Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University

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Construction

on a shorter time frame and if the onlinemodules are tied to text chapters and pages, every time the course text is revised, the onlinecourse requires major revision. The use of modules provides autonomy for the online coursematerials. A detailed learner-centered syllabus is also developed to structure the course, andprovide a schedule for the course development. It serves as the roadmap for course materialsthat need to be obtained and developed.During the course design phase, faculty at Old Dominion University are engaged with, and workclosely with an instructional designer and instructional technologists to ensure that the finalcourse design is rich, challenging, and provides an effective learning experience for students.The overall course

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

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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

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriel Alungbe, Morehead State University; Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

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Construction

AC 2008-2025: TEACHING ENGINEERING ECONOMY ONLINE INCONSTRUCTION PROGRAMGabriel Alungbe, Morehead State UniversityJaby Mohammed, Morehead State UniversityYuqiu You, Morehead State University Page 13.1160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Engineering Economy Online in Construction ProgramAbstractThe importance of Engineering Economy is very evident as more and more engineering andtechnology programs are offering it as a required course. The course is very important becausemost topics covered in it are used everyday in our both personal and professional endeavors.Although students have difficulties with the course when offered in the traditional

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

Engineering Education, 2006 Implementation of Virtual Study Group and Action Research in Online Construction Management CoursesAbstractDistance learning is now an alternative to traditional correspondence education method used inthe construction management courses to allow students more flexibility in their class and workschedules. But without meeting daily in classrooms, students do not have someone with whomto share impressions, problems, and projects around the studies, which can diminish the desirefor learning. To resolve the problem of lacking instant feedback from teaching staff or otherstudents, collaborative work and discussion are often encouraged in online-learning context. Forconstruction management courses

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos

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Construction

focus is in active learning and project based learning in engineering and technology education. Contact: kgt5@txstate.edu Page 23.1286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Unrealized Potential: Course Outcomes and Student LearningAbstractDo you recall those course-level student learning outcomes on your syllabus? Ones that wereargued over in some curriculum planning meeting long ago when they were developed to satisfyan accreditation agency. You know, those outcomes that students rate at the end of the semesteras to how well they agree that they learned various things in

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 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Construction

instructorsoften lower the rigor of teaching a course in an abbreviated semester that results in increasedstudent performance. But this was not the case for the present study; the syllabus, teaching method,and evaluation methods adopted by the instructor were exactly the same for both Spring andminimester sessions.A shortcoming of this study could be that it was not controlled for student demographics. However,the author did not observe any significant difference either in age or ethnic difference between thetwo groups of students, except for gender. The percentage of female students in the compressedsemesters was about 16 and that in the regular semesters was 10. But it is doubtful whether thisfactor would be responsible for enhanced student performance

Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Mahmood Ahmed P.E., East Carolina University; Kiersten Marie Mahaffy, East Carolina University; Lincoln Harding Forbes, Harding Associates Inc., Miami; Rachel M. Robinson-Watts, East Carolina University; Ashley Lauren Gregory, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Construction

learningcontents and transferring knowledge to online students. An effective course management systemprovides an important foundation by serving as a tool that allows instructors to create coursecontent and conduct interactions with students7.Instructional DesignInstructional design defines how a course is structured and can influence the learningenvironment. There are many elements that affect instructional design such as objectivesclarification, quality of the contents, learning strategies, learning motivation, and learningassessment18. Researchers describe objectives clarification as including a syllabus and learningpathways that must be provided to online students for successful course delivery22. Otherresearchers believe that strong contents can

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Nejat, Texas Tech University; Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University; Tewodros Ghebrab, Texas Tech University

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Construction

structure of the survey, the third was to develop an online survey, and finally the forth was toperform a pilot study before the final dissemination of the survey. The sample population for thisresearch study was the members of TEXO construction association. Based on the assessment of the results, the major applications of BIM technology wereidentified in two areas. The first major area was clash detection and coordination while the nextwas scheduling and 4D visualization. Quality control and quantification/estimation were rankedthird and fourth. Consequently these areas of BIM applications are proposed to form thebackbone of a new tentative syllabus for BIM education for construction students. This is mainlydue to meeting the existing BIM needs

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

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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

Conference Session

Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Construction

paper proposes the incorporation of PCS concepts and costestimate methodologies to undergraduate and graduate Construction Engineering ManagementPrograms. The following section presents and describes some of the topics related to PCS thatcan be included in a Construction Engineering Management curriculum.Proposed PCS CurriculumOne of the authors of this paper attended the 2015 American Society for Engineering Educationin Seattle, WA and asked in an informal conversation whether or not faculty include PCS costestimating in their graduate and undergraduate cost engineering and management curriculum.The authors also reviewed the syllabi for cost estimating courses that is available online atprogram websites and syllabi that was shared by faculty

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Woo; Blake Wentz, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Construction

collaborative manner typically without the need for registration and webmasterinvolvement5. Users are allowed to post their information on these wikis with little training orcomputer experience, making it easier for the free flow of information. But with this free flow ofunregulated information the possibility of proliferation of misinformation is also possible.The use of wikis in an academic setting, specifically in the construction education arena, is fairlynew. The use of the KM tools such as wikis for use in the classroom is becoming more evident.A recent study identified seven possible uses of wikis in education, with items ranging fromusing the wiki to publish the course syllabus to students using the wiki to develop researchprojects1.Another