The competencies acquisition with simulation application in the course 'construction planning and controlling'. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Freire, Ailton Soares; Cavalheiro, Caroline; Ely, Daniela Matschulat; Jungles, Antônio Edésio
• Is Part Of: International journal of simulation and process modelling. Volume 11:Number 6(2016)
• Page Start: 443
• Page End: 452
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: table simulation -- competence acquisition -- construction scheduling -- skills -- problem-based learning -- PBL -- construction planning -- contruction education -- civil engineering -- higher education Brazil; Management -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Operations research -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2123

Abstract

This paper presents a report of the table simulation used to develop the students' competencies in the course of 'construction planning and controlling' on a college course of civil engineering at a Brazilian university. The theories used are directly linked to teaching for competence, the methodology of table simulation and planning and controlling of constructions techniques. Two groups of students were compared in the study. One of the groups was submitted to the traditional teaching methodology and the other group to the teaching for competence methodology based on the table simulation technique. The results achieved are: 1) identifying and developing the civil engineer's competencies specialised in construction programming and controlling; 2) confirmation that learning is more effective once it is applied in the student education with exercises and techniques of simulation of professional practice.