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Evaluation Of An Interview-Based Internship Class In The Construction Management Curriculum: A Case Study Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ali Karji, Stuart Bernstein, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Arash Arash Taghinezhad, Arefeh Mohammadi
Evaluation Of An Interview-Based Internship Class In The Construction Management Curriculum: A Case Study Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ali Karji, Stuart Bernstein, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Arash Arash Taghinezhad, Arefeh Mohammadi
Department of Construction Engineering and Management: Faculty Publications
Internships have been shown to be impactful tools to connect students’ learning in academia with real-world industrial needs. To help the students to get more out of their internship experience, some universities provide a summer internship class in which students do class assignments based on their experiences during their internship. There have been numerous studies on the benefits of internships. However, the benefits of a potential internship class for students in construction management (CM) programs at universities have not yet been investigated. This paper demonstrates the structure of an interview-based internship class and investigates its effectiveness. We have focused on …