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Construction industry involvement in the capstone Senior Design class
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Arnold, Althea |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The University of North Texas Construction Engineering Technology program has effectively taken advantage of construction industry involvement in the implementation of its capstone class. The objectives of this capstone experience are to integrate the knowledge learned in all previous course work, give the student experience working with industry that was not possible in conventional classroom settings, expose the students to cutting edge technology currently being used by progressive industries, give students experience working in teams and making both written and oral presentations. These objectives are in line with the ABET requirements for capstone courses: (1) “draw together diverse elements of the curriculum,” and (2) “develop student competence in focusing both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems.” The Senior Design capstone course is a two semester course pair required of all graduating seniors in the degree program. Students in these courses closely follow actual construction projects over the nine month course duration. Students choose from projects in commercial construction, residential subdivision construction, heavy highway or structural design. Although students follow an actual project they are responsible for developing their own schedule, cost estimate, and 3-D Revit building model. Students learn how early decisions affect the cost and schedule of the project. For their final presentation, students present the actual project; their own projections; recommendations for making the project more sustainable; and comparisons for each. These presentations are made before members of the Construction Industry Advisory Board, faculty, and other students. This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using actual construction projects as a backdrop for the capstone class and of working directly with the construction industry as an educational experience. The success of this first year has lead to continued interest from the construction community to be part of this program. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/construction-industry-involvement-in-the-capstone-senior-design-class.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
