An Online Drone Course for Construction Management Students: Curriculum, Simulation, and Certifications

9 pages•Published: December 11, 2023

Abstract

It is incumbent upon higher education institutions to teach students how to use emerging technologies and best practices of advanced workflows. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are rapidly expanding tools that support various industries, including construction management, civil engineering, and surveying. There are many challenges to offering a course focused on the use of an outside, hands-on tool. These challenges can be exacerbated by the online delivery method.
This paper describes the curriculum and delivery method of an online drone course taught at a large land grant institution in the southeast. The course allows students to earn their FAA Part 107 remote pilots certificate and their Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) flight proficiency certification, and it prepares them to become a Level 1 UAS thermographer. This paper will indicate where this institution has found success and where future development is needed when offering this course online. The paper can also be a roadmap for other schools to create a similar UAS course.

Keyphrases: certifications, drones, online course, simulation, uas

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 65-73.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/QQDn
	https://doi.org/10.29007/4cj8

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2023:Online_Drone_Course_Construction,
  author    = {Joe Burgett},
  title     = {An Online Drone Course for Construction Management Students: Curriculum, Simulation, and Certifications},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {4},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/QQDn},
  doi       = {10.29007/4cj8},
  pages     = {65-73},
  year      = {2023}}

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