Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. Sullivan, University of Florida, Gainesville

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Construction

Environmental Design, places an emphasis on design integration, professional andindustry education, and market transformation – both in products and design techniques. Thequestion at hand is how to prepare construction and engineering students for what is quicklybecoming the norm for construction in the United States. Previous research has discussedintegration of curriculum and has found there are no existing standards in place. This study findsthat when sustainability is viewed more in the light of integrated high performance design anddelivery than course development it is more a function of integration than revision. Nocomparative outcome of success was measured. As sustainable construction continues toincrease its market share in the commercial

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohsin K. Siddiqui, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Sulaiman Dawood Alrasheed, Saudi Aramco; Abdul Rahman Mohammed, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Azfar Amaan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Waheed Hussain Aljaroudi P.E.; Abdullah Ahmed Al-Jughaiman, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Fayez Mohsen Alsaikhan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Bahir Mohamad Alhashem

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Construction

recognition for the students. Further, the students are listed as co-authors for thispaper as well further highlighting their work. The paper reports on a single case study conductedduring one offering of the course. Future work in this research will focus on successiveapplication of a similar integration approach for future offerings of the capstone course. Datacollected from these different courses can then be analyzed and will add strength to theargument.The approach to integrate sustainability through a capstone project provides a different learningopportunity for students. Although there is an eventual need to overhaul the existingConstruction Engineering and Management curriculum, the case presented indicates thatsustainability can be

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Wright, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Construction

adversarial construction team relationships. It also explored ways in which such examplesof latest practice in construction may be integrated in the curriculum of an undergraduatecurriculum for construction management programs. It concludes by providing examples of goodpractice through the presentation of case studies.A Definition of BIMBIM has been defined as “the process of creating and using digital models for design,construction and/or operations of projects.”1 This definition is interesting in that it does notrestrict BIM to just geo-spatial images representing the geometry of the project as wouldnormally be associated with CAD packages. This definition also includes all digital informationrelated to the project from its inception through

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Vincent B. Canizaro, University of Texas, San Antonio; John D. Murphy Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

that building construction projects include active and continuouscollaboration of all of these parties, learning multi-disciplinary strategies is a necessary acumenwith which students must graduate in preparation for professional practice. New technologiesand project development approaches such as building information modeling are necessitatingearly and extensive collaboration among the professions. Integrated project delivery methods aremaximizing this need for interdisciplinary team production. Feedback from industryrepresentatives and practicing professionals unanimously supports the concept of integration.This paper describes an effort to establish a multi-disciplinary first-year curriculum for designand construction freshman that includes

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

approach. Areview of the course syllabi and schedules for each course found that each coursewas taught differently depending on the instructor. In the Heavy Civil course it wasfound that a number of small projects were assigned to the students rather thanfocusing on larger project through the quarter. In the Commercial Building course,the instructor used an approach where the first five (5) weeks of the quarter werespend covering fundamentals and the second five (5) weeks of the quarter were spentwere spent working on the project culminated in a mock bid exercises. Only in theresidential construction course was one project used through the entire quarter.Student ThroughputWith the implementation of integrated curriculum, the CM department

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pingbo Tang, Western Michigan University; Haluk M. Aktan P.E., Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University

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Construction

AC 2012-4082: INTEGRATING SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND BUILD-ING INFORMATION MODELING INTO A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER-ING CURRICULUMProf. Pingbo Tang, Western Michigan University Pingbo Tang is an Assistant Professor of civil and construction engineering at Western Michigan Univer- sity, Kalamazoo, Mich. He obtained his bachelor’s degree of bridge engineering in 2002, and his master’s degree of bridge engineering in 2005, both from Tongji University, Shanghai, China. In Aug. 2009, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Carnegie Mellon University and joined the Mapping and GIS Lab at the Ohio State University (OSU) as a Postdoctoral Researcher. At OSU, he was responsible of managing multiple research projects, most of which are

