Fathi, M., & Cercone, C., & Volovski, M., & Quayyum, S., & Omidvar, M., & LEE, J. (2025, June), Work-in-Progress: Advancing Construction Management Education with Core Data Analytics Skills  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . 10.18260/1-2--57519

\bibitem{asee_peer_57519}
  Fathi, M., \& Cercone, C., \& Volovski, M., \& Quayyum, S., \& Omidvar, M., \& LEE, J. (2025, June), \emph{Work-in-Progress: Advancing Construction Management Education with Core Data Analytics Skills}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  10.18260/1-2--57519

Medya Fathi, Christina Cercone, Matthew Volovski, Shahriar Quayyum, Mehdi Omidvar, and JUNESEOK LEE.  "Work-in-Progress: Advancing Construction Management Education with Core Data Analytics Skills".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/57519 Internet.  12 Sep, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_57519}
  Medya Fathi, Christina Cercone, Matthew Volovski, Shahriar Quayyum, Mehdi Omidvar, and JUNESEOK LEE.
  "Work-in-Progress: Advancing Construction Management Education with Core Data Analytics Skills".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/57519 Internet.  12 Sep, 2025

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