Lifelong Learning to Leverage Project and Career Success: 21st-Century Imperative
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19, Issue 1
Abstract
Technological innovation. Lifelong learning. Two forces—continual and interwoven—that not only define the workplace in the 21st century, but also demand that workers in every discipline exhibit a commitment to lifelong learning as a fundamental necessity and ingredient for success. For construction companies, the use of computer estimating programs, building information modeling, the Internet, advanced communications devices, and platforms such as Facebook and Twitter has provided more flexibility and connectivity and a need for continued learning.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19 • Issue 1 • February 2014
Pages: 137 - 141
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© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 18, 2012
Accepted: Sep 16, 2013
Published online: Sep 25, 2013
Published in print: Feb 1, 2014
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