Olbina, S (2008) Improving the delivery system for teaching the project planning and feasibility/site development course to building construction undergraduate students and real estate graduate students. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 4(1), pp. 46-64. ISSN 1557-8771
Abstract
The Project Planning and Feasibility/Site Development course in the Building Construction program includes the nomenclature and process of developing residential real property. This multidisciplinary capstone course covers material related to market study, site selection and site analysis, project feasibility analysis, site design, design of houses, estimating, scheduling, financing, and project closeout. By completing this course, students get an overall understanding of the land development process. This article explains a delivery system used by a new instructor of the existing course. The course methodology encourages students to develop self-learning, critical thinking, communication skills, and teamwork abilities. The course overview, objectives, methods, (such as lectures, guest speakers, videos/films, a semester capstone project, field trips), and the instructor assessment of students are presented. The students' evaluations of the course delivery system are also provided.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | evaluations; multidisciplinary; residential real estate development; self-learning; students'; teamwork |
| Index terms: | project feasibility, teamwork, project closeout, undergraduate, real estate, communication skill, critical thinking, instructor, scheduling, building construction, real estate development, methodology, program, site selection, land development, graduate student, financing, project planning, estimating, site analysis |
| Subjects: | building construction, cognitive psychology, research methods, economic development, operations management, operations research, curriculum design, economic analysis, curriculum development, digital engineering, practitioner, specialized education, software systems, management, real estate economics, financial and cost management, control systems, value management |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Time Control, Digital Applications, Urban Studies, Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Education, Engineering Principles, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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