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Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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, whileunderemphasizing the soft skills needed for the industry 4. Consequently, a significant gap existsbetween construction management programs and the demands of current professional practice.Undergraduate programs have to make changes to ensure that their CM graduates are job-readyupon graduation 1. In an effort to advance professional development, accreditation organizationssuch as ABET, Inc. have developed criteria that place emphasis on outcomes associated withteamwork, ethics, communication, understanding of engineering impacts, passion for life-longlearning, and knowledge of contemporary issues. Administrators and faculty members ofConstruction Management programs are actively seeking for effective strategies forstrengthening the soft skills of

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Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; MaryEllen C Nobe, Colorado State University

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topics: Use the case to illustrate why a particular failure method is important; examples include the I-35W bridge collapse on road-users in the twin cities metropolitan region [24].  Class discussions: Link technical issues to ethical and professional considerations; example includes the Hyatt Regency Walkway collapse [11].  Group and individual projects: Have students research the cases in depth and report back on them. The most successful case studies are those that inspire students to go out, do their own research, and learn more about their chosen profession [5].Research ApproachThe methodology selected for this study included case studies. Case studies can be used to gaininsight on in-depth

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Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A Raiola III, Central Connecticut State University

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delivery system thatemphasizes efficient materials handling to eliminate waste on construction projects.The top five other, not included in the construction BOK are: 1. Written communication (M = 4.72 SD = 0.57) 2. Ethics (M = 4.67 SD = 0.59) 3. Interpersonal skills (M = 4.61 SD = 0.70) 4. Verbal communication (M = 4.61 SD = 0.61) 5. Leadership (M = 4.56 SD = 0.62)Of the top five, none are explicitly BIM specific skills. Rather, they are skills related to being aconstruction manager in five years using BIM. Due to the teamwork required of a true BIMproject, ethics, interpersonal abilities, verbal facility and leadership skills will be very important,as recognized by this Delphi panel. A true BIM project places all members of the team on

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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Luis G. Costa Agosto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Douglas D. Gransberg PhD, PE, Iowa State UIniversity

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percentage of anticipated construction costs orby square footage. Few owners appear to place importance of appropriately funding thepreconstruction phase and thus by estimating the design services fee using a percentage ofconstruction costs or by square footage, they inadvertently cap the design effort [4]. To estimatethe number of hours that design professionals can spend on a given project, architects andengineers divide the total preconstruction budget by their hourly rate. If the amount of hours isnot enough to complete the design, design professionals must figure out how to complete thedesign while fulfilling their contractual and ethical obligation to the owner. Without sufficienthours to complete a design due to a tight hourly budget, design

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Henry Philipp, Pittsburg State University

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ABET accreditation in Construction Management. The Accreditation Board forEngineering & Technology (ABET) requires that both Technology and Engineering programsincorporate standards and other realistic constraints into their educational programs. The designprocess for the Transitional Disaster Shelter prototype shelters included not only standards, butalso brought economic, environmental, manufacturing, ethics, safety, health, social, teamwork,and marketing issues along with it. It is hard to imagine a better way to expose students to thebroad range of issues they will face during their careers.Industry Collaboration and ResearchThe 2014 and 2015 Transitional Disaster Shelter competition helped establish and expandseveral industry