Advancing minority STEM students' communication and presentation skills through cocurricular training activities

P Pradhananga, M ElZomor… - Journal of Civil …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The competency and professional growth of the workforce in the architecture, engineering,
and construction (AEC) industry is significantly impacted by the individuals' ability to master …

Collaborations between industry and academia for future workforce development: construction practitioners' perspective

AO Yusuf, A Afolabi, A Akanmu, H Murzi… - Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose There is a growing mismatch between the skill demands of the industry and the
offerings of academia. One way of reducing this mismatch is by improving collaborations …

Instructors' Considerations When Collaborating with Practitioners for Future Workforce Development

AO Yusuf, AA Akanmu, H Murzi… - Journal of Civil …, 2025 - ascelibrary.org
A paradigm shift toward workforce development is essential to ensure that the future
workforce meets the expectations of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) …

Is the AEC profession a good fit for me? A Constructivist Grounded Theory on Professional Identity Formation in First-Year Architecture, Engineering, and Construction …

AN Ofori-Boadu, V Ofori-Boadu - ASEE annual conference exposition, 2022 - par.nsf.gov
Women professionals are underrepresented in the architecture, engineering, and
construction (AEC) industry. As part of a larger and longitudinal nationwide study that …

[PDF][PDF] Examination of future construction career role preferences and identities of construction students

DF Porter, AN Ofori-Boadu - 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & …, 2018 - academia.edu
Considering that the construction industry is a broad field with many different roles and
responsibilities, the purpose of this research study was to examine construction students' …