Conference Session

Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa K. Thevenin, Colorado State University; Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Page 26.732.5not know personally”. In addition, participants were asked to report the genders of the mentorand role model and indicated if that person works in the construction industry.Administration, Data Collection, and AnalysisThe survey was administered to a convenience sample of 828 students enrolled in undergraduate-level construction management courses at three universities (University 1, n = 286; University 2,n = 349; University 3, n = 193) during the spring semester of 2014. A total of 679 surveys werereturned, yielding a response rate of 82%. The intent of this study was to measure the self-efficacy and motivation of adult undergraduate construction management students. Participantswere classified as construction management students

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University; Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University; John Savicky, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

university in the CM department and was run as a cross-listed (undergraduate andgraduate) elective course for the spring and fall 2015 semesters. The course met three hoursonce per week in the spring and 90 minutes twice per week in the fall.The two semesters of the course were assessed and compared against typical education metrics:enrollment, final course project grade, and course rating. A less known metric, self-efficacy wasalso discovered and utilized in the second semester to further measure the effectiveness of thiscourse. The metrics are used to measure the course design, current effectiveness of the course,and highlight areas for future improvements.A “backwards design” approach was taken for the instructional design of this course

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University; Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University; Anna Thurston, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, C. D., & Hill, R. B. (2010). Impact of an Engineering Mentorship Program on African-American Male High School Students’ Perceptions and Self-Efficacy. Journal of Page 26.1148.8 Industrial Teacher Education, 47(1), 99–127.3. FM Accredited Degree Program Directory. (n.d.). Retrieved January 10, 2015, from http://foundation.ifma.org/academics/fm-accredited-degree-program-directory4. Kram, K. E., & Isabella, L. A. (1985). Mentoring Alternatives: The Role of Peer Relationships in Career Development. Academy of Management Journal, 28(1), 110.5. NRC (National Research Council). 2008. Core Competencies for Federal Facilities