Service Learning: Engineering, Construction Science and the Experiential Curriculum
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| Audience/Grade: | -College Senior |
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Civil Engineering Community-based Service Learning Construction Engineering Design |
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| Description: | Paper presented by J.W. Martin and M.E Haque at the ASEE/IEEE 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference. It examines the status of service-learning in the construction science curriculum at Texas A&M University and proposes a service-learning project for students in the construction science curriculum. From Abstract: " Service Learning is a form of experiential learning that utilizes the context of a community service project to practice academic skills. In recent years Service learning has been included in many academic disciplines throughout the United States. Incorporating a hands-on component into the curriculums of construction science is challenging for the instructor. Most often these servicelearning activities are accompanied by lessons in the classroom creating a pedagogical synergy not found in singular teaching/learning activities in the traditional classroom setting. A difficulty arises when professors want to develop service-learning projects for courses in Structures. This paper examines the current status of service learning in the Construction Science curriculum and proposes a service-learning project for Construction Science students at Texas A&M University. kind of experiences which, while they do not repel the student, but rather engage his activities are, nevertheless, more than immediately enjoyable since they promote having desirable future experiences? [2]. This is the challenge for engineering and construction educators. To achieve an effective mix of learning modes, the construction educator might combine laboratory experiences, audiovisual components, and group exercises with lectures. Approaches such as these are critical for more effective construction education. Practical activities can be as important as the theoretical underpinnings of the construction management field. One of the best laboratories for construction management is the construction project itself. There is no substitute for knowledge derived from guided experience in the field." Kewywords: Experiential Learning, Service Learning, Structures Classes, Hands-on, Service-Learning |
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service learning for seniors in construction managment or structures From Conclusions in the paper: "The engineering faculty member interested in Service Learning can examine the successes of others in parallel curriculums such as Construction Management. The adaptation of the community service course component seems to have a positive effect on most disciplines. Students gain from these hands-on experiences in multiple ways. The faculty may also develop synergy through intregration of the traditional engineering classroom, laboratory, and the community service project." |
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| Publication Date: | June 2001 |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2001/papers/1028.pdf |
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ASEE owns copyright. FIE papers are freely posted for distribution. |
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