Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/802666
- Title
- Challenges and opportunities for construction education in Australia
- Author/Creator
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Williams, Anthony;
Sher, Willy;
Simmons, Catharine
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Description
- The university education of construction professionals is unique as curricula straddle diverse areas, including technology, design, law, management and finance. Furthermore, the opportunities for would-be Construction Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Building Surveyors (CMQSBS) are extensive. A buoyant construction industry is currently fuelling high student expectations. Currently CMQSBS programs contribute over 1000 graduates annually. This paper reports on data gathered in an Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant which, inter alia, showcases innovation and best practice within these disciplines. The findings of some components of an online survey as well as interviews and focus groups are documented here as well as some observations of how these disciplines might be improved.
- Relation
- 19th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education: To Industry and Beyond. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (Yeppoon, Qld 7-10 December, 2008)
- Relation
- http://aaee.com.au/conferences/papers/2008/2008index.html
- Date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CQUniversity Australia
- Keyword(s)
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construction education;
construction industry;
students;
construction professionals
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/802666
- Identifier
- ISBN:1921047607
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