HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering
Academic Year: 2017/18
Semester: 2
Subject Code: CSE419

Subject: Engineers in Society

Lecturer: Dr. HSU Shu-Chien (Mark)
Lectures on Friday (4:30pm – 6:30pm) in Room Z211

Activity Schedule (Tentative)

Week Lecture Assignment

No Date Topic

8 16/3 Construction Ethics 1 (individual)

9 23/3 Sustainable Development

10 30/3 Easter Holiday

Cost Benefit Analysis / Life Cycle
11 6/4 Assessment
2 (group)

12 13/4 ICAC Training Quiz

Hong Kong Construction Industry /
13 20/4 Review

*No Tutorials in the week 11th (02/04/18~06/04/18)

Assessment
1. Coursework (30% of assessment)
Assignment 25%
ICAC Quiz 5%

2. Examination (70% of assessment)

Final Exam 70%

References:
1. B. Wasserman et al, Ethics and the Practice of Architecture, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
2. Various websites of government offices.
3. Various publications by HKIE on ethics.
4. Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong – Building & Construction.