Integrated Management Curriculum for Civil Engineers and Architects
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 128, Issue 3
Abstract
While it is commonly thought worldwide that the education and training of architects and civil engineers require different patterns of learning, the writers of this paper opine that the teaching and learning of management subjects for both groups should be combined. Architecture and civil engineering faculties have many aspects in common, but, even when residing in the same faculty, the two disciplines rarely integrate successfully. This paper examines integration issues at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where, over a period of 4 years, partial integration of architects and civil engineers in management subjects has been tested. The paper discusses the problems of devising a curriculum designed to satisfy both architecture and civil engineering undergraduate degree courses. Within the paper, discussion focuses on the outline for an integrated curriculum, the problems of timing, and logistics, and will report on some student experiences. Comment is also included on administrative issues, class size, relative merits of saving resources versus consequential inconvenience, the problems of making assumptions about relative prior knowledge, and expectations of students. Discussion of the various system changes that need to be put in place before such a liaison can be totally successful is presented. The paper provides valuable insight into the workings of two university faculties at the University of Auckland, which will allow parallels with other universities worldwide to be made.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 128 • Issue 3 • July 2002
Pages: 125 - 130
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 21, 2001
Accepted: Jun 1, 2001
Published online: Jun 14, 2002
Published in print: Jul 2002
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