Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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BTRY—Biometry & Statistics |
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BTRY 7210 - Topics in Quantitative Genomics
Fall. 1 credit. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: BTRY 4830 or BTRY 6830 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Weekly seminar series on recent advances in quantitative genomics. A selection of the latest papers in the field is read and discussed. Methods are stressed, but biological results and their significance are also addressed.
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BTRY 7900 - Graduate-Level Dissertation Research
Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S/U grades only.
Permission of department required. Enrollment limited to: Ph.D. candidates.
Staff.
Research at the Ph.D. level.
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BTRY 7950 - Statistical Consulting
Fall, spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BTRY 6020 and BTRY 4090 . Permission of instructor required.
F. Vermeylen.
Participation in the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit: faculty-supervised statistical consulting with researchers from other disciplines. Discussion sessions are held for joint consideration of literature and selected consultations encountered during previous weeks.
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BTRY 7980 - Graduate Supervised Teaching
Fall, spring. 2-4 credits, variable. S/U grades only.
Prerequisite: at least two advanced courses in statistics and biometry. Permission of instructor and chair of special committee required.
Staff.
Students assist in teaching a course appropriate to their previous training. Students meet with a discussion section, prepare course materials, and assist in grading. Credit hours are determined in consultation with the instructor, depending on the level of teaching and the quality of work expected.
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BTRY 8900 - Master’s Level Thesis Research
Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S/U grades only.
Permission of department required. Enrollment limited to: M.S. candidates.
Staff.
Research at the M.S. level.
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BTRY 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research
Fall or spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S/U grades only.
Permission of committee chair required.
Staff.
Thesis research for Ph.D. candidates after “A” exam has been passed.
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BURM—Burmese |
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BURM 1121 - Elementary Burmese I
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Y. Khaing.
A thorough grounding is given in all language skills: reading and writing with minor focus on listening and speaking.
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BURM 1122 - Elementary Burmese II
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: BURM 1121 .
Y. Khaing.
A thorough grounding is given in all language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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BURM 2201 - Intermediate Burmese I
(GB) Satisfies Option 1.
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: BURM 1122 .
Y. Khaing.
Continuing instruction in Burmese at the higher intermediate level with a focus on improving oral expression, reading and interpretation of written texts, and further development of listening skills using language learning materials based on authentic audio-video clips.
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BURM 2202 - Intermediate Burmese II
(GB) Satisfies Option 1.
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: BURM 2201 .
Y. Khaing.
Continuing instruction in Burmese at the higher intermediate level with a focus on improving oral expression, reading and interpretation of written texts, and further development of listening skills using language learning materials based on authentic audio-video clips.
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BURM 3301 - Advanced Burmese I
(GB) Satisfies Option 1.
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Y. Khaing.
For further development of listening skills in Burmese with emphasis on enriching vocabulary, strengthening grammatical competence, and understanding various genres and styles of written Burmese, such as articles on current events, anecdotes, short stories, etc.
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BURM 3302 - Advanced Burmese II
(GB) Satisfies Option 1.
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: BURM 3301 .
Y. Khaing.
For further development of listening skills in Burmese with emphasis on enriching vocabulary, strengthening grammatical competence, and understanding various genres and styles of written Burmese, such as articles on current events, anecdotes, short stories, etc.
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BURM 4431 - Directed Study
(CU-UGR)
Fall. 1-4 credits, variable. Letter grades only (no audit).
Permission of instructor required. To apply for directed study, please complete the on-line independent study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Staff.
Intended for advanced language study.
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BURM 4432 - Directed Study
(CU-UGR)
Spring. 1-4 credits, variable. Letter grades only (no audit).
Permission of instructor required. To apply for directed study, please complete the on-line independent study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Staff.
Intended for advanced language study.
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CAPS—China & Asia Pacific Studies |
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CAPS 1670 - [Understanding Modern China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 1167 , HIST 1670
(GB) (HA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2019-2020. 4 credits. Student option grading.
V. Seow.
For description, see HIST 1670 .
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CAPS 1740 - Imperial China (crosslisted) ASIAN 1174 , HIST 1740
(GHB) (HA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
T. Hinrichs.
For description, see HIST 1740 .
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CAPS 1910 - [Introduction to Modern Asian History] (crosslisted) ASIAN 1191 , HIST 1910
(GB) (HA-AS)
Fall. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
V. Seow, E. Tagliacozzo.
For description, see HIST 1910 .
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CAPS 2209 - [Daoist Traditions] (crosslisted) ASIAN 2289 , HIST 2209 , RELST 2209
(GHB) (HA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
T. Hinrichs.
For description, see HIST 2209 .
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CAPS 2210 - [Pop Culture in China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 2210 , HIST 2210
(GHB) (HA-AS)
Fall. Next offered 2019-2020. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
T. Hinrichs.
For description, see HIST 2210 .
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CAPS 2212 - Introduction to China (crosslisted) ASIAN 2212
(GHB) (CA-AS)
Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.
S. Son.
For description, see ASIAN 2212 .
