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CE-401
Civil Engineering Seminar
(What Is A Seminar)
SPRING 2025
Booker T. Washington
( 1856-1915 )
"A lie doesn't become truth,
wrong doesn't become right, and
evil doesn't become good
just because it's accepted by a majority. "
Mahatma Ghandi
(1869-1948)
"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
( 1929–1968 )
One may well ask, "How can you advocate breaking some laws
and obeying others?"
The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws:
there are just laws, and there are unjust laws.
I would agree with St. Augustine that "An unjust law is no law at all."
From the Birmingham Letter
(Written From Jail in 1963)
ddddd Making Ethical Decisions a v b d Recommended Practice for Expert Witnesses
Additional Information Available At:
Groundwork For Making Ethical Decisions for JI EDM, and for Experts, 42 Organizations Endorse Recommended Practices
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, SPRING 2025
If you have questions about CE-401 information,
please do not hesitate to contact me by email at:
IS COMMON SENSE REALLY SO UNCOMMON?
Let's apply a healthy dose of Common Sense
during our deliberations and discussions
despite reports of the passing of Common Sense.
YOU SHOULD READ THE OBITUARY OF COMMON SENSE AT THIS LINK
before proceeding with the Seminar.
The following table summarizes the quiz performance
for the Spring 2025 semester by quiz number.
The percentages at the bottom of the Table
show the average quiz scores since 2020.
(This Table Will Update Following the Completion of Each Quiz During the Semester)
The Week 01 Seating Chart
Download PDF of Seating Chart-Section 01 - Final
Download PDF of Seating Chart-Section 02 - Final
WEEKLY DISCUSSION QUESTION ACTIVITIES
DISCUSSION QUESTION GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITES
Spring 2025 Semester
In week 10, there are six (6) discussion questions in the second set and each group will answer three in accordance with the group distributions shown in the following Tables. Please refer to the DISCUSSION GROUP PROCEDURES.pdf about times and procedures for responding to questions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
ACCESS TO WEEKLY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
ACCESS ALL QUESTIONS FROM THE APPROPRIATE MODULE.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ACCESS QUESTIONS
FROM THE CANVAS CALENDAR!!!!!
Section 1
Section 2
FONT COLOR LEGEND EXPLANATION
Non-bold Black Font -
The Group Member has not made a timely post in the Group's Discussion Thread for the Question, but the deadline for initial posting on the question has NOT expired, or
The Group Leader has not posted the Group's consensus in the Group's Discussion Thread for the question, with a loss of 5 points for the leader if status remains unchanged past Midnight Thursday.
Bold Black Font -
The Group Member has made a timely initial post in the Group's Discussion Thread for the Question, or
The Group Leader has made a timely consensus post in the Group's Discussion Thread for the Question
Italicized Bold Black Font -
The Group Leader has posted a timely no consensus reached post for the Group in the Group's Discussion Thread for the Question.
Red Fonts - The Group Member has not made a timely post in the Group's discussion Thread for the Question with loss of points on the question:
- Bold Regular Red Font = A post occurs AFTER the leader posts the group's consensus for the question with a loss of 60% of the points for that question.
If you are confused about Josephson's
Six Pillars of Character or Ethical Decision-Making Model,
these PDFs may help clarify some of issues.
Six Pillars of Character Summary
Josephson's Ethical Decision-Making Model (Annotated)
Do not hesitate to bring questions
about these and other issues to my attention!
How to Do Things with Words - John Langshaw Austin
https://motivation.thequotes.net/10-ethics-of-life/
I have updated the manuscript of the text
to incorporate all ERRATA items identified
through the end
of the Fall 2024 semester.
The current text, both electronic and hard copy include these updates.
However, neither the currenly available printed text
nor the individual PDF files
that I will distribute
to students during the Spring 2025 semester
include any corrections or updates shown on
the current ERRATA SHEET linked above.
As you read the text material,
you may check for relevant Errata items
in the current chapter by referencing the Errata Sheet
for items
in the Chapter's range of page numbers.
If your reading identifies additional errors in the manuscript,
please bring them to my attention so
I can add your finding to the Errata Sheet
for this Spring 2025 semester
and correct the manuscript for the future.
The manuscript will be revised again
following the Spring 2025
semester, probably
by the end of May 2025.
Texts purchased after the end of May 2024 should incorporate all
Errata items identified during the Spring 2025 semester.
TEXT for CE-401
"A Civil Engineer's Risky, Non-technical Journey Through Ethics, Law, and Business."
by J. Richard Cheeks
The text has been over 40 years in the making
as the content and approach to CE 401 has evolved
with annual changes and three major transformations in 1987, 2000, and 2018.
