scholarly journals Evaluation of an Interview-Based Internship Class in the Construction Management Curriculum: A Case Study of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Ali Karji ◽  
Stuart Bernstein ◽  
Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli ◽  
Arash Taghinezhad ◽  
Arefeh Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
University Of Nebraska Lincoln ◽  
Industrial Needs ◽  
The University ◽  
Management Curriculum

Internships have been shown to be impactful tools to connect students’ learning in academia with real-world industrial needs. To help the students to get more out of their internship experience, some universities provide a summer internship class in which students do class assignments based on their experiences during their internship. There have been numerous studies on the benefits of internships. However, the benefits of a potential internship class for students in construction management (CM) programs at universities have not yet been investigated. This paper demonstrates the structure of an interview-based internship class and investigates its effectiveness. We have focused on the CM program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) as a case study. We sent online questionnaires to the intern students who took the class, students’ mentors, and the professors who taught the class. The results indicate that despite some challenges to meet the requirements of the class, the students, their mentors, and the professor found the class beneficial. The results of this paper are expected to help CM programs with the establishment and improvement of internship classes in their curriculum.

scholarly journals The Social Hubs Project: Exploratory real-world research - students as researchers and experiential learning.

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carin Tunaker ◽  
Ian Bride ◽  
Daniela Peluso
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
The Social ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Research Students ◽  
The University

This case study piece describes an approach to teaching and learning that has been successfully employed at the University of Kent, Canterbury. It offers a way of engaging students in real-world research and learning experiences that allow them to build skills, take on responsibility, and, at the same time, feel that they are making a valuable contribution to their University community. It is hoped that the story told here will inspire others to take similar initiatives in their own institutions.

A Living Case Study

2017 ◽  
pp. 158-178
Author(s):  
Janine M. Pierce ◽  
Donna M. Velliaris ◽  
Jane Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Real World ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Business Courses ◽  
Knowledge Practice ◽  
The University

Living Case Studies (LCSs) in the discipline of business provide a bridge from knowledge acquisition to knowledge practice in a real world context. They offer the facilitator a knowledge to application methodology and the student a learning by doing experience, which are oftentimes lacking in business courses. The Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology (EIBT) offers a Diploma of Business leading to either the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia's degree programs in business-related fields. From 2010-2013, EIBT introduced a simulated LCS in its Diploma of Business program to extend collaborative methods and understanding of how different business courses can work together to achieve heightened student engagement. This chapter provides an overview of the journey from planning to implementation, approaches adapted in different courses, reflections on what was learned, and future recommendations if the LCS were to be re-implemented at EIBT.

scholarly journals IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN STUDENT DESIGN COURSES THROUGH QUALITATIVE USER RESEARCH AND CONTEXTUAL IMMERSION

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Gheorghe ◽  
Antony J. Hodgson ◽  
H. F. Machiel Van der Loos
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Real World ◽  
Design Education ◽  
User Studies ◽  
User Research ◽  
The Real ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The University

Shifting from the course-based mindset into the real-world context of the user is a challenge that students often face during design courses. This can result in designs and proposed solutions that do not fully meet the technical and business needs of the client. This paper proposes a greater use of qualitative methods, paired with a deep immersion in the user environment, and highlights the value in design education through a case study example. A focus on qualitative user-studies in the discovery phase of design helps to give students perspective on the unique characteristics of users and the design context. The Engineers in Scrubs Program, in collaboration with the Uganda Sustainable Trauma Orthopaedic Program (USTOP), at the University of British Columbia is highlighted as one such example.

scholarly journals Integrating Interdisciplinary Thinking and Practice: a Case Study of a Victorian University in Australia

10.29007/45tx ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usha Iyer-Raniga
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Real World ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Knowledge ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
The University ◽  
Interdisciplinary Thinking

