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

the model is to define the scenario and thecontext for the Experience. This step involves the identification of the activities and resourcesrequired for the implementation of the learning objectives. The scenario is the script that definesthe activities students will perform and/or the decisions they will encounter. The context is thesituational environment in which the scenario is being played. Several tools can be used to assisteducators in defining the scenario and the context for an Experience.Fig. 1 illustrates an example whereby decision diagrams are used as a planning tool for decision-making scenarios. Decision diagrams depict the logical thinking process required to solve aparticular problem and the decisions that a reasonable person