CEE-4804: Professional and Legal Issues in Civil Engineering
Description: An overview of civil engineering professional practice, including business etiquette, professional development, leadership, and lifelong learning. Emphasizes the importance of registration for civil engineers. Compares and contrasts common project delivery methods, processes, key players, and management topics for the design and construction industry. Incorporates analyses of legal and ethical aspects of civil engineering practice. Analyzes contemporary issues and public policies that impact the civil engineering profession, and the impacts of civil engineering solutions on society. Emphasizes effective written, oral, and visual professional communication for the civil engineering professional. A grade of C- or better in prerequisite. For Pathways Advanced Discourse credit, must complete combination of CEE 2804, CEE 3304, CEE 4804
Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: CEE-3304
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 40
Average GPA: 3.50 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 50.38%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.06%
| James K Lowe | 2009 | 27.4% | 43.2% | 23.0% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.90 | 2 |
| Claire M White | 2020 | 69.6% | 22.7% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 3.53 | 4 |
| Anthony D Songer | 2008 | 58.2% | 33.2% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.46 | 8 |
| Victoria A Mouras | 2017 | 62.9% | 28.0% | 6.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 3.48 | 11 |
| Caroline F Branscome | 2024 | 85.0% | 13.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 3.78 | 3 |
| Bryan J Katz | 2022 | 74.4% | 20.1% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.63 | 6 |
| Estela P Moen | 2012 | 61.9% | 31.3% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 3.52 | 6 |