Key Management Skills for Integral Civil Engineering Education

Authors

  • Miguel Ángel Gómez Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
  • Rodrigo Fernando Herrera Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Edison Atencio Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
  • Felipe Cristóbal Munoz-La Rivera Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Universitat Politècnica de Cataluña

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v11i1.15259

Keywords:

management skills, AEC industry, competencies, civil engineering education

Abstract


Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry requires many interactions between professionals of different areas. Thus, project managers in the AEC industry should have a set of management-aligned skills. International agreements and accreditation boards states the expected skills for engineering graduates, but they usually overrate technical skills. This study aims to identify the most relevant skills in management for civil engineer's education. To achieve this, a literature review was carried out and a list of 129 competencies was obtained. This list was summarized in 34 competencies, and his importance level was evaluated using a web-based survey, targeted to Chilean project managers and civil engineers. The collected skills were classified in management, technical and soft skills. According to respondents, the 34 skills described in this paper are important for the exercise of the profession. However, the most important skills in relative terms are soft skills, then management, and finally, technical skills.

Author Biographies

Miguel Ángel Gómez, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Miguel A. Gómez is a Civil Engineer and Bachelor of Science Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. He is researcher and professor of the course of “Applied Computer Science” at the School of Civil Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. His current research is related to Structural Dynamics and Vibrations, and Engineering Education.

Rodrigo Fernando Herrera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Universitat Politècnica de València

Rodrigo F. Herrera is a Civil Engineer and Bachelor of Science Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and has a Master’s in project management at the University of Viña del Mar and is currently a PhD candidate in Engineering Sciences at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universitat Politécnica de Valencia. He is currently professor courses "Applied Computer Science", "Introduction to Civil Engineering", "Planning and Project Control" and "Project Management" at the School of Civil Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. His current research is AEC Technologies, Lean Project Management and Engineering Education.

Edison Atencio, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Edison Atencio is a Civil Engineer and Bachelor of Science Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and has a Master’s in Industrial Engineering and is currently a PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. He is currently professor courses "Applied Computer Science", "Planning and Project Control" and "Preparation and Project Evaluation" at the School of Civil Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. His current research is AEC Technologies, Project Management and Engineering Education.

Felipe Cristóbal Munoz-La Rivera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Universitat Politècnica de Cataluña

Felipe C. Muñoz-La Rivera is Civil Engineer a Bachelor of Science Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and Master in BIM Management and PhD candidate in Civil Engineering at Universitat Politécanica de Catalunya. He is a currently teacher courses "Virtual Design and Construction", "Mechanics Dinamics" and "Project Management" in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. His current research is AEC Technologies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Project Management and Engineering Education.

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Published

2021-01-19

How to Cite

Gómez, M. Ángel, Herrera, R. F., Atencio, E., & Munoz-La Rivera, F. C. (2021). Key Management Skills for Integral Civil Engineering Education. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 11(1), pp. 64–77. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v11i1.15259

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Papers

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