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CAPS 2264 - [Contemporary Chinese Popular Culture] (crosslisted) ASIAN 2264
(GB) (CA-AS)
Fall. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
N. Admussen.
For description, see ASIAN 2264 .
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CAPS 2271 - [China’s Literary Heritage: An Introduction in Translation] (crosslisted) ASIAN 2271
(GHB) (LA-AS)
Fall. Next offered 2018-2019. 3 credits. Student option grading.
D. X. Warner.
For description, see ASIAN 2271 .
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CAPS 2840 - [Capitalism in China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 2284 , GOVT 2284 , SOC 2840
(GB) (SBA-AS) (CU-SBY)
Fall. Not offered 2017-2018. 4 credits. Student option grading.
V. Nee.
For description, see SOC 2840 .
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CAPS 2985 - Transformations in Twentieth Century China (crosslisted) ASIAN 2286 , HIST 2985
(GB) (HA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
J. Barwick.
For description, see HIST 2985 .
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CAPS 3000 - Seminar on American Relations with China (crosslisted) ASIAN 3305 , HIST 3391
(HA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Enrollment is limited to: CAPS majors. Offered in Washington, D.C.
C. Watson.
A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former executive branch or congressional officials, business people, journalists, representatives of nongovernmental organizations and others who have worked in China or have participated in the making of U.S. policy toward China.
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CAPS 3049 - China’s Next Economy (crosslisted) ASIAN 3304 , GOVT 3044
(GB) (SBA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
J. Wallace.
This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China’s ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China’s economic development and future prospects; 2) to provide a close working knowledge of the evolving current situation, with a focus on internal variation within China—telling different Chinese stories, not one “China story”—and particularly emphasizing urbanization and the goal of shifting from manufacturing and export-led to services and domestic-led economy; and 3) to give students hands-on experience using Chinese economic data in the context of a brief research note. Each week will connect to current events and debates, with students writing three blog posts over the course of the semester to bring academic research and social scientific analysis to bear upon policy-relevant questions and developments.
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CAPS 3140 - U.S. in the World (crosslisted) AMST 3140 , HIST 3140
(HA-AS)
Spring (not offered every year), summer. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Offered in Washington, D.C. in summer.
Spring, P. VonEschen; summer, staff.
For description, see HIST 3140 .
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CAPS 3307 - Readings in Classical Chinese Literature (crosslisted) CHLIT 3307
(GHB) (LA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: CHLIT 2213 /CHLIT 2214 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CHLIT 6607 .
D. X. Warner.
For description, see CHLIT 3307 .
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CAPS 3325 - [Tales of Crime and Justice from Pre-Modern China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 3325
(GHB) (CA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
D. X. Warner.
For description, see ASIAN 3325 .
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CAPS 3329 - [The Literature of Leaving China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 3329 , COML 3985
(GB) (LA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
N. Admussen.
For description, see ASIAN 3329 .
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CAPS 3337 - [Love Stories of Early Modern China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 3337
(GHB) (LA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Co-meets with ASIAN 6637 . No prior knowledge of Chinese necessary.
S. Son.
For description, see ASIAN 3337 .
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CAPS 3340 - [Contested Legacies of China’s Past] (crosslisted) ASIAN 3340
(GHB) (CA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2019-2020. 4 credits. Student option grading.
D. X. Warner.
For description, see ASIAN 3340 .
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CAPS 3370 - Nature Imagined and Experienced: Ancient Chinese Travel Literature (crosslisted) ASIAN 3370
(GHB) (CA-AS)
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Co-meets with ASIAN 6670 .
D. X. Warner.
For description, see ASIAN 3370 .
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CAPS 3403 - [China Under Revolution and Reform] (crosslisted) ASIAN 3321 , GOVT 3403
(GB) (SBA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
A. Mertha.
For description, see GOVT 3403 .
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CAPS 3434 - Chinese Empire and the Cambodian Experience (crosslisted) ASIAN 3330 , GOVT 3434
(GB) (CA-AS) (CU-ITL)
Winter. 3 credits. Student option grading.
A. Mertha.
For description, see GOVT 3434 .
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CAPS 3502 - Becoming a China Hand (crosslisted) GOVT 3503
(GB) (CA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Intended for: junior CAPS students.
Rotating: A. Mertha, A. Carlson, J. Chen, J. Wallace.
This seminar examines the various issues that surround being a specialist of one of the world’s most complex and exciting places. The course will first look at the various groups of people that have been China Hands, including missionaries, academics, businesspeople, journalists, and government officials. One central theme is the continual conflict between being a country specialist and gaining an understanding of the broader world. The second part of the class considers the strategies for going into the field and doing research on China, including finding a host and making connections, using written sources (electronic and printed), conducting interviews, and implementing formal surveys. The last segment of the class considers the charge that China Hands are prone to self-censorship because of ideological affinity.
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CAPS 3827 - China and the World (crosslisted) ASIAN 3327 , GOVT 3827
(GB) (CA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
A. Carlson.
For description, see GOVT 3827 .
