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CE101 - Course Syllabus

This document provides information about CE 101.01 Introduction to Civil Engineering course offered in Fall 2016 including instructor details, course description, objectives, policies, topics, assignments, and assessment. The course introduces freshman students to the civil engineering profession and covers ethics, technical writing, mechanics, site visits, and a bridge building competition. Evaluation is based on assignments, presentations, lab reports, and final exam. The course aims to contribute to several program outcomes including the ability to apply math/science, analyze data, solve problems, communicate, and recognize societal impacts of engineering solutions.

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CE101 - Course Syllabus

This document provides information about CE 101.01 Introduction to Civil Engineering course offered in Fall 2016 including instructor details, course description, objectives, policies, topics, assignments, and assessment. The course introduces freshman students to the civil engineering profession and covers ethics, technical writing, mechanics, site visits, and a bridge building competition. Evaluation is based on assignments, presentations, lab reports, and final exam. The course aims to contribute to several program outcomes including the ability to apply math/science, analyze data, solve problems, communicate, and recognize societal impacts of engineering solutions.

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CE 101.

01 Introduction to Civil Engineering


Fall 2016

Instructor(s):
Name: Semih Tezcan
Office Hours: Th
11:00 – 14:00
Office No.: M3010
Phone No.: 6429
e-mail: [email protected]
Teaching Assistant(s): Işık Ateş Kıral ([email protected])

Course Data:
Hours: MMM 3456
Room: M2181

Course Description:
CE 101 Introduction to Civil Engineering (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
Historical background, present status and future challenges of civil engineering profession. Ethics
and professional responsibility. Written and oral communication. Concepts of analysis, design,
computational approaches, experiments. Interpretation of results and decision making. Invited
lecturers. Site visits.

Course Objectives: This course introduces freshman students to the profession of Civil
Engineering in terms of engineering ethics and law, and basic teamwork skills. Also, the students
will learn technical report writing, presentations, project management skills, and basic mechanics
such as flow of forces. Laboratory visits, guest speakers and bridge building competition are the
features of this course. It is intended as an interactive course.

Textbook: There are no assigned books; only class notes and discussions will suffice.

Ref. Books: Students will be required to conduct library research and prepare presentations on
specific topics.

Design Content: This course introduces the basic principles of civil engineering design concepts
with practical hands-on experiments.

Computer Usage: The students will prepare assignments and projects using presentation, word
processor and spreadsheet programs.

Laboratory Sessions: Students will get themselves acquainted with university’s Civil
Engineering laboratories and conduct simple experiments.

Class Policies: Assignments, presentations, lab reports, final exam, and class participation and
discussions will make up the final grade. Class participation is mandatory.

Contribution of the Course to Program Outcomes:


This course is intended to contribute to the following program outcomes:
(a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
 (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
 (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
(d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
 (e) An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
 (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
 (g) An ability to communicate effectively
The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
 (h)
global and societal context
(i) A recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) A knowledge of contemporary issues
An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for
(k)
engineering practice

Course Assessment: Course will be assessed on the basis of the accomplishments regarding the
course objectives and the contributions to the program outcomes. The evaluation will consist
mainly of the responses from the students during classes and a final exam covering topics learned
in the semester.

Grading:
Class work (assignments and presentations): 70%
Final exam: 30%
Week Topics Reading Assignments Homework Assignment Objectives
Welcome to Civil Engineering, introduction of
To welcome students to the department and present
1 the department and Civil Engineering curriculum
introductory remarks.
Sep. 22 at Boğaziçi University.

Write a short report on a particular area of To introduce brief history and fields of Civil
2 Civil Engineering and its areas.
Civil Engineering. Engineering, and materials used in the industry.
Sep. 29

Laboratory visits (hydraulics, structural, Prepare a report about your observations on To inform students about the department’s laboratory
3 materials, and soils). laboratories. facilities.
Oct. 6

Engineering Ethics and Law. Guest lecturer on To introduce professionalism in engineering in


4 Prepare a report on a case study.
law. relation to ethical principles and tort law.
Oct. 13
How the forces flow? The flow of forces in a structure, balance and
İdentifying forces (tensile and compressive)
5 Introduction to loads applied to structural stability. Learn forces of nature and load
in a structural system.
Oct. 20 systems. combinations.

Prepare a report about a case study on large- To be able to appreciate large complex civil
6 Guest lecturer on large-scale construction works.
scale construction project. engineering projects and their components.
Oct. 27

Prepare a report about your observations on To observe actual construction process at a


7 Construction site visit.
site visit construction site.
Nov. 03

Write a technical report on your team work To be able to work as a team, brainstorm and come up
8 Design competition. Team work.
and design competition. with a design.
Nov. 10

To introduce the concept of design an economical and


9 Construct a bridge with given materials.
aesthetic structures.
Nov. 17
Bridge building competition – largest ratio of Prepare a technical report on your bridge in
To participate in engineering competition and
10 applied load at mid-span to bridge’s own weight terms of flow of forces, stability and its load
appreciate order of loads on structural elements.
Nov. 24 wins. carrying capacity.

11 Guest lecturer
Dec. 01

Prepare presentations on topics assigned to


12 Technical presentations.
each group.
Dec. 08

13 Team presentations. To make oral presentation


Dec. 15

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