Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), particularly in educational facilities, is gainingconsiderable interest and is a synonymous indicator towards evaluatinghuman comfort. Factors such as CO2 concentration, temperature, andhumidity play crucial parts in determining an acceptable level of IAQ.Many studies have also demonstrated that the indoor air quality ofclassrooms affects students’ concentration and performance. Today withthe threat of a global pandemic, the demand of clean & fresh indoor airquality in education buildings is extremely intensive. This study focuseson investigating IAQ situations and changes in different typical functionalspaces of a higher education building in the UK. CO2, temperature, andhumidity data in various learning environment were monitored via dataloggers during the winter. Associated with data monitoring, a set ofquestionnaires surveys were carried out to evaluate the user’s experience.The results of this study show that temperature and CO2 concentrationin the classrooms was constantly higher than the government guidanceon a daily basis. The analysis also shows that temperature and humidityincreased with CO2 levels, but at a much lower rate. This study hasrevealed poor and concerning IAQ in higher education buildings in the UK,particularly in larger rooms with high occupancy. Along with the findings,this paper also identifies possible impact or factors and proposes solutionsto overcome these issues.
{"title":"Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Evaluation of Higher Education Learning Environments","authors":"Supreet Lama, C. Fu, Angela Lee","doi":"10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4042","url":null,"abstract":"Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), particularly in educational facilities, is gainingconsiderable interest and is a synonymous indicator towards evaluatinghuman comfort. Factors such as CO2 concentration, temperature, andhumidity play crucial parts in determining an acceptable level of IAQ.Many studies have also demonstrated that the indoor air quality ofclassrooms affects students’ concentration and performance. Today withthe threat of a global pandemic, the demand of clean & fresh indoor airquality in education buildings is extremely intensive. This study focuseson investigating IAQ situations and changes in different typical functionalspaces of a higher education building in the UK. CO2, temperature, andhumidity data in various learning environment were monitored via dataloggers during the winter. Associated with data monitoring, a set ofquestionnaires surveys were carried out to evaluate the user’s experience.The results of this study show that temperature and CO2 concentrationin the classrooms was constantly higher than the government guidanceon a daily basis. The analysis also shows that temperature and humidityincreased with CO2 levels, but at a much lower rate. This study hasrevealed poor and concerning IAQ in higher education buildings in the UK,particularly in larger rooms with high occupancy. Along with the findings,this paper also identifies possible impact or factors and proposes solutionsto overcome these issues.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73550512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Through the systematic analysis of the ground settlement generatedby the process of shield tunneling, the relationships between grounddeformation and construction parameters are studied in this paper. Basedon the assumption of linear small deformation, a mathematical model ofthe relationship between ground deformation and construction parametersis set up. The principle and method of optimization for estimating grounddeformation is studied. The actual measured data are compared with theresults of theoretical analysis in a case. Considering different groundformations in different construction sites with different adverse effectson surface and underground structures, the ground surface deformationscaused by shield tunneling is an aimed topic in this paper. The contributionsand research implications are the revealed relationships between the grounddeformation and the shield tunneling parameters during construction.
{"title":"Study on Ground Deformation During Shield Tunnel Construction","authors":"Zhongkun Zhang","doi":"10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4075","url":null,"abstract":"Through the systematic analysis of the ground settlement generatedby the process of shield tunneling, the relationships between grounddeformation and construction parameters are studied in this paper. Basedon the assumption of linear small deformation, a mathematical model ofthe relationship between ground deformation and construction parametersis set up. The principle and method of optimization for estimating grounddeformation is studied. The actual measured data are compared with theresults of theoretical analysis in a case. Considering different groundformations in different construction sites with different adverse effectson surface and underground structures, the ground surface deformationscaused by shield tunneling is an aimed topic in this paper. The contributionsand research implications are the revealed relationships between the grounddeformation and the shield tunneling parameters during construction.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85858492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
On-time completion of road infrastructure projects is a critical goal. Whenprojects were not completed on schedule and real construction progress isslower than expected, the inconvenience and disruption to business accessincreases. On time completion is linked to economic and social welfare,as well as safety. Construction delays continue to be a typical occurrence,despite the need of prompt completion.A literature study is conducted in this context in order to learn more aboutthe causes and factors that contribute to delays. Following a thoroughreview of the literature, it was determined that a questionnaire survey isthe most effective and trustworthy way for gathering information about thecauses and quantifying delays caused by emergent factors. The RelativeImportance Index (RII) method was used to analyze the data, and thereasons for the delay were prioritized according to their importance. Thisstudy focuses on the emergent concerns/causes and reasons of concernin road infrastructure projects, as well as how to priorities these issuessequentially during the planning stage. This study survey can assistconstruction companies doing business in India in understanding theessential or sensitive issues that require special attention in order to conducttheir businesses smoothly in this country while employing appropriateproject management practices.
