Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

construction for the Cooper River Project is a success storyand a huge positive step for the acceptance of Design-Build as a highly viable project deliverysystem. It is also a success story that needs to be told to construction engineering and technologystudents that as ‘constructors’, they have the same opportunities for building such megastructures as do graduates from the discipline of civil engineering.In the late 1990s, the author conducted a Survey of some of the top Owners listed in theEngineering News Record (ENR) to ascertain the prevalent construction contracting practices inthe United States. Among the several questions asked of the Owners, one of the Survey questionsdealt with the topic of ‘Project Delivery Systems.’ In response to the

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; David Kieser, Kieser Consulting, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, water, storm water, etc lines with the appropriate reasoning that leads to such a layout 5, 6. Within this topic, as well as others mentioned so far, the aim is to be able to have a graduate who will develop the common sense to be able to say “this will not work” despite the presence of construction drawings based on civil engineering design indicating to the contrary. In a way, we are after creating a culture that can picture the design basics and do their best to make sure the construction conforms to the specific intentions of the designing engineers. g. Flow through hydraulic structures-- sewers, storm-water lines, culverts, flow under

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

control of construction projects. A construction graduate should have abroad understanding of the fundamentals of the free enterprise system, accounting, finance,business regulations, contract law, and labor law of the country, and marketing. This categoryalso involves fundamental courses to provide a foundation for contemporary business practicesappropriate to applications in construction.Architectural and Engineering Design DisciplinesA construction graduate must have an understanding of the processes of architectural andengineering design disciplines. The graduate must be capable of communicating with designprofessionals, and should be able to participate in planning phase of design-build projects.Construction sciences including architectural

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddy Rojas, University of Washington; Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

2006-981: RE-ENVISIONING CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING ANDMANAGEMENT EDUCATION THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGEddy Rojas, University of Washington Eddy M. Rojas is an Associate Professor of Construction Management at the University of Washington. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Costa Rica in 1991 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995 and 1997, respectively. He also received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. Dr Rojas is the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Construction Research and Education and the Graduate Program Coordinator at the Department of

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Russell Walters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

because data can be integrated from almostany source. ArcView simplifies complex analysis and data management tasks by allowing usersto visually model the task in a logical work flow through data integration and spatial analysisusing industry-standard programming languages5.The nature of construction – large amount of field data, changing of location, changing over time– best meets the data requirements of using GIS/GPS. With increasing of demands fromconstruction industry, the education of GIS/GPS for construction graduates is not adequate.Students must learn two major concepts: one is about GIS/GPS operations, and the other is aboutspatial data management. However, the focus of applications should be on enhancing students’background to meet