CE 691 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
SEMINAR
Fall Semester 2007
Catalog Description: CE 691: Environmental Engineering Seminar. Credit 1. Presentation by the graduate student of selected current literature and research. Visiting lecturers. One class hour.
Textbook: none
References: ONR site: http://www.onr.navy.mil/about/speaking_tips/default.asp
Michael
Alley‘s The Craft of Scientific Presentation: slide design: http://writing.eng.vt.edu/speaking/rethinking.pdf,
and http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/slides.html
Coordinator: David A. Reckhow, Professor of C.E.E.
16c
Marston, 545-5392
Goals: 1. To
improve the student's technique in creating and delivering a professional oral
presentation.
2. To learn
to critically review professional presentations.
3. To become
familiar with important areas of current research in Environmental Engineering.
Attendance Policy and Course
Requirements:
1. Students are expected to attend all
seminars
2. Students will be asked to help with the
logistics of running the seminar series
3. Each Student will present one seminar
(either November 30 or December 7)
4. Students are also expected to attend
practice seminars and assist their classmates
5. Students will be asked to introduce
speakers
6. Students will prepare background
summaries on one of the visiting speakers and their topics.
7. Students will submit one 1-2 page
critique of an outside seminar speaker
Grading Criteria:
Critiques
& Background (1) 45%
Introductions
(2) 5%
Presentation
(1) 50%
100%