{"title":"Analysis on Factors Causing Project Delays in Road and Highways Sector in India Using Relative Ranking Index Technique","authors":"Siddesh K. Pai, N. Anand, Ankut Mittal","doi":"10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4157","url":null,"abstract":"On-time completion of road infrastructure projects is a critical goal. Whenprojects were not completed on schedule and real construction progress isslower than expected, the inconvenience and disruption to business accessincreases. On time completion is linked to economic and social welfare,as well as safety. Construction delays continue to be a typical occurrence,despite the need of prompt completion.A literature study is conducted in this context in order to learn more aboutthe causes and factors that contribute to delays. Following a thoroughreview of the literature, it was determined that a questionnaire survey isthe most effective and trustworthy way for gathering information about thecauses and quantifying delays caused by emergent factors. The RelativeImportance Index (RII) method was used to analyze the data, and thereasons for the delay were prioritized according to their importance. Thisstudy focuses on the emergent concerns/causes and reasons of concernin road infrastructure projects, as well as how to priorities these issuessequentially during the planning stage. This study survey can assistconstruction companies doing business in India in understanding theessential or sensitive issues that require special attention in order to conducttheir businesses smoothly in this country while employing appropriateproject management practices.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81199050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buildings are designed to offer protection to the occupants against harshoutdoor environment thereby enhancing optimal indoor comfort. Overthe years, there have been a rise in population of students applying foradmission into tertiary institution, which has led to an increase in thenumber of students that resides at the university hostel. These rise in thenumber of students, has brought about overcrowding and stretching offacilities, with spaces which were originally intended for four students arenow been habited by six to eight students thereby causing imbalance inthe general indoor climatic condition. The study is aimed at investigatingthermal comfort in student’s accommodation in tertiary institutionstowards achieving a better thermal condition in the hostel environment.The objective is to evaluate the thermal performance in the student hostelaccommodation, and also to identify passive ways of controlling thermalperformance in student dwelling buildings at Federal University ofTechnology Minna main campus, Gidan Kwano. For the purpose of thisresearch work, primary data were collected through the use questionnaire,case studies and observation. Secondary data were collected from availableliterature, internet, and studying of similar existing facilities. The studyrevealed that most student hostel possessed few elements of passive coolingtechnique which in turn deprives students a quality conducive environment.The research recommends that soft landscaping elements should be adoptedand deciduous trees planted in the environment for cooling effect duringhot and humid period, provision of two openings in each room if possible.This can be achieved through proper building orientation, use of highthermal mass to reduce heat absorption, use of high thermal mass withnight cooling, roof, ceiling and attic insulation. Designing in a hot climatearea requires lots of consideration, which is mentioned above so as toincorporate a general conducive indoor thermal comfort for the users.
{"title":"Evaluation of Thermal Comfort in The Design of Student Hostel at Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria","authors":"Akande O.K, Lembi J.J., Momoh M.S.","doi":"10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30564/jcr.v3i2.4137","url":null,"abstract":"Buildings are designed to offer protection to the occupants against harshoutdoor environment thereby enhancing optimal indoor comfort. Overthe years, there have been a rise in population of students applying foradmission into tertiary institution, which has led to an increase in thenumber of students that resides at the university hostel. These rise in thenumber of students, has brought about overcrowding and stretching offacilities, with spaces which were originally intended for four students arenow been habited by six to eight students thereby causing imbalance inthe general indoor climatic condition. The study is aimed at investigatingthermal comfort in student’s accommodation in tertiary institutionstowards achieving a better thermal condition in the hostel environment.The objective is to evaluate the thermal performance in the student hostelaccommodation, and also to identify passive ways of controlling thermalperformance in student dwelling buildings at Federal University ofTechnology Minna main campus, Gidan Kwano. For the purpose of thisresearch work, primary data were collected through the use questionnaire,case studies and observation. Secondary data were collected from availableliterature, internet, and studying of similar existing facilities. The studyrevealed that most student hostel possessed few elements of passive coolingtechnique which in turn deprives students a quality conducive environment.The research recommends that soft landscaping elements should be adoptedand deciduous trees planted in the environment for cooling effect duringhot and humid period, provision of two openings in each room if possible.This can be achieved through proper building orientation, use of highthermal mass to reduce heat absorption, use of high thermal mass withnight cooling, roof, ceiling and attic insulation. Designing in a hot climatearea requires lots of consideration, which is mentioned above so as toincorporate a general conducive indoor thermal comfort for the users.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86786111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-07DOI: 10.1080/15578771.2021.2013998
