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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Construction

Paper ID #18120Assessing the Impact of an Industry-led Professional Development Workshopon the 21st Century ’Soft’ Skills of CM Students at an HBCUDr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Construction Management Department of Built Environment, College of Science and Technology North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State Univer- sity Address: 112-A Price Hall 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, NC 27411 Phone: 336-285-3128 Email: andreao@ncat.edu Dr. Andrea Ofori-Boadu is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management (CM) with the

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Cline, Boise State University

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Construction

in daily operations. No matter the discipline,scope, nor delivery method, to effectively manage construction projects, the project managermust have a definable set of key competencies that facilitate his/her ability to effectively leadadministrative personnel, supervisors, foremen, skilled and non-skilled labor, subcontractors,and suppliers by applying learned skills, knowledge, values, ethics, and characteristics1. Akey competency is the knowledge, trait, skill, motive, attitude, value or other personalcharacteristic essential in performing a job2. A key competency can be a hard skill, where atechnical ability or proficiency is needed, or soft skills that focus on the interpersonalrelationships and workplace productivity3.In a study

Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A Raiola III, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Construction

othercategories.Although many “new” BIM related construction management skills and competencies,“traditional” skills and competencies are a top response in each respective category. Withinthese “traditional” skills was the reinforcement of soft skills. BIM is a collaborative projectmanagement system so many soft skills are more important than with traditional projectmanagement systems. BIM requires some efficient communication along with strong soft skills,an area reinforced by the findings of this research.As BIM diffuses into the construction community, social systems interested in increasing BIMusage should augment “traditional” skill sets with the “new” BIM related skills andcompetencies. Any academic programs seeking to implement BIM related topics into

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

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Construction

social psychologists. However, in the last decade these subjectsbecame more popular in regards to soft skills, business management and dispute resolution.Although, the number of studies whose focus are solely on the body language and nonverbalcommunication in conflict management, the construction related research is almost nonexistent.Therefore, the literature study in this paper is divided into two; first part focuses on bodylanguage as a tool of non-verbal communication in business perspective and second part focuseson the communication problems in the construction industry.Body Language & Non-verbal CommunicationBody language refers to nonverbal form of communication. According to Rane8, withoutcontribution of the non-verbal expressive

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

life learning (3.43). Technical and design understanding is important but not important asother soft skills. But for the experience contractors, ability to design a system, component orprocess (3.21) and analyze and interpret data (3.56) are important like other soft skills such ascommunication skill (4.02), ability to work in multidisciplinary team (3.68) and importance oflife-long learning (3.52).What is the role of information technology, both as a computing and communications tool and asa method of educational delivery? A demonstrated understanding that construction is affected byinformation technology was the most highly ranked outcome in the “knowledge of contemporaryissues” criterion. Unquestionably, informationtechnology impacts how

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Metzinger, Purdue University; Jessica Anderson Cabral, Purdue University; Bradley Louis Benhart, Purdue University; Patti Morgan, Purdue University; Scott Douglas Santon, Purdue University

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Construction

isolated sustainable courses, has the most impact for students. Awell-developed plan accounting for faculty support, active learning, and development of “soft”skills is vital to successful implementation.Introduction Although the terms “sustainable / sustainability” and “sustainable development” are notnew concepts, their definition, applications and implementation have been highly debated andmodified over the years, especially in the construction industry. New data is constantly beinglearned about the sources and effects to the built environment and society from constructionrelated activities and the most labor, material, and cost effective manner in which to addressthem. Compounding issues related to sustainability is the fact that there

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

Management in Engineering, 22(2), 75-80. 5. Kurien, N. D. (2010). “Body Language: Silent Communicator at the Workplace.” The IUP Journal of Soft Skills, Vol. IV, Nos. 1 & 2. 6. Dainty, A., Moore, D., and Murray, M. (2006). Communication in Construction; Theory and Practice. London & New York: Taylor and Francis, 2006. 7. Loosemore, M., Patrick, L. (2002) “Communication Problems with Ethnic Minorities in the Construction Industry.” International Journal of Project Management, no. 20, 517–524 8. Tulacz, G. J. (2010). The ENR Top 100 Construction Management-at-Risk and Design-Build Firms List, Engineering News Record, June 7, pp.30-31. 9. Tulacz, G. J. (2012). The ENR Top 100 Construction

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

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Construction

each includes open-ended, collaborative, PBL assignments that aremeant to mimic real-world conditions. Many of these programs have been in place and evolvedfor decades, in some cases more than 50 years (Drnevich 2001). Capstone courses are seen as ameans to address what many report are deficiencies in new graduates’ soft skills of criticalthinking, problem solving, and teamwork (Mahasneh and Thabet 2015, Barlow 2011). Whilecapstone courses offer many benefits to students, they also require a greater level of effort andcommitment from faculty than do other construction management courses (Todd 1993, Dutson etal. 1997, McKenzie 2004, Howe and Wilbarger 2006, Jonassen et al. 2006, Abdelhamid, 2003,Hanna and Sullivan 2005).BGSU’s construction

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Lucena MA, NAIT; Don Mah P.Eng., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Faisal Arain, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

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Construction

the technology. The multidisciplinarynature of BIM training makes it a natural fit for a polytechnic institution where all expertisecould be brought together to train professionals with BIM expertise for industry. A polytechnic institution attracts a diverse group of life-long learners through a practical,hands-on, and outcomes-based approach to education [20]. For training professionals in the BIMdomain with the appropriate skillset that the industry needs, an institution has to be a hub of thetechnical and soft-skills that are required. As an emerging academic discipline, BIM is an area where industry needs skilledprofessionals at both provincial and national levels; and the needs are expected to grow in thefuture. The context

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

business. In this business you are hired for your technical skills, fired for your lack of people skills and promoted for your management skills”.There is no specific undergraduate course dedicated to business development at theConstruction Science Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The author makesall the efforts to integrate leadership, business development and other soft skill topics to corecourses.The paper covers the integration of business development topic to the Project Managementcourse. It highlights the scope of the course content. The perception of the students towardsbusiness development was tested with a pre-survey questionnaire before the instruction of thetopic. The same survey questionnaire was conducted

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Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; Zhili (Jerry) Gao

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Construction

Page 12.470.2environment. Construction graduates must possess technical strength coupled withcommunication (written and speech), and soft skills. In most of the capstone courses, studentsare given a real-world problem to solve over a period of a semester or a year. Many programshave capstone / project-based courses, which are aimed at training students in solving real worldproblems. Some programs have courses which run for a year. Walker and Slotterbeck1, instudying the incorporation of teamwork into software engineering curriculum, concluded that: (i)there is not enough time to teach software engineering skills and also carry out a significantteam-based project in a single term, (ii) the software development process is best learnt

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Walewski, Texas A&M University; Amy Ahim Kim

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Construction

Page 22.1532.3perspective, rather than the skills associated with a particular degree program or discipline.For business school graduates, the gap between technical and behavioral skills warranted workbased placement, internships and lifelong learning necessary to acquire soft skills such aslistening, questioning and communication skills.2 Over time, the gaps between degree programsand industry expectation resulted in industry practitioners providing continuous feedback anddeveloping partnerships with academia to shape future professionals.3 Research surveys andfocus groups that emphasized the need for a balance between technical and business knowledgerequired universities to continually reassess the market for current trends and customer