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Wang, Liyuan; Huang, Meiping; Zhang, Xiaohua; Yan, Xueyuan; Jin, Ruoyu; Wanatowski, Dariusz; Cheshmehzangi, Ali; Chohan, Navpreet – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
This pedagogical study aimed to demonstrate an updated Building Information Modelling (BIM) educational activity in CEM (i.e., construction engineering and management) students' final semester project. It investigated students' perceptions of BIM and the project. Student feedback provided insights for linking education to practice, for example,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Construction Industry, Civil Engineering, Construction Management
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Sampaio, Alcínia Zita – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Building Information Modelling (BIM) enables the Civil engineers professional to accomplish the digital requirements and also the integration and collaboration on the elaboration of projects and maintenance of buildings. BIM methodology is currently the main subject of investigation and application in the construction industry and the education…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, College Students
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Becker, Karin L.; Sloan, Joel A. – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2023
There is a growing need for engineers to be effective communicators, yet professional skills often are underdeveloped by college-level engineering curricula and undervalued by engineering students. To improve communication skills, we integrated a technical communication block of instruction into a civil engineering (CE) computer applications…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Communication Skills, Skill Development
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Lin, Jing-Wen; Chen, Yi-Min – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
The intersection of modeling and STEM practices offers a promising avenue for creating an integrated STEM curriculum. However, research on designing modeling-based STEM (m-STEM) curricula is limited, particularly concerning how the curriculum affects the learning of students with different spatial abilities. This study developed a four-round…
Descriptors: Models, STEM Education, Civil Engineering, Spatial Ability
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Lin, Jing-Wen; Cheng, Tze-Shang; Linn, George – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
The demand for the Dongfeng Highway connecting Dongshi and Fengyuan, Taiwan, originates from a 7.3 ML earthquake disaster affecting residents' medical treatment and material transportation. The Dongfeng Highway route selection was identified as the socioscientific issues (SSI) and the Decision Factors Table and SageModeler (two representational…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Models, Science and Society, Science Instruction
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Claudia Calle Müller; Piyush Pradhananga; Mohamed ElZomor – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The built environment is responsible for approximately 40% of the world's energy consumption, 30% of raw material use, 25% of solid waste, 25% of water use, 12% of land use and 33% of greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, environmental improvement and decarbonization are becoming increasingly critical objectives for the construction industry.…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Sustainability, Construction Industry, Construction Management
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Fitriani, Heni; Ajayi, Saheed – Industry and Higher Education, 2022
This study investigates numerous competencies expected from civil engineering graduates based on employers' perspectives in Indonesia to provide an understanding of employers' requirements related to knowledge, skills and personal traits. Using the employers of civil engineering graduates as the study population, both qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, College Graduates
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Swenty, Matthew; Swenty, Brian J. – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2022
The goal of this study was to determine the extent civil engineering programs include topics from the civil engineering-specific fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam in their curricula. Data were gathered from a representative sample of 86 civil engineering program curricula in the 2017-2018 academic year and mapped to the 18 civil engineering FE…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Civil Engineering, Curriculum Evaluation, Time on Task
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Anggara, Ardana Dika; Roemintoyo; Rejekiningsih, Triana – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2023
This study aimed to identify students' learning needs related to integrating mobile device technology and creative thinking skills in learning land surveying. This was done by looking at students' responses based on media use, opportunities for media development, and supporting facilities for developing learning media. The participants of this…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Vocational Education, High School Students
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Finnestrand, Hanne; Vie, Ola Edvin; Boak, George – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2023
This paper focuses on a two-year program with a Norwegian public sector project-based construction company, where action learning groups and critical incident technique were combined to enhance organizational learning. Project-based organizations typically face difficulties of 'project amnesia', as they fail to integrate learning from experience…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Experiential Learning, Organizational Learning, Action Research
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A. M. Aramati Casper; Rebecca A. Atadero; A. Rahman Abdallah; Tom Siller – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2024
Civil engineering education must be updated to keep pace with the profession and move past a culture of disengagement where technical work is considered separate from societal impact. Civil engineering students need to engage with diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) so they can understand the differential impacts of engineering on…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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Nevset Gul Canakcioglu; Omer Karadag; Yagiz Eray Esgin – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Architectural education encompasses a multidisciplinary curriculum including design, theory, history, technology, environmental considerations, urban planning, social aspects, and professional practice. This study aims to investigate the extent to which students can effectively integrate structural concepts into architectural design. This…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Design, Concept Formation
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Rizwan Azam; Muhammad Umer Farooq; Muhammad Rizwan Riaz – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2024
An undergraduate degree in engineering requires students to not only be proficient in engineering knowledge but also acquire comprehensive skills such as independent learning ability, strong communication skills, social knowledge, and innovative thinking. Therefore, problem-based learning (PBL), which is a student-centered approach, is getting…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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García-Segura, Tatiana; Montalbán-Domingo, Laura; Sanz, M. Amalia; Lozano-Torró, Alicia – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2020
Universities are preparing future professionals to face real problems. Sustainable development is a challenge that requires particular attention from educational programs. In their profession, civil engineers address many decisions that can compromise the sustainability of infrastructure. This paper proposes a sustainable decision-making module to…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Decision Making, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education
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Kyudong Kim; Michaela LaPatin; Kate Padgett Walsh; Cristina Poleacovschi; Scott Feinstein; Kasey M. Faust – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2025
While the need for moral sensitivity amongst engineers is underlined by academic and professional standards, it is unclear whether engineering students are aware of their moral responsibilities in real-life situations or the impact they can have on social challenges. This study aims to understand the moral sensitivity of undergraduate engineering…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Moral Development
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