D. Patterson, C. Farnsworth, D. Hutchings, D. Eggett, Justin E. Weidman
ABSTRACT Design/Bid/Build (DBB) delivery is the traditional approach for establishing the least cost for building projects, but other alternative project delivery methods have become increasingly popular. Although multiple studies have compared delivery methods for vertical construction, there have not been any comprehensive studies quantifying how delivery methods compare specifically for repetitive commercial construction. This research utilized a mixed methods approach to compare the cost, schedule, and quality of Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) delivered projects with DBB projects for repetitive commercial construction, using 173 facilities built with the same base floorplan. A comprehensive quantitative comparison was conducted, excluding potential confounding variables and including short- and long-term direct and indirect costs, construction time, and quality assessment scores. Contractors and project managers were also surveyed regarding their perceptions of CM/GC process effectiveness in a repetitive construction environment. This research demonstrated that the CM/GC delivery method was more effective for repetitive commercial construction, uniquely quantifying the relative cost, schedule, and quality improvements of CM/GC delivery over DBB projects. Compared to DBB, CM/GC projects produced total construction cost savings of 5.4%, a 20% shorter construction cycle time, consistently higher quality assessment scores, and an overall reduction in repair costs of 34%.
{"title":"Comparing Cost, Schedule, and Quality of CM/GC and DBB Project Delivery for Repetitive Commercial Construction","authors":"D. Patterson, C. Farnsworth, D. Hutchings, D. Eggett, Justin E. Weidman","doi":"10.1080/15578771.2021.2013998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2021.2013998","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Design/Bid/Build (DBB) delivery is the traditional approach for establishing the least cost for building projects, but other alternative project delivery methods have become increasingly popular. Although multiple studies have compared delivery methods for vertical construction, there have not been any comprehensive studies quantifying how delivery methods compare specifically for repetitive commercial construction. This research utilized a mixed methods approach to compare the cost, schedule, and quality of Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) delivered projects with DBB projects for repetitive commercial construction, using 173 facilities built with the same base floorplan. A comprehensive quantitative comparison was conducted, excluding potential confounding variables and including short- and long-term direct and indirect costs, construction time, and quality assessment scores. Contractors and project managers were also surveyed regarding their perceptions of CM/GC process effectiveness in a repetitive construction environment. This research demonstrated that the CM/GC delivery method was more effective for repetitive commercial construction, uniquely quantifying the relative cost, schedule, and quality improvements of CM/GC delivery over DBB projects. Compared to DBB, CM/GC projects produced total construction cost savings of 5.4%, a 20% shorter construction cycle time, consistently higher quality assessment scores, and an overall reduction in repair costs of 34%.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"29 1","pages":"166 - 186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84602689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-06DOI: 10.1080/15578771.2021.2013997
K. Aldossari, Brian C. Lines, Jake B. Smithwick, Kristen Hurtado, K. Sullivan
ABSTRACT In the last two decades, an increasing number of organizations have shifted from using the design-bid-build delivery method (DBB) to alternative project delivery methods (APDMs). This shift requires changes for both the organizations and the individuals involved. This study provides guidelines detailing how to lead APDM adoption at the organizational level through using a change management perspective. The guidelines were developed based on analyzing the results of semi-structured interviews with nine individuals. The participants were industry professionals who were selected because their organizations had successfully adopted APDMs. The findings from the interviews indicate that the best opportunity to implement APDMs successfully is available through using four phases. The phases are preparing and planning, pilot project testing the project, expanding to the intended scale and sustaining and evaluating. The phases include specific organizational change management (OCM) practices that increase the probability of successful APDM adoption. This study contributes to organizational change in the AEC industry by explaining how OCM practices are used to implement APDMs successfully. This study also contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing guidelines that can help public owner organizations as they consider adopting APDMs for the first time.