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

involved from other courses as well. Also adding or deleting courses might be achallenge under the current accreditation system of construction engineering. In our constructionprograms, within recent years, concepts, functions and techniques of BIM, have been brieflyintroduced to students in many different ways but in pieces here and there. However, it is desiredby the student and their potential employers to set up a systematic approach to adopt BIMtechnology and process into the construction engineering curriculum.Instead of establishing an independent BIM course, this paper proposes an alternative approachto integrate BIM within a current construction engineering curriculum, regarding projectscheduling and control, by providing BIM components

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A. Holt, Purdue University; Scott Kelting, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

the Certified Aging in Place (CAPS) and the Certified Green Professional (CGP) curriculum and professional designation, not previously provided at the university level, has many challenges, not the least of which are anticipation of the career aspirations of the students enrolled and the expected educational outcomes by the industry. The addition of the NAHB courses and professional designation into construction technology education, the contractual relationship between the university and NAHB, the requirements of the educators delivering the courses, and the integration and administration of NAHB industry curriculum into an undergraduate residential construction management specialization program are discussed. The CGP Designation from the

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

25.1321.3This way, CM students can develop proper skills in estimating courses for MEP scopeunderstanding, and they can eliminate the fear of dealing with technologically complex workscope when they are assigned as junior estimators early in their career. Due to limitations incredit hours, it is not always possible to launch specialty courses such as MEP estimating. Thepurpose of this paper is to present an estimating course module that addresses the currentshortcoming in CM curriculum. The paper presents a systematic approach that is used in anestimating course on how to develop a MEP scope which later can be used in detailed estimatingprocess.The Course Structure and Teaching MethodologyThe MEP estimating module is integrated into a third year course

Conference Session

Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Liverpool John Moores University ; Andrew David Price, Loughborough University; Ximing Ruan Ruan, Robert Gordon University; Yassine Melaine, Liverpool John Moores University

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Construction

AC 2012-4701: AN EVALUATION OF TEACHING METHODS USED INTEACHING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENTDr. Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Liverpool John Moores University Edward Ochieng is a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University involved in project manage- ment teaching and research. Ochieng’s research interests include multicultural project team performance, value creation, project governance, project culture, project integration, modelling technology, and sus- tainability in construction. He has presented in both national and international conferences, such as Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), Australian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), CIB World Congress, and

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Sharma, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

, 128, 1. 6. Jenkins, S. et al. (2002) “Capstone Course in an Integrated Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 128, 2. 7. Butkus, M., and Kelley, M. (2004) “Approach for Integrating Professional Practice Issues into Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Design Projects,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 130, 3. 8. Hanna, A., and Sullivan, K. (2005) “Bridging the Gap Between Academics and Practice: A Capstone Design Experience,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131, 1. 9. Jones, J., and Mezo, M. (2007) “Team Teaching the Capstone Management Course: How and Why

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Ilyas Bhatti, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Construction

specific examples of construction mitigation implemented on the BigDig project.NOISE MITITGATIONThe CA/T committed to minimizing noise impact during construction. This goal was especiallydifficult because of Boston’s unique neighborhoods, which integrate residential, commercial, andindustrial activities. With this mix, daytime businesses often prefer work to be done at night incontrast to residents, who prefer noisy activity to be done during the day. To find an achievablebalance, the CA/T project staff worked closely with all abutters to develop appropriateconstruction schedules, work hour limitations on jack hammering, restriction on the use ofbackup alarms, and ongoing noise monitoring). In some cases, the CA/T had to construct noisewalls and

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

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Construction

people’s business. In this business you are hired for your technical skills, fired for your lack of people skills and promoted for your management skills”.Close interaction with industry professionals is required in order to integrate social intelligenceskills to construction courses. The professionals need to bring their experience into classroomeither by being part of the seminar and capstone classes or supporting research by providingfunding. An example of industry professionals’ contribution is given below:Currently, in the Construction Science and Management Program Curriculum at the Universityof Texas at San Antonio, a Construction Capstone course is offered in the senior year. SeniorCapstone Project emphasizes and helps students

