Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Mahmood Ahmed P.E., East Carolina University; Kiersten Marie Mahaffy, East Carolina University; Lincoln Harding Forbes, Harding Associates Inc., Miami; Rachel M. Robinson-Watts, East Carolina University; Ashley Lauren Gregory, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Construction

learningcontents and transferring knowledge to online students. An effective course management systemprovides an important foundation by serving as a tool that allows instructors to create coursecontent and conduct interactions with students7.Instructional DesignInstructional design defines how a course is structured and can influence the learningenvironment. There are many elements that affect instructional design such as objectivesclarification, quality of the contents, learning strategies, learning motivation, and learningassessment18. Researchers describe objectives clarification as including a syllabus and learningpathways that must be provided to online students for successful course delivery22. Otherresearchers believe that strong contents can

Conference Session

Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Luis G. Costa Agosto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Douglas D. Gransberg PhD, PE, Iowa State UIniversity

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Diversity

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Construction

paper proposes the incorporation of PCS concepts and costestimate methodologies to undergraduate and graduate Construction Engineering ManagementPrograms. The following section presents and describes some of the topics related to PCS thatcan be included in a Construction Engineering Management curriculum.Proposed PCS CurriculumOne of the authors of this paper attended the 2015 American Society for Engineering Educationin Seattle, WA and asked in an informal conversation whether or not faculty include PCS costestimating in their graduate and undergraduate cost engineering and management curriculum.The authors also reviewed the syllabi for cost estimating courses that is available online atprogram websites and syllabi that was shared by faculty