Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omkar Gadakh; Luciana Debs, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

rendered 64 listings for data collection. It was found thatqualifications in job listings referenced mostly soft skills, whereas responsibilities referencedtechnical skills the most. The listings were analyzed to find representation of Student LearningOutcomes (SLOs) as well. It was observed that job responsibilities represented more SLOs thanthe qualification sections. The findings from this study could be used by institutions to bringtheir construction management programs up to current industry expectations. Recent andupcoming graduates can use these findings to understand the skills they need to possess to workin their desired positions in construction.IntroductionConstruction graduates usually occupy a plethora of professional positions within