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University; Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington

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Construction

in construction education show the great potentialitiesof successful BIM integration in the existing CEM curriculum. In the next few sections, theauthors propose a broad framework that suggests how BIM can be taught as a skill as well ashow it supports and improves existing CEM pedagogy. Page 25.898.6Roles of BIM Technology in CEM CurriculumFrom a review of literature, the authors’ own experience, and personal correspondence withother BIM educators, the authors have determined that BIM technology can be applied toprovide an opportunity to significantly enhance students’ learning and engagement. It can alsosupport interactive and

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David S. Cottrell Sr. P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace Mazze, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Ms. Candace Mazze, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Candace E. Mazze is a Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her research interests include curriculum design and assessment of learning. She received her master’s degree in elementary education from Pfeiffer University and is currently enrolled in the educational leadership doctoral program at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She has prior teaching and administrative experience in private and public school systems.Dr. Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Sandra Loree Dika is an assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose L. Fernandez-Solis, Texas A&M University

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Construction

feed into the RFP response. All construction, vertical andhorizontal, has business components which accreditation boards deem essential tothe curriculum. The proposal will add to each course mix a strong businesscomponent of interested graduate students who would like to become more fluentwith aspects of construction while enriching the group with their knowledge andexpertise, as well as providing mentors and speakers to the whole class.The first year, faculty from other departments and colleges are involved as studentmentors. The second year, the faculty is further engaged and involved in (a)setting the integrated research agenda, (b) defining the experiential component ofproject RFP and selecting guest speakers from industry, (c) defining

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiong Hu, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Yaoling Wang, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

very limited schools offer this course, there is a lack ofideal textbooks to cover the entire course content, which not only creates difficulties for theinstructor to design lecture materials, but also makes it very challenging for students to keep upwith the pace of the lecture content through activities outside of the classroom, instead of relyingsolely on the very limited in-class time. Finally, because of the depth of technical contents thatare to be covered, similar contents are more commonly found in graduate level curriculums,there is also the issue of how to effectively adapt the course content for an undergraduateaudience.2 Due to the above mentioned challenges, the instructor has to apply different strategiesto not only attract

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Tiss AIC, CPC, State University of New York

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Construction

AC 2012-4801: DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT EDU-CATORS: IS INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVAL-UATION THE KEY?Mr. Kenneth J. Tiss AIC, CPC, State University of New York Mr. Kenneth J. Tiss, AIC, CPC is an instructor in the Department of Sustainable Construction Manage- ment at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. His research areas are in undergraduate and graduate education, curriculum, construction project management, construction safety, planning and scheduling, and equipment and methods. Page 25.426.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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Construction

provided a positive learning environment for the targeted students in high school building trades programs that are interested in construction careers, it also allowed three WCU construction and business management students an opportunity to apply their own management style to a live target group. Western Carolina University, where this study was conducted has implemented a Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) that challenges the faculty to develop intentional learning activities for their students. There are five objectives related to the QEP goal they are: 1) practice civic engagement, 2) clarify purpose and values, 3) integrate information from a variety of contexts, 4) solve complex problems, and 5) communicate effectively

Conference Session

Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arundhati Ghosh, Arizona State University

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Construction

ConstructionManagement curriculum or implementing BIM through several courses, such as in a 5 yearArchitectural Engineering curriculum. The latter does not offer traditional ConstructionManagement classes such as estimating, scheduling and project management as stand-aloneclasses1. In the effort of integrating BIM while meeting the challenges of accreditation, existingworkload and the ever-changing software, the Construction Management undergraduate programat the DEWSC, Arizona State University started offering a senior level BIM lab in conjunctionwith a Project Management lecture. This integrated lab-lecture has been offered since 2008 9.The lecture meeting twice a week “provides an industry wide view of the implementation ofBIM tools in the industry today

