Welcome to CE 3Introduction to Civil and

Environmental Engineering

Dr. Hayden or Professor Hayden

215 Votey

nhayden@cems.uvm.eduwww.cems.uvm.edu/~nhayden/ce3

Syllabus Highlights

• Laboratory: Thursday 2:00- 4:30• Required Texts: A Guide to Writing as an

Engineer, booklet and lots of handouts• Three-ring (1 ½” min) binder with dividers • Grading: Attendance, participation, preparation,

attitude and notebooks (25%)• Homework, quizzes, labs, reports and

presentations (50%)• Final Project (25%)• Last day of Class Nov 16

Course Objectives

The Big Picture

Objective 1: Build connections and networking among first year students

and others in CEE

Objective 2: Learn about civil and environmental engineering

• Structures and structural analysis

• Transportation • Soils and

geotechnical engineerng

• Environmental engineering

 Objective 3: Introduce important big picture concepts

• systems thinking • critical thinking• sustainability • social

responsibility• ecology and

ecological footprint

Objective 4: Introduce ideas and skills needed for success

• Communication (written, visual, verbal)

• Teamwork• Self-assessment• Time management• Organization

Objective 5: Provide hands-on experiences that are interesting and fun

• Catamount Community Projects

• Truss building and busting

• Soil testing• Computer

modeling

Today’s Lab Session

•Meet at 2:00 in 105 Votey

•Lab assignment due at end of lab today!