Civil Engineering and Design IV

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This is the first half of the capstone design course for the Civil Engineering program. Competencies in professionalism and ethics and equity will be advanced through the examination of diverse Civil Engineering case studies. The course will further explore tools and approaches for the planning, construction, and management of Civil Engineering projects and infrastructure. It will examine tendering processes and contract management. Students will also prepare a proposal for the design project that will be completed in the winter term. Students will form teams, normally of four members, with other students in civil or any other engineering major. The proposal must define the design problem, including safety, environmental, social, and economic dimensions, and set out a detailed work plan. Design teams are responsible for securing a faculty advisor, who has a P.Eng..