Additional Business Courses in the CM Curriculum

Abstract

With the growing size of the Construction Industry, an increased knowledge and understanding of the business side of the operation is becoming more important. This study attempts to look at construction management student’s interest in adding more business topic courses into the CM curriculum and if adding more business topic courses will better prepare students for industry. Students were asked to answer six questions -five survey and one free response. These questions were designed to provide quantitative and qualitative data that would allow for an increased understanding of student interest in regards to business. Conclusion: Results indicated that students would like to see more business related topics courses implemented into the CM curriculum and felt that more business classes would better prepare them for industry

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