Assignment 05: Project 1 Part II: Research Product Decision…

Submit Project 1 – Part II: Research Product Decision-Making Process. See Project 1 under Course Resources for complete project details and instructions.

For Part II, in a one page narrative explanation, include responses to the following questions:

How did you use the resources to find the information?

Did you need to go to more than one place to find all of the information needed?

How is information about construction products organized?

Was your research process effective? Efficient? Why or why not?

What will change in this process for the next time you conduct construction product research? Why?

What do you think are the difficulties for construction management professionals in choosing appropriate products for their projects?

How does this product research project give you an appreciation of the critical thinking process necessary in the selection of construction materials and methods?

Submit this assignment to the dropbox “Assignment 05: Project 1 Part II: Research Product Decision-Making Process.” This assignment is worth 50 points and will be graded according to the scoring guide below.

SCORING GUIDE (50 POINTS)

Rating Scale10-9Work meets or exceeds criterion at a high level of competence.8Work reflects an understanding of criterion with minor misunderstandings/misconceptions.7Criterion partially met, but one or more important concepts/skills are missing or flawed.6Work reflects an attempt to meet criterion, but significant misunderstandings/misconceptions are apparent.5-0Criterion not met or work is absent.

Criteria1.Detailed how the resources were used to find the information with sources cited.2.Detailed how information about construction products was organized, and if students research process was effective and efficient. Identified whether or not the student would change the process for the next construction product researched.3.Explained the difficulties for construction management professionals in choosing appropriate products for their projects.4.Detailed how this product research project gave student an appreciation of the critical thinking process necessary in the selection of construction materials and methods.5.Paper used APA style and format and met minimum required written pages with appropriate grammar and spelling.