Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Cartuche; victor R viteri; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

, a gap has been created between these branches of constructionto the point that their teaching approaches are different, thus forming a deficiency ofunderstanding between them and complex working environments in professional life.This study seeks to understand the cultural differences between civil engineering andarchitecture students, based on Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions. Fivedimensions are evaluated: Individuality, Power distance, Uncertainty avoidance,Masculinity, and Long-term orientation. Data were collected from four groups: civilengineering students pre-pandemic and post-pandemic and architecture students’ pre-pandemic and post-pandemic to determine if the new teaching methods associated withthe COVID 2019 pandemic, may