Course+Schedule

__**COURSE SCHEDULE**__ ADJUSTED BY DR. WHELTON ON SEPT 11, 2011 AND OCT 29, 2011
 * ** Week of ** || ** Topic ** || ** Assignment Due ** ||
 * Aug 22 || Welcome, Syllabus, Wiki signup/orientation, Problem Introduction and Identification, How to Conduct Critical Scientific Literature Reviews, Laboratory orientation – Environmental Engineering || --- ||
 * Aug 29 || Student presentation of technical papers read, Basics of Lake Water Quality, Basics of Fluid Flow, Scientific Method 101, Application, and Hypothesis Development || # 5 min. present scientific paper
 * 1) Submit tech brief/ post link on wiki ||
 * Sept 5 || No Class – Holiday || No Class – Holiday ||
 * Sept 12 || Feedback on technical paper reviews

Student presentation of technical papers,

Hypothesis identification and experimental plan development

Sampling Plan Design for Environmental Investigations,

Environmental Engineering: Equipment Training- Practice in Field || # 5 min. present scientific paper
 * 1) Submit tech brief/ post link on wiki ||
 * Sept 19 || Laboratory orientation – Water Resources;

Water Resources: Equipment Training- Practice in Field, Trial Run at Location TBD || # 5 min. present scientific paper a) Background and literature review b) Project goal and objectives c) Hypotheses d) Expected data and analysis plan e) Instrumentation requirements f) Expected Tables and Figures ||
 * 1) Submit tech brief/ post link on wiki ||
 * Sept 26 || Field Sampling, Data Acquisition, & Analysis – Trail Run at site || # Submit tech brief
 * 1) Submit project workplan/experimental plan that includes:
 * Oct 3 || No Class – Holiday || No Class – Holiday ||
 * Oct 10 || Field Sampling, Data Acquisition, & Analysis – Week 1 || --- ||
 * Oct 17 || Field Sampling, Data Acquisition, & Analysis – Week 2 || --- ||
 * Oct 24 || Field Sampling, Data Acquisition, & Analysis – Week 3 || # Each team submits mid-project data assessment report (ENV + WR)
 * 1) Each student submits peer-evaluation form for this report
 * 2) Each student submits peer-evaluation form for the initial experimental plan submission ||
 * Oct 31 || Field Sampling, Data Acquisition, & Analysis – Week 4 || # Optional revised experimental plan due
 * 1) Each student resubmitting plan submits peer-evaluation for this report ||
 * Nov 7 || Data analysis and interpretation, Meeting in classroom || --- ||
 * Nov 14 || Data analysis and interpretation, Meeting in classroom || # Submit all compiled data on one CD to Instructors ||
 * Nov 21 || Data analysis and interpretation, Meeting in classroom || # (Optional submit draft report to Instructors) ||
 * Nov 28 || Data analysis and interpretation, Meeting in classroom || # (Optional submit presentation file to Instructors for feedback)
 * 1) (Optional deliver final presentation to Instructors for feedback) ||
 * Dec 5 || Submit Technical Report / Final Presentation || # Submit final report
 * 1) Each student submits 1 peer-evaluation form that represents the combined final report and presentation
 * 2) Deliver final presentation to CE Dept and guests for grade
 * 3) Submit technical poster ||
 * Dec 12 || Exam Week || # Submit revised final report
 * 1) Submit revised technical poster
 * 2) Each student submits peer-evaluation form for this report
 * 3) Each student submits their professional reflection on the course, with specific emphasis on whether or not the class enabled learning, achieved syllabus objectives, and provide recommendations for the course’s future ||

__Summary of Points for Course (1000 total)__

Technical Review 1/Wiki Link (10 pts) Technical Review 2/Wiki Link (10 pts) Technical Review 3/Wiki Link (10 pts) Technical Review 4/Wiki Link (10 pts) Technical Review 5/Wiki Link (10 pts)

Experimental Plan (200 pts)

FAST Field Scouting Visit Sept 26 (50 pts) FAST Field Activity 1 (and follow-up) Oct 10 (50 pts) FAST Field Activity 2 (and follow-up) Oct 17 (50 pts) FAST Field Activity 3 (and follow-up) Oct 24 (50 pts) FAST Field Activity 4 (and follow-up) Oct 31 (50 pts)

Mid-Project Data Assessment (150 pts) Final Report & Presentation (200 pts) Technical Poster (100 pts) Final Course Reflection (50 pts)

(Optional) Experimental Plan Revised (Grade replacement)

NOTES:
 * 1) For all enrolled students, all five reviews are required to receive all 50 points, four of five reviews earn a score of zero points, grades will be reduced/adjusted at end of the semester if all five reviews are not submitted.
 * 2) Undergraduate students must submit all technical reviews, the final course reflection, and peer-evaluations. Failure to submit these assignments results in a 300 point penalty. Reason for this penalty is that ABET requires that undergraduates must demonstrate individual technical competence in B.S. Civil Engineering Courses. This course significantly relies on students submitting team reports, so the few individual assignments that exist are all ABET can evaluate for individual technical competence. If undergraduate students do not submit these individual files, the South Alabama CE department will not be able to demonstrate the competence of the undergraduates in this course. Moreover, the CE Department will not be able to allow future undergraduate students to participate.
 * 3) Peer-evaluations are required for each submitted group assignment and points for submission of this assignment are included in the student's individual grade for that report.