Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

. One teachesarchitecture, the other teaches structures. As educators, the primary goal is to prepare studentsfor life after college. To that end, a class was developed to emulate real world practice, wherestudents are exposed to the trials and tribulations of communication, negotiation, and the totaldesign process. By exposing students to a class that emulates practice and to issues which designprofessionals face on a daily basis will better prepare them for practice and life after college.This “experimental” course has been offered thrice and student feedback indicates exposures tothe first two soft skills were the most demanding – just like practice.1OverviewAs noted previously, a primary goal for college professors is to prepare students