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Taillandier, Franck; Micolier, Alice; Sauce, Gérard; Chaplain, Myriam – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Construction project is a major learning of the civil engineering educational program. However, the related knowledge is difficult to apprehend and assimilate during lectures since it is theoretical and practical work or tutorials on the subject are scarce. To address this issue, the authors developed DOMEGO, a game for teaching construction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Educational Games
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Miranda, Marina; Saiz-Linares, Ángela; da Costa, Almudena; Castro, Jorge – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
In today's industry, employers are looking for civil engineering graduates who have acquired not only substantial technical and scientific knowledge, but who also have good life-long learning skills such as problem-solving, creativity and communication skills. Therefore, it is necessary to leave behind the pedagogical approaches exclusively…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Student Projects, Lifelong Learning
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Hamzeh, Farook; Theokaris, Christina; Rouhana, Carel; Abbas, Yara – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
While many construction companies claim substantial productivity and profit gains when applying lean construction principles, it remains a challenge to teach these principles in a classroom. Lean construction emphasises collaborative processes and integrated delivery practices. Consequently, new teaching methods that nurture such values should…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Civil Engineering