A research on relevance of university courses in construction management and general education to requirements of industry competency

[[abstract]]近年來營建業轉型，更注重於工程中的人、事、物之整合與規劃管理，再加上業主，除了專業技術知識外，更看重從業人員的基本素養，故營建管理與通識課程日益受到重視，但大學土木工程教育所提供的相關課程與業界職能需求的關聯尚有待瞭解。 因此本研究對目前大學營建管理與通識課程內容對於業界職能需求之關聯程度做一探討。首先經由文獻回顧擬定項目進行問卷設計，再邀請營建業從業人員填答。對問卷所得資料進行信度檢驗、敘述性統計分析、與群組差異檢測等處理。結果顯示，受訪者認為目前營建管理與通識課程內容整體而言以「對於初入業界時所需之能力是極為重要的」最為認同，營建管理課程以「營建法規」、「工程品質管理」、「契約規範」與工作需求最有關連，通識課程則為「溝通協調」、「談判技巧」、「工程及專業倫理」、「法律與人生」最為重要。[[abstract]]In recent years the construction industry has been undergoing some major changes and become more and more aware of integration of people activities and materials as well as planning and management Furthermore in addition to knowledge in technical areas employers have placed more emphasis on basic capabilities of their employees Thus courses on construction management and general education have increasingly attracted greater attention However the connections between such courses offered by universities and the competency requirements of the industry are yet to be explored Therefore this study investigated the degrees of connections of current courses on construction management and general education with the industry’s requirements for occupational competency First through a literature review a questionnaire including related issues was designed and industry professionals were invited to participate in the survey The results of analyzing the collected data from the survey shows that the respondents generally agree that current courses on construction management and general education as a whole are “very important for acquiring the required abilities before entering the industry” With respect to courses on construction management the respondents regard “construction laws and regulations” “construction quality management” and “contracts and specifications” as more closely connected with occupational competency With respect to courses on general education they regard “communication and coordination” “negotiation skills” “ethics for engineers and professionals” and “law and life” as more relevant course