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CV485X TOPICS IN CIVIL AND ENV ENGIN

Civil and Environmental Engineering · 1 version

Offerings are listed from 2027-1 Fall through 2031-1 Fall.

CV485X TOPICS IN CIVIL AND ENV ENGIN

  • 3.0 credit hours
  • (BS=0.0, ET=3.0, MA=0.0)
  • Version 2027-2
  • In effect
Scope
This course prepares civil and environmental engineering students to practice effectively in a future where super intelligence (SI) performs much of the technical analysis and preliminary design work. Students learn how to formulate engineering problems, develop design requirements, and direct SI tools to generate design alternatives and evaluate tradeoffs among competing solutions. Through case studies of engineering failures, modeling errors, and SI-generated design products, students develop skills in verification, validation, uncertainty analysis and professional judgment. The course emphasizes risk assessment, ethical decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and the engineer's responsibility to ensure that SI-generated solutions are safe, sustainable, and defensible. By the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate SI-assisted engineering outputs and make informed decisions consistent with professional engineering practice. *ET credits pending review by USMA ABET Committee.* This is a pilot course and must undergo review by the Curriculum Committee NLT AY29-1 to continue.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
None
CV485X version 2027-2 offerings
Term Sections Section size Capacity Enrolled Wait list Seats Closed Details
2027-2 Spring 1 18 18 0 3 18 Yes Hours for 2027-2 Spring
2028-2 Spring 1 18 18 0 0 18 No Hours for 2028-2 Spring