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University; Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University; María de Jesús Torres, Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana

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Construction

humanitarian goals, this partnership simultaneously meets the secondarygoals of increasing human an institutional capacity and providing a global perspective forstudents at the participating educational institutions.ConclusionsThis partnership model can be used to promote integrated learning in many disciplines. Throughthis program, faculty members from US and foreign country institutions can forge partnershipswith one another to strengthen academic programs at both institutions by promoting faculty,curriculum development and international cooperation. Through research and teaching, facultyshare their diversity experience and global awareness with their students. Diverse and globally-minded students, with relevant job skills, and an understanding of

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene C. Koch Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction

AC 2012-3163: CONSTRUCT COSTA RICA: INTERNATIONAL SERVICELEARNINGProf. Daphene C. Koch Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette Daphene Cyr Koch, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Building Construction Management. She has more than 10 years of industry experience and has research interests in service learning, diversity, supervisory training, and mechanical systems for buildings. Page 25.341.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Service Learning Experiences as Real World ExperiencesMuch of the research concludes that service

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University

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Construction

AC 2012-5324: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY’S PERSPECTIVE ONCONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND ITS CULTURAL ASPECTSProf. Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University Whitney A. Lutey, C.P.C., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., where she teaches construction practice, construction estimating, and construction scheduling from the professional practice point of view. Lutey earned her bachelor’s of science in construction engineering technology, and minor in industrial and management engineering, Montana State University, 1996, and a master’s of construction engineering management from Montana State University in 1997. Primary research included incentive programs

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Nejat, Texas Tech University; Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University; Tewodros Ghebrab, Texas Tech University

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Construction

for widespread adoption of BIM 2007 AISC-ACCL eConstruction roudtable event report.” Rep. No. WP105, Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford, Calif., retrieved on January 3rd, 2012: http://www.stanford.edu/group/CIFE/online.publications/WP105.pdf[10] Sabongi, F. J., & Arch, M. (2009). The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: an analysis of undergraduate courses. Retrieved from ascweb.org on January 3, 2012, http://ascpro0.ascweb.org/archives/cd/2009/paper/CEUE90002009.pdf[11] Kivinieimi, A. (2006). Adopting innovation: Building information models in the Finnish real estate and construction industry. Clients driving innovation: Moving ideas into practice, Cooperative Research Centre (CRC

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Wayne G. Jensen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bruce Allen Fischer; Timothy G. Wentz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Construction

anACCE Accredited Construction Management Curriculum. Associated Schools of Construction InternationalProceedings of the 44th Annual Conference, 117-124.[16] Sacks R. and Barak R. (2010). Teaching building information modeling as an integral part of freshman yearcivil engineering education, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 136,No. 1, pp. 30-38. Appendix A - Survey: What you learn from BIM 1. Creating BIM models (Architectural) helped you to better understand architectural systems (wall, foundation, floor, roof, etc .)? a. agree b. disagree c. neutral 2. Creating BIM models (MEP) helped you to better

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

Building/BIM Class. Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 2009 Annual International Conference. Page 25.263.13 7. Vico Virtual Construction Software. http://www.vicosoftware.com/construction-software- products/tabid/84567/Default.aspx.8. Chen, D., and Gehrig, B., (2011). Implementing Building Information Modeling in Construction Engineering Curricula, The 118th ASEE Annual Conference &. Exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 26 – 29, 2011.9. Sabongi, F.J., (2009). The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: An Analysis of Undergraduate Courses. Proceedings of

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian H. Kang, Texas A&M University

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Construction

. J. (2009). “The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: an analysis of undergraduate courses”, International Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference. Associated Schools of Construction. 9. Miliband, D. (2006) “Choice and Voice in Personalized Learning”, Personalizing Education, OECD/CERI, pp. 21-30. 10. Wolf, M.A. (2010). Innovate to Educate: System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning, Software & Information Industry Association, p.7. Page 25.611.9