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CIVE 332Civil Systems and Project Management

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Civil Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Introduction to conceptual planning, construction, management, optimization, and life-cycle performance assessment of civil engineering systems including capital projects. Fundamentals of decision theory including concepts of risk, uncertainty, utility, probability, value of information, and game theory. Tools for supporting decision-making process, including linear and integer programming, network models, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation. Risk- and cost-benefit analysis of public projects and their impact on sustainability, and quality of life.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AE221 - Advanced Calculus (0.50)
      • CIVE221 - Advanced Calculus (0.50)
      • GEOE221 - Advanced Calculus (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AE223 - Differential Equations and Balance Laws (0.50)
      • CIVE222 - Differential Equations (0.50)
      • GEOE223 - Differential Equations and Balance Laws (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • CIVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • GEOE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 3A or higher
    • Enrolled in H-Architectural Engineering, H-Civil Engineering, or H-Geological Engineering

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • ENVE335 - Decision Making for Environmental Engineers (0.50)
    • MSE331 - Introduction to Optimization (0.50)
    • SYDE411 - Optimization and Numerical Methods (0.50)

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00147600 / 160TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 7011910130 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10147610 / 160M 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

60% liked it89% easy56% useful

From 20 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I honestly would suggest the department consider getting a math professor to teach optimization, so that we could learn the concept better. No offence to prof Ibrahim who is a great person.

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4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention CIVE 332, November 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2021

[CivE] Official and Objective 3A Review 25 points, 4 comments

u/MeDigMeBuild: “… CIVE 332 (Ibrahim): Summary: "Project management basics that nobody really cares about but we need to include it since its a program requisite" Quizzes (4): Easy Bird course, read the notes while playing the recordings on 2X since sometimes Ibrahim decides to be "tricky" and …”

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Fall 2020

Bird courses 5 points, 32 comments

“Hi guys I'm looking for any recommendations on bird courses I can take in the winter term. Preferably ones that need less work, but still get in the 90s, because my term is quite heavy. …”

u/colaroga: “CIVE 332 was quite a bird course”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… CIVE 104 CIVE 115 CIVE 204 CIVE 221 CIVE 224 CIVE 241 CIVE 265 CIVE 298 CIVE 306 CIVE 313 CIVE 332 CIVE 343 CIVE 354 CIVE 381 CIVE 382 CIVE 399 CIVE 486 CIVE 497 CIVE 601 CIVE 611 CIVE 653 CIVE 671 CIVE 681 CIVE 704 CIVE 720 CIVE 740 CIVE 750 CIVE 770 CIVE 771 CLAS 100 CLAS 202 …”

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Fall 2014

Advice about "management science" option in engineering undergrad 0 points, 2 comments

“Hi guys, I am currently enrolled in civil engineering, going into 3A in January 2015. I have to choose my option; my current choices are either environmental, water resources and management sciences. …”

u/greenscheme: “… The good thing about being in civil eng and taking the option is that CIVE 292 and CIVE 332 can be subbed for 2 of the required courses, and as you've already done MSCI 211, you only have to complete 3 elective courses. For my electives, I took MSCI 432 and 551. …”

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