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An Organizational Review of CIP Code Designations for Construction Science, Technology, Engineering, and Management Programs and Curriculum

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41418

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/41418

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489

Paper Authors

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Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Guntulu Hatipkarasulu

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Abstract

The higher education programs in the United States are organized using the Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes. This taxonomic scheme provides a structure for the identification, tracking, and reporting of higher education programs. The coding structure includes multi-digit major categories, including architecture, engineering, business, and construction trades. However, the multi-disciplinary and application-oriented disciplines such as construction reach over multiple categories. In most states, cataloged course offerings also carry CIP designations, and these designations are used for various purposes, including reviews of new program/course development efforts and funding. This paper aims to provide an organizational review of construction science, technology, engineering, and management programs in the state of Texas. Two and Four-Year programs that carry the word “construction” in their title are reviewed using the CIP codes at the program/degree level and individual course offerings in their curriculum. The review showed a wide variety of CIP designations that highlight the construction discipline’s complex nature with multiple examples of different designations for the same topical content. A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using different designations is included in the paper.

Hatipkarasulu, Y., & Hatipkarasulu, G. (2022, August), An Organizational Review of CIP Code Designations for Construction Science, Technology, Engineering, and Management Programs and Curriculum Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41418

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