- Author
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Dorsey, R. W.
- Title
- Evaluation of College Curricula Which Prepares Management Personnel for Construction.
- Coporate
- Cincinnati Univ., OH
- Report
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Source Document 71,
March 1992,
383 p.
- Keywords
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construction
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evaluation
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universities
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personnel management
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education
- Identifiers
- organizations involved with construction education; industry needs for management personnel; undergraduate programs; graduate education; relationship to skill/traits study: recommendations
- Abstract
- The Task Force on Education and Training published a report in 1990, entitled The Acquisition of Skills and Traits Among Construction Personnel, which indicates that about 30% of the skill/traits needed to perform in construction roles should be gained through formal education, the remainder being acquired through special training and on-the-job experience. Further, the study indicates that formal education should be strong on developing the fundamental skills of problem solving and communications, plus the basics of graphics, financial management, planning and control, ethics, leadership and personnel management, all of which provide the foundation for continuing development throughout the careers of construction managers.