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Babatunde, S O and Ekundayo, D (2019) Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(03), 629–48.

Babatunde, S O, Ekundayo, D and Adekunle, A O (2019) Analysis of BIM Maturity Level among AEC Firms in Developing Countries: A Case of Nigeria . In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 35th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2019, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 225-234.

Babatunde, S O, Ekundayo, D, Adekunle, A O and Bello, W (2020) Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology , 18(06), 1425–47.

Babatunde, S O, Ekundayo, D, Babalola, O and Jimoh, J A (2018) Analysis of the drivers and benefits of BIM incorporation into quantity surveying profession. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(05), 750–66.

Babatunde, S O, Perera, S, Ekundayo, D and Adeleye, T E (2019) An investigation into BIM-based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(01), 61–81.

Ekundayo, D O (2020) Quantity surveying education and the benchmarking of future needs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford.

• Type: Thesis
• Keywords: education; graduate; learning; multi-disciplinary; project team; quantity surveying; roles; skills; stakeholders; surveying; sustainability
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• URL: http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/57688/
• Abstract:
  The education and development needs of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) students has received a great deal of attention in recent years. The dynamic nature of the construction industry coupled with the ever-changing needs of clients has put sustained pressure on the AEC curricula of higher education institutions (HEIs). This is exacerbated by the complexities of modern-day buildings/infrastructures and project teams. The education and development needs of AEC professionals have never been more important. As a vocational subject, the quantity surveying (QS) undergraduate courses delivered in HEIs are designed to prepare students for the world of practice and to deal with emerging challenges (or at least with those intentions). The extent to which graduates from these programmes fulfil this expectation is open to debate and interpretation and continues to generate considerable interest and investigation. The thesis draws upon the wide-ranging perspectives in the field and beyond as the publications were explored from a wider theoretical background and the findings compared with several other important studies. The main finding associated with vocational QS education is that there is general dissatisfaction with graduate attainments due to a tripartite pull on their training needs. As with APC requirements, defining the levels of attainment of each RICS competency and the extent of training required to cope with the critical challenges and emerging roles in a dynamic industry should inform the development of an adaptable curriculum. The principal conclusion relating to education for sustainability is that a lack of definition and common agreement on what sustainable development entails is causing different interpretations by HEIs and hindering the development of a structured QS curriculum. A minimum standard which aligns the views of major stakeholders should produce graduates with the required level of knowledge and skills in sustainability. Regarding BIM education, the critical barriers include the trio of high cost, human factors and inconsistent standards. Despite multi-disciplinary learning, knowledge gaps were found in the collaborative behaviours of QS students. This thesis, thus, concludes that still more needs to be done to move away from the speciality and insularity of the typical BE discipline to the more pluralist and collaborative multi-disciplinary curricula of the future.

Ekundayo, D, Babatunde, S.O, Ekundayo, A, Perera, S and Udeaja, C (2019) Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools. Construction Economics and Building, 19(02), 220-242.

Ibironke, O T, Ekundayo, D and Awodele, O A (2011) A survey on the use and impact of information technology in quantity surveying service delivery in Nigeria. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (Eds.), Proceedings 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 433–42.

Mustaffa, N K, Isa, C M M, Ekundayo, D and Joseph, V R A (2022) Barriers and strategies for improving carbon emissions management approaches in Malaysian construction. Construction Economics and Building, 22(03), 99-123.