Mr Bernard Tuffour Atuahene

Research student

Email:bernardtuffour.atuahene@uon.edu.au

Career Summary

Biography

Bernard Tuffour Atuahene holds MPhil., BSc (Hons) in Construction Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He practiced as a part-time Quantity Surveyor and Graduate Assistant after graduating from his undergraduate program. His Masters research focused on Organizational Culture in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Bernard joins the following professional bodies:

Student Member, Australian Institute of Building
Corporate Member, Ghana Institute of Construction

He is currently a Casual Academic and PhD researcher, investigating the application of big data in the construction process.

He has four conference and two journal publications in the areas of big data, organizational culture, building material, client-contractor relationship and disability friendly infrastructure.

Keywords

Big Data
Construction Management
Organizational culture
Qualitative Research

Languages

English (Fluent)
Akan (Mother)

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
129999	Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified	30
120201	Building Construction Management and Project Planning	30
150307	Innovation and Technology Management	40

Professional Experience

Academic appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
6/2/2018 - 30/4/2018	Casual Academic - Research Assistant Research Assistant for a grant funded project	School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Australia
18/8/2014 - 30/6/2016	Graduate Assistant Lecture RE 156: Building Components and Finishes (January 2016 to May 2016) Assisted final year undergraduate students in writing their thesis. Assisted in teaching and marking of the following courses (August 2014 - May 2016): Introduction to Construction Management Introduction to Materials and Construction Concrete Technology Components and Finishes	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department of Building Technology Ghana

Professional appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
1/8/2013 - 31/3/2017	Assistant Quantity Surveyor (Part Time)	Twinbrook Consult Ghana
6/2/2019 - 19/4/2019	Casual Administrative Assistant Designed and developed assessment instrument for HDR survey in the School of Architecture and Built Environment Analyzed the response from HDRs	School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle \| Australia Australia
18/8/2014 - 31/3/2017	Postgraduate Programs Assistant	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department of Building Technology Ghana

Teaching appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
2/9/2013 - 31/7/2014	Teaching Assistant Assisted final year undergraduate students in writing their dissertation. Assisted in the lecturing and marking of the following courses: Strength of Materials I &II Deflection of Beams and Columns Timber Technology Elements of Buildings Quantitative Techniques in Management Project Cost Management Plant Management	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department of Building Technology Ghana

Awards

Scholarship

Year	Award
2017	UNIPRS (Tuition Fees) The University of Newcastle
2017	UNRS Central Scholarship The University of Newcastle

Teaching

Code	Course	Role	Duration
ARBE1305	Construction Technology, Sequencing and Representation School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Casual Academic (Marker and Tutor)	Tutor and Marker	16/7/2018 - 28/12/2018
ARBE1305	Construction Technology, Sequencing and Representation School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Casual Academic (Marker)	Marker	1/8/2017 - 29/12/2017

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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Journal article (3 outputs)

Year

Citation

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2018

Atuahene BT, Baiden BK, 'Organizational culture of Ghanaian construction firms', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, 18 177-188 (2018)

DOI	10.1080/15623599.2017.1301043
Citations	Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4

2018

Baiden BK, Agyekum K, Atuahene BT, 'Client-contractor relations on construction projects in Ghana', International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 10 333-351 (2018) [C1]

DOI	10.1504/IJPOM.2018.095291

2016

Acheampong A, Atuahene BT, Ayarkwa J, 'Occupants' Satisfaction with Burnt Clay Brick (BCB) Buildings in Ghana', International Journal of Environmental Science and Toxicology Research, 4 140-149 (2016)

Conference (4 outputs)

Year

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2020

Atuahene BT, Kanjanabootra S, Gajendran T, 'Benefits of big data application experienced in the construction industry: A case of an Australian construction company', ARCOM 2020 - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 36th Annual Conference 2020 - Proceedings, online (2020) [E1]

Co-authors	Thayaparan Gajendran, Sittimont Kanjanabootra

2018

Atuahene BT, Kanjanabootra S, Gajendran T, 'Towards an integrated framework of big data capabilities in the construction industry: A systematic literature review', Proceeding of the 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2018, Belfast, Ireland (2018) [E1]

Citations	Scopus - 3
Co-authors	Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Thayaparan Gajendran

2017

Danso AK, Atuahene B, Agyekum K, 'ASSESSING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: A CASE OF THE SOFOLINE INTERCHANGE', Assessing the Accessibility of Built Infrastructure Facilities for Persons with Disabilities: A Case of the Sofoline Interchange, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi - Ghana (2017)

2017

Atuahene BT, Baiden BK, Agyekum K, 'Factors Affecting Client - Contractor Relationship in the Ghanaian Construction Industry', Conference Proceedings ICIDA 2017 - 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Kumasi - Ghana (2017)

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