Conference Session

Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamalesh Panthi, East Carolina University; Donna A. Hollar, East Carolina University; George C. Wang P.E., East Carolina University

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Construction

, and leadership development. During 2016, she received a grant to investigate the effectiveness of peer mentoring for safety improvement of construction workers. Previously, Dr. Hollar received the ELECTRI International 2014 Early Career Award.Dr. George C. Wang P.E., East Carolina University Dr. George Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management of East Car- olina University. His research interests include infrastructure construction engineering and management, ethics education in engineering and construction, risk management in construction, environmental and energy aspects in constructed facilities, nontraditional materials utilization in construction, concrete and asphalt

Conference Session

Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University ; Musibau Adeola Shofoluwe, North Carolina A&T State University; Rico Kelley Jr., North Carolina A&T State University ; Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert B. Pyle, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Construction

educational opportunities todevelop soft skills and enhance student transitions into professional roles upon graduation.Institutions and industry stakeholders are aggressively searching for cost-effective strategies thatwill strengthen students’ soft skills, while equipping them with the disciplinary expertisenecessary for their transition to professional roles after graduation. The incorporation of softskills assignments and projects in CM curricula is now a common practice in many accreditedCM programs. Furthermore, Career Offices at institutions also contribute to the development ofthese soft skills by offering training, coaching, and other professional development resources.Review of LiteratureConstruction industry employers are searching for CM

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Alan Bugg P.E., Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University; Scott William Kramer, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Construction

CII Graduate Research Assistant Award from the Construction Industry In- stitute for his doctoral research. Dr. Collins has over 15 years of experience as a construction professional and academic. He spent his professional career working as an estimator and project manager, managing a variety of projects across the United States. As an academic, he has published papers at national and international conferences, and in academic journals.Prof. Scott William Kramer, Auburn University Scott W. Kramer, Ph.D. is a Professor in the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction at Auburn University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and Ph.D. in Learning Design & Technology

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; John Robert Reck, Oklahoma State University

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Construction

University CMT Faculty in 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from the OSU Construction Management Department in 1998. She graduated with a Masters of Engineering Technology from Pittsburg State Uni- versity in 2002. She also earned a Specialist in Education Degree from Pittsburg State University in 2006. In 2010 she was promoted to Associate Professor. She completed her Doctorate in Higher Education from OSU in 2012 where she focused her research on women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. She accepted the position as Program Coordinator of Construction Management Technology at OSU in 2013. Dr. Yates began her teaching career at Pittsburg State

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Construction

industrysimulation “COINS” to integrate project management practices into multiple courses in thecurriculum at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Simulations also encourage autonomy as studentsrespond to situations based on their own thoughts, motivations, and desires (Arnold, 1998;Kachaturoff, 1978). As students are required in a simulation to work through the problems theyface, their thinking must move beyond basic recall and they must use higher-order thinkingskills, such as the application and analysis of information, and evaluation of decisions andchoices made by themselves or others (Wheeler, 2006). The construction industry is anexperience-oriented field where students need experiences to learn general knowledge they willneed in their career. Some experiences

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Diana Gravitt, Western Illinois University

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Construction

Paper ID #19031Using Debate as an Inductive Learning Technique with Construction CaseStudiesDr. Denise Diana Gravitt, Western Illinois University BS Civil Engineering, Purdue University; MS Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) Purdue University; PhD Technology Management (Construction Management), Indiana State University. Associate Professor of Construction Management at WIU. 10 years industry experience in commercial and industrial/process construction prior to beginning teaching career at Indiana State University in 1999. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using Debate

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

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Construction

creativeproblem solving (Jonassen 2006, 2011, Williams and Pender 2002). Anderson and Mourgues(2014) recommended that projects should be broad, with architectural, environmental, structural,equipment, legal, estimating, planning and scheduling, and management components.Pournaghshband (1990) cautioned that projects must be sufficiently complicated that a groupeffort is required.The earlier version of the BGSU capstone course involved a single PBL assignment. However,given the diversity of students’ career interests, the revised version of the course now has twoPBL assignments: a design-bid-build heavy civil project and a concept level, design-build mixeduse commercial development (which involved electrical, mechanical, and heating, ventilation,and air

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha; James D. Goedert Ph.D., P.E., University of Nebraska, Durham; Asregedew Kassa Woldesenbet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

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Construction

. Goedert is a Professor in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska’s College of Engineering. His Ph.D. is in the Interdisciplinary Area of Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. His MBA is from Indiana University and his undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering Technology is from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Goedert is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Indiana and Nebraska. His entire career has been ded- icated to the construction industry beginning in a family owned construction company. He spent eight years in the residential and commercial construction industry before joined academia. He taught con- struction engineering and

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction

ExperiencedAs previously mentioned, the department has over the years produced thousands ofundergraduates who built successful careers in the construction industry. A graduate programhad existed in the college for many years with a CM area of specialization, graduating only oneor two students a year. The approval of a department administered MS in Building ConstructionManagement in 2011 eventually grew to a graduate student enrollment of approximately 40students in addition to the over 400 undergraduates in the department.As is common in much of construction management higher education, faculty in the programhave significant industry experience with less emphasis on research-based graduate degreeexperience. Many faculty have graduate degrees that did