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

Paper ID #18120Assessing the Impact of an Industry-led Professional Development Workshopon the 21st Century ’Soft’ Skills of CM Students at an HBCUDr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Construction Management Department of Built Environment, College of Science and Technology North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State Univer- sity Address: 112-A Price Hall 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, NC 27411 Phone: 336-285-3128 Email: andreao@ncat.edu Dr. Andrea Ofori-Boadu is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management (CM) with the

Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A Raiola III, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Construction

othercategories.Although many “new” BIM related construction management skills and competencies,“traditional” skills and competencies are a top response in each respective category. Withinthese “traditional” skills was the reinforcement of soft skills. BIM is a collaborative projectmanagement system so many soft skills are more important than with traditional projectmanagement systems. BIM requires some efficient communication along with strong soft skills,an area reinforced by the findings of this research.As BIM diffuses into the construction community, social systems interested in increasing BIMusage should augment “traditional” skill sets with the “new” BIM related skills andcompetencies. Any academic programs seeking to implement BIM related topics into