Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P Manion, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

photos, video and stories, the author canprovide current industry perspective with credibility from actually being there. Developingexample project scenarios to teach plan reading, estimating, work breakdown structures, methodsand management for the laboratory and classroom has been much easier when based on directexperiences. For example, a set of modified airport standard specifications from a real projecthas been used to stimulate discussion about the importance of reading construction specificationsthoroughly, and how they can be misleading. The essence of the disputed language was how toquantify fill materials with different unit prices. With only a few pages, the students quicklyrealize the importance of wording, as opposed to just working

Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University; Clint D. Martin, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

including the ability to comprehend business procedures related to the legalenvironment, budget, resource management and implementation of new and emergingtechnologies in a construction environment. The department suggested layout of the program takesthe student through introductory courses that cover broad aspects on construction managementduring the first year of study through courses such as Introduction to Construction Management,Construction Graphics with plan and specification readings, Building Construction Material &Systems and Construction Safety. As the program advances to the second year, courses that engagea more hands on and experiential learning focus with laboratory class times are explored - such asBIM (Building Information