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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. 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

Prerequisites: CEE-2804

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: CEE-3304

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.66 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 55.30%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Laura J Morillo202455.9%44.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.451
Caroline F Branscome202486.7%11.9%0.8%0.4%0.2%0.0%3.804
Bryan J Katz202274.3%20.1%4.3%0.5%0.7%0.0%3.636
Claire M White202072.5%21.8%4.2%0.9%0.6%0.0%3.622

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W