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CAPS 3967 - [What is China?] (crosslisted) ASIAN 3395 , GOVT 3967
(GB) (CA-AS)
Fall. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
A. Carlson.
For description, see GOVT 3967 .
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CAPS 4001 - China in Transition
(GB) (CA-AS) (CU-ITL)
Fall, spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Enrollment is limited to: CAPS majors only. Offered in Beijing, China.
X. Xu.
Using resources specifically available in China, this course combines lectures, guest lectures, field trips, and faculty-directed research projects to help students achieve an in-depth understanding of China’s changing politics, economy, society, and culture.
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CAPS 4002 - Chinese Perspectives on International and Global Affairs
(GB) (SBA-AS) (CU-ITL)
Fall, spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Enrollment is limited to: CAPS majors only. Offered in Beijing, China.
C. Chen.
This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University’s School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China’s international relations.
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CAPS 4010 - Honors Thesis Tutorial I
(CU-UGR)
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Enrollment is limited to: CAPS majors. Honors applicants must consult with the CAPS Director to select an honors thesis advisor.
Staff.
Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed by the end of applicant’s junior year in order for the student to be an honors candidate. Permission to enroll in CAPS 4020 is contingent upon the advisor’s judgement of the viability of the student’s honors thesis by the end of the semester.
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CAPS 4020 - Honors Thesis Tutorial II
(CU-UGR)
Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: CAPS 4010 .
Staff.
Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member.
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CAPS 4030 - Issues in China and Asia-Pacific Studies
(GB) (CA-AS) (CU-UGR)
Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
X. Xu.
This course serves as the wrap-up seminar for CAPS students. It is designed for CAPS seniors to review the critical issues and topics in China and Asia-Pacific Studies from broader theoretical perspectives, to engage in academic discourse and policy debate about implications of China rising, to reflect on their four-year learning experience in Ithaca, Washington, D.C., and Beijing as students of contemporary China studies, and to enhance their abilities to pursue future studies and/or careers that are related to their CAPS experience after graduating from Cornell. The seminar is organized around the central theme - China rising - and roughly divided into three sections: (1) China’s rise and the “paradigm change” in world politics; (2) China’s quest for identity and order; and (3) implications of China rising for the U.S. and the world. Under each of these sections, a few specific topics are identified for class discussion.
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CAPS 4071 - Law Culture and Society in China (crosslisted) LAW 4071
(GB) (CA-AS)
Fall, spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Enrollment limited to: undergraduate students.
X. Yu.
For description, see LAW 4071 .
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CAPS 4241 - [Religion and the State in Chinese History] (crosslisted) ASIAN 4422 , HIST 4241 , RELST 4241
(GB) (HA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
J. Barwick.
For description, see HIST 4241 .
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CAPS 4355 - [Work and Labor in China] (crosslisted) ASIAN 4443 , ILRIC 4355
(GB) (SBA-AS)
Spring. Not offered 2017-2018. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
E. Friedman.
For description, see ILRIC 4355 .
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CAPS 4406 - Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture (crosslisted) CHIN 4406
(GB) Satisfies Option 1.
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with CHIN 6606 .
Z. Chen.
For description, see CHIN 4406 .
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CAPS 4414 - [Politics, Violence, and the Study of Cambodia] (crosslisted) ASIAN 4414 , GOVT 4414
(GB) (CA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
A. Mertha.
For description, see GOVT 4414 .
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CAPS 4420 - [Tang Poetry: Themes and Contexts] (crosslisted) CHLIT 4420 , MEDVL 4420
(GHB) (LA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: minimum three years of Chinese and/or one year of Classical Chinese or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CHLIT 6620 .
D. X. Warner.
For description, see CHLIT 4420 .
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CAPS 4650 - [Reading and Viewing Modern China] (crosslisted) CHIN 4426 , HIST 4650
(GB) (HA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: equivalent of three years Mandarin instruction. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with CHIN 6626 /HIST 6650 .
Z. Chen.
For description, see HIST 4650 .
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CAPS 4827 - [China, Tibet and Xinjiang] (crosslisted) ASIAN 4448 , GOVT 4827
(GB) (HA-AS)
Spring. Next offered 2018-2019. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Co-meets with GOVT 6827 .
A. Carlson.
For description, see GOVT 4827 .
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CAPS 4870 - China and Asian Security (crosslisted) ASIAN 4475 , GOVT 4877
(GB) (SBA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Co-meets with GOVT 6877 .
A. Carlson.
For description, see GOVT 4877 .
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CAPS 4888 - Directed Study–Beijing
(CU-ITL)
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.
Offered in Beijing, China.
Staff.
This directed study course allows CAPS students to enroll at Beida (Peking University) in courses offered to international students by the Peking University School of International Studies.
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CAPS 4997 - Undergraduate Research Seminar in American Studies (crosslisted) AMST 4997 , HIST 4997
Fall, spring. 8 credits. Letter grades only.
Offered in Washington, D.C.
D. Silbey.
For description, see HIST 4997 .
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CAPS 4998 - Politics and Policy: Theory, Research, and Practice (crosslisted) ALS 4998 , AMST 4998 , GOVT 4998 , PAM 4060
Fall, spring. 8 credits. Letter grades only.