The 2018 transformation moved much of the content and
seminar experience to the CANVAS system,
and this transformation was only in its 4th semester
when the COVID-19 crisis prevented in person
meetings
for the final 2 months of the Spring 2020 semester.
While not complete, the 2018 transformation to CANVAS allowed a relatively seamless
transition to online instruction for the balance of the Spring Semester,
and the time arrived to finalize the text project.
Since the University of Kentucky regulations prohibit a Professor
from mandating that his students purchase a text he has authored,
purchase of the text is optional for students enrolled in CE 401.
Each enrolled student will receive weekly electronic installments
of the text to facilitate participation
in the weekly discussions,
quizzes, and in class conversations.
Students should note that per the Copyright,
"No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned,
or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission."
The distribution of these installments is not permission
for any recipient to violate the Copyright.
Students enrolled in CE-401 MAY find the full text useful
during the Seminar and a good addition to a personal library
as a handy desktop reference on civil engineering practice.
The text is available for purchase at TheBookPatch.com.
Follow the links below to specific information
about topics addressed during the seminar
(Please report broken links to ce-401@windstream.net)
Links Related To Administration of CE 401
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, SPRING 2025
Important Information About CE-401 Also available to All Spring 2025 Students via CANVAS
Syllabus Also available to All Spring 2025 Students via CANVAS
Discussion Question Procedures Also available to All Spring 2025 Students via CANVAS
Essay Assignment Also available to All Spring 2025 Students via CANVAS
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Links Related To Professions and The Professions' Role
Qualifications Based Selection (QBS)
Public Policy Issues and Civil Engineering
Breaking News of Interest To Civil Engineers
ASCE's 2021 Infrastructure Report Card, with 2017 National Report and 2019 Kentucky Report
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Links Related To Failures and Whistle Blowing
Whistle-Blowing
Can Whistle Blowers Live Happily Ever After? An excellent perspective on Whistle Blowing.
Whistle-blowing and morality, Bouville This paper is very much on point with the conversations that occur in class about the diffficulties that whistle blowing decisions pose.
RECONCEPTUALISING WHISTLEBLOWING IN A COMPLEX WORLD, by Julio Andrade This paper argues that the distinction between internal and external acts of whistleblowing may not be appropriate in today's world
Whistleblowers: risks and skills
The psychology of whistleblowing, Dunigan, et. al.
Reporting Misdeeds: An Evaluation on Intention to Blowing the Whistle, Kamarunzaman, et.al.
Whistleblowing: What Have We Learned Since the Challenger?, NSPE
CHAPTER 4L WHISTLE BLOWING A Study Guide with Classroom Applications
Nice Guys Finish Last Follow-Up: (Challenger/Alaska Pipeline/Hanford)
Whistleblower Retaliation and Whistleblowers In The News
Is Whistle Blowing Activity Related To Cultural Factors?
Whistleblowing_A_Survey_of_Literature
Links Related To Engineering and Engineered Construction Failures
Hyatt Regency, Kansas City, Missouri
Review of Causation Issues for Korean Shopping Mall Collapse
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Links Related To Ethics, Ethical Duties, and Ethical Decision Making
Ethics, Ethical Decision Making:
ASCE's Ethics Training Materials
Ethics Theories and False Theories
Global Principles of Professional Conduct
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Links Related To Engineering Ethics Case Studies
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Links Related To The Law, Legal Duties, and Dispute Avoidance/Resolution
The Standard of Care for Design Professionals
A Training Manual For Structural Engineers
Professional Liability Insurance/Going Bare/Coverage/Causes of Claims
Recommended Practice for Expert Witnesses
Understanding The Difference Between Statutes of Limitations and Statutes of Repose.pdf
Statutes of Limitation and Repose Compared State by State
33 U.S.C. §905(a) Section 5 US DOL
A Primer on Waiver of Employer Workers Compensation Immunity.pdf
Waivers of Immunity and Workers' Compensation ALSO SEE, https://www.mwl-law.com/subrogation-laws-in-all-50-states/
Workers’ Compensation Immunity: Key Issues Addressing the Application of Exclusive Remedy Statutes
Subrogating-Employee-Intentional-Act-Damage-From-Employer.pdf
A Primer on the Intentional Tort Exclusion to Employer Immunity.pdf
Does the General Contractor Have Immunity from claim by a Subcontractor's Injured Worker?
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I Love This Definition Of Engineer
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