LEGAL ASPECTS OF ENGINEERING
Legal principles and institutions germane to engineering practice; formation and performance of engineer-client and owner-contractor relationships; preparation of technical specifications; surety bonds and insurance; construction liens; contract administration; construction contract remedies; intellectual property of engineers; engineers' obligations to society and their fellow engineers.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Senior standing or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the core components of the legal process and describe those components, including the nature of disputes, remedies, rules of law, and rules of contract interpretation affecting performance, termination, and completion of construction projects Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the legal relationships between owners and design professionals Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the legal relationships between owners and construction contractors Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize core contract administration procedures and explain the purpose of each procedure Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate the procedures for interpreting contracts and contract clauses Audience: Undergraduate 6. Use basic legal rules to resolve contract disputes Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the core components of the legal process and describe those components, including the nature of disputes, remedies, rules of law, and rules of contract interpretation affecting performance, termination, and completion of construction projects Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the legal relationships between owners and design professionals Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the legal relationships between owners and construction contractors Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize core contract administration procedures and explain the purpose of each procedure Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate the procedures for interpreting contracts and contract clauses Audience: Undergraduate 6. Use basic legal rules to resolve contract disputes Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027