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CE 4555/5555 Geometric Design (Jan 2020- May 2020)

Criteria controlling geometric design of highways including design speed, design volume, vehicle requirements, and capacity design standards for different highway types; design of sight distance, alignment, grade; cross-section design; access control, frontage roads; intersection design elements; and design of intersections and interchanges. CE 5555 students are required to do an additional integrated design term project using design software (Autodesk Civil 3D).

Average score of course evaluation: 4.52/5.00            Teaching and Course Evaluation

Students’ notes and comments from the evaluation:

• The professor is an authority in this course.
•  While I definitely prefer an in class experience, I was pleasantly surprised at how well Sherif was able to transition the class online.
•  DR. Gaweesh utilized various methods in order to convey the information in the best way as well as he trained us on the CIVIL 3D software by conducting several lab sessions which were very useful not just for the course project but for applying jobs related to roadway design.
•  The instructor was very helpful and knowledgeable. He thoroughly knew the material and was helpful in clearing up any questions
• This course has a lot of relevant information that I think would help in a future career. The use of Civil n3D for the project is great and should 100% be kept in the course.
•  The course was helpful in learning the different elements of geometric design.

CE 4530/5530 Traffic Engineering: Operations (Sept 2019 – Dec 2019)

Basic characteristics of traffic, such as drivers, vehicles, volumes, speeds, delay, origins and destinations, intersection performance, capacity, termination and accidents; methodologies available to the transportation professional to address operational issues and concerns; techniques for making traffic engineering investigations; traffic laws and ordinances, regulations, design and application of signal systems; curb parking control; enforcement and traffic administration; and public relations.

Average score of course evaluation: 4.48/5.00              Teaching and Course Evaluation

Students’ notes and comments from the evaluation:

• • The professor is an authority in his field. Excellent delivery and the course materials are easy to understand. He is willing to help students even outside his office hours.
  • He is a very clear instructor. He enjoys the subject and conveys his knowledge well.
  • The turnaround for grades was exceptional and made it nice throughout the semester to always have grades readily available unlike many other teachers.
  • He was very knowledgeable of the subject and taught the material the best way possible.
  • Dr. Gaweesh did a good job teaching this semester. I think the pace of the class was a bit slow, but that is my only issue.
  • An excellent instructor with presenting all methodologies in very creative way
  • I will recommend this course to anyone interested in studying traffic operations. i enjoyed the course.
  • The work load was very reasonable. Just enough material to learn a lot and learn it well. Was not overwhelmed like many classes allowing me to understand what was covered better.