Offered in Washington, D.C.
D. Silbey.
For description, see GOVT 4998 .
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CAPS 4999 - CAPS Independent Study
(CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to: juniors or seniors.
Staff.
Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work.
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CEE—Civil & Environmental Engineering |
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CEE 1010 - Learning Where You Live: Building Energy, Autopsy, Engineering and Behavioral Approach (crosslisted) HADM 1420
(CU-CEL, CU-SBY)
Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.
Enrollment limited to: freshmen or permission of instructor.
H. Chong.
Students will go “behind the walls” to understand why some buildings use less energy than others. Retrofitting America’s buildings is a key part of US sustainability strategy, but efforts are stalled. Take this course and find out why. In this hands-on class, you will (1) visit real buildings and “dissect” them to understand how buildings work, (2) investigate how government policies successfully and unsuccessfully promote retrofits, and (3) talk to real homeowners to see what they are really thinking.
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CEE 1130 - Sustainable Engineering of Energy, Water, Soil, and Air Resources (crosslisted) ENGRI 1130
(CU-SBY)
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Students must register under ENGRI 1130 . Course in Introduction to Engineering series.
M. C. Reid.
For description and learning outcomes, see ENGRI 1130 .
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CEE 1160 - Modern Structures (crosslisted) ENGRI 1160
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Course in Introduction to Engineering series. Students must register under ENGRI 1160 .
D. S. Kammer.
Introduction to structural engineering in the 21st century-the challenges structural engineers face and the innovative approaches they are using to address them. Using case studies of famous structures, students learn to identify different structural forms and understand how various forms carry load-using principles of statics, mechanics, and material behavior. The historical, economic,social, and political context for each structure is discussed. Case studies of failures are used to explain how structures fail in earthquakes and other extreme events, and students are introduced to analytical and experimental approaches (shake table and wind tunnel testing) to quantifying loads on structures subjected to extreme events. Types of structures considered include skyscrapers, bridges, aircraft, and underground structures.
Outcome 1: Apply mechanics principles, learn analysis/design process.
Outcome 2: Design, build, test model structures.
Outcome 3: Gain experience with working in teams.
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CEE 2550 - AguaClara: Sustainable Water Supply Project
(CU-CEL, CU-SBY, CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with CEE 4550 /CEE 5051 .
M. L. Weber-Shirk.
Student teams conduct research, build working models, design full-scale prototypes, create design algorithms, and create educational materials for technology transfer to improve drinking water quality in the Global South. Students in CEE 2550 learn in an apprenticeship role on teams led by students in CEE 4550 or CEE 5051 /CEE 5052 . For more information, see aguaclara.cee.cornell.edu.
Outcome 1: Design, build and operate unit processes.
Outcome 2: Develop measurement and evaluation protocols to measure process performance.
Outcome 3: Consciousness raising.
Outcome 4: Develop effective team work habits.
Outcome 5: Develop ability to give technical presentations.
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CEE 3040 - Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: first-year calculus.
Staff.
Introduction to probability theory and statistical techniques, with examples from civil, environmental, biological, and related disciplines. Covers data presentation, commonly used probability distributions describing natural phenomena and material properties, parameter estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, simple linear regression, and nonparametric statistics. Examples include structural reliability, wind speed/flood distributions, pollutant concentrations, surveys and models of vehicle arrivals and other independent events.
Outcome 1: Introduce students to the basic framework provided by probability theory for analyzing problems exhibiting variability and uncertainty.
Outcome 2: Introduce students to the basic methods and concepts employed in statistics to estimate the parameters of models, make decisions, and to describe uncertainty.
Outcome 3: Prepare students to be able to use statistical methods with confidence during their professional careers (perhaps after further study).
Outcome 4: Encourage students to reflect on their own learning styles and educational objectives.
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CEE 3080 - Introduction to CADD
Fall, spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.
Students must attend first meeting of one of the sections.
S. Curtis.
Students learn to employ computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) to construct 2D drawings and photo-realistic rendered 3D models using a variety of AutoCAD techniques. Course meets in ACCEL (second floor of the Engineering Library in Carpenter Hall) so that each student can participate on an individual computer. Grades are based on attendance, weekly exercises completed in class, and a semester project due the last week of classes.
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CEE 3090 - Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
(CU-CEL, CU-SBY, CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 1-6 credits, variable. Student option grading.
Staff.
Supervised study by individuals or groups of upper-division students on an undergraduate project or on specialized topics not covered in regular courses.
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CEE 3200 - Engineering Computation (crosslisted) ENGRD 3200
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Students must register under ENGRD 3200 .
P. J. Diamessis.
For description and learning outcomes, see ENGRD 3200 .
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CEE 3230 - Engineering Economics and Management (crosslisted) ENGRG 3230
Spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite or corequisite: introduction to probability and statistics course such as CEE 3040 , ENGRD 2700 , ILRST 2100 , BTRY 3010 , or AEM 2100 .
