Evaluation of College Curricula Which Prepare Management Personnel for Construction

Whereas other disciplines have relatively standard criteria, construction is subject to significantly different interpretations from university to university. Construction needs to clarify the tenets of its formal education components. The diversity is described in Table 1. (SD-71, p.2)

Accreditation procedures and outcome assessments are gradually bringing about some cohesiveness, but a standard construction curriculum is not in the foreseeable future nor is it really desirable. The construction industry will be best served by high quality education in a variety of formats. This key point is reflected strongly in Table 2 below, comparing Engineering Related and Non-Engineering related construction program characteristics. (SD-71, p. 6)