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Calendar

Course sessions consist of lectures (L), weekly seminars (S), and MEng group project meetings (P). The lectures are specific to themes covered in the syllabus, whereas the seminars are presentations on general topics of interest in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Project meetings correspond to MEng. projects classes (1.120, 1.562 and 1.782) held jointly with 1.133.
SES # TOPICS INSTRUCTOR(S) / SPEAKER(S) KEY DATES
L1 Subject Introduction, Resume Writing E. Adams Assignment 1 Out
S1 The MIT Career Services Office

D. Rosencrans (MIT)

Assignment 1a Due
P1 Introduction to Projects
L2 Technical Writing E. Adams
L3 Oral Presentations-1 E. Adams
S2 Engineering Issues on the Central Artery Project B. Brenner (Parsons Brinckerhoff)
P2 Introduction to Projects
L4 Job Placement: Interview Workshop R. Orten Assignment 2 Out
Assignment 1b Due
L5 Project Evaluation-1 C. Martland Assignment 3 Out
S3 Curriculum of Computational Civil Engineering U. Ruppel (Darmstadt U. Tech.)
P3 Project Selection Assignment 4 Out
Assignment 2a Due
L6 Project Evaluation-2 C. Martland Assignment 3a Due
S4 Sustainability and Opportunities for CEE students D. Marks (MIT)
P4 Project Selection Assignment 2b Due
L7 Project Evaluation-3 S. Murcott
L8 Project Evaluation-4 C. Martland Assignment 3b Due
S5 Library Orientation A. Graham (MIT)
P5 Project Activities Assignment 4a Due
L9 Engineering & Construction Industry-1 C. Helliwell
L10 Engineering & Construction Industry-2 C. Helliwell Assignment 5 Out
S6

Point of Use Water Treatment in the Developing
World -- Presentations by former M. Eng. students having won MIT's Ideas Competition

X. Flores ('03)
M. Pincus ('03)
T. Ngai ('02)
P6 Project Activities
L11 Project Management-1 C. E. Ho Assignment 6 Out
S7 Skyscrapers: Petronas Towers and Tapei 101 D. Poon (Thornton-Tomasetti, Inc.)
P7 Project Activities Assignment 2c Due
L12 Engineering & Construction Industry-3 C. Helliwell Assignment 5 Due
L13 Project Management-2 C. E. Ho
S8 Zipcar® Technology -- or what does it take to get Americans out of their cars? R. Russell (Zipcar)
P8 Project Activities
L14 Chase-an-Engineer Group Discussion E. Adams
C. E. Ho
Assignment 2d Due
Assignment 6a Due
L15 Negotiation-1 D. Laws
S9 The Patriot's Gillette Stadium: the most environmentally friendly stadium in the U.S. R. Moore (Rizzo Assoc.)
P9 Project Activities
L16 Project Management-3 C. E. Ho Assignment 6b Due
L17 Negotiation-2 D. Laws
S10 Software for Public Transit J. Attanucci (MIT)
P10 Draft Proposals (to upper management)
Student Presentations
Assignment 4b Due
L18 Negotiation-3 D. Laws
S11 Engineering Solutions to Flooding in Venice D. Harleman (MIT)
P11 Project Activities
L19 Professional Ethics-1: Basis for Decision Making
Student Skits
B. Brenner Assignment 7 Out
L20 Alternative Dispute Resolution E. Tonkin
D. Winograd
D. Thompson
A. Simpson
S12 Implementation of Ultra High Performance Concrete in the U.S. Bridge Inventory J. Hartmann (FHA)
P12 Project Activities
L21 Getting Work W. Vicens
P. Shanahan
G. Kocur
Assignment 7 Due
L22 Professional Ethics-2: Student Debates on Case Studies E. Adams
C. E. Ho
P13 Final Proposals (to client)
Student Presentations
Assignment 8 Out
Assignment 4c Due
Assignment 8 Due