​​​​Dr. Isik Ates Kiral​

Recently, I have been reflecting on an issue that has particularly drawn my attention, and I would like to share it with you. Conventional civil engineering education has long been built upon a strong technical foundation. This approach aims to equip students with solid computational skills in core areas such as structural analysis, mechanics of materials, geotechnical engineering, structural design, and construction management. In other words, within this problem-oriented ed

I wanted to share an anecdote from my Construction Project Management class today. Concepts like uncertainty, risk, decision-making, and leadership, which are crucial in construction project management, are either never mentioned or remain too "theoretical" for people working on real construction sites. To break this cycle, I first explained these topics in a classic theoretical way during the class: definitions, models, approaches… Then, I used an example from my previous ex