Enrollment limited to: juniors and seniors. Sometimes offered in summer through the Engineering Cooperative Program
R. A. Daziano.
Introduction to engineering and business economics investment alternatives and to project management. Intended to give students a working knowledge of money management and how to make economic comparisons of alternatives involving future benefits and cost. The impact of inflation, taxation, depreciation, financial planning, economic optimization, project scheduling, and legal and regulatory issues are introduced and applied to economic investment and planning and project-management problems.
Outcome 1: Gain a working knowledge of money management and how to make economic comparisons of alternative engineering designs or projects.
Outcome 2: Understand the impact of inflation, taxation, depreciation. Financial planning, economic basis for replacement, project scheduling, and legal and regulatory issues are introduced and applied to economic investment and project-management problems.
Outcome 3: Appreciation of ethical and other non-economic issues related to professional and personal financial and economic decisions.
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CEE 3310 - Fluid Mechanics
Fall, summer. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020 and MATH 2930 or permission of instructor. Offered in summer through the Engineering Co-op Program.
E. A. Cowen.
Covers hydrostatics, the basic equations of incompressible fluid flow, potential flow and dynamic pressure forces, viscous flow and shear forces, steady pipe flow, turbulence, dimensional analysis, laminar and turbulence boundary layer, flows around obstacles, and open-channel flow. Includes small-group laboratory assignments.
Outcome 1: Develop an analytic foundation and physical/experiential sense in fluid statics and fluid dynamics.
Outcome 2: Develop general skills in dimensional analysis.
Outcome 3: Expand on students’ abilities to identify and analytically state and solve engineering problems.
Outcome 4: Expand on students’ abilities to use engineering judgement to assess the correctness of a solution approach and solutions.
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CEE 3410 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020 or permission of instructor.
H. E. Stewart.
Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering. Topics include origins and descriptions of soil and rock as engineering materials, subsurface exploration methods, principles of effective stresses, stress distribution and ground settlements from surface loads, steady-state and time-dependent subsurface fluid flow, soil strength and failure criteria, geoenvironmental applications, and introduction to hazardous waste containment systems.
Outcome 1: Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Outcome 2: Design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
Outcome 3: Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
Outcome 4: Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
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CEE 3510 - Environmental Quality Engineering
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: MATH 2930 .
D. E. Helbling.
Introduction to engineering aspects of environmental quality control. Quality parameters, criteria, and standards for water and wastewater. Elementary analysis pertaining to the modeling of pollutant reactions in natural systems, and introduction to design of unit processes for wastewater treatment.
Outcome 1: Students learn how the kinetics and equilibria of chemical and biologically mediated reactions coupled with an understanding of physical transport processes relate to the formulation of models that predict contaminant fate in aquatic systems as well as the effect of contaminants on those systems.
Outcome 2: Students also learn how the kinetics and equilibria of chemical and biologically mediated reactions coupled with an understanding of physical transport processes result in the formulation of models that allow rational design of wastewater treatment systems.
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CEE 3610 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering
(CU-SBY)
Spring, Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).
Offered in summer through the Engineering Co-op Program.
F. M. Vanek.
Introduces technological, economic, and social aspects of transportation. Emphasizes design and functioning of transportation systems and their components. Covers supply-demand interactions; system planning, design, and management; traffic flow, intersection control and network analysis; institutional and energy issues; and environmental impacts.
Outcome 1: Develop understanding of analytical models used for traffic flow, intersection delay, transit line operations and urban transportation planning.
Outcome 2: Develop understanding of how engineering and economic criteria interact to guide decisions regarding system design and operation.
Outcome 3: Increase awareness of transportation’s role with respect to energy usage, environmental quality and the economy.
Outcome 4: Develop understanding of how transportation systems are financed, the role of public policy, and potential alternative financing methods.
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CEE 3710 - Structural Modeling and Behavior
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020 . Corequisite: MATH 2940 .
G. C. McLaskey.
Introduction to the structural engineering enterprise including aspects of design, loads, behavior, form, modeling, mechanics, materials, analysis, and construction/ manufacturing. Case studies involve different scales and various materials. Topics include analytical and finite-element computational modeling of structural systems, including cables, arches, trusses, beams, frames, and 2-D continua; deflections, strains, and stresses of structural members, systems, and 2-D continua by analytical and work/energy methods, with a focus on linear elastic behavior; the foundations of matrix structural analysis; and the application of finite-element software.
Outcome 1: Understand the structural engineering enterprise, the structural modeling process, and the elements of structural behavior.
Outcome 2: Calculate displacements and stresses of structures by analytical and work/energy methods.
Outcome 3: Perform analysis of statically indeterminate structures by the stiffness and flexibility methods.
Outcome 4: Apply the stiffness method of analysis to statically indeterminate truss and beam/column structures via finite element computer programs.
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CEE 3720 - Intermediate Solid Mechanics
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: MATH 2940 , ENGRD 2020 . Recommended prerequisite: Previous computer programming.
D. H. Warner.
This course introduces students to the mathematical framework of continuum solid mechanics. Topics include: infinitesimal stresses and strains, coordinate transformations, constitutive relationships, yield criteria, elementary boundary value problems, and introductory fracture mechanics.
