CEE195 Introduction to Civil & Environmental Engineering Fall 2012

Instructor: Office Hours: Prof. Liang Y. Liu Wed: 1:30 3:00 pm 1116 Newmark CEE Lab or by appointment (217)333-6951, LLiu1@illinois.edu Class Web Site and Annoucements: CEE195 on COMPASS Topics:
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CEE@ Illinois A Tradition of Excellence by Prof. Amr Elnashai, CEE Head CEE Curriculum Structural Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Environmental Engineering Construction Materials Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Transportation Engineering Construction Engineering and Management Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems

Course Grading: Team research project (20 slides, team of 4 students): 35% Paper (individual work, 2 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font): 30% Civil Cup Competition (C3): 20% (NCAA-style tournament on knowledge of Civil Engineering Projects) Class participation & attendance: 15% Due Dates: Team formation and project assignment: Team research presentation and C3 questions/answers due: Individual paper due: C3 project slides online: Civil Cup Competition (C3): Awards & Trophies: C3 Final Four & Championship:
Plagiarism/Engineering Ethics:
Engineers must maintain a high standard of ethics. The campus policies on Academic Integrity are described in Section 4 of the Student Code http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/policy/code/). If there is any question regarding the definitions of cheating, plagiarism, etc., students should refer to 1-402 of the Student Code (http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/policy/code/article_1/a1_1-402.html).

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11/28 or 12/5 if needed