Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; Sungho Tae, School of Architecture & Architectural Eng., Hanyang Univ., Ansan, Korea; Michael E. Smith Ph.D., Western Carolina University

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Construction

Advisory Committee company. The learning objectives are to:1. Develop managerial and ethical skills as they relate to an actual project.2. Prepare complete detailed estimate and specification analysis.3. Prepare complete detailed construction schedule.4. Prepare construction contracts, project manuals and project administration documentation.5. Develop work package and project start-up procedures.6. Understand and utilize construction resources & databases.7. Prepare and deliver a professional presentation.8. Provide an independent assessment of individual student skills and knowledge.A project binder is completed by each student during the last week of the semester whichprovides a summary of their work for grading.In addition to the

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; MaryEllen C Nobe, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Construction

topics: Use the case to illustrate why a particular failure method is important; examples include the I-35W bridge collapse on road-users in the twin cities metropolitan region [24].  Class discussions: Link technical issues to ethical and professional considerations; example includes the Hyatt Regency Walkway collapse [11].  Group and individual projects: Have students research the cases in depth and report back on them. The most successful case studies are those that inspire students to go out, do their own research, and learn more about their chosen profession [5].Research ApproachThe methodology selected for this study included case studies. Case studies can be used to gaininsight on in-depth

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Henry Philipp, Pittsburg State University

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Diversity

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Construction

ABET accreditation in Construction Management. The Accreditation Board forEngineering & Technology (ABET) requires that both Technology and Engineering programsincorporate standards and other realistic constraints into their educational programs. The designprocess for the Transitional Disaster Shelter prototype shelters included not only standards, butalso brought economic, environmental, manufacturing, ethics, safety, health, social, teamwork,and marketing issues along with it. It is hard to imagine a better way to expose students to thebroad range of issues they will face during their careers.Industry Collaboration and ResearchThe 2014 and 2015 Transitional Disaster Shelter competition helped establish and expandseveral industry