BIM and Digital Technologies for Construction 1A
Overview
This unit aims to develop fundamental knowledge and skills of employing building information modelling and other digital technologies for construction management in building projects..
Requisites
27-October-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify, associate, and utilise Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools and software in the management of building projects
- Create, interpret, and integrate 3D BIM models for building construction
- Use and/ or construct nD BIM frameworks/ systems for various construction management agenda in building projects
- Apply relevant BIM standards, methods, procedures and best practices for construction management of building projects
- Comprehend and integrate construction management activities in collaborative BIM environment
- Develop and appraise the adoption and implementation of BIM and digital technologies for the construction management in building projects
- Describe, designate and demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of using digital technologies (including BIM) in building construction projects.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Contact (Phasing out) Online Learning Activities | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorials in Computer Labs | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Individual Study | 7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Assignment | Individual | 20 - 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Online Quiz | Individual | 10 - 20% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Portfolio | Individual/Group | 10 - 15% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Project | Individual/Group | 20 - 40% | 4,5,6,7 |
Content
- Introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools and software for building projects
- 3D BIM models for the construction of buildings
- Introduction to nD BIM Dimensions for the management of building projects
- BIM standards, methods, procedures and best practices applicable in building projects
- Fundamentals of collaborative working in BIM environment for building projects
- Adoption and implementation of BIM in building industry
- Roles and responsibilities in BIM projects for buildings
•   Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
•   Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
•   Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
•   Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
•   Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
•   Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.