CEE 4561

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - June 25, 2020 7:14PM EDT
  • Course Catalog - June 25, 2020 7:15PM EDT

CEE 4561
Environmental Engineering in an International Context II

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

The course connects the themes of culture, society, and water infrastructure in the context of the majority world. The goal of the course is to offer students an experiential learning opportunity, working with AguaClara partner organizations and civil society organizations in emerging markets. Students will learn about the challenges and opportunities of creating sustainable infrastructure, institutional networks, and technical backstopping for water, sanitation, and hygiene. Students synthesize the readings and their observations to develop a clearer understanding of the challenges of cross cultural collaboration designed to make the world a better place.

When Offered Multi-semester course (Winter).

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CEE 4560.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL, CU-ITL, CU-SBY)
Satisfies Requirement Satisfies Liberal Arts Requirement.

Comments Students selected by application. This is the second part of a multi-semester course. Students who took CEE 4560  must take CEE 4561 and CEE 4562 to complete the course and receive a grade.

Outcomes
  • Develop an appreciation for the role of respectful relationships and win/win/win interactions in the creation of collaborative networks.
  • Develop a clearer understanding of the challenges and complexity of cross cultural collaboration designed to make the world a better place.
  • Develop the ability to analyze Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Interventions for common failure modes that include issues of technology, economics, governance, user preferences, and institutional capacity.
  • Develop the capacity to observe, document those observations, separate inference from observation, and reflect at a deeper level.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Multi-Term

  •  1129 CEE 4561   FLD 801

  • Students must enroll in CEE 4560 (fall), CEE 4561 (winter), and CEE 4562 (spring) to receive a final grade. Students will travel January 4, 2020 to Honduras and return on January 19, 2020 to Ithaca. Fee: approximately $2,000 (includes airport shuttle, airfare, local transportation, food, and lodging). Some merit and need-based financial aid may be available.

    Department Consent Required (Add)