ISE Courses
Add new dimension to your skills
ISE courses give civil engineers the theoretical and practical tools
needed to kick their jobs up a notch. The powerful mix of technical and
management topics expands your ability to successfully address complex
field issues. In a collaborative environment, you'll share ideas and
explore subjects that are challenging, fresh, and effectively applied
to your day-to-day work.
Course Listing
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Bridge Management, Maintenance & Rehabilitation
ISE5301
Structural and functional evaluation of steel, concrete, and timber
bridges. Distress identification and modes of failure, including
fatigue, corrosion, and foundation erosion (scour). Preventative and
reactive maintenance techniques. Rehabilitation design and
construction. (2 credits)
Capstone Project
ISE8105
Integrating the knowledge from courses in the Master's program with job
experience, the student will have the opportunity to synthesize the
components of his/her education. Students will prepare a proposal,
conduct the project and report the results in written and oral form.
The project will involve some aspect of the design, management, and
operation of some feature of infrastructure. (3 credits)
http://personal.ce.umn.edu/~voller/webcap/index.html
Computer Applications
ISE5113
Advanced application of computer tools and methods in infrastructure
engineering problems. The major tools used will be spreadsheet and
Visual Basic programming. (2 credits)
Construction Estimating
ISE5104
Methods for quantity take-offs and identification of resources for price and availability information. (2 credits)
Construction Law & Ethics
ISE5504
Review of mandatory requirements in construction projects. Role of ISE
professional in society; broad principles of conduct, as well as
specific goals to be achieved in professional performance and behavior.
(2 credits)
Critical Infrastructure Security & Protection
ISE5302
Security challenges of protecting critical infrastructure, facilities,
and built environment. Security, agility, and robustness/survivability
of large-scale critical infrastructure that face new threats and
unanticipated conditions. Systems risk analysis, engineering,
economics, and public policy approaches to infrastructure security.
Design/management of complex civil infrastructure systems. (2 credits)
Financial Management in Public Organizations
ISE5503
Design, installation, and use of accounting and control systems in both
public organizations. Topics include public accounting standards and
practices, financial administration, and financial reporting, debt
management, budgeting, and contract and procurement management systems.
Lecture and discussion with case analysis. (2 credits)
Geographic Information Systems
ISE5501
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for
infrastructure. GIS application domains, data models/sources, analysis
methods, and output techniques. Lectures, readings, hands-on experience
with GIS software. (2 credits)
Infrastructure Systems Engineering Management
ISE5112
Putting it all together for the management of a public works
infrastructure, including case studies of decision making in an
environment of conflicting interests. (2 credits)
Pavement Management, Maintenance & Rehabilitation
ISE5201
Concepts in network and project level pavement management for flexible
and rigid pavements. Pavement distress identification and
quantification. Functional and structural evaluation. Identification of
appropriate preventative and reactive maintenance activities. Selection
and design of rehabilitation alternatives. (2 credits)
Project Management
ISE5101
Survey course covering broad areas in engineering project management
and economics. Includes project planning, scheduling, and controlling;
budgeting, staffing, task and cost control; communicating with,
motivating, leading, and managing conflict among team members;
engineering economics. (3 credits)
Public Interactions
ISE5500
Techniques for effective public communication. How to run a successful
public hearing. Resources for publishing public notices. (two 1-credit courses)
Storm Water Management
ISE5402
Components and design of storm and waste water sewer systems. Methods
of evaluation and management. Maintenance and rehabilitation
techniques. (2 credits)
Traffic Engineering Management
ISE5202
Identification and effective use of traffic control devices. Automated
method of characterizing and assessing traffic flow. Evaluation and
improvement of geometric features. (2 credits)
