots of handouts • Three-ring (1 ½” min) binder with dividers • Grading: Attendance, participation, preparation, attitude and notebooks (25%) • Homework, quizzes, labs, reports and presentations (50%) • Final Project (25%) • Last day of Class Nov 16

  3. Course Objectives The Big Picture

  4. Objective 1: Build connections and networking among first year students and others in CEE

  5. Objective 2: Learn about civil and environmental engineering • Structures and structural analysis • Transportation • Soils and geotechnical engineerng • Environmental engineering

  6. Objective 3: Introduce important big picture concepts • systems thinking • critical thinking • sustainability • social responsibility • ecology and ecological footprint

  7. Objective 4: Introduce ideas and skills needed for success • Communication (written, visual, verbal) • Teamwork • Self-assessment • Time management • Organization

  8. Objective 5: Provide hands-on experiences that are interesting and fun • Catamount Community Projects • Truss building and busting • Soil testing • Computer modeling

  9. Today’s Lab Session Meet at 2:00 in 105 Votey Lab assignment due at end of lab today!

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