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Identifying the Static and Dynamic Nature of Course Content: Focus on Construction

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

Page Count

17

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43444

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https://peer.asee.org/43444

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Nicholas Tymvios Bucknell University

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Nicholas Tymvios received a B.S. and M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1999, and 2002 respectively. After working for four years in Cyprus in the construction industry, he was accepted into the Ph.D. program at Oregon State University where he obtained his PhD in 2013. He is an assistant professor at Bucknell University within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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John Gambatese P.E. Oregon State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-6441

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John Gambatese is a Professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. Dr. Gambatese’s educational background includes Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California a

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Jake Smithwick University of North Carolina at Charlotte Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-3670

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Dr. Jake Smithwick is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. His research focuses on organizational performance benchmarking within facility management, construction, and business services.

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Abstract

In the US, there is a variety of programs that produce students ready to be employed in the construction industry. These programs are generally accredited by ABET or ACCE. ABET accredited programs are reviewed by a variety of commissions, such as the Engineering Accreditation Commission, the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission, and the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission, and have descriptions such as “Construction Management”, “Construction Engineering”, “Construction Engineering Technology”, etc. ACCE accredited programs are more streamlined, and their descriptions are in general “Construction Management”. In any case, these programs have curricula that are similar in various ways, and this research aims to identify these similarities. Research presented in this paper shows results from a survey of faculty from these programs that aimed to identify: 1) courses/topics with content that does not dramatically change over time and does not need to be constantly updated, 2) courses/topics that need constant updating and for what reasons, 3) courses/topics that are novel and represent material that is in the forefront of construction engineering/management technology, and 4) topics that would be appearing in curricula in the near future. The results of this investigation will help construction programs plan their future curricula and help faculty ensure an even distribution of their workload.

Tymvios, N., & Gambatese, J., & Smithwick, J. (2023, June), Identifying the Static and Dynamic Nature of Course Content: Focus on Construction Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43444

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