Educating Civil Engineers in Construction Methods

Abstract

The article analyzes the training needs of civil engineering students in construction methods and concludes that formal training in construction methods is vitally important for both students specializing in construction engineering and management and those specializing in design. Course objectives, contents and learning activities as implemented during the past three years at the Technion, IIT, are presented. Interface issues between this and the other technological courses (construction materials and equipment) are clarified. Difficulties that were faced in achieving the course objectives, particularly in the areas of communication, quality control, and the decision‐making process, and measures taken to overcome them are discussed. Steps taken to render the adjunct faculty teaching this course effective are also described.