34th AUBEA Annual Conference (AUBEA 2009) SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Conference theme: "Managing change – challenges in education and construction for the 21st century".

Australia has for some time now been riding on the crest of a development boom. That boom has been driven by Australia’s sound economic position and the world demand for many of our resources. With the financial meltdown that is now starting to affect world markets the Construction industry will be affected. What form will this take? How will this impact on university education and research? What will industry want from our graduates? Does the fact that most universities around the world are judged by the amount and quality of their research affect the quality of graduates? How can industry work closer with universities to achieve acceptable outcomes for both groups? Does industry have an obligation to fund research? What further education do graduates require when they enter the workplace? The conference will provide the opportunity for academics and PhD students across the broad spectrum of construction education to present their research to both their peer group and to industry bodies. Opportunities will also be provided for concentrated workshop sessions aimed at learning styles and innovative teaching methodologies. One session will be set aside for the Australian Teaching and Learning Council projects currently being undertaken in the Construction area.

• Change in university and industry expectations
• Industry and university accreditations
• Evolving construction professions
• Mobility and transferability of education
• Problem/project/design-based learning
• Work based learning
• Transition to the workplace
• Research supervision
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) and other new technologies
• Sustainable building design and construction
• Current and proposed research
•  Industry research funding
• Women in construction

ABOUT AUBEA

The principal aim of AUBEA is to promote and improve teaching and research in building through communication and collaboration. It also aims to coordinate efforts to market the discipline of building within institutions to prospective students, research partners and clients. The scope of AUBEA’s coverage includes: construction and project management, quantity surveying, construction economics and value management, building science and technology, building services, plant and materials, building control, land economics, building surveying, project management and facilities management.

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All enquiries on the content of the Conference should be addressed to the Conference Convenor, Associate Professor George Zillante.