Outcome 1: The course is intended to introduce students to the necessary tools for rigorously describing the deformation and failure of solids, and provide the necessary foundation for future courses and practice.
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CEE 4000 - Senior Honors Thesis
(CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 1-6 credits, variable. Letter grades only.
Enrollment limited to: students admitted to CEE Honors Program.
Staff.
Supervised research, study, and/or project work resulting in a written report or honors thesis.
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CEE 4010 - Undergraduate Engineering Teaching in CEE
Fall, spring. 1-3 credits, variable. Student option grading.
Permission of instructor required.
Staff.
Methods of instruction developed through discussions with faculty and by assisting with the instruction of undergraduates under the supervision of faculty.
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CEE 4070 - Earthquake Engineering Design
(CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 1-2 credits, variable. Student option grading.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGRD 2020 or permission of instructor.
M. Grigoriu, G. McLaskey.
Seismic design of small scale buildings will be optimized to satisfy specified limit states under imposed ground motion records. Shake table tests will be used to validate results of dynamic analysis. Students will work in teams under faculty supervision.
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CEE 4090 - CEE Undergraduate Research
(CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: adequate training for work proposed. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: juniors and seniors in the upper two-fifths of their class.
Staff.
Research in any area of civil or environmental engineering on problems under investigation by the department or of special interest to the student, provided that adequate facilities can be obtained. The student must review pertinent literature, prepare a project outline, carry out an approved plan, and submit a formal final report.
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CEE 4110 - Applied Remote Sensing and GIS for Resource Inventory and Analysis (crosslisted) PLSCS 4110
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.
M. Laba.
For description, see PLSCS 4110 .
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CEE 4320 - [Hydrology]
Fall. Next offered 2018-2019 (offered alternate years). 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3310 . Enrollment limited to: undergraduates. Co-meets with CEE 6320 .
J. D. Albertson.
Introduction to hydrology as a description of the water cycle and the role of water in the natural environment, and other issues for environmental engineers.
Outcome 1: Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering in gaining a thorough understanding of hydrologic phenomena.
Outcome 2: Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data to develop new knowledge in hydrology.
Outcome 3: Be able to design relevant systems and components, to meet desired needs in water resources.
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CEE 4350 - Coastal Engineering
Spring. Offered alternate years. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3310 .
E. A. Cowen.
Covers the following topics: review of hydrodynamics; small-amplitude wave theory; wave statistics; wave-structure interactions; coastal processes.
Outcome 1: Understand fundamental issues in coastal engineering.
Outcome 2: Gain laboratory experience.
Outcome 3: Gain experience in team design project.
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CEE 4370 - [Experimental Methods in Fluid Dynamics]
Spring. Next offered 2019-2020 (offered alternate years). 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE 3310 or equivalent and CEE 3040 or equivalent.
E. A. Cowen.
Introduction to experimental techniques, data collection, and data analysis, in particular as they pertain to fluid flows. Introduces theory and use of analog transducers, acoustic Doppler velocimetry (ADV), full-field (2-D) quantitative imaging techniques such as particle image velocimetry (PIV) and laser induced fluorescence (LIF). Additional topics include computer-based experimental control, analog and digital data acquisition, discrete sampling theory, digital signal processing, and uncertainty analysis. The canonical flows of the turbulent flat plate boundary layer and the neutrally buoyant turbulent round jet are introduced theoretically and the subject of three major laboratory experiments using ADV, PIV and LIF. There is a final group project on a flow of the students choosing.
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CEE 4400 - Foundation Engineering
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3410 . Co-meets with CEE 6400 .
T. D. O’Rourke.
Covers soil exploration, sampling, and in-situ testing techniques; bearing capacity, stress distribution, and settlement; design of shallow and deep foundations; compaction and site preparation; and seepage and dewatering of foundation excavations.
Outcome 1: Utilize basic civil engineering tools to address problems.
Outcome 2: Develop skills for site evaluation.
Outcome 3: Develop design tools for modern foundation engineering practice.
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CEE 4410 - Retaining Structures and Slopes
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3410 . Co-meets with CEE 6410 .
T. D. O’Rourke.
Covers earth pressure theories; design of rigid, flexible, braced, tied-back, slurry wall, soil nailing, and reinforced soil structures; stability of excavation, cut, and natural slopes; and design problems stressing application of course material under field conditions of engineering practice.
Outcome 1: Students gain the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Outcome 2: Students gain the ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
Outcome 3: Students gain the ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
Outcome 4: Students gain the ability to communicate effectively.
Outcome 5: Students gain the ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
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CEE 4450 - Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Prerequisite: CEE 3410 or equivalent. Co-meets with CEE 6450 .
H. E. Stewart.
Study of soil behavior under cyclic and dynamic loading conditions. Foundation design for vibratory loadings. Introductory earthquake engineering including dynamic ground response assessments and field laboratory techniques for determination of dynamic soil properties. Evaluation of soil liquefaction potential during earthquakes by both laboratory and in situ filed methods. Design consideration for embankments and earth retaining structures under seismic loading conditions. Construction blasting and vibration effects on underground systems.
