Development of an Interpersonally Grounded Construction Management Curriculum Foundation Model

Posillico, John J. (2023) Development of an Interpersonally Grounded Construction Management Curriculum Foundation Model. Doctoral thesis, Birmingham City University.

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Abstract

Purpose: Education is the driving force of higher education institution(s) (HEIs) globally and is critical for student employability and practitioner recruitment. Yet, against this backdrop, research in the field is limited and hitherto, investigations into construction management curriculum development are scant. This research presents a foundational design specification for construction management programme curriculum development and aims to engender wider polemic debate as well as stimulate new insight into current higher education employability preparation practice.

Methodology: The overarching epistemology adopts interpretivist, pragmatic and post-positivist philosophical stances to critically analyse extant literature, secondary data and primary data on the foundational skills/competencies of construction management education. Abductive reasoning forms the overarching basis of a new emergent curriculum model that maps interpersonal skills and highlights the critical foundational skills and competencies necessary.

Findings: Research findings illustrate that construction management curriculum development lacks a cohesive community of practice and curriculum agenda. Importantly, it appears that although the modern construction manager needs an appreciation of digital technologies under the umbrella of Industry 4.0, their interpersonal skills and competencies were observed to far outweigh and exceed these. Premised upon these findings, the curriculum foundation model developed delineates the four key interpersonal skills and competencies construction management programmes should utilise for developing their curriculum.

Originality: This novel research unearths the lack of a cohesive curriculum agenda within construction management education, highlights the importance of interpersonal skills and competencies within the role of construction manager and based upon this, presents a curriculum foundation model.

Item Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Dates:
DateEvent
14 September 2022Submitted
13 March 2023Accepted
Uncontrolled Keywords: Curriculum, construction management, interpersonal skills, bibliometrics, curriculum model, curriculum development
Subjects: CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building
Divisions: Doctoral Research College > Doctoral Theses Collection
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Depositing User: Jaycie Carter
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2023 16:26
Last Modified: 24 Mar 2023 16:26
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14277

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