Identifying Important Electrical Knowledge for Construction Management Students: An Industry Perspective

9 pages•Published: December 11, 2023

Abstract

Advances in construction technology and practices reflect the need for a curriculum that addresses an increasingly complex construction environment. Most higher education learning institutions that offer a construction management program subscribe to the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) accreditation requirements. While these guidelines for accreditation provide a degree of uniformity among institutions, they typically cover only essential core skills and do not identify every element that should be taught over an entire curriculum. This paper describes the results of an industry survey to gain feedback on what they desired from our graduates in the area of electrical knowledge. An important conclusion from this study is that skills are ranked differently by electrical contractors and construction managers or general contractors. The survey results are presented with a limited analysis of the data and observation on the findings.

Keyphrases: construction curriculum, construction education, electrical knowledge, electrical survey

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 363-371.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/cDcS
	https://doi.org/10.29007/z3f9

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2023:Identifying_Important_Electrical_Knowledge,
  author    = {Mark Tatum and Allen Conradi},
  title     = {Identifying Important Electrical Knowledge for Construction Management Students: An Industry Perspective},
  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/cDcS},
  doi       = {10.29007/z3f9},
  pages     = {363-371},
  year      = {2023}}

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