Building Surveying Graduates Performance from the Perspective of Building Surveyors in Malaysia

Husain, Siti Hamidah; Che‐Ani, Adi Irfan; Affandi, Haryanti Mohd; Nasri, Nurfaradilla Mohamad

doi:10.1109/weef.2017.8467141

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“…Furthermore, in line with the study findings, [23] agreed that competence in the construction of building components is critical for effective project execution. The management of the construction process is one of the critical aspects of building production management.…”

Section: Competencies For Building Production Management Practicesupporting

confidence: 83%

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Building production management competencies for building students: academia and construction industry perspectives

Obaju

Fagbenle

Amusan

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The study examined the competencies required by building students for building production management and the barriers to their competency in the practice of building production management in the construction industry. Using a quantitative research method, a total of 302 construction professionals and 35 building programme lecturers completed a set of questionnaires survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools such as mean score and Mann Whitney test. Study findings identified setting out of different building types, interpretation of architectural drawings and specifications, tendering and contract processes, and construction of various components and effective communication on construction sites as the most significant competencies for building production management practice in the construction industry. However, the study discovered a significant difference in the competencies for building production management practice between construction professionals and building lecturers. Also, the study identified poor institutional and industry collaboration, underfunding of institutions, insufficient equipment and infrastructure for training, and theoretical training rather than practical training as the major barriers to the competency of building production management practice in the construction industry. The study suggested a more vital collaboration between the construction industry with tertiary institutions in needs assessment, funding, provision of infrastructures and involvement in the practical training of students

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Section: Competencies For Building Production Management Practicesupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Furthermore, [23] found that the poor government funding support for institutions, resulting in poor infrastructure development, lousy working conditions, and insufficient equipment to teach students, all of which would impair their productivity at work.…”

Section: Barriers To the Competency Of Students In The Construction I...mentioning

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Building production management competencies for building students: academia and construction industry perspectives

Obaju

Fagbenle

Amusan

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…There is a mismatch in supply and demand of a graduate's skills, where employers are reporting that graduates still lack the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitude (Ministry of Education Malaysia, 2015). Evidently, BSr graduates are still equipped with inadequate skills in both soft skills and technical skills and are not competent enough to enter the working field (Husain, Che-Ani, Affandi, & Nasri, 2017). Subsequently, job mismatch, the lack of science and technical graduates, as well as the lack of qualified graduates with technical skills, are the problems that should be sustainably and responsively addressed (Ministry of Higher Education, 2012).…”

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Mismatch in Supply and Demand of Building Surveying Graduates’ Skills: A Triangulation Perspective

Husain

Che‐Ani

Affandi

et al. 2022

JTET

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Themismatch in the supply and demand of graduates is fast becoming a central issue for employee performance nowadays. A primary concern of this issue is a result of a higher competence demanded by employers, the change in the industry, competition among graduates, and new global economic practices. Enabling industries to lead curriculum development is one of the initiatives in enhancing the quality of the programme to improve graduate employability and producing quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates. Despite the various models that have been employed towards individual career development, there are problems of job skills mismatch and the lack of qualified graduates with technical and non-technical skills. Thus, this study attempts to clarify a mismatch in the supply and demand of building surveying graduates' skills from the perspectives of employers, lecturers, and the students. This study investigates building surveying academicians and the industry’s perspective regarding building surveying graduates’ performance, as well as to identify students’ awareness towardsthe current industry demand. Data for this study was collected using a qualitative method approach that involved a semi-structured interview with 10 building surveying students, 5 lecturers, and 5 building surveyor practitioners; the non-probability sampling design that was used in this study was based on the snowball sampling technique, and acontent analysis approach had been employed in the analysis of the data using NVivo 11 software. The findings indicate that there is a mismatch in the supply and demand of building surveying graduates’ skills. This study offers an important insight into the building surveying programme towards the improvement of the programme’s syllabus and its learning outcomes. The study suggests that building surveying graduates should acquire and demonstrate both technical and non-technical skills that are demanded by the industry. Further research is suggested to identify the competency level among entry-level building surveyor graduates in real working practices.

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Design and Implementation of Content Validity: Instrument Development for Evaluating Functional Building Performance

Aksah

Johar

Usman

et al. 2021

Wseas Transactions on Environment and Development

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The research aim is to critically evaluate the content validity of the functional building performance evaluation criteria using the Content Validity Index (CVI) and modified kappa statistic. The selection of relevant criteria for functional building performance evaluation should be managed effectively by the building management team because it is strongly related to the achievement of organizational objectives and the building occupants’ satisfaction. Studies over the past decades have shown that the criteria vary, relying on the intention of conducting the performance evaluation and the types of building. These selection criteria have a direct impact on the functional building performance and need to be done systematically. Thus, the content validity of the functional building performance evaluation criteria is a necessary step in instrument development. To achieve this research aim, the instrument has been developed based on numerous construct items that have been obtained from previous studies by various authors and established rating tools or standards. The sample of the respondents for content validation comprises of seven (7) expert panels in the area of historic building management and building performance evaluation, such as from the local municipality, related government agencies, academician and building management team. The panels reviewed and rated the instrument to ensure its relevance and the representativeness of each item. The result shows that a total of 39 items are valid and are considered to be retained, and will be further tested in the next study. The result has also shown that the Scale level – CVI/ Averaging calculation method (S-CVI/ Ave) for all items has met the criterion of 0.90. Significantly, content validity should be treated as important because it provides adequate and acceptable items of the content domain

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Building Surveying Graduates Performance from the Perspective of Building Surveyors in Malaysia

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Building production management competencies for building students: academia and construction industry perspectives

Building production management competencies for building students: academia and construction industry perspectives

Mismatch in Supply and Demand of Building Surveying Graduates’ Skills: A Triangulation Perspective

Design and Implementation of Content Validity: Instrument Development for Evaluating Functional Building Performance

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