2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

In the US, there is a variety of programs that produce students ready to be employed in the construction industry. These programs are generally accredited by ABET or ACCE. ABET accredited programs are reviewed by a variety of commissions, such as the Engineering Accreditation Commission, the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission, and the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission, and have descriptions such as “Construction Management”, “Construction Engineering”, “Construction Engineering Technology”, etc. ACCE accredited programs are more streamlined, and their descriptions are in general “Construction Management”.
In any case, these programs have curricula that are similar in various ways, and this research aims to identify these similarities. Research presented in this paper shows results from a survey of faculty from these programs that aimed to identify: 1) courses/topics with content that does not dramatically change over time and does not need to be constantly updated, 2) courses/topics that need constant updating and for what reasons, 3) courses/topics that are novel and represent material that is in the forefront of construction engineering/management technology, and 4) topics that would be appearing in curricula in the near future.
The results of this investigation will help construction programs plan their future curricula and help faculty ensure an even distribution of their workload.