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Student
Advising
The Engineering Advisement Center
is charged with advising and monitoring lower
division students, as well as handling
problems which may arise with all engineering students.
When a student reaches upper division status, the
student record is forwarded to the major department
and a department advisor is assigned to the student.
The department advisor monitors the
student's registrations, withdrawals, and other
actions related to the degree curriculum. Each department
has a prescribed order to the assignment of student
advisors.
At the advising session the
student's record is reviewed to ensure that the student is
making satisfactory progress towards his or her
degree. The advisor is responsible for the control
of pre-requisites. Although most of the advising is
done during engineering pre-registration week,
all full-time Civil and Environmental Engineering
faculty are available throughout the year to
offer advice to students who seek it. Permanent
records of each advising session are kept on
advising sheets that become part of the student's
permanent record. This process ensures that the
student follows the published curriculum and meets
ABET criteria before graduating.
Transfer Credit
University of Alabama in Huntsville
engineering equivalence tables have been developed
for neighboring colleges and universities, and
equivalence for transfer credit is evaluated by
the Student Records Office and the Associate Dean of
Engineering. Credit from other ABET accredited
schools is accepted. Faculty advisors may also suggest
specific equivalencies, but any formal action
requires approval by the administration. These
equivalencies are evaluated
periodically and information is exchanged between
institutions.
Oral
and Written Communication
All students are required to take
two Freshman Composition courses (EH 101 and EH 102)
offered by the English Department. Both of these
courses stress critical writing and research while
emphasizing organization, clarity of thought and
expression, and effectiveness of presentation.
Several of the more advanced
courses in the Civil and Environmental Engineering
curriculum include laboratories and projects that require
written reports, i.e., Mechanics of Materials
(CE/MAE 370), Soil Mechanics laboratory (CE 373), and
Introduction to Environmental Engineering (CE 449).
Written and oral communication skills are developed
further in the two-course senior civil engineering Design
Project courses (CE 498 and CE 499). In these courses
students must present their results and findings in
a written final report using a word processing system and
make an oral presentation to students and faculty.
Final grades for Civil Engineering Design Project are
based on the style, organization, and clarity of the
oral and written presentations, as well as the technical
and design content and oral presentation of the final
report.
Students who fail to meet the
standards put forth by the Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department in oral and written communication skills are
encouraged to take courses in Technical Writing (EHT
301) and Editing (EHT 302) which are also offered by the
English Department.
Computer
Experience
All Civil and Environmental
Engineering students are introduced to the fundamentals of
computing in Computer Programming in Engineering (CPE
112), including knowledge of computer structure and a high
level programming language, such as C or C++. Most of the
Junior and Senior level courses taught in Civil and
Environmental Engineering include computer-based homework
assignments or projects that range from writing small
special purpose computer programs for engineering
analysis problems to using existing software packages
for more comprehensive design or analysis projects.
Laboratory Experience
In addition to laboratory exercises
in chemistry (CH 125 and CH 126) and physics (PH 111
and PH 112), students are nominally required to
perform eight laboratory experiments in Mechanics of
Materials (CE/MAE 370), nine laboratory experiments
in Soil Mechanics (CE 373) and two laboratory experiments
in Water Quality Laboratory (CE 455). Students may
gain additional laboratory experience through
the selection of appropriate technical electives or,
if they choose, through laboratory work in support of
the required Civil Engineering Design Project course (CE
499).
Engineering Design Experience
Courses with significant design
content required of all students include Hydraulics (CE
441) and Transportation Engineering and Design (CE
321). In CE 441, students design pipe networks
and pumping systems. In CE 321 students identify a
local traffic problem, analyze the problem,
suggest several alternative solutions, and analyze
the alternatives to determine a final solution to
the problem.
Environmental engineering
concentration students design a wastewater facility in
Water Quality Control Processes (CE 456). In
addition, students who enroll in Environmental Engineering
Design (CE 458) typically design and prove the feasibility
of a hazardous waste remediation process for
an actual Superfund site.
For students enrolled in the
structural engineering concentration, the material
presented in Reinforced Concrete Design (CE 483) and
Structural Steel Design (CE 484) naturally focuses
on applicable design codes and appropriate design
methodology as applied to a variety of steel
and reinforced concrete design problems. In
Foundation Engineering (CE 485), students
design reinforced concrete foundations. Naturally,
the design activities in CE 485 build on the
material covered in Soil Mechanics and Reinforced
Concrete Design (CE 372 and CE 483, respectively).