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CEE 4510 - Microbiology for Environmental Engineering
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: two semesters of college chemistry; organic chemistry or permission of instructor.
R. E. Richardson.
Introduction to the fundamental aspects of microbiology and biochemistry that are pertinent to environmental engineering and science. Provides an overview of the characteristics of Bacteria, Archaea, unicellular Eukaryotes (protozoa, algae, fungi), and viruses. Includes discussions of cell structure, bioenergetics and metabolism, and microbial genetics. Focus is then applied to topics pertinent to environmental engineering: pathogens; disease and immunity; environmental influences on microorganisms; roles of microbes in the carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles; enzymes; bioremediation, bioenergy, molecular microbiology; and microbial ecology. This is an introductory course and is inappropriate for those who have taken BIOMI 2900 or equivalent.
Outcome 1: Recognize, name and predict important properties of key classes of organic compounds pertinent to both environmental contamination and biomolecules.
Outcome 2: Comprehend the organization and behavior of different types of microbial cells.
Outcome 3: Understand the diversity of microbial physiological and biochemical reactions.
Outcome 4: Describe key features of the informational macromolecules (DNA,RNA, and protein) and modern techniques for analyzing them in environmentally-relevant contexts.
Outcome 5: Make quantitative estimates of the impact of microbes on natural and engineered processes.
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CEE 4530 - Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering
Spring. Offered alternate years. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3510 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Laboratory investigations of reactor flow characteristics; acid rain/lake chemistry; contaminated soil-site assessment and remediation; and wastewater treatment.
Outcome 1: Explore current environmental issues through laboratory experiments and computational simulations that provide a hands-on context for teaching fundamental theories and analytical techniques.
Outcome 2: Develop problem-solving and laboratory skills using modern instrumentation and computational simulation models.
Outcome 3: Become familiar with the limitations of real-world laboratory data
Outcome 4: Develop ability to work effectively in teams.
Outcome 5: Effectively deliver results in written reports.
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CEE 4540 - Sustainable Municipal Drinking Water Treatment
(CU-SBY)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE 3310 . Programming experience in Python is not a prerequisite.
M. L. Weber-Shirk.
Learn the theory and design of municipal drinking water treatment processes used for removing turbidity and pathogens with a focus on the resilient technologies used by AguaClara. Explores the technical, economic, and social constraints that determine the set of viable technologies that could be adopted to improve the availability and quality of water. Work in teams and learn to use Python to design water supply and treatment systems.
Outcome 1: Think critically and recognize and minimize group think.
Outcome 2: Learn the design iteration sequence of constraints, algorithms, and geometry.
Outcome 3: Learn the theory and application of drinking water treatment in the context of municipal-scale treatment facilities.
Outcome 4: Deliver proposed design to a client as a written report and an oral presentation.
Outcome 5: Design a process or a series of processes drinking water treatment.
Outcome 6: Create Python programs to solve engineering problems.
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CEE 4550 - AguaClara: Sustainable Water Supply Project
(CU-CEL, CU-SBY, CU-UGR)
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE 4540 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CEE 2550 /CEE 5051 .
M. L. Weber-Shirk.
Student teams conduct research, build working models, design full-scale prototypes, create design algorithms, and create educational materials for technology transfer to improve drinking water quality in the Global South. For more information see aguaclara.cee.cornell.edu.
Outcome 1: Design, build and operate unit processes.
Outcome 2: Develop measurement and evaluation protocols to measure process performance.
Outcome 3: Consciousness raising.
Outcome 4: Develop effective team work habits.
Outcome 5: Develop ability to give technical presentations.
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CEE 4560 - Environmental Engineering in an International Context I
(CU-CEL, CU-ITL, CU-SBY)
Multi-semester course (fall). 3 credits. R grade only (in progress).
Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE 2550 , CEE 4540 , CEE 4550 , CEE 5051 , or CEE 5052 . Permission of instructor required. Satisfies Liberal Arts Requirement. Students selected by application. This is the first part of a multi-semester course. The second part will be offered as CEE 4561 in the spring. Students must take both CEE 4560 and CEE 4561 to receive a final grade.
M. L. Weber-Shirk.
The course connects the themes of culture, society, and water infrastructure in the context of the global south. The goal of the course is to offer students an experiential learning experience, working with AguaClara partner organizations and civil society organizations in emerging markets and economically disadvantaged communities. Students will learn about the challenges and opportunities of creating sustainable infrastructure, institutional networks, and technical backstopping for water, sanitation, and hygiene. Students will read about development theory and the social, political, and historical context of Honduras. During the January intersession students travel to Honduras for an intensive engineering in context experience.
Outcome 1: Develop an appreciation for the role of respectful relationships and win/win/win interactions in the creation of collaborative networks.
Outcome 2: Develop a clearer understanding of the challenges and complexity of cross cultural collaboration designed to make the world a better place.
Outcome 3: Develop the ability to analyze Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Interventions for common failure modes that include issues of technology, economics, governance, user preferences, and institutional capacity.
