1. Civil Engineering FALL 2013 Karen Medrano

2. What is Civil Engineering?

3. Definition: Civil Engineering Knowledge of Mathematical and Physical sciences:  Creating the environment  Improving the environment  Protecting the environment Providing facilities for :  community living  industry  transportation

4. What is the role of a Civil Engineer?

5. What Civil Engineers Do? Design and supervise large construction projects:  Roads  Buildings  Airports  Tunnels  Dams  Bridges  Systems for water supply  Sewage treatment

6. Tasks of a Civil Engineer

7.  Manage staff and construction  Provide technical advice  Inspect project sites  Estimate quantities and cost of materials  Test soils or materials  Compute load and grade requirements  Plan and design transportation  Analyze survey reports  Prepare or present public reports  Direct or participate in surveying

8. Tools & Technology

9. Tools  Distance meters  Levels  Microfiche or microfilm viewers  Scales  Triangles

10. Tools and Technology Continued Technology  Analytic or scientific software  Computer aided design CAD software  Map creation software  Project management software  Spreadsheet software

11. Skills of a Civil Engineer

12.  Complex Problem Solving  Critical Thinking  Judgement and Decision Making  Mathematics  Operations Analysis  Reading Comprehension  Active Listening  Speaking  Science  Time management

13. Quick Facts: Civil Engineers 2010: Median Pay: $77,560 Per Year Entry-Level Education: Bachelors Degree Work Experience in a Relation Occupation: None On-the-job-training: None Number of Jobs 2010: 262,800 Job Outlook, 2010-2020: 19% (About as fast as average) Employment change, 2010-2020: 51,100

14. Practice: Civil Engineering  Foundational Outcomes 1.Technical 2.Professional  Appropriate levels of achievement 1.Knowledge 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation

15. American Society of Civil Engineers

16. ASCE Mission Statement Its mission is to: provide essential value to our members and partners advance civil engineering, and serve the public good. ASCE strives to: facilitate the advancement of technology encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning", promote professionalism, influence public policy, develop and support civil engineer leaders advocate infrastructure and environmental stewardship

17. E-Portfolio Link: http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/groups/civil- engineering/docs/civil-engineering

18. Resources http://www.asce.org/uploadedFiles/Leadershi p_Training__New/BOK2E_%28ASCE_2008%29 _ebook.pdf http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17- 2051.00 http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and- engineering/civil-engineers.htm