{"title":"Alternative Project Delivery Method Adoption in the AEC Industry: An Organizational Change Perspective","authors":"K. Aldossari, Brian C. Lines, Jake B. Smithwick, Kristen Hurtado, K. Sullivan","doi":"10.1080/15578771.2021.2013997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2021.2013997","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the last two decades, an increasing number of organizations have shifted from using the design-bid-build delivery method (DBB) to alternative project delivery methods (APDMs). This shift requires changes for both the organizations and the individuals involved. This study provides guidelines detailing how to lead APDM adoption at the organizational level through using a change management perspective. The guidelines were developed based on analyzing the results of semi-structured interviews with nine individuals. The participants were industry professionals who were selected because their organizations had successfully adopted APDMs. The findings from the interviews indicate that the best opportunity to implement APDMs successfully is available through using four phases. The phases are preparing and planning, pilot project testing the project, expanding to the intended scale and sustaining and evaluating. The phases include specific organizational change management (OCM) practices that increase the probability of successful APDM adoption. This study contributes to organizational change in the AEC industry by explaining how OCM practices are used to implement APDMs successfully. This study also contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing guidelines that can help public owner organizations as they consider adopting APDMs for the first time.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"85 1","pages":"150 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88511976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-11-03DOI: 10.1080/15578771.2021.2000074
Somik Ghosh, Sun Kyong Lee
ABSTRACT Due to the contractual obligations of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), participants are intrinsically motivated to collaborate with each other. This paper presents the findings of an ethnographic case study exploring the communication structures among members of an IPD team. Direct observational data were collected from three different types of team meetings over a period of 3 months. The data were coded and analyzed using social network analyses (SNA). Findings highlighted the characteristics of each type of communication network and the relation between them. While participants affiliated with the owner, designers, general contractor, and trade partners were members of the integrated team, members representing the general contractor emerged to take central positions in both formal and informal networks acting as the primary channel of information exchange and social relationships. Further, quadratic assignment procedure multiple regression (QAP-MR) revealed that informal communications among the team members could significantly predict the strength of formal communications. The graphical visualizations and the empirical evidence provide insights for formal and informal communication structures with their distinctive features and their interrelationships.
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This paper analyzes the current state of earthen constructions in countries located in the Pacific Ring of Fire. In Latin America, countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina are located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and are subject to strong seismic exposure, making earthen constructions more vulnerable. From an analysis of the housing censuses of each country, it was observed that currently, earthen construction continues to be a construction option, that the percentage of earthen constructions varies from country to country, and that they make up a high percentage of dwellings; namely, in Colombia 5.3% (714.478 houses), Ecuador 8% (383.086), Peru 31% (2.390.625), Bolivia 37% (1.037.473), Chile 2% (121.756) and 1.9% in Argentina (230.185 houses). Peru, despite being one of the countries with the highest seismic risk, is the country with the highest number of earthen dwellings. It was concluded that in all the countries analyzed, earthen architecture prevails, employing different construction techniques whose characteristics are deeply rooted in each country’s ancestral culture. This highlights the importance of having regulations in place and skilled workers in order to intervene correctly and repair the structures after a seismic event.
{"title":"Earthen Architecture in Seismic Zones: Latin America and the Pacific Fire Belt","authors":"Cuitiño Guadalupe, Esteves Alfredo, Rodolfo Rotondaro","doi":"10.30564/JCR.V3I1.3263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30564/JCR.V3I1.3263","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyzes the current state of earthen constructions in countries located in the Pacific Ring of Fire. In Latin America, countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina are located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and are subject to strong seismic exposure, making earthen constructions more vulnerable. From an analysis of the housing censuses of each country, it was observed that currently, earthen construction continues to be a construction option, that the percentage of earthen constructions varies from country to country, and that they make up a high percentage of dwellings; namely, in Colombia 5.3% (714.478 houses), Ecuador 8% (383.086), Peru 31% (2.390.625), Bolivia 37% (1.037.473), Chile 2% (121.756) and 1.9% in Argentina (230.185 houses). Peru, despite being one of the countries with the highest seismic risk, is the country with the highest number of earthen dwellings. It was concluded that in all the countries analyzed, earthen architecture prevails, employing different construction techniques whose characteristics are deeply rooted in each country’s ancestral culture. This highlights the importance of having regulations in place and skilled workers in order to intervene correctly and repair the structures after a seismic event.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75621472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-08DOI: 10.1080/15578771.2021.1974986
N. Gambo, I. Musonda, Abdullahi Nafiu Zadawa
ABSTRACT An essential part of education is student learning. Good quality education is based mainly on how well student attains knowledge. One way to achieve this is to simplify and provide user-friendly platforms and content that make it as intuitive as possible. This could be challenging, especially for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) courses. Such courses require both practical and technical contacts. More contact periods are needed to keep students abreast with the technical and practical aspects of the growing needs and challenges within the AEC industry. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of social media learning environments on the AEC learning process. Data was collected from the students of AEC-related courses using a structured questionnaire. Warp 7.0 PLS-SEM was used for the analysis of the collated data and model development. The study results indicated that social media learning environments positively relate to the AEC courses learning process. The YouTube learning environment had a significant effect change on the AEC learning process. Similarly, the results further indicate that Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram had moderate effects on the AEC learning process. The study is limited to only students of AEC-related courses in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria. Moreover, the results of this study could be helpful to other developing countries having issues with the learning process among students of AEC-related courses. The study recommends the adoption of social media learning environments among universities offering AEC courses in Nigeria.