The value of interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum have been considered successful along multiple fronts; including reducing administrative burden from inter departmental collaboration, providing “intellectual” solutions to problems and breaking academic discipline boundaries. Criticism from industry often focuses on educators not preparing graduates for work in the real world. A major reason underpinning this criticism is that the students are not exposed to the requisite skills to make them work- ready. Despite the pressures to include interdisciplinary approaches from an ethical perspective, putting it into practice is difficult. This paper presents the findings of involving students from three different schools from a Victorian university in Australia: built environment, business and computer science. The project was developed as part of a state government competitive fund where industry, staff and students worked together to support each other and realize mutual benefits. The aim of the study was to develop an approach involving students in a theory-practice model of a real world project by selecting a building within the university as a case study to arm students with real world knowledge focusing on sustainability outcomes. The objective was to assist in preparing students from different disciplines for better workplace experiences, where they can bring in interdisciplinary thinking and practice into their day-day operations. The outcomes for the university, in using this building as a living laboratory, was to capture lessons learned through the process of improving future building developments from a sustainability perspective. Student involvement was successful, but true interdisciplinary engagement was not achieved.

scholarly journals Case Study of Sustainability of the PIPS Best Value Program at the University of Minnesota

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Kenneth Sullivan ◽  
Dean Kashiwagi
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Process Structure

This is a case study testing the hypothesis that the best value PIPS process is a sustainable process/structure. The best value PIPS process has been tested 450 times over 13 years. However, the process/structure has not been sustainable, meaning that users have been successful at individual tests, but unable to imbed the system into their organization and standard operating procedures. It has been resisted because it minimizes the need for construction management, simplifies the delivery process and transfers both risk and control to the contractors. The University of Minnesota approached the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) to test and implement the process. Unlike other research clients, they agreed to meet the requirements for sustainability: implementing a long term strategic plan, using and instructing a core team, running tests before full implementation, and implementing continuous education to both client professionals and contractors. This study shows the results of the hypothesis testing.

scholarly journals The Use of Predictive Analyzes for University Dropout Cases

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Iraqi Journal Of Science ◽  
Hachem Harouni Alaoui ◽  
Elkaber Hachem ◽  
Cherif Ziti ◽  
Mustapha Bassiri
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
University Dropout ◽  
The University

We will also derive practical solutions using predictive analytics. And this would include application making predictions with real world example from University of Faculty of Chariaa of Fez. As soon as student enrolled to the university, they will certainly encounter many difficulties and problems which discourage their motivation towards their courses and which pushes them to leave their university.The aim of our article is to manage an investigation of the issue of dropping out their studies. This investigation actively integrates the benefits ofmachine learning. Hence, we will concentrate on two fundamental strategies which are KNN, which depends on the idea of likeness among data; and the famous strategy SVM, which can break the issues of classification.Thanks to predictive analytics, we can come up concrete solutions to decrease this issue. Therefore, our case study was specifically limited to University of Chariaa-Fez, Morocco.

scholarly journals Linking Theory To Practice: Experiential Learning In An Employee Wellness Practicum

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sallie M. Scovill ◽  
Matthew D. Waite
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Real World ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Employee Wellness ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The University ◽  
Unique Program ◽  
Course Of Study

Engaging students in a process that connects real world experience with their course of study is well documented in the literature as a pedagogy linked with experiential learning. This paper is a case study of an experiential learning (EL) process in a practicum course in Employee Wellness. This case study describes how this unique program follows an EL model where students work together to manage an on-campus wellness programs for employees at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

scholarly journals Internships: The Nuts And Bolts Of An Effective Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
C. Kenneth Meyers ◽  
Sara Kurovski ◽  
Stephen E. Clapham
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Effective Program ◽  
Internship Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Braxston Public Engineering and Consulting Group (BPECG) is a nationally known and respected company that is magnate for students who wish to receive a valued internship experience.   Under the able direction of Amy Greene, the work experiences were coordinated during the summer and interns were well paid for their contributions.  The case study chronicles the trials and tribulations faced by a competent, highly energized engineering intern who faces the malaise of an organization that is unprepared to provide a valid learning experience. As the case unfolds, Greene has an Eureka experience and learns from a colleague how interns can and do make vital contributions (ROI’s) to their assigned organizations. Upon reviewing the contributions that interns made in three organizations, she redesigns Braxston’s Internship program, reviews the State University Intern to Work Program that addresses, among many other factors, the internship purpose, supervision, learning objectives,  and intern and employer obligations.  The case includes an Intern Evaluation form and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the university and the company. Last, the Questions and Instructions provide for focused discussion and analysis and the references enable learners to research the top internship programs in the United States.

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