Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Khaled Nassar, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Emmanuel Akinjide, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Anthony Stockus, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carlos Salgado, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Construction

design optimization to multimedia and virtual reality applications. He has published over 35 refereed journal and conference papers and advised 5 MS students on topics ranging from data mining applications, to simulation. In addition to being a book and paper reviewer for several journals, he has developed an add-in software to MS project to help in scheduling linear projects. He has also provided professional training on a number of software to various design firms such as Alfred Benesch, Chicago Illinois, a fortune 500 company.Emmanuel Akinjide, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Mr. Akinjide is the Associate Director of the Physical Plan at UMES and is a registered Electrical Engineer

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Saad, East Carolina University

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Construction

, particularly the construction or execution phase. Such efforts Included: 1 – Checklists: Where the project was broken down into activities and a list of these anticipated project activities was produced, without any chronological order, and without any type of relationships reflecting interdependency. This technique has been used successfully for several centuries as both a planning and a control technique. As each of the activities was performed, a check mark was put next to it to denote its completion. The ease and simplicity of such a technique are quite obvious; yet its drawbacks are also easily recognizable. The main deficiencies of the checklist were its failure to reflect the impact of the delay

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos

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Construction

the integration between resources, time, cost, and quality. In such anenvironment, students are able to comprehend project controls information and develop a feel forthe impact which certain decisions have on project goals and objectives, thus creatingknowledge. While additional research regarding the use of modeling and simulation in projectcontrols is underway, the findings contained herein point towards a larger role for its use infuture projects and engineering education.IntroductionAspects of the project management function such as planning, control and monitoring require theintegration of time, cost, and quantity of work with available resources. Since the early 1950’s,the classical scheduling methods of the Critical Path Method (CPM

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Construction

undergraduate students GIS and GPS knowledgethrough several related courses in a construction engineering and management (CEM) program.This information could be disseminated through typical CEM courses such as Surveying,Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction Contract and Field Management, and asenior level Special Topics in Construction course. The students will be exposed to the latestspatial technologies including GIS, GPS, laser scanning, aerial photography and satelliteimagery, and will learn how they can develop fully integrated spatial applications and solutionsin a wide variety of construction planning, decision, implementation, and management areas.Besides basic knowledge, in the senior level, students would be able to use GIS

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Construction

projects, applying knowledge in problem situations, or both. The proposed modelincludes six sequential steps in designing and evaluating Experiences. 1. Definition of Learning Objectives 2. Definition of Scenario and Context 3. Identification of Resource Requirements 4. Execution of the Plan 5. Exercise and Post-Exercise Activities 6. Evaluation of ExerciseThroughout the development and execution of Experiences, educators should be cognizant of thefollowing issues. ‚ Learning Styles: Finelli et al.8 define learning styles as “…a biological and developmentally imposed set of personal characteristics that make some teaching (and learning

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Construction

course delivery to having active sites, and all their technical and non-technical activities, become the central point through which the course is delivered. Directcontact with a “living” site provided valuable insight to what the students were reading andhearing in lectures as well as immediate relevance to course assignments. It is hoped that thecourse becomes sustainable via a continued partnership between the department and theconstruction manager.BackgroundIn the Fall of 2003, Tufts University initiated the development of a Master Plan for its campus inSomerville/Medford, Massachusetts. The plan, which is evolving, noted a number of potentialbuilding sites for the existing campus. Two such sites are the locations for Tufts first newbuilding

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

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Construction

tasks to produce a completed project. Theseprofessionals should be capable of managing the construction projects effectively and efficiently.Apart from developing skills for logical thinking, computing, and communication, they must becapable of assuming the responsibilities for the planning, co-ordination and financial control of aconstruction project.The duties of a construction graduate also include the determination of most appropriate methodand sequence of construction operations for a particular project. They must be able to predict andmonitor the construction operations in terms of labor, materials, equipment, and technicaldifficulties, and finally timely execution of all project items. They are responsible for dealingwith scores of

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine

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Construction

). These IACs are boards of practicing professionals withina specific discipline who advise programs as to what is important for professional practice. In2003, the CMT program’s IAC identified four types of written documents to incorporate intoCET 356: the formal business letter, memos, meeting minutes, and field notes. In the CMTprogram, an ongoing case history for an on-campus building is introduced to the freshmen classthrough plans and specifications. This case history is used throughout the curriculum in severalof the discipline courses. This project is the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) thatincludes a combination of office space and open shop area. Using this case history, fourassignments were given to the students. During the 2004

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

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Construction

Prof. Eng. in Indiana. Prof. Sener was awarded numerous teaching awards including the Indiana University President's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1993 and the IUPUI Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994 and several TERA awards.David Kieser, Kieser Consulting, LLC Dave Kieser., Principal Planner , Kieser Consulting, LLC, M.S. - Civil Engineering, Purdue University and M.PL. Environmental Planning, Indiana University . Mr. Kieser has over eighteen (18) years of experience in the project management, planning and design of capital improvement projects for municipal clients in Illinois and Indiana. More specifically Mr. Kieser's experience includes innovative financing

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Construction

Engineering EducationAbstractWith the rising reliability and serviceability of IT technology in recent years, science,engineering, and technology classes have begun to vastly assimilate IT technology as aneffective tool for classroom reform. The widening gamut of IT applications has come to includethe development of web based “virtual learner-centered classrooms,” allowing typicalclassrooms to reach more extensive student populations. As the archetypal engineering andconstruction science classroom is highly dependent on the instructor, developing students’critical thinking skills becomes a challenging task for even the most inspired of educators.Nonetheless, these skills are a continual necessity for any student planning to venture into

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

advicefrom their attorney.Disadvantages of Design-Build ContractingIn design-build contracting the contract drawings are not usually complete but the constructionof the project is proceeding. Because of the lack of fully-developed plans, uncertainties can leadto over-design of some structural elements, and some changes in design may have to be made asthe work progresses. In majority of cases, the contractor takes full responsibility of the projectand provides the payment and performance bonds to the owner. With the contractor playing thedominant role in the design-build contract, the designer could be over-ruled in decision-makingand quality could be compromised to save costs. Nevertheless, “The growth of the design/buildapproach has been good and

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiyan Xie, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Wei Shi, University of Florida; Mei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

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Construction

students were: • The students were freshmen or junior students and the virtual study group is new for them. • Some of them did not know the implications of studying in a virtual environment, and did not know how to use its resources. • They never met before. At first, interaction and collaboration level was really low. • Students did not have study plans for virtual work.The class was reading intensive. Reading assignments were structured to allow students’knowledge of the construction administration process to develop from a solid foundation of thebasic fundamentals and formats of the construction process. Grades were determined by thequantity of points earned. There were 100 points available, in which, two exams