Description
Instructions
This assignment provides you an opportunity to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field of civil engineering and develop critical thinking skills about possible future disrupting events.
Written Response Content
For this assignment, you will compare the 2018 and 2020 US E&C Spending by Segment slides from the class PowerPoint and submit a written response that answers the following questions:
What significant impacts and challenges have the COVID-19 pandemic posed to the field of civil engineering?
How have civil engineering practices adapted or changed in response to the pandemic, and at what levels of the profession (e.g., individual engineers, firms, or industry as a whole)?
What lessons can be drawn from the civil engineering community’s response to COVID-19, and how might these lessons shape the future of the profession?