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Abudayyeh, O (2003) Undergraduate Research Mentoring Model in Construction Engineering and Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 65–69.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Undergraduate study; Engineering education; Construction; Construction management; construction industry; engineering education; management education; training; civil engineering;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:1(65)
  • Abstract:
    The construction industry is a major player in the nation’s economy. The complex nature of the construction industry, coupled with the challenges of global competitiveness and changing regulatory requirements, has created the need for providing higher levels of education, experience, and training for construction professionals. An essential and integral component of the required education and training must be the research training of undergraduate civil and construction students, encouraging them to pursue advanced education and research careers in this area. With this in mind, the writer developed a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer program at Western Michigan University that focuses on construction engineering and management issues and problems. This construction-oriented undergraduate research training program is the first REU site in the United States to be funded by the National Science Foundation. This paper will describe the structure of the REU program, the types of activities undertaken by the REU participants, and the results of the program evaluation and assessment.

Bakatjan, S, Arikan, M and Tiong, R L K (2003) Optimal Capital Structure Model for BOT Power Projects in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 89–97.

Cheng, M and Tsai, M (2003) Reengineering of Construction Management Process. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 105–14.

Cheng, M, Su, C and You, H (2003) Optimal Project Organizational Structure for Construction Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 70–79.

Colwell, D A F and Ariaratnam, S T (2003) Evaluation of High-Density Polyethylene Pipe Installed Using Horizontal Directional Drilling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 47–55.

Gambatese, J A (2003) Controlled Concrete Demolition Using Expansive Cracking Agents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 98–104.

Ho, S P and Liu, L Y (2003) How to Evaluate and Invest in Emerging A/E/C Technologies under Uncertainty. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 16–24.

Lee, J, Lorenc, S J and Bernold, L E (2003) Comparative Performance Evaluation of Tele-Operated Pipe Laying. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 32–40.

Mattila, K G and Park, A (2003) Comparison of Linear Scheduling Model and Repetitive Scheduling Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 56–64.

Minchin, R E and Thomas, H R (2003) Validation of Vibration-Based Onboard Asphalt Density Measuring System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 1–7.

Mohamed, S (2003) Scorecard Approach to Benchmarking Organizational Safety Culture in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 80–88.

Park, K, Hwang, Y, Seo, S and Seo, H (2003) Quantitative Assessment of Environmental Impacts on Life Cycle of Highways. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 25–31.

Pavitt, T C and Gibb, A G F (2003) Interface Management within Construction: In Particular, Building Facade. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 8–15.

Rojas, E M and Aramvareekul, P (2003) Is Construction Labor Productivity Really Declining?. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 41–46.