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Impact of structured internship programs on student performance in construction management curricula (2000)
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Hauck, Allan J. Allen, Scott Y. Rondinelli, Daniel F. |
| Abstract | The objective of this study was to explore the effects of a structured internship program, implemented in the Fall of 1997 by the Construction Management Program at Colorado State University, on student perception and performance in subsequent coursework. Because it was recently initiated, not all construction management students participated in the first structured internship session. As a result, many departmental courses during the 1998-1999 academic year had a combination of students; those who experienced the structured internship program and those who had not. The department was in a unique position to compare student perception and performance of these groups. Measures of performance and perception included: 1) Comparison of changes in GPA, 2) Comparison of student course performance, 3) Differences in attitudinal surveys designed to measure the students ’ perception of the impact of the structured internship program. The results of the research were inconclusive. GPA’s of the internship group increased slightly (1.09%). The data supporting this increase did not prove statistically significant. The non-internship data was statistically significant where the non-internship group posted a 4.49% decrease in GPA. As a whole, the internship group outperformed the non-internship group in subsequent academic performance but the difference between groups was not statistically significant. Students ’ perceptions overall were very positive with regards to the internship experience. Many students found the work fulfilling and beneficial with regards to career growth and grasping of the concepts presented in future coursework. |
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| Journal | On Line] Journal of Construction Education |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structured Internship Program Student Perception Student Performance Construction Management Curriculum Non-internship Group Internship Group Work Fulfilling Unique Position Many Student Future Coursework First Structured Internship Session Attitudinal Survey Subsequent Coursework Non-internship Data Construction Management Program Student Course Performance Colorado State University Subsequent Academic Performance Internship Experience 1998-1999 Academic Year Many Departmental Course Construction Management Student |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
