Civil and Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Education:
- Ph.D. Education Human Resource Studies in Construction Management, Colorado State University
- IMBA. Master of International Business Administration, University of Denver
- BA. Business Administration, California Baptist University
- AS. Agriculture Production, Glen College
Areas of Teaching:
- Introduction to Construction Management
- Plan Reading & Estimating
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- Construction Safety Management
- Construction Materials & Methods
- Building Structures and Codes\
- Construction Project Management
- Advanced Estimating
- Mechanical Systems for Buildings
- Computer Based Capstone
Research Interest:
- Construction Workforce Development
- Business Dynamics in Family Owned Corporations
- Integrated Teaching Platforms in Construction Education
- Lean Construction
Professional Affiliations:
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Accreditation Peer Reviewer, Chicago, IL.
- American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), Accreditation Peer Reviewer, Irving, Texas.
- American Association of Community College (AACC), Associate Member, Washington, DC.
- Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), College Teaching Certificate.
- National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), Green Building Professional.
- Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration (IICRC), Certificate in Insurance Restoration, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Selected Publications:
- Patricia. A., Jacobs. F., “Revisiting Lean Construction Research Studies Based on the
Topic of Operating Platform Transformation” Engineering Management Journal.
- Avila. J, Jacobs F, Crosby R. “An Exploration of Family business Dynamics in the
Restoration Industry.” The Journal of Cleaning, Restoration and Inspection
June 2015. Volume 2, Issue 3 – Page 10-17.
- Nguyen. T.H., Jacobs. F. “An Automated Sustainability Rating System for Building
Designs.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. Sept. 2015. ASCE-ISSN 1076-
0431/04015001(10).
- Nguyen. T.H., Jacobs. F. “Risk Assessment Study for Transportation projects in India.”
International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management.
Volume 3, Issue 9. September 2014.
- Nguyen. T.H., Barve. A., Jacobs F. T. “Critical Factors Affecting the Productivity of a BIM
Based Design Team” Journal of the Associated Schools of Construction of South Africa,
Volume 1, Number 2, November 2014.
Selected Conference Proceedings and Papers:
- Francois Jacobs, Ph.D., Phil Martinez, MBA. “E-Portfolio Assessment Reporting and Improving the Learning Environment.” Global Conference on Teaching and Learning With Technology. Singapore.
- Francois Jacobs Ph.D. “Teaching Construction Management in the Virtual Classroom.”
Associated Schools of Construction Conference. April 2013. Washington DC,
Pennsylvania.
- Francois Jacobs Ph.D. “Integrated Course Assessment.” International Conference of Arts
& Science Conference. Munich, Germany.
- Francois Jacobs Ph.D. “Analysis of Lean Construction Research.” Associated Schools of
Construction Conference. April 2011. Omaha, Nebraska.
- Francois Jacobs IMBA, Farook Hamzeh Ph.D. “Open Forum as an Active Learning
Method for Teaching Lean in Construction Schools.” Lean Educator Conference. May
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Daytona Beach.
- Francois Jacobs IMBA. “International Management Models & Lessons for Education
Leaders.” International Educator Conference. April 2010. Beaver Creek, Colorado.
- Francois Jacobs IMBA. “Assessment of Lean Construction Research Schemas and its
Relationship to the Toyota Production System Framework.” Associated Schools of
Construction Conference. April 2010. Boston, Massachusetts.