Pedagogy of Teaching Value Management in Postgraduate Construction and Property Program
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 136, Issue 2
Abstract
As value management (VM) has been increasingly applied to enhance value in public construction projects, the core subject entitled “Value Management for Construction and Property” is being offered to postgraduate students in the Department of Building and Real Estate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Under the new outcome-based curriculum, the learning outcomes, pedagogy of teaching VM, and activities of the VM workshops for the subject are described in this paper. The results of a questionnaire survey of the students’ feedback on the performance of the workshops for the academic year 2007–2008 are presented and discussed. Students believed that value management workshops are essential in the curriculum. They expressed that it was a valuable experience to participate in the VM workshop which enabled them to have a better understanding of the subject. Some improvement is also recommended for future organization and management of workshops based on the lessons learned in these workshops.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 136 • Issue 2 • April 2010
Pages: 93 - 101
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Received: Sep 19, 2008
Accepted: May 28, 2009
Published online: Jun 5, 2009
Published in print: Apr 2010
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