Establishing New Graduate Competencies: Purdue University's Construction Management Curriculum Restructuring

Benhart, Bradley; Shaurette, Mark

doi:10.1080/15578771.2013.770108

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“…The process of what is considered engineering and construction is expanding in the ever changing global market [3,4]. To keep pace with industry, construction management programs must change the way they teach and prepare graduates for industry.…”

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“…As a result, the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) and the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) are including outcome assessment as part of their requirements for accreditation" [9]. Student performance is critical in meeting these outcome assessments and must be documented, along with student learning outcomes [7,9,12].…”

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“…They must be able to be innovative in design and execution, utilizing creative thinking along with understanding math and science principles. They must also be able to work within multidisciplinary teams of other industry professional and communicate effectively across those disciplines [4][5][6][7].…”

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A Comparison of Construction Management and Engineering Student Learning Styles

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Shaurette

Chasek

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This paper presents the findings of a study analyzing the learning styles of undergraduate construction management (CM) students in bachelor degree programs in the U.S. and compares them to engineering student learning styles. The study utilized the Felder-Silverman model and the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) as a survey instrument. The population of the students surveyed was 1,069 CM students from 36 university CM programs across the Associated Schools of Construction regions. Past studies with engineering students were utilized for the engineering student data. The results were analyzed and comparisons were made of both the CM students and other similar studies done with engineering students. It was found that CM students were visual, active, sensing, and sequential learners. They are also significantly higher in all the learning style dimensions than engineering students.

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…The process of what is considered construction is expanding in the ever changing global market 1,3 . To keep pace with industry, construction management (CM) programs are changing the way they teach and prepare graduates for industry.…”

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Lessons Learned Integrating the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Green Professional (CGP) Designation into University Construction Management Programs

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Kelting²

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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The Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has been recognized nationally in the residential construction industry for leading the way in green building and enhancing the professionalism of the residential construction industry. From fall 2009 to spring 2014, NAHB has partnered with ten university construction management programs to teach the CGP profession designation. In this time period, nine CM faculty has taught 21 CGP classes, with 329 students participating in the CGP Training. The addition of the CGP course and professional designation into construction technology education, the contractual relationship between the university and NAHB, the requirements of the educators delivering the courses, and the integration and administration of NAHB industry curriculum into an undergraduate residential construction management specialization program are discussed. This paper answers the question: What lessons have been learned through the incorporation of the NAHB CGP designation courses into construction management programs? A course evaluation survey was conducted at the end of each term to obtain the students' perspectives about the course. The researchers also interviewed the nine faculty who have taught the CGP courses to gain their perspective on the program. The results of the student surveys and faculty interviews are presented and discussed. The researchers discuss the challenges, lessons learned, and future course planning.

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“…The process of what is defined as construction is expanding in the ever-changing global market 3,5 . Construction management programs are changing their teaching methods in order to properly prepare graduates for the changing pace of industry.…”

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Peer and Student Review of an Online Construction Management Sustainability Course

Kelting¹,

Holt²,

Barry³

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This paper presents the delivery system for an online construction management course in sustainability and the built environment at a major university. Information about the course layout, assignments, discussions, and assessments are provided in this paper. The course provides a systems approach to green building science that includes sustainable site development, water use efficiency, renewable energy, improving material use, indoor environmental quality, and design innovation. The authors conducted surveys to obtain the students' perspectives about the course. This study compared students' perspectives about the online course using a Likert-type survey from two different quarters and a peer review of a sustainability and the built environment course at a four-year university. The paper presents and discusses the results of these student surveys. A quality online learning and teaching peer assessment was also performed. Results provided insight on areas to improve the online course for future users. Preliminary findings suggest the primary area for improvement centered on the ways in which to improve the discussion forums and to enhance the course delivery. This paper aims to provide information and guidance to assist educators in enhancing online education in the area of sustainability and the built environment.

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Establishing New Graduate Competencies: Purdue University's Construction Management Curriculum Restructuring

Cited by 27 publications

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A Comparison of Construction Management and Engineering Student Learning Styles

A Comparison of Construction Management and Engineering Student Learning Styles

Lessons Learned Integrating the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Green Professional (CGP) Designation into University Construction Management Programs

Peer and Student Review of an Online Construction Management Sustainability Course

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