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COVID-19 Effects on Student Internships in the Construction Industry: Experiences from Georgia and Oklahoma

Conference Session
Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering
, with a background in struc- tural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction. Research interests include the cost of sustainable construction to owners and engineering education.Dr. Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University Dr. Yates joined the Oklahoma State University Construction Faculty in 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from the OSU Construction Manage- ment Department in 1998. She graduated with a Masters of Engineering Technology from Pittsburg State University in 2002. She also earned a Specialist in Education Degree from Pittsburg State
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A Construction Management Competition as the Basis of a Capstone Culminating Event

Conference Session
Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
M. Scott Stanford P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan P.E., United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, United States Air Force Academy; M. Mark Russell P.E., DFCE
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Construction Engineering
Education, 2020 A Construction Management Competition as the Basis of a Capstone Culminating EventCulminating design events serve as a hallmark of most undergraduate engineering programs.This paper presents a case study of a novel approach to conduct a compressed-timeframeculminating event just prior to graduation. The event is designed to leverage best practices inliterature related to team-building, competitions, student leadership, real-project case studies, andhigh-impact practices. The culminating event takes place at the conclusion of a two-semestercapstone sequence. In the middle of this two-semester sequence, 12 students from a class ofroughly 40-50 participate in the intercollegiate Associated Schools of
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