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Al-Humaidi, H M (2007) A fuzzy logic approach to model delays in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Al-Kaabi, N S (2006) A fuzzy-based construction safety advisor (CSA) for construction safety in the United Arab Emirates, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Bu-Qammaz, A S A S (2015) Risk management model for international public construction joint venture projects in Kuwait, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
El-khawas, I N (1997) The optimal design of buildings: A life-cycle approach to energy efficiency, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Ellis, R A (1980) An analysis of the impact of public participation activities in water and transportation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Fereshtehnejad, S (2018) Multi-hazard lifecycle methods for aging structures and infrastructure systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Garrett, C C (1991) Roadway infrastructure management and investment behavior studies for developing countries: A multicriteria approach to road improvement decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Godby, C J (2002) A computational study of lexicalized noun phrases in English, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Halfawy, M M R (1998) A multi-agent collaborative framework for concurrent design of constructed facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Hauenstein, A D (1966) Construction: A taxonomy and syllabus of production practices with implications for industrial arts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: personnel; taxonomy; equipment; schools; teaching; learning; syllabus; construction industry
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/302212604
- Abstract:
[Extract from Chapter 1] The Industrial Arts Curriculum Project, as a major national educational endeavor, in essence, is dedicated to the development and implementation of a new curriculum for industrial arts. The first phase in the evolution of the curriculum was the development of a rationale for the boundary of the body of knowledge known as industry. After a year of development, the IACP stated that "within the economic institution industry, may be conceived as being that institutional element which substantially changes the form of materials to satisfy man's material wants". The second phase was, and is at the time of this research, the development of the content for the body of knowledge known as construction. One stage in the evolution of the curriculum is the development of a course syllabus from which future textbooks, workbooks, achievement tests, and teachers' guides will be written, and from which future laboratory activities, visual aids, laboratory equipment, materials, and tools will be developed. Following the development of the teaching materials, the plan is to test the materials with students and teachers, refine the materials, and develop a "package" containing the above curriculum materials for use in the public schools of the nation. Roughly five years has been allotted for developing this new curriculum. If this effort is successful, industrial arts will have a "... cohesive, comprehensive, and internally consistent framework from which students can draw meaningful insights into that complex and productive social enterprise--modern industry" (2, p. 4). Guidelines for developing the teaching time schedule for the first year course in construction may be designated as the following: Introduction, 2 weeks; Management, 8 weeks; Production, 16 weeks; Human or Personnel Practices, 4 weeks; and an Experience in Synthesis, 6 weeks. The research embodied in this dissertation deals with the facet of construction designated as production. Included in this report are the development of a taxonomy of the ways man changes the forms of materials for construction purposes, a syllabus of production in construction processes and practices, en exemplary text, workbook, laboratory manual, teacher's guide, achievement test and industrial arts laboratory activities, a supporting construction bibliography for the teacher, and a record of the encountered problems in the achievement of the research. THE PROBLEM: The basic problem to be researched in this study evolves from the need to develop a curriculum in the field of construction. More specifically, the need is to develop a taxonomy that deals with the way man changes the forms of materials to satisfy human wants by production in construction, and a syllabus exemplifying the production sequence of building any structure. The fundamental questions to be the subject of research and development are "what is the taxonomy of how man changes the forms of materials for construction purposes?" and "what is the order or structure of the synthesis of the processes and practices known as production in construction?" Subordinate to the major problems are various sub-problems which may be stated as follows: 1. What are the universal and sequential processes common to the production of buildings and non-buildings? 2. What are the practices or activities common to production of buildings and non-buildings? 3. Given the objectives, what might be exemplary industrial arts laboratory activities which reflect construction processes and practices? L. What might be the design and content of the text, workbook, laboratory manual, teacher's guide, teaching materials, achievement test and laboratory activities? 5. What would be a representative bibliography of construction -processes and practices? 6. What are the major problems encountered in the development of the research? In summary, the research will be designed to determine five funda-mental factors: 1. The taxonomy of how scan changes the forms of materials for construction. 2. The syllabus of production processes and practices. 