Riggs, L S (1988) Educating construction managers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(2), pp. 279-285. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The speed with which the Construction Management (CM) system has entered the daily practices of the construction industry has caught educators in a lag. The management of construction and construction management were considered synonymous until construction management became a formal contracting system. Educators designed construction education programs around the needs of the general contractor and the requirements of the general contracting system. As CM became popular, educators began teaching the CM process but have not yet totally modified instructional programs to accommodate the unique requirements of construction managers. This paper establishes the differences between the educational requirements of a contracting-oriented program and a construction management-oriented program with respect to the management tools and the philosophy of those using the tools.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Index terms: | construction industry, philosophy, general contractor, construction manager, program, construction education |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, philosophical studies, professional education, software systems, practitioner, profession |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Education, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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