EDUCATING CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS OF TOMORROW

Engineering education is currently facing both unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Engineering institutions are being called upon to educate the architectural, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) professionals of tomorrow by complementing their traditional engineering education with the transfusion of information technology and process automation concepts through a necessary reorganization of classes and academic curricula. This paper presents a framework for an interdisciplinary course sequence in civil engineering, project management, and information technology centered on the concepts of fully integrated and automated project processes (FIAPP). The described sequence enables students to benefit pedagogically from working in truly multidisciplinary teams, to enrich their educational experience by bringing real world projects to academic settings, and to teach them fundamental principles in integration and automation of project processes highlighting the value of such integrated project management systems (information management, planning, design, construction management, procurement, operations, and maintenance). Furthermore, the course sequence addresses deficiencies in current one-dimensional educational curricula and needs expressed by educators, students, and industry professionals. The paper presents experiences and knowledge gained from the aforementioned academic sequence on FIAPP and on the utilization of 3-D computer models and associated databases in the management of A/E/C processes.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Christodoulou, S
• Publication Date: 2004-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 90-94
• Serial:
  • Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1052-3928
  • EISSN: 1943-5541
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jpepe3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided instruction; Curricula; Education and training; Future; Information management; Information technology; Transportation careers; Transportation engineers
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972293
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 2004 12:00AM