SUPPLEMENT for LESSON 2: Introduction to Civil Engineering, Part 2 (October 15, 2018)

The supplement is intended for the three students who have two engineering classes. If this does not apply to you, do not proceed further.

Please hand write your responses (not typed or printed) in sentence and paragraph form (not outline). This assignment is due at the end of class.

Write a short paper (minimum one page) on civil engineers.  If you did not finish answering the questions from the original assignment, “LESSON 2: Introduction to Civil Engineering, Part 2,” then do so now.  If you have exhausted those topics, please continue your report to include the following information.  Provide a URL in brackets to identify your sources.

1.  Generally, what is the market for civil engineers?  That is, are they usually in high demand; and what about now, specifically?  Check job posting sites or other employment sources to help answer this question.

2.  What type of pay and benefits do civil engineers expect?

3.  Where to civil engineers work and live?  Are they in urban or rural areas; and what geographic locations.  Are most employed by large firms, small firms, the government, or elsewhere?  Do they typically work in an office; job sites; from home; or elsewhere?

4.  How do civil engineers typically interact with governmental agencies?