Educating Civil Engineers in Construction Methods
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 1
Abstract
The article analyzes the training needs of civil engineering students in construction methods and concludes that formal training in construction methods is vitally important for both students specializing in construction engineering and management and those specializing in design. Course objectives, contents and learning activities as implemented during the past three years at the Technion, IIT, are presented. Interface issues between this and the other technological courses (construction materials and equipment) are clarified. Difficulties that were faced in achieving the course objectives, particularly in the areas of communication, quality control, and the decision‐making process, and measures taken to overcome them are discussed. Steps taken to render the adjunct faculty teaching this course effective are also described.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
Volume 113 • Issue 1 • January 1987
Pages: 32 - 45
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Copyright © 1987 ASCE.
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Published online: Jan 1, 1987
Published in print: Jan 1987
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