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Arumala, J O (2006) Mold and the construction industry. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 75-89.

Badger, W W and Smith, J C (2006) Ranking construction programs: the academic debate ebgins. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 127-42.

Ciesielski, C A (2006) OSHA cards and instruction in construction safety. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 113-26.

Holley, P W and Dagg, C (2006) Development of expanded multidisciplinary collaborative experiences across construction and design curricula. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 91-111.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: academic disconnect; collaboration; inter-disciplinary; thesis
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578770600775884
  • Abstract:

    For many construction and design firms survival, is arguably predicated on their ability to work together with other organizations. The demands of time and budget placed on these industries by building owners challenge traditional project delivery methods, to which industry is responding. Conversely, many academic institutions continue to neglect the opportunity to collaborate between the design and construction aspects of building by ignoring shared responsibilities. Those that provide opportunities often do so in limited amounts of time or with a limited number of students. This paper presents an undergraduate academic initiative that fostered collaboration between architecture and construction management students, a model which is now proposed to become the basis for a collaborative experience for every construction student in the department. This is significant because pedagogical models for teaching many topics such as conceptual estimating, pre-design services, or sustainability within the two curriculums have historically been discipline-specific, further contributing to the continued lack of interaction between design and building education.

Jensen, W and Fischer, B (2006) Student perspectives on the qualities/behaviors of faculty that contribute most significantly to student learning. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 67-73.

Miller, K R, Hutchings, D M and Newitt, J S (2006) Study of top 500 Design firms' plans to adopt MasterFormat(TM) 2004. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 143-50.

Nguyen, T H, McIntyre, C and Diab, M (2006) Assessing learning and teaching performance of a construction capstone course. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2(02), 151-66.