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Jeralee L Anderson
CEE 360
Seattle Campus
Introduces sustainability in civil engineering and construction. Emphasizes life cycle stages for infrastructure and building systems. Examines footprinting; life cycle costing; relevant performance metrics, codes and standards for professional practice. Uses tools, case studies, guest speakers, and innovative applications. Prerequisite: MATH 125; PHYS 121; CHEM 142. Offered: Sp.
Class description
At the end of the course, students should have a pretty good idea about what sustainability is (and what it is not) and have a good idea of what civil and environmental engineering has to do with it.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
There is no be-all-end-all textbook for sustainability....yet. Thus, there will not be a required textbook (but I can recommend some short books to read if you're interested in pursuing the subject further on your own time). Any required readings are going to be available through Moodle or handouts in class. All material covered in lecture, on the course website, in the readings or handouts, or from guest speakers is fair game for test and quiz material.
Recommended preparation
Get familiar with using your Moodle account if you are not already. (Note: the course website is still a work in progress and will be ready by the first day of class. The link below will be available as soon as it is ready but you will need an enrollment key, a.k.a. password. If you are registered in the course, you should receive an email with the enrollment key when it is available.)
Class assignments and grading
Though this class is going to be pretty cutting edge, the grading will be pretty standard here...with a slight twist. You're looking at some individual homework assignments, online quizzes (Moodle) for the reading assignments, two group projects, a midterm and a final exam. The twist? You'll find out within the first week of class.
