MERIT 3: Managing the Virtual Construction Company

The paper presents a computer-based development (MERIT) that provides engineers and construction managers with that opportunity of learning to manage in a virtually simulated Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) business environment. It outlines the history of the development and describes the main concepts underlying the development as well as what the software does. The MERIT simulation illustrates how multimedia can be incorporated into an interactive training system to facilitate the acquisition of managerial skills and knowledge for engineers in the AEC sector.