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Lingard, H and Lin, J (2003) Managing motherhood in the Australian construction industry: work-family balance, parental leave and part-time work. Construction Economics and Building, 3(02), 15-24.
Liu, C, Lyle, B and Langston, C (2003) Estimating demolition costs for single residential buildings. Construction Economics and Building, 3(02), 33-42.
Loosemore, M (2003) Impediments to reform in the Australian building and construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 3(02), 1-8.
McLaughlin, P (2003) Peer assessment for construction management and quantity surveying students. Construction Economics and Building, 3(02), 43-49.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Peer assessment; construction education; problem-based learning
- ISBN/ISSN: 1445-2634
- URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v3i2.2918
- Abstract:
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Construction Management degree course at RMIT University, Melbourne,qualify for registration with the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) and the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) upon graduation. Over the past decade the degree course has been constantly upgraded and altered in line with recommendations from professional bodies such as these and other industry partners. In 1994 the Departmentof Building and Construction Economics re-assessed a range of subjects including the first year technology subjects. Out of the review a problem-based integrated learning unit was developed and tested. This unit has now been in place for ten years. Quantity surveying and construction management like most other professions in the construction industry require teamwork and advanced consultation skills. These skills may be learnt through experience but there is considerable evidence that these skills can be taught in the undergraduate years. Therefore in line with team-based approaches used in industry and professional construction settings, this year a new assessment model - peer assessment - will be applied to the problem-based learning unit. This paper describes the procedures and processes used to introduce the change and examines the theoretical base upon which the model was developed.
Mills, A (2003) Property and construction professions: the views of industry leaders. Construction Economics and Building, 3(02), 9-14.
Oyodele, L, Jaiyeoba, B and Fadeyi, M (2003) Design factors influencing quality of building projects in Nigeria: consultants' perception. Construction Economics and Building, 3(02), 25-32.