Arditi, D (1984) Graduate education in construction management. Construction Management and Economics, 2(3), pp. 193-199. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Construction management has been in existence for many years. This paper reviews the graduate construction management programmes offered by departments of civil engineering in the US. The courses offered in such programmes are categorized and examined in twelve groups. The findings indicate that the most popular subjects are those related to laws, contracts, and specifications; planning and scheduling; and operations research methods. Also, it was found that programmes differed a great deal from each other in terms of the concentration of and emphasis on the subjects treated. It is concluded that a clearer conception oft he discipline is necessary both by educators and the industry for higher quality and more uniform graduate programmes in construction management.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | civil engineering education; construction management; graduate programmes in construction |
| Index terms: | engineering education, operations research, graduate education, programme, scheduling, specification |
| Subjects: | design methods, operations research, contractual condition, higher education, project controls, professional education |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Time Control, Education, Contract Administration |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here