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the work culture and the relation CIV497 - Capstone Design Project I building performance to meet human CIV 416 - Matrix Methods of Bachelor of application problems from text form
of taught theory to practice, and thermal comfort requirements, and Structural Analysis into a mathematical equation.
familiarize them with the nature of Credit Hour: 1 real-life applications on the local Science in
their chosen profession and the Prerequisite: 103 CHs. + CIV 316, CIV environments in the UAE. Credit Hour: 3 MTT 202 - Discrete Structures
career challenges, opportunities and 318, CIV324, CIV 332, CIV 352 and Prerequisite: CIV 316 Computer and Applications
requirements. CIV 343 CIV 403 - Fundamentals of A course that deals with the Credit Hours: 3
Geographical Information
CIV413 - Structural Steel Design This course is a capstone project System application of matrix methods in the Engineering Prerequisite: STT 100
for civil engineering students. The analysis of structural systems like
Credit Hour: 3 project typically involves the design Credit Hour: 3 plane and space trusses, beams and This course introduces the basic
Prerequisite: CIV 314 of a civil engineering system that Prerequisite: CIV 205 grids, and plane and space frames. foundations of logic, structures,
simulates real-life engineering Topics covered include – Linear algorithms, number theory,
A course that covers the design and projects. The designed system This course traces the origins and analysis by hand and computer Degree Requirements induction, recursion and relations
behavior of structural steel members must have a multi-discipline nature development of GIS, outlining of two dimensional planar truss with application in computer science
and their connections subjected to that involves three or more of the differences between GIS elements, two-dimensional beam and and engineering. The course then
moment, shear, and axial forces. It the civil engineering disciplines and the related technologies of frame elements, two-dimensional ECS 200 - Introduction to introduces students to graphs and
is a typical first course on design of (e.g. structural, transportation, digital mapping, provides a clear plane stress and plane strain Engineering and Computing trees and their use in modeling and
steel structures with emphasis on environmental, geotechnical … etc.) understanding and management of elements, Superposition of loads analyzing computer science and
Load and Resistance Factor Design common GIS database systems. The and elements. The main objective Credit Hours: 3 computer engineering problems.
Method.(LRFD) CIV498 - Capstone Design Project different models that GIS employs is to enable the student to have a Prerequisite: No Prerequisite Finally, the course presents the
CIV 421 - Foundation II to represent real-world entities are good grasp of all the fundamental This course provides an introductory basics of Boolean Algebra and Finite
Automata with applications.
Engineering Credit Hour: 3 reviewed (Earth-map relationship, concepts in these advanced topics in general overview of electrical
engineering, biomedical engineering,
map projection, coordinate systems,
structural analysis, besides enjoying
Credit Hour: 3 Pre-requisite: CIV 497 raster, vector). Elements of graphic the learning process, and developing and computer engineering, AI and MTT 204 - Introduction to Linear
Algebra
Prerequisite: CIV 324 A continuation of CIV 497. design and communication are analytical and intuitive skills. The robotics engineering fields. The
This course presents: Subsurface reviewed with the intention of course also provides students with course aims to introduce students Credit Hours: 3
ensuring results are comprehensible
to: these fields as professions, IEEE
Prerequisite: MTT 200
exploration, types of shallow and effectively portrayed. a hands-on introduction to matrix codes of ethics, engineering design
foundations, bearing capacity of Major Elective Introduction to hardware, software, programing using commercial concepts, project management, This course is an introduction to
foundations, settlements, design of and methods of data collection is software such as ANSYS, MATLAB and challenges in teamwork, laboratory Linear Algebra and some of its
MS-EXCEL for matrix solution.
isolated footings, special types of provided. Applications of GIS in the health and safety procedures, data applications. The aim is to teach the
footings, rectangular combined and CIV 405 - Sustainability in the different fields of civil engineering are CIV 490 - Special Topics in Civil analysis and report writing. The fundamentals of linear algebra in a
strap footings, lateral earth pressure Built Environment emphasized. Engineering course also introduces software way that illustrates their relevance
and retaining walls; introduction to tools used in later courses. Upon to engineering applications. An
Pile foundation. Credit Hour: 3 CIV 430 - Traffic Engineering Credit Hour: 3 successful completion of this course, Introduction to Matrices and Systems
Prerequisite: Junior Status Prerequisite: Senior Status of Linear Equations are given with
CIV 442 - Hydrology and Urban Credit Hour: 3 students will have a good foundation other topics such as: Determinants,
Water Systems Introduction to sustainable design Prerequisite: CIV 332 Course covers topics in the civil of knowledge which helps them in Linear Transformations, Eigenvectors
and construction. Introduction engineering discipline that are their later courses.
Credit Hour: 3 to the different climate zones. The objective of this course is to generally not available in the regular and Eigenvalues and Diagonalizing
Prerequisite: CIV 343 Topics include the design process provide in- depth understanding civil engineering course offering. MTT 200 -Calculus II Matrices. Engineering applications of
linear algebra are incorporated using
This course provides an introduction for high-performance sustainable of traffic engineering and analysis Specific topic covered in a particular Credit Hours: 3 Math software available.
of different control systems with
to engineering hydrology and the buildings. Other topics include an emphasis on analyzing the level semester will be announced and Prerequisite: MTT 102
design elements of urban storm high-performance building of service on different classes of included in the course syllabus at the This Calculus II course builds upon MTT 205 - Differential Equations
water systems. This includes the design strategies, green building highways (freeways, multi-lane time of offering. Calculus I whose purpose was to Credit Hours: 3
effects of watershed development materials, environmental quality highways, and two lane highways) establish a firm understanding of Prerequisite: MTT 200
on quantity and quality of surface issues, health and safety planning, as the level of service for signalized the foundations of calculus and Co-requisite: MTT 204
runoff and stream flow. The and economic analysis of green and un signalized intersections. The their applications. It will start with
practical applications of hydrology buildings. Students will also be course also provides insights on the some functions seen in Calculus I. The course aim is to provide
encountered in this course include introduced to the U.S. Green Building design of traffic signals and parking Then, students will be introduced engineering students with some
urban storm water management, Council’s Leadership in Energy facilities. Intelligent Transportation to the concepts of Transcendental standard methods to solve first
flood control and groundwater and Environmental Design (LEED) systems (ITS) and safety analysis of Functions, Integration Technique, order Separable, Exact, Linear and
engineering. standards, the characteristics and traffic systems are also covered. . infinite Series and power Series. Bernoulli differential equations.
influences of climatic conditions on The students will also be introduced Through the process of working Construct mathematical models of
the natural and built environments, to computer applications relevant to simple physical systems. Solve higher
the responses to different climatic course materials. through application problems, the order linear ODE’s with constant
student will develop the ability to
conditions, the optimization of coefficients. Solve ordinary linear
interpret and evaluate real world
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