Building Construction Games - General Description

Au, Tung; Parti, Ernest W.

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“…The use of management games for teaching and learning about project planning and control is also not new and was described by Scott andCullingford in 1973. Further, Au andParti (1969) described the use of a game using a project with a significant amount of earthmoving as a basis. Not all games have to be complex and computer based and Tommelein et al (1999) describe one which can be run either manually or on a computer to illustrate the interaction of parties on a project.…”

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The Use of a Simulation Model as a Game for Teaching Project Control in Construction

Al-Jibouri¹,

Mawdesley²

2003

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

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Construction management education, like most education and indeed, most things, is changing rapidly. There is a move towards student centred learning which is intended to allow students to gain knowledge at their own pace and develop transferable skills during the course of their education. In Construction Project control is an essential task of management of projects and good planning and control have long been recognised as having beneficial effects on the success of a project. However the efficacy of control techniques that are widely taught in management courses is almost impossible to prove. It is also very difficult on a theoretical basis to help students to understand the effects of their decisions and thereby enable them to learn the mixture of science and art, which is project control. The use of management games for teaching in construction has the advantage of enabling participants to be put into complex, realistic project situations without incurring the financial and time penalties, which would accrue if real projects were used. This paper describes a simulation model of an earthmoving project, which is used as a management game, to provide players with experience in the management and control of construction projects. The model contains many of the aspects of a real project including planning, decision-making, uncertainty, environmental effects, finance and a realistic physical model of the project and resource operation. The paper draws conclusions both on its effectiveness for control and on its use for teaching and learning.

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The Use of a Simulation Model as a Game for Teaching Project Control in Construction

Al-Jibouri¹,

Mawdesley²

2003

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

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Simulation games in engineering education: A state‐of‐the‐art review

Deshpande

Huang

2011

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Globalization and advances in information technology has prompted a need to change traditional lecture-based passive learning methodology to an active multi-sensory experiential learning methodology. This article presents a state-of-the-art review of extant applications of simulation games in engineering education. It was concluded that proper application of simulation games in engineering education would maximize the student's transferability of academic knowledge to the industry. ß

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A real life simulator for construction site management

Lansley

1992

Computers & Education

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Building Construction Games - General Description

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The Use of a Simulation Model as a Game for Teaching Project Control in Construction

The Use of a Simulation Model as a Game for Teaching Project Control in Construction

Simulation games in engineering education: A state‐of‐the‐art review

A real life simulator for construction site management

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