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Davies, A J (1995) Towards a method of measurement and cost control for civil engineering work in the petrochemical industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Du, H (2012) Modelling of building performance under the UK climate change projections and the prediction of future heating and cooling design loads in building spaces, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Li-Hua, R (2001) Technology transfer in international joint venture projects in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Malsane, S M (2015) The application of automated rule checking to existing UK building regulations using BIM technologies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Pesce, C (2022) Tailoring lime properties to the modern construction industry. The effects of organic additives and alternative slaking methods on portlandite mineralogy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Podevyn, M (2013) Developing an organisational framework for sustaining virtual city models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Weirs, J (2021) From student to young professional: Exploring the impact of work-based placements on the transformation of undergraduate construction students, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: education; uncertainty; learning; professional; thematic analysis; interview
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2637957719
- Abstract:
From education to accountancy, nursing to tourism, literature is awash with studies relating to work-based placements yet there appears to be little which specifically addresses the construction industry. Work-based placement literature often argues that students return to university from their placement a different person, somehow transformed. However, the majority of this literature focusses on the transformative outcome, with little empirical research investigating the transformational process itself. The following thesis offers a phenomenological study which seeks to address these two gaps in knowledge by exploring the transformational journey upon which construction undergraduates travel during a work-based placement. Framed within Jack Mezirow’s transformative learning theory, it investigates work-based placements from the student’s perspective, examining the issues they face and searching for answers to how and if a placement can affect the transformation of students. A mixed methods approach consisting of semi-structured interviews and a self-administered explorative questionnaire was used to examine the experiences of placement students before and after their placement. The qualitative data were subjected to a thematic analysis to establish key themes, while the quantitative data were subjected to a series of statistical tests and summaries to uncover patterns, associations and differences. The data revealed that at the beginning of their placement students had an overwhelming sense of inadequacy, a lack of confidence and an uncertainty as to how they would perform and, while learning was clearly taking place, at times it was almost on an ad-hoc basis. Transformation was occurring but many students were unaware of this change. There were many factors which contributed to their transformation with the key finding being a self-perpetuating cycle of an increase in knowledge and experience leading to increased confidence which gradually changed them from student to young professional.
Zahiroddiny, S (2016) Understanding the impact of building information modelling (BIM) on construction projects' communication patterns, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Northumbria at Newcastle.