Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Talat Salama, Central Connecticut State University; Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Glynis Fitzgerald, Central Connecticut State University; Lee W. Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Mary M. McCarthy, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

education needs to be assessed as compared to on-ground (in the classroom) education. To continue growth and experience in e-learning,universities are encouraged to develop online graduate and undergraduate courses andspecialized certificate programs. A large comprehensive state university in New England,Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), created a task force to look closely at theuniversity’s online and hybrid courses to ensure that the university delivers high quality onlineand hybrid instruction. Comprised of educators, administrators and technology experts, the taskforce’s objective is to develop recommendations to ensure that 1) online and hybrid coursestaught at this state university reflect the best practices for online course

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; Sungho Tae, School of Architecture & Architectural Eng., Hanyang Univ., Ansan, Korea; Michael E. Smith Ph.D., Western Carolina University

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Construction

., Drnevich, V., Irfanoglu, A., and Bullock, D. (2012). Summary of developments in the civil engineeringcapstone course at Purdue University. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 12(1), pp95-98.Dougherty, J., and Parfitt, M. (2013). Student and practitioner collaboration in an online knowledge community:Best practices from a capstone course implementation. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 19(1), pp 12-20.Ford, G. and Ball, A., (2011). The evolution of engineering and engineering technology educational programs in theUnited States. Conference proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Educators. Vancouver, BC,Canada .Ford, G., Kinard, C., and Sims, B. (2012). Measuring educational program effectiveness

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A Holt, University of Nebraska ; Scott Kelting, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Green Professional (CGP) Designation into University Construction Management ProgramsThe Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation from the National Association of HomeBuilders (NAHB) has been recognized nationally in the residential construction industry forleading the way in green building and enhancing the professionalism of the residentialconstruction industry. From fall 2009 to spring 2014, NAHB has partnered with ten universityconstruction management programs to teach the CGP profession designation. In this timeperiod, nine CM faculty has taught 21 CGP classes, with 329 students participating in the CGPTraining. The addition of the CGP course and