Cribbs, J., & Naganathan, H., & O'Neil, C., & D'Agostino, M. J. (2023, June), Leveraging Faculty Externship to Develop New Concentrations and Specializations in Construction Management Curricula  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43462

\bibitem{asee_peer_43462}
  Cribbs, J., \& Naganathan, H., \& O'Neil, C., \& D'Agostino, M. J. (2023, June), \emph{Leveraging Faculty Externship to Develop New Concentrations and Specializations in Construction Management Curricula}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--43462

John Cribbs, Hariharan Naganathan, Christopher O'Neil, and Michael J D'Agostino.  "Leveraging Faculty Externship to Develop New Concentrations and Specializations in Construction Management Curricula".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/43462 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_43462}
  John Cribbs, Hariharan Naganathan, Christopher O'Neil, and Michael J D'Agostino.
  "Leveraging Faculty Externship to Develop New Concentrations and Specializations in Construction Management Curricula".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/43462 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  - This "Work in Progress" paper provides insight into a viable strategy for enhancing Construction Management (CM) curricula through the integration of concentration(s) and/or specialization(s) within program degree paths via formalized engagement of a faculty member industry residency. Ultimately, a faculty member's industry residency aims to gain familiarity with and hands-on experience utilizing cutting-edge industry trends and best practices. This requires embedding a full-time faculty member within an industry environment during the time span of a typical summer academic semester, which ultimately reduces available faculty resources for the related degree program. As a result, this faculty development initiative is often more difficult for academic units to support due to real and perceived budgetary and schedule sustainment constraints.  Despite challenges, the case study will highlight that considerations other than upfront cost should be more heavily weighted.  A more visible return on investment is realized through the purposeful development of educational objectives for the faculty development experience (in this research case, an industry residency) and alignment and documentation of those objectives against the greater vision of enhanced curriculum development plans. Systematic documentation of the industry residency experience and alignment with curricular program requirements, student learning outcomes (SLOs), and accreditation requirements create an opportunity for sequential course development in both undergraduate and graduate curricula. Simultaneously, this makes the foundation for a concentration or an area of specialization (respectively) within the degree path(s). The paper aims to propose a framework that offers the ability to create an agile curriculum that can respond to industry needs and generate student recruitment and retention. In addition, the paper analyzes the perspectives of industry participants on promoting opportunities for educators to upgrade their skill set and knowledge base with advancements in the construction industry.
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