Education of architects and engineers for careers in facility design and construction / Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee on Education of Facilities Design and Construction Professionals.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reinschmidt, Kenneth F.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Education of Facilities Design and Construction Professionals.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment.

National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board.

Federal Construction Council.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Study and teaching.

Architecture.

Engineering--Study and teaching.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 78 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Education of Architects and Engineers for Careers in Facility Design and Construction""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""ORIGIN AND PURPOSE OF STUDY""; ""STUDY PROCEDURES""; ""SCOPE AND FOCUS OF THE REPORT""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Background Information""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF THE U.S. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY""; ""ROLE OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS""; ""THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTS""; ""THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERS""

""3 Capabilities of Graduates of Architectural and Engineering Schools"" ""QUALITY OF GRADUATES' SKILLS""; ""Design""; ""Technology""; ""Teamwork""; ""Business Skills""; ""Communication""; ""Liberal Arts""; ""QUALITY OF EDUCATION""; ""Programs""; ""Teaching""; ""Research""; ""Methodology""; ""4 Conclusions, General Discussion, and Recommendations""; ""LEVEL OF SPECIFIC SKILLS""; ""Design""; ""Technology""; ""Teamwork""; ""Business Skills""; ""Communications""; ""Liberal Arts""; ""QUALITY OF EDUCATION""; ""Practice Versus Theory""; ""Research""; ""Curriculum""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""

""References"" ""APPENDIX A Committee Statement of Task""; ""APPENDIX B The Educational System for Construction Managers""; ""APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches of Members of the Committee on Education of Facilities Design and Construction Professionals""

Notes:

Committee chair: Kenneth F. Reinschmidt.

Funding for the project was provided through the following agreements between the indicated federal agency and the National Academy of Sciences: Department of State Contract No. 1030-270106; National Science Foundation Grant No. MSS-9203138, under master agreement 8618641; and U.S. Postal Service grant unnumbered.

"This project was carried out under the technical program of the Federal Construction Council (FCC). The FCC is a continuing activity of the Building Research Board (BRB) which is a unit of the NRC Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems."--Verso. t.p.

OCLC:

567838298