To ensure that students have a significant
engineering design experience in their education, the
civil engineering program of study culminates in a
two-course capstone design, Civil Engineering Design
Projects I and II (CE 498 and CE 499). As are all
real design problems, the projects are naturally
open-ended without a single "correct"
solution. Typically, the students in the class will work
with the instructor to define the scope of the
project, the important design objectives and constraints,
and the general design approach including appropriate
analytical and numerical techniques, data requirements,
and appropriate design methodology. The project
results must be summarized in a written Final
Report and presented orally to other Civil and
Environmental engineering faculty and students. In the
Final Report, the students must document the
particular design approach used, the various
objectives considered, the alternative solutions
generated, and the justification behind the final
solution. The Civil Engineering Program capstone
design course includes aspects of decision-making
processes, teamwork, allocation of limited resources,
cost analysis, consideration of human factors,
and participation in communication and presentation
of results and findings.
Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements
Engineering students are required
to take 18 semester hours (in addition to EH 101 and 102)
in the humanities/social sciences. Included in the 18
semester hours is an in-depth study of the humanities and
fine arts, or the social and behavioral sciences, through
completion of a 6-hour sequence in a particular
discipline.
Study in the humanities addresses
the ability to deal with questions of values, ethics, or
aesthetics. Requirements include at least 9 semester hours
in humanities, including PHL 202, a minimum of 3 hours in
literature and 3 semester hours in the arts. Disciplines
in the humanities include literature, philosophy,
religious studies, speech, foreign languages, art, music,
theater, and dance.
Study in the social and behavioral
sciences deals primarily with the study of human behavior,
social and political structures, and economics.
Requirements include 9 semester hours in the social and
behavioral sciences with a minimum of 3 semester hours in
history. Disciplines include anthropology, economics,
geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. A
list of courses which satisfy the humanities and social
science electives is maintained in the Engineering Student
Affairs Office (EB 157).
Probability and Statistics Requirements
An understanding of the basic
concepts of statistics is vital to students in any field
of engineering. Engineers use statistics for many
purposes including: understanding, controlling, and
accounting for errors in measurement; facilitating
the collection of adequate and reliable data for
engineering design; understanding and accounting for
uncertainties in the demands placed on
engineering products; and controlling the quality of
materials and workmanship.
With regard to the UAH Civil
Engineering Program, all civil engineering students
are required to successfully complete a 3 cr hr
course in probability and statistics offered by
the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
(ISE 390).
Ethical, Social, Safety, and Economic Considerations in
Engineering Practice
The course Introduction to Ethics
(PHL 202) is a required course for all engineering
students and covers ethical and social considerations
in engineering practice. Engineering Economy (ISE
321) introduces the student to various economic
analyses associated with engineering projects,
including time value of investments and engineering
project cost estimation. The capstone design courses (CE
498 and 499) cover the responsibilities of the engineering
profession and its interaction with society.
Opportunities and Support on Campus for Student
Participation and Membership in Technical, Professional
and/or Honor Societies
The UAH ASCE Student Club was
chartered in 1985 and was upgraded to a Student Chapter
in 1989. The UAH ASCE Student Chapter is one of the
most active groups on campus. Since 1986, the
students have participated in the ASCE Southeast Regional
Student Conference. The UAH student group has been
the overall champion at this conference 6 times since
1988. In these years, the UAH ASCE Student group has
represented the Southeast Region at the National
Concrete Canoe Competition. In these national
competitions, the UAH ASCE Chapter has had
the championship team 4 times. The department
supports the activities of the ASCE Chapter by
providing funds to help pay for the trips to the regional
and national meetings and competitions. Joint
meetings are held with the Huntsville Branch of the ASCE,
and Chapter
activities are occasionally supported by local and state
sections of ASCE.
Interaction Between Students and Civil Engineering
Practitioners
The Introduction to Civil
Engineering course (CE 101) offers the opportunity for
freshman CE students to attend a professional ASCE meeting
to network with local professionals. They also meet
practitioners who volunteer to make presentations on
engineering ethics and job opportunities in Huntsville
during the course. The senior design course also makes use
of practitioners’ knowledge in the forms of seminars on
CAD, economics, and marketing for civil engineers.
Many students work part-time with
local engineering firms, industry, and government
agencies. This work is often performed in
conjunction with the extensive University sponsored
Cooperative Education Program. Tours of local
facilities are often arranged by faculty in conjunction
with Civil Engineering courses, and some Civil
Engineering students elect to work on projects generated
as a result of interactions with the local community.
Fundamentals of Engineering Examination
All Civil Engineering Program
students are encouraged to take the FE examination prior
to graduation. CE faculty offer a refresher course in
the month prior to the exams for all UAH students. The FE
exam is offered on the UAH campus twice each year.
Applications are available at appropriate times in
the Dean's office.
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The Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, TH-S201,Technology Hall, The University of Alabama in Huntsville,
Huntsville, AL-35899.Phone:(256)824-6854,Fax:(256)824-6724. bjmoore@cee.uah.edu
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