Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

sustainable designand construction is analyzed based on students’ source of knowledge, university education, andfuture aspirations toward sustainability goals. A survey designed to collect both quantitative andqualitative data was distributed among architecture and construction management students atdifferent levels to investigate their perception of sustainability.In addition to providing insight into students’ perception of courses taken that have componentsof SDC, this study examines students’ aspiration of earning a LEED certificate, interest tocontinue the study of SDC after graduation, and career aspirations in SDC after graduation.Based on their major, this study also explored the degree to which students have made decisionsabout the potential

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

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country [26], [18]. Finally,with long-term orientation Ecuador does not have a score within the Hofstede tool fornow, however in the United States its low score reflects that citizens are not pragmatic,this is reinforced in that Americans have strong ideas about what is good or bad so theycan refer to issues such as abortion the use of drugs among other controversial issues,also in the country companies measure performance in the short term, this drives peopleto seek to obtain quick results [26].Through the national analysis provided by the Hofstede tool, it is possible to consider apoint of reference to make the academic comparison between construction careers in thetwo universities of study, for example, in Ecuador due to the high score in

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ignacio Guerra P., Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

learning methods areparticularly pertinent for architecture students, given the artistic nature of their career, wherevisuals play a crucial role. “... Architecture students are generally visually orientated andhave rather creative minds, capacities that seem less compatible with the more-strict rulesand systematic approach of doing research” [1]. Considering this characteristic ofarchitecture students, there is a preference towards the use of create visual study tools ratherthan traditional reading-writing methods.It is crucial to recognize that employing diverse teaching methods enhances the approach toknowledge acquisition. In the field of architecture, establishing connections betweentheoretical concepts and their practical and technical