{"title":"Effects of Social Media Learning Environments on AEC Learning Process among University Students in Nigeria","authors":"N. Gambo, I. Musonda, Abdullahi Nafiu Zadawa","doi":"10.1080/15578771.2021.1974986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2021.1974986","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT An essential part of education is student learning. Good quality education is based mainly on how well student attains knowledge. One way to achieve this is to simplify and provide user-friendly platforms and content that make it as intuitive as possible. This could be challenging, especially for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) courses. Such courses require both practical and technical contacts. More contact periods are needed to keep students abreast with the technical and practical aspects of the growing needs and challenges within the AEC industry. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of social media learning environments on the AEC learning process. Data was collected from the students of AEC-related courses using a structured questionnaire. Warp 7.0 PLS-SEM was used for the analysis of the collated data and model development. The study results indicated that social media learning environments positively relate to the AEC courses learning process. The YouTube learning environment had a significant effect change on the AEC learning process. Similarly, the results further indicate that Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram had moderate effects on the AEC learning process. The study is limited to only students of AEC-related courses in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria. Moreover, the results of this study could be helpful to other developing countries having issues with the learning process among students of AEC-related courses. The study recommends the adoption of social media learning environments among universities offering AEC courses in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"14 1","pages":"99 - 127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88199080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.1080/15578771.2021.1974985
Kieren H. McCord, Steven K. Ayer, Anthony J. Lamanna, Matthew Eicher, J. London, Wei Wu
ABSTRACT In recent years, the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) has shifted to outcomes-based accreditation standards for higher education construction programs, allowing greater customization of educational strategies. Past research efforts have analyzed the demands of industry and strategies used in academia, but these studies occurred before the shift to outcomes-based accreditation. This paper presents an updated analysis of construction industry needs and academic priorities and aims to provide insight into the status of industry and academia in the context of this outcomes-based focus. Thematic analysis of five years of direct evaluations of student performance during industry internships provides insight into industry demands. Parallel analysis of construction education research publications from a corresponding time period is leveraged to understand developments within the academic research community. Results suggest that both sectors recognize the need for experiential learning and software competencies among construction graduates. However, differences in trends were observed with a greater industry focus on personal attributes and a greater academic emphasis on sustainability learning competencies. The contribution of this paper is in providing an up-to-date evaluation of industry and academic trends in order to guide subsequent developments in construction education while addressing the needs of industry.
{"title":"Construction Education Needs Derived from Industry Evaluations of Students and Academic Research Publications","authors":"Kieren H. McCord, Steven K. Ayer, Anthony J. Lamanna, Matthew Eicher, J. London, Wei Wu","doi":"10.1080/15578771.2021.1974985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2021.1974985","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In recent years, the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) has shifted to outcomes-based accreditation standards for higher education construction programs, allowing greater customization of educational strategies. Past research efforts have analyzed the demands of industry and strategies used in academia, but these studies occurred before the shift to outcomes-based accreditation. This paper presents an updated analysis of construction industry needs and academic priorities and aims to provide insight into the status of industry and academia in the context of this outcomes-based focus. Thematic analysis of five years of direct evaluations of student performance during industry internships provides insight into industry demands. Parallel analysis of construction education research publications from a corresponding time period is leveraged to understand developments within the academic research community. Results suggest that both sectors recognize the need for experiential learning and software competencies among construction graduates. However, differences in trends were observed with a greater industry focus on personal attributes and a greater academic emphasis on sustainability learning competencies. The contribution of this paper is in providing an up-to-date evaluation of industry and academic trends in order to guide subsequent developments in construction education while addressing the needs of industry.","PeriodicalId":39782,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Education and Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"77 - 98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82706011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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