User Note:

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Sam Jannotti. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

 
 
 
 
Reflection:

AE 481W/482 Course Reflection

The Senior Thesis courses that the Architectural Engineering Program offers is the culmination of five years of rigorous engineering study. The vast majority of foundation and option area courses are tied together through a year-long study of a newly constructed building. Students gain invaluable experience designing a building as a practicing engineer would while gaining presentation and communicative skills as well. All in all, this course is rightfully considered a capstone project--it is imperitive to complete this course to understand the detailed analytical procedures utilized in the profession. I have enjoyed the course and consider it to be a vital part in my studies as an architectural engineering student.

CPEP and Discussion Board Reflection

The CPEP is an excellent summary of the senior thesis program. It brings all the materials that went into the project and provides the results they helped produce in easily accessible digital formats. This website not only teaches programming illiterate students how to create webpages, but provides an excellent resource for future employers to access past work. Without this website, my achievements throughout AE 481W and 482 would lack cohesiveness and remain as standalone reports, inaccessable as a reference for my achievements.

The discussion board provided a means for students to access the knowledge of numerous practicing architectural engineers. When a specific question arose concerning my project, there was vast knowledge of the subject at my fingertips. It was a reliable resource that guided us through our senior thesis.

 

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a. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

      
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b. An ability to analyze and interpret data

      
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c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

      
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d. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

      
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e. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

      
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f. An ability to communicate effectively

      
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g. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context

    
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i. An ability to engage in life-long learning

      
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j. A knowledge of contemporary issues

    
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k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

      
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l. Engineering design capabilities in at least two (2) of the (3) basic curriculum areas of architectural engineering, and that design has been integrated across the breadth of the program

    
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p. Communication and interaction with other design professionals in the execution of building projects

      
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