Meeting the computer competency expectations of the construction industry

Author

Wiezel, Avi ; Schexnayder, Cliff ; Walsh, Ken

Author_Institution

Webb Sch. of Construction, Arizona State Univ., AZ, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

21-23 Jul 1997

Firstpage

39

Lastpage

40

Abstract

A Microcomputer Applications in Construction course was developed to provide computer literacy for undergraduate construction students. The course topics and the results of construction industry computer literacy expectations research are presented. A critical issue was the question of the extent to which multimedia application development should be included in the course. It is recommended that there be continuous monitoring of computer courses and adaptation to change

Keywords

computer literacy; computer science education; construction industry; educational courses; microcomputer applications; multimedia computing; computer literacy; construction industry; educational course; microcomputer applications; multimedia applications; undergraduate students; Application software; Computer applications; Computer interfaces; Computerized monitoring; Construction industry; Databases; Digital cameras; Education; Microcomputers; Text processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microelectronic Systems Education, 1997. MSE '97. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7996-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MSE.1997.612538

Filename

612538