Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Kishore Gopal Vaska, Lamar University; Kartik Paruchuri, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

andcontemporary issues, the senior seminar was revised to include a section on this subject area. Aquestionnaire was also distributed that was designed to measure student perceptions of variousengineering and ethical issues. The findings are illustrated in Table 1 and are described, in part,in the following sections. Table 1. Questionnaire of contemporary issues. Engineering Issues Student perception Correct (%) Partially Incorrect (%) Correct (%) Specifically, What is the number of professional development 30 5 65

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities (4)On the first class of the semester, students are divided into teams. The teams are chosen througha lottery system whereby each student is given a number. Random numbers are drawn to formthe teams. This random number selection process creates teams of individuals that may or maynot have normally come together. As in real life, teams are formed through chance rather thanby ongoing friendships. The random teams are then assigned to meet to decide how they willproceed, divide out work, and schedule work meetings as the various aspect of the projectunfold.The course work for the semester is divided into four parts: bidding the project, scheduling theproject, establishing temporary support

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center; Mary Frances Agnello, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Construction

” (WCED, 1987).Therein the emphasis lies on not compromising the future through sustainable developmentmethods that reflect positively on current situational needs with a lasting appeal towards thefuture.David W. Orr (1992) widened the scope of sustainability in his seminal book “EcologicalLiteracy” from technological to ecological sustainability. Technological sustainability mainlydeals with technological and ethical issues; ecological sustainability is considered an effort thataffects all aspects of a culture. In order to adequately prepare us for the future, Orr envisions adramatic shift in the existing pedagogies of all educational programs—a shift toward an earth-centered education. Earth-centered education entails a rethinking of both the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

used as part of the Estimating class and capstone course. With the size of classes, the numberof complete plan sets recently delivered was 15. These resources would cost more than could beobtained through our budget. We have also obtained student copies of estimating and schedulingsoftware provided through the cooperation of industry.Industrial advisory board companies and other contractors have come to classes to discussbonding, estimating, cost accounting, pipe materials, federal regulation, ethics, and projectmanagement. A recent speaker for the Sargent Corporation spoke to the senior capstone classabout the uniqueness of construction finance. This speaker is the Chief Financial Officer of theSargent Corporation and is an active member of