Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace Mazze, Univeristy of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

. In completing theplanning sheet, students were asked to individually choose their top three preferred housingconstruction tasks from a teacher-generated list based on tasks and skills of the construction fieldthat are commonly part of HFH projects. These typical tasks commonly associated with the HFHprojects are listed in Table 1 below. It was naturally expected that students would coordinatetheir HFH project site of participation based on their preferred construction tasks. Table 1. List of Typical HFH Tasks  Framing  Flooring  Siding  Hanging dry wall  Roofing  Finishing work

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samaneh Zolfagharian, School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masoud Gheisari, Georgia Institute of Technology; Javier Irizarry P.E., School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pavan Meadati, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

as an interaction mode (TTouch+F), and Touch screen Tabletusing Stylus as an interaction mode (TTouch+S)- (see Figure 1). In addition, the modelingprogram SketchUp was selected as a representative modeling application with a low level ofdifficulty in which user interface does not vary between computing platforms or operatingsystems. The user interface for SketchUp is very consistent between the Windows operatingsystem and the Apple Mac OS X operating system used in the study. (a) DTouch+F (b) TTouch+F (c) TTouch+S Figure 1: The hardware used in the experimentA between-subjects experimental approach was used to investigate the effects of HCI mode andscreen size on student

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arundhati Ghosh, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University; Allan Dee Chasey, Del E Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University

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Construction

used for evaluating the effectiveness of thevertical integration approach.IntroductionConstruction Management (CM) education is a holistic field within academia typically distinctfrom architectural and engineering curriculums, primarily focused on teaching the ‘business ofmanaging the construction process with the changing technology of the industry’ (1). BuildingInformation Modeling (BIM) is one such technology popular amongst the Architecture-Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries that makes use of the embedded intelligence indigital design and construction data to inform the construction management process. Theindustry has embraced BIM as a technological, cultural and philosophical concept, reapingbenefits such as time and money

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Construction

assistant professor at Brigham Young University. Page 23.773.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integrating Industry BIM Practices into University CurriculumIntroductionThe use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming more prevalent in the engineeringand construction community for both design and construction.1 Similarly, BIM is beingintegrated into university Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) curriculum, butunfortunately at a rate that is lagging the industry.2 While Brigham Young University has beenincorporating BIM into the Construction Management (CM

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James G Sullivan, University of Florida

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Construction

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds” vii. Any alterations to the natural environment generate both immediate and long-termconsequences and it is important to be mindful of these when working on any new structures.The department focuses on incorporating the Hannover Principles into their studies. Thisdocument focuses on the “transformation and growth in understanding of our interdependencewith nature” and allows for adaptation as knowledge of the natural environment expands (AboutSustainability 2011). The principles, which are listed below, are all significant points to beincorporated in the design and planning of a sustainable house i: 1. Insist on rights of humanity and nature to co-exist. 2. Recognize

Conference Session

Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mei Liu, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; F. H. 'Bud' Griffis, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Construction

cost overrunand equip the IPD team with confidence to really enjoy the benefits of collaborative team work.Keywords: Integrated Project Delivery (IPD); Compensation Structure; Contingency Allocation;Monetary Motivation; Risk Analysis.1. Introduction Traditional project delivery methods include, but are not limited to, the Design-Bid-Build(DBB), Design-Build (DB), and Construction Manager as Agent and at Risk (CM/A or CM@R)for public and private works. More and more professionals are frustrated with project outcomesand claim that projects often run over schedule and over budget [1]. The construction industryhas been searching for effective project delivery methods to maximize project performance overthe past decades [2]. The architect

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

problems in the workplace. 1. Workplace problems are ill-structured. Constraints and unanticipated problems impact seemingly straight forward projects. 2. Ill-structured problems are aggregates of well structured problems. By taking individual aspects, larger problems can be readily solved. 3. Ill-structured problems have multiple, often conflicting goals. One possible solution can impact another area fairly easily. 4. Ill-structured problems are solved in many different ways. Textbook problems usually direct toward a preferred solution, does that follow the way in life practice? 5. Success is rarely measured by engineering standards. Many engineering standards are

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyunjoo Kim, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Construction

project, thus forming a reliable basis fordecisions to be made during its life-cycle, from inception and onward1. Thus, this paperintends to focus on how to make use of the digital representation of informationdeveloped and associated with all the building components in the school curriculum. As the construction industry is adapting the BIM technology, computerized dataare becoming more and more available. However, in most cases, these data might not beproperly utilized. Several reasons exist: (1) complexity of the data analysis process issometimes beyond the simple applications; and (2) there was no well-defined dataanalysis procedure to extract, analyze the data and summarize the results so that the sitemanagers could use it. This paper

