CIE 4163 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: CIE 415 and one of the following: CIE 421 , CIE 428 , CIE 429 , CIE 436 , CIE 475 or CIE 476 ; Civil or Environmental Engineering Majors Only. Students must complete a mandatory advisement session with their faculty.
CIE 416: Civil Engineering Capstone Design
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- Second course of a two-course sequence. Students work in teams of four to six on a design problem that is drawn from industry. The project is introduced in CIE 415 . Teams compete against each other and are required to complete a preliminary design report and project presentation. Teams meet weekly in smaller groups with faculty and practicing engineers to discuss progress.
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- Darrell Kaminski
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