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In 2011, faculty at Northern Arizona University re-designed the Construction Management curriculum by disconnecting topic-specific laboratories from their associated lectures and forming a single integrated laboratory called 'Construct for Practice' (C4P) in an effort to provide students with context-rich experiences. In addition to merging the topic-specific content, the C4P laboratory is co-convened among sophomore, junior and senior levels to facilitate the incorporation of design and project management functions into the building process. The resulting laboratory is both horizontally integrated (among topics) and vertically integrated (among roles). Now, after four complete semesters of implementation, graduates of the CM program have experienced the complete cycle of the laboratory. This paper describes how the laboratory curriculum has developed over time, presenting a summary of lessons learned, costs associated with the laboratory and recommendations for replication at other institutions.

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John Tingerthal joined the construction management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineering career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis. He was also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of 2001. He holds professional engineering licenses in the states of Arizona and Illinois. He is currently working on a doctorate of education in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in higher education. His academic interests lie in the field of student-centered learning and teaching. He has been a primary instructor in a transdisciplinary course that incorporated engineering, construction, cultural anthropology, and emergency medicine in an immersive experiential setting that was aimed to prepare students for international development projects. Tingerthal is a member of Engineers without Borders, ASCE, AISC, and the Building Smart Alliance and advises the construction management student organization (CMO). He coordinates NAU's teams for the Associated Schools of Construction Regional competition in Reno, Nev., and coaches the BIM team.

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