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

. Page 23.491.7The museum saved in excess of $5000 for the project. They had been quoted a cost of $6000 fora new sign. Materials for the sign cost around $600 and concrete paint and grout was around$100. The board of the museum was very pleased with the final projects.Lessons learnedThe use of volunteer labor through student engagement has many benefits that students willhopefully carry with them through their professional careers. 1. Developing practical solutions at the most economical and beneficial use of the client. Non-profits and public sector entities have constrained budgets that must maximize their financial inputs. There is no ability to expand the budget. The project will be used by many for an extended period of

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Shen-En Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

Construction (AC) technologies for publictransportation facilities that would minimize delay costs[1]. AC technologies may includeoptimized construction management delivery techniques or modularized constructions whereready-made structural components can be assembled in a very short time. In contrast totraditional construction techniques, the AC technology is envisioned by the federal governmentto generate great savings for the nation by eliminating unnecessary traffic jams.This change in construction technique offers a great opportunity to introduce an advancedmonitoring concept for structural construction/aging processes via embedded sensingtechnologies. On-site construction constantly imposes constraints to system-wide monitoringbecause the

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

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Construction

objective.Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the establishment of objectives andcriteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing and evaluation.” The pre-construction phases ofdesign clearly involve information processing, and therefore to change how design is practiced,one must change the knowledge the architect and engineer utilize in their design decisions.Safety is defined by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)1 to be “the state of beingrelatively free from harm, danger, injury, or damage” and safety engineering as “the applicationof engineering principles to the recognition and control of hazards.” More specific to the designprocess, the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)2 has defined

Conference Session

Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M Holliday P.E., University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Richard Cecil Ryan, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

materials and methods lab tostrengthen students’ understanding of construction processes and the sequencing of constructiontasks. The CNS Program educates students to become construction managers. However,previous studies have shown that hands-on experiences allow students to learn through discovery(Davis & Cline, 2009) and that the learning environment with visual and tactile teaching toolsleads to greater understanding on the part of the students (Nirmalakhandan et al., 2007). Inresponse to this identified need the division developed and implemented a 2 credit hour hands-onlab in the Spring semester. The objectives of this course were to 1) create a practical hands-onlab experience that was replicable and 2) to integrate the lab with required

Conference Session

Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Construction

for construction but rather present a proposedsolution for a particular case study.Case studies as a research method have been used for many years across a variety of disciplinesRobert K. Yin defines case study research method as an empirical inquiry that investigates acontemporary phenomenon within its real-life context; when the boundaries betweenphenomenon and context are not clearly evident; and in which multiple sources of evidence areused 1. It is important to acknowledge that one of the major drawbacks of the case study methodis that establishing reliability or generality of findings is very challenging.The five step for the case study methodology used in this project were as follows:Step 1: Determine and Define the Research

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Construction

tolearning in a discipline. Middendorf and Pace illustrate each step by a question that educators canask themselves as they work on particular challenges to student learning in their own disciplines: 1) What is a bottleneck to learning in this class? 2) How does an expert do these things? 3) How can these tasks be explicitly modeled? 4) How will students practice these skills and get feedback? 5) What will motivate the students? 6) How well are students mastering these learning tasks? 7) How can the resulting knowledge about learning be shared 2(p3)Decoding process is a cyclic process that takes the findings shared in step 7 to inform futureinquiries into the

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

control systems at a course level.Course Learning ObjectivesLearning objectives illustrate the knowledge, skills, and values that learners should able todemonstrate in terms of knowledge, skills, and values upon completion of a course or a program. Page 23.204.2The effectiveness of a learning process depends on well-defined learning. For a course, they areclear statements that spell out the intended proficiency or skill that the students should attain oncompletion of the contents of a course1. Absences of learning outcomes may lead to (1) poorunderstanding and grasp of basic concepts of the course and, consequently, (2) an inability on thepart of

Conference Session

Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Construction

23.239.3Among the respondents, 35.7 % were architects, 28.6% were engineers, 14.3% were contractorsand 21.4% were under others that included project managers, A/E firms, and vendors.71.40% indicated they were very familiar with sustainable practices and 28.60% (fig. 1)indicated they were somewhat familiar with it. However, 31.70% mentioned the main source oftheir sustainability knowledge came from personal research whereas only 14.60% came from thecompany training. Prior education counted for 14.60%, voluntary educational workshopscounted for 26.8%, and 9.8% came from the clients and 2.4% from other sources. 78.60%indicated they were involved in sustainable projects within the last 5 years. Very Familiar

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca N Macdonald, East Carolina University; Erich Connell, East Carolina University

