Alex Copping

Biography

Alex is a Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management. He is Director of Studies for the MSc in International Construction Management taught by distance learning. Alex gained his PhD from De Montfort University and his MSc from Loughborough University. Before entering academia he has worked for Kier as a site engineer, Trafalgar House Construction as a design and build manager, as a research fellow in the Estate Management Office of De Montfort University and as a research consultant for Babcock Construction.

Research Interest

Alex's research interests in the area of Construction Project Management revolve around the relationship between project complexity, project management methodologies and the management of resources pertaining to “integrated delivery” in project environments. Within this theme he is currently supervising PhD projects addressing issues of process innovation, including BIM maturity assessment tools, knowledge sharing, value benchmarking and sustainable construction management practices in refurbishment projects. Alex also has a research interest in teaching and learning innovations which has naturally evolved from managing distance and flexible learning programmes and the need to develop innovative methods of delivery. He has a particular passion for exploring the concept of ‘life-long-learning’ and the ‘learner journey’ and recent research projects include: problem-based e-learning; feedback practices for e-tutors; unit evaluation techniques for distance learning delivery; the web residency habits of students; the use of animation as a teaching resource.