Cairo University Department of Engineering

Faculty of Engineering Mathematics and Physics

Course Specifications
Program(s) on which this course is given: StructuralEngineering
Major or Minor element of programs: Major
Department offering the program: StructuralEngineering
Department offering the course: Structural Engineering
Academic year/Level: 2013 2014/Master of Science in Engineering (M.Sc.)
Date of original/modified specification
2003/2012
approval:
Semester of course offering: 2nd Semester

A- Basic Information
1.a. Title: Seminar 1.b. Code: STR683
2. Units/Credit 2.d.
2.a. Lectures 1 2.b. Tutorial 2.c. Practical 1
hours per week: Total

B- Professional Information

To provide beginning graduate students with:

1. Overall Aims of the
1. Presentation skills.
Course:
2. Knowledge of important topics in the field of structural engineering (Background).
3. Graduate study environment and approach for degree completion (Pathway).
At the end of the course, successful graduate students should be able to:

2. Intended Learning
Outcomes of Course
(ILOs):
1. Effectively prepare and confidently present engineering research papers in a
skilled way.
2. Demonstrate awareness and fluencies with a wide scope of knowledge- related to
and different from their research topic- within the general area of structural
engineering.

3. Contents
Topic Total hours Lectures Tutorial/Practical
Preparing of and for oral presentations 2 2
Delivering of oral presentations 1 1
Tips for oral presentations 1 1
How to select an effective research topic for your thesis 1 1
How to select your supervisor 1 1
Student presentations and discussions 9 - 9
Seminar/Workshop
Lectures (Y) Practical Training/ Laboratory
(Y)
4. Teaching and Learning
Methods Class Activity Case Study Projects
E-learning Assignments /Homework Other:
5. Student Assessment Methods
5.a. Method To assess (with reference to the ILOs)
-Assignment AllILOs
-Class test N/A
-Mid-term exam N/A
-Final Exam N/A
5.b. Assessment Schedule Week
-Assessment 1; Class test 6 to 15
-Assessment 2; Mid-term exam N/A
-Assessment 3; Final-Exam N/A
5.c. Weighting of Assessments
-Assignment 100 %
-Mid-Term Examination
-Final-term Examination
-Class test
-Total 100 %
6. List of References
6.a. Course Notes. Handoutsdistributedduringlectures.
6.b. Essential Books (Text Books)

6.c. Recommended Books.

6.d. Periodicals, Web Sites, etc.: International journals in the area of structural engineering.
7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning
- Data-show.
- Recent issues of international journals (structural engineering) in library.
Course Coordinator: Prof. Osman Mohamed Osman Ramadan
Head of Department: Prof. Mazhr Saleh
Date: 2016