Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Construction

their curriculum while 52 % claimed BIM contentwas embedded in conventional courses 4. It is important to note that some programs have morethan one BIM courses. The same study also suggested that partnership might be the solution toadvancing BIM education as well as BIM staff acquisition in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction industry4. The process of BIM created new career paths for young professionals6.New positions such as “BIM engineer/BIM manager” became a choice for current collegegraduates and may become their future career path. While the industry, especially medium tolarge size contractors, is progressively taking advantage of BIM technology, structured BIMeducation at university level is slowly progressing. It is critical to

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University

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Construction

reject their femaleness to gain acceptance Page 24.1077.2in the dominating culture. This leads to identity conflicts and contributes to maintaining anegative environment that discourages women to pursue male-dominated careers 31. In order to   change the culture to be more accepting of women, a critical mass of females in constructionneeds to be built.In recent years there has been increased interest in attracting women to construction andrecruitment and retention methods used in construction management programs have beeninvestigated. Lopez del Puerto et al.18 note that recruitment efforts need to be

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Construction

project, NSF EFRI-Barriers, Under- standing, Integration – Life cycle Development (BUILD). She has worked in the sustainable engineering arena since 2004. As the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design, she translates research to community outreach programs and develops sustainable engineering programs for K-12 education.Prof. Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University Dr. Landis recently joined ASU in January 2012 as an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, after having obtained her PhD in 2007 from the

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron J. Turner P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Susan Michelle Reynolds P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Construction

improve the assignment ofstudents and faculty to projects. In lieu of the bid assignment, we plan to match students toprojects and to faculty in an environment that emulates a career fair. In advance of the matchingevent, each Faculty Advisor will research requirements for his/her projects and identify specificmajors and/or skillsets that are required or desired. Students will also review the availableprojects prior to the matching event, and prepare resumes specialized to their top choices.Students interview for the projects with the Faculty Advisors, and the teams are assembledorganically in three hours. Logistical support (whiteboards, Twitter, etc.) will be provided by theCourse Faculty and a Teaching Assistant in order to dynamically

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiong Hu, Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

career in engineering working with companies such as General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Microsoft, she pursued a Master’s degree in Education from Michigan State University. Later, Araceli completed a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University. She is also experienced in education policy and prior to joining the Professoriate, she was Director of Educator Preparation - focusing on STEM education projects at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. In 2013, she was named Director of the Texas State University LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Re- search. Her research interests include studying the role of engineering as a curricular context and problem- based learning as an instructional

Conference Session

Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M. Holliday, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

programs require faculty to hold a PhD,it is becoming increasingly difficult to find quality tenure-track faculty applicants with both aPhD and industry experience. Generally, the path to a PhD does not leave room for significantconstruction industry experience. The shortest path to a PhD is continuous education fromundergraduate through graduate school. Once a person leaves the education path and entersindustry, it is often hard to leave industry for full-time studies and construction does not lenditself to part-time graduate studies while working full-time. These divergent paths to aprofessional career leave a gap in prospective construction educators.The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) values construction experience

Conference Session

Construction Contracts, Law and Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John David Cioara, Arizona State University; Dean Takeo Kashiwagi, Arizona State University; Sylvia Romero, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

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Construction

responsibilities ofeducators is to ensure they receive the best possible experience that can be readily applicable.Transforming the traditional lecture style class to project driven class has proven to be successfullearning experience for a senior level construction contracts class has proven to increase thestudent’s learning ability. Utilizing real project problems in relation to construction contractstopics gave the students an opportunity to solve today’s issues and truly understanding the legalimplications when a project goes bad. Student grades and instructor evaluations increasedsignificantly. In a survey the industry participants agreed with the new teaching structure andfound that the students were better prepared for their new careers. Due to the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

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Construction

. 2nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.7. Johansen, E. & Wilson, B. (2006). Investigating first planning in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 24, pp1305-1314.8. Kistler, M. J. (2011). Adult Learners: Consideration for Education and Training. The Association for Career & Technical Education, February, 86 (2), pp28-30.9. Laufer, A., Shapira, A., Cohenca-Zall, D., Howell, G.A. (1993). Prebid and Preconstruction Planning Process. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 119, pp426-444.10. Laufer, A. & Tucker, R. L. (1987) Is construction project planning really doing its job? A critical examination of focus, role and process, Construction Management and Economics, 5:3, 243

Conference Session

Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Construction

compensation for students’ hard work go along with this, because students will notbe as motivated to keep participating if they don’t feel they are benefiting from the relationship.Obvious rewards include monetary compensation, in the form of a regular paycheck or stipend.Students also can be compensated with experience, which is becoming just as valuable. Ifworking on such a project can increase career possibilities in partnering organizations or inindustry in general, it is a positive outcome.The third issue is finding appropriate topics for the program. Some topics can be found throughproblem recognition. Problem recognition is perhaps the most important factor in determiningthe basis for which the relationship is founded. The key to recognizing a

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Jacob P. Kovel P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Lee W. Lee, Central Connecticut State University

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Construction

. Other important factors include the ability to work as part of a team and a keenunderstanding of mathemetics. The National Association of State Directors of Career TechnicalEducation Consortium3 clearly defines the mathematical knowledge and skills used in theconstruction sector. This definition includes algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, andstatistics.Davis4 investigated math skills of freshmen-level students in the CM program at Boise StateUniversity with a diagnostic math quiz. Her study concludes that high percentages of thestudents are not prepared for college-level coursework and need to take a remedial math course.We do not believe that this problem is only limited to the freshmen-level students in the CMprogram at Boise State

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University

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Construction

representing a career plan wasdeveloped, and different mechanisms for documenting and measuring student learning are discussed.Four questions to be answeredTo provide a streamlined curriculum responding to the abovementioned criteria, four questionshave to be asked and properly answered: 1- Are we teaching our students the right things (What)? 2- Are the students grasping the taught contents and concepts (How much)? 3- Are we properly measuring their learning (How)? 4- Are we properly documenting the results for continuous improvement (Is it better than the last time it was taught)?To answer these four questions, the department got immersed into a thorough review of thecurriculum, not for the purpose of reinventing the

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Ph.D, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University; Matthew Paul Lutz, Norwich University; Jeffrey R. Mountain Ph.D, P.E., Norwich University; John Edward Patterson, Norwich University

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Construction

, Vermont.Dr. Jeffrey R. Mountain Ph.D, P.E., Norwich University Jeffrey R. Mountain, Ph.D. P.E., is chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Norwich Univer- sity. He has been an engineering educator for over 20 years and has expertise in Mechatronics, CAD and systems design. He has held full time faculty appointments at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and The University of Texas at Tyler. Prior to his en- gineering education career, he was heavily involved with the construction industry in the Houston Texas area. He is a registered Professional Engineer and a licensed Master Plumber. Both of these credentials are with the State of Texas and are current