Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samaneh Zolfagharian, School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masoud Gheisari, Georgia Institute of Technology; Javier Irizarry P.E., School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pavan Meadati, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

materials and constructiondetails required for scheduling the construction process. Moreover, different users with variedbackground can collaborate together on one BIM model of a building 16. Students can learn aboutthe architectural design features with BIM in addition to engineering and construction processes,so there is a need for research and development of educational methods supported by BIM andrelated technologies15.Traditionally the construction sequence is taught by using 2D drawings and critical path method(CPM) bar charts. Students find more success when they are able to visualize and conceptualizethe construction sequence in their minds using 3D models to correlate the relationships betweendifferent components and schedule activities

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G Sullivan, University of Florida

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Construction

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Interdisciplinary Team Project - International Solar DecathlonAbstractThis paper reviews the participation of university students from various colleges and schoolsfrom the University of Florida working towards delivering a United States Department of EnergySolar Decathlon competition home to Madrid, Spain, for the summer of 2010 Solar DecathlonEurope. The study presents the participation of students involved through traditional phases ofdesign and construction. It also identifies and details the composition of students involvedacross the almost two-year progress noting which college or school the students resided in andhow the composition of students evolved throughout the process

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin R. Miller, Brigham Young University; Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Justin Earl Weidman, Brigham Young University

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Construction

Paper ID #7010Integrating Industry BIM Practices into University CurriculumProf. Kevin R. Miller, Brigham Young University Kevin R. Miller Ph.D. is the Chair of the Construction Management Program at Brigham Young Uni- versity. He has worked as an estimator for several companies in industry. His area of research focuses on Construction Modeling and Estimating. Kevin has also taught at Arizona State University and the University of Florida.Dr. Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University Clifton Farnsworth received B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in civil

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

taught them to become functionallyfocused and isolated. With this in mind, the two first modules intend to establish an initialworking relationship between students regardless of major and fostering a line of communicationthat supersedes disciplinary specialization. They are also is geared towards developing a set ofstrategies that will allow them to deal with the very real pressures to become functionallyisolated. The first modules are being phased into the Introduction to Engineering/Introduction toConstruction Management courses.At present, courses with students from different disciplines fall into several categories: A coursetaught by one discipline might be a required course for students from several disciplines. Thesecourses are often

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

23.204.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Appraisal of Learning Objectives of a Course in Construction ScienceAbstractThe purpose of the study was to appraise the learning objectives of an Environmental ControlSystems course in construction science at an undergraduate level offered in a university inTexas. Both the accrediting bodies and the university make it mandatory to assess courses andprograms. The instructors of record are expected to measure student learning as per theobjectives stipulated in the syllabus. The study was conducted in Spring 2012. The perceptualimportance of the learning objectives of the course was measured both before and after thecourse was taken by the students. An