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Construction

its unique setting and unchartered territory. With an absence ofestablished structures or any previous student involvement, it provides a baseline for theexperience of all students and a blank canvas to see if how their knowledge or experiencestransfer to an unfamiliar site. The authors were aware of a similar project that engaged architectsand wanted to try a similar problem within their discipline.7 BOTM was developed as an openedended problem statement that would allow the instructors to engage and assess students. Theinstructions for the assignment are provided in Figure 1. The intention of allowing students todraw upon their construction experiences was for the purpose of engaging them in the learningprocess as well as their ability to

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University

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Construction

Paper ID #7821A Conceptual Framework for Technology-Enhanced Problem-Based Learn-ing in Construction Engineering and Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, East Carolina University Namhun Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University, where he has been teaching Construction Modeling and Information Technology, Construc- tion Planning and Scheduling, Construction Estimating, Equipment Management, and Advanced Cost Estimating and Cost Analysis. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include: 1) Information Visualization and Decision Support Systems, 2) Building Information Modeling

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark O. Federle, Marquette University

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Construction

rounded educationfor engineering students. Because we had this starting point in creating our curriculum, thenatural tension that is sometimes created in trying to fit as much technical content in as possiblewas simply eliminated (since there was nothing that could be done to change this Universityrequirement it seemed much more readily accepted by the faculty and advisory council than thisauthor has experienced at other universities).The Plan of Study for the original curriculum is shown below: Page 23.1081.4 Table 1 – Construction Engrg Curriculum 2009Creating buy-in/enthusiasm amongst the industry during a downturnOne of

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University; Sunitha Jain, Hill International ; James G Sullivan, University of Florida

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Construction

presented in their assignments. The tutorialswere created to explain the concepts and software features in a graphical manner. They are self-guided and self-explanatory:  Tutorial 1: Navigating the Project Management module in P6 (excerpt in figure 1)  Tutorial 2: Creating a new Project (create a brand new project, navigate the Projects window, view and modify information on the project details tabs, importing and exporting files, etc.)  Tutorial 3: Creating a work-breakdown structure (WBS), implementations, multiple levels on WBS hierarchy, assigning responsible managers to WBS elements (figure 2)  Tutorial 4: Adding and assigning activities to the project; manipulation of activity dataThe students are

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antoine Jean-Pierre Tixier, University of Colorado at Boulder; Alex Albert, University of Colorado

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Construction

to provide students with field visit opportunities and use real constructionenvironments to provide context-driven education3. He further argues that such opportunitieswould provide students with better prospects to interact with professional engineers and Page 23.1139.2managers on real construction projects that are dealing with real-life challenges. Anothersolution that is suggested in literature is to establish collaborative partnerships betweeneducational institutes and local construction companies13. Although such methods are valuable,they often are not practical because (1) instructors may not gain access to construction projectson a

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

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Construction

linear process (Figure 1). An iterative processbased on learning was required. Page 23.1175.2 Figure 1. Learning Knowledge Feedback LoopThe reality of an academic environment places constraints on the amount of learning that canresult from the actual execution of the plan. However, an interdisciplinary academicenvironment can readily support learning that results from the planning process itself. In thatcontext the researchers have started developing a model for the design of a collaborative learningenvironment. Their focus is designing a knowledge creation process that results in a superiorphysical (built) product.The

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos

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Construction

and general overhead,” and were written on the boardat the start of each lecture as the two daily outcomes. A listing of all daily outcomes used duringthe semester is included in the appendix for reference. During the opening minutes of lecture,the author would draw the students’ attention to the outcomes as a part of reminders andhousekeepingannouncements. At the Name:__________________________________________________________________ Date:_______________________end of class, the students TECH 4361/5362: Construction Estimatingwere expected to rate Attendance and Daily Feedbackhow well they agreed Using the a scale of 1 to 5, with

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University

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Construction

. Use of the flashcards may help them improve these skills.This paper presents preliminary results of the research effort and illustrates the effects of theelectronic flashcards. Specifically, this paper evaluates (1) whether the flashcards help studentsto better prepare for medium and high stakes exams; and (2) whether the flashcards increase themean exam scores compared to previous semesters with no flashcards.IntroductionIntroductory courses within an academic field of study are often challenging for first-yearstudents. They are often required to acquire a new discipline-specific vocabulary – terminologythat will be used throughout their academic and professional career – and they are often notprepared for the amount of self-directed

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University

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Construction

Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her educational research interests are focused on improving construction management education. Page 23.1329.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Mobile Technology in a Construction Management “Hands-On” LaboratoryAbstractThis study discusses the introduction and use of the iPad mobile device in a freshman levelconstruction management “hands-on” materials and methods laboratory. The devices areincorporated into the course in four ways: (1) for plan reading; (2) for RFI documentation,including the