3. Representative design and content of the teaching-learning situation. the forms of materials for construction purposes?" and "what is the order or structure of the synthesis of the processes and practices known as production in construction?" Subordinate to the major problems are various sub-problems which may be stated as follows: 1. What are the universal and sequential processes common to the production of buildings and non-buildings? 2. What are the practices or activities common to production of buildings and non-buildings? 3. Given the objectives, what might be exemplary industrial arts laboratory activities which reflect construction processes and practices? 4. What might be the design and content of the text, workbook, laboratory manual, teacher's guide, teaching materials, achievement test and laboratory activities? 5. What would be a representative bibliography of construction processes and practices? 6. What are the major problems encountered in the development of the research? In summary, the research will be designed to determine five fundamental factors: 1. The taxonomy of how scan changes the forms of materials for construction. 2. The syllabus of production processes and practices. 3. Representative design and content of the teaching-learning situation. 4. A representative bibliography of construction processes and practices for the secondary teacher. 5. The major problems encountered in the development of the research. SIGNIFCANCE OF THE STUDY: Industrial arts has been hindered in its attempt to reflect industry, largely because the body of knowledge contained in industry has never been holistically identified and ordered for instruction. The Industrial Arts Curriculum Project has provided the rationale for the study of industry, and is now in the process of developing the syllabus for a course in construction. The attempt is made in this study to order or structure the body of knowledge--develop a taxonomy--of how man changes the forms of materials for production in construction, and develop a syllabus of sequential processes and practices. If the study is successful, it will provide a framework for developing the student's text, laboratory manual, teacher's guide and achievement test, and will establish the basis for deriving laboratory activities, equipment, tools, and materials. An ordered body of knowledge, a syllabus of construction processes and practices, and demonstration laboratory activities along with a bibliography, would, at the least, provide resources for the industrial arts teacher. The following are some of the expected dividends of the study. 1. It will make a contribution to the organization and structure of instructional content. 2. It will provide an overall picture or story of production in construction processes and practices. 3. It will assist in the identification of meaningful laboratory activities appropriate to each unit of instruction. 4. It will identify the fundamental principles which should be taught. 5. It will show relationships between the construction practices. 6. It will provide future researchers with a record of encountered problems and their solutions to the problems under study. 7. It will provide a framework for a writing conference in developing a text, laboratory materials, achievement test, teacher's guide, and auxiliary materials. 8. It will be fruitful in pointing out ways in which future research can contribute to further development in the field of inquiry. For these reasons, this proposed research should make a unique contribution to the literature of industrial arts education.
Jin, R (2013) A statistical modeling approach to studying the effects of alternative and waste materials on green concrete properties, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Mahmood, N A (2021) Real-time site safety risk assessment and intervention for on-foot building construction workers using RFID-based multi-sensor intelligent system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Pan, N-F S (2001) Fuzzy reasoning expert scheduling system (FRESS) for highway construction subject to rain impact: A case study in Taiwan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Sadoun, B I (1992) A modeling methodology for energy-conserving site design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Sarma, K C (2001) Fuzzy discrete multicriteria cost optimization of steel structures using genetic algorithm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Sirca, G F (2019) Analysis of full-scale in-service civil engineering structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Stanbury, J A C (1992) An exploratory empirical study of the international consulting engineering design services industry: A United States perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Tseng, C-H (2006) Safety performance analyzer for constructed environments (SPACE), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Vargas, C A (1998) Investigating construction falls using fault tree analysis and developing a prototype tool to reduce falls using expert system and computer-assisted instruction methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Wee, S (1993) A prototype of an expert system for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation strategy in the state of Ohio (espresso), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Yang, F (2022) Ascending the pagoda: A ground-up exploration of the ancient construction methods of dayanta using virtual reality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Yoo, W S (2007) An information-based decision making framework for evaluating and forecasting a project cost and completion date, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Young, D R (1968) The development of a construction industry interest inventory, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Yu, B (2007) Essays on structural analysis of procurement auctions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.