Outcome 4: Develop the capacity to observe, document those observations, separate inference from observation, and reflect at a deeper level.
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CEE 4561 - Environmental Engineering in an International Context II
(CU-CEL, CU-ITL, CU-SBY)
Multi-semester course (spring). 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 4560 . Permission of instructor required. Satisfies Liberal Arts Requirement. Students selected by application. This is the second part of a multi-semester course. Students who took CEE 4560 , must take CEE 4561 to complete the course and receive a grade.
M. L. Weber-Shirk.
The course connects the themes of culture, society, and water infrastructure in the context of the global south. The goal of the course is to offer students an experiential learning experience, working with AguaClara partner organizations and civil society organizations in emerging markets and economically disadvantaged communities. Students will learn about the challenges and opportunities of creating sustainable infrastructure, institutional networks, and technical backstopping for water, sanitation, and hygiene. Students synthesize the readings and their observations to develop a clearer understanding of the challenges of cross cultural collaboration designed to make the world a better place.
Outcome 1: Develop an appreciation for the role of respectful relationships and win/win/win interactions in the creation of collaborative networks.
Outcome 2: Develop a clearer understanding of the challenges and complexity of cross cultural collaboration designed to make the world a better place.
Outcome 3: Develop the ability to analyze Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Interventions for common failure modes that include issues of technology, economics, governance, user preferences, and institutional capacity.
Outcome 4: Develop the capacity to observe, document those observations, separate inference from observation, and reflect at a deeper level.
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CEE 4630 - [Future Transportation, Technologies and Systems]
(CU-SBY)
Fall. Next offered 2019-2020. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3610 .
F. Vanek.
Improving the use of existing facilities transportation infrastructure has become an important objective in transportation engineering and planning. Examines the role of information technologies for effective infrastructure utilization and planning. Focuses specific attention on analyses paradigms to evaluate the benefits of information technologies in transportation systems.
Outcome 1: Quantify magnitude of energy and other resource inputs, ecological impact outputs.
Outcome 2: Gain experience in rudimentary design of transportation system solutions.
Outcome 3: Expand understanding of the latest developments with transportation systems.
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CEE 4640 - Transportation Systems Design
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).
Prerequisite: CEE 3040 and CEE 3610 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CEE 6648 .
Staff.
Analysis of capacity and operational design of transportation systems, including analytical modeling techniques underlying design criteria. Evaluation of alternative designs. Management and operating policies, including congestion pricing. Facility location decisions, networks, and investment strategies.
Outcome 1: Develop the student’s ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and basic transportation engineering in a design context.
Outcome 2: Design transportation systems to meet desired objectives.
Outcome 3: Develop the students’ ability to see their solutions in a social context.
Outcome 4: Understand current issues related to design of effective transportation systems.
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CEE 4650 - [Transportation, Energy, and Environmental Systems for Sustainable Development]
(CU-SBY)
Spring. Next Offered 2018-2019. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3610 or permission of instructor.
H. O. Gao.
Focuses on the nexus of transportation and environment, energy, and climate-change concerns. It is interdisciplinary, drawing upon transportation, environment, urban planning, statistics, economics, and policy. The course covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of relevant topics including mobile emissions inventory estimation, renewable fuels, air quality impact and life cycle benefit assessment of alternative fuels/vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and urban sprawl, and congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ). Students apply course materials to real-world cases and projects.
Outcome 1: Understanding of engineering fundamentals and their application to the solution of problems.
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CEE 4730 - Design of Concrete Structures
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: CEE 3710 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CEE 6730 .
K. C. Hover.
Centered on the design of a multi-story building that is initially planned with masonry bearing walls and precast-prestressed concrete floors. In the next phase the precast concrete is replaced with cast-in-place reinforced concrete. Finally, masonry bearing walls are replaced with a reinforced concrete framing system. The course explores gravity loads, wind loads, and earthquake loads, and the behavior of individual members and the structure as a whole.
Outcome 1: Learn how to develop loads and structures from planned use and from service environment.
Outcome 2: Learn how loads move through building systems.
Outcome 3: Understand the use and origin of standard building codes and specifications.
Outcome 4: Experience the fiscal value of time by keeping track of all time spent on design project and submitting bi-weekly invoices to the client.
Outcome 5: Gain experience with working in teams.
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CEE 4740 - Introduction to the Behavior of Metal Structures
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020 or permission of instructor.
C. Earls.
Introductory course focused on the use of solid and structural mechanics to quantify elementary behavior of metal structures in order to enable design. The course is project focused; with the students preparing a complete and detailed design deliverable. The course considers applications from civil structures, naval architecture, and aerospace engineering.
Outcome 1: Understanding of steel as a material; its limitations, strengths, and applications.
Outcome 2: Understanding of the variability of environmental loading and uncertainty in strength prediction.
Outcome 3: Understanding the use and origin of standard building codes and specifications.
Outcome 4: Understand the notion of instability and recognize its unique importance to metal structures.
Outcome 5: Execute a “real world” design within the context of a semester long design project.
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