Overview

The aim of this unit is to provide students with broad knowledge and skills regarding BIM and other digital technologies for construction management aspects focused on documentation, information and communication, constructability review, risks analyses, scheduling, measuring, estimating and costing in the building and infrastructure projects.

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Develop and use Common Data Environment (CDE) in construction management operations
  • Employ BIM and other digital technologies for documentation, information, communication, collaboration and coordination in construction projects
  • Review constructability and analyse using visualisations and simulations with BIM models and augmented/ virtual/ mixed reality (AR/VR/MR)
  • Apply and evaluate BIM and other digital technologies for planning and scheduling
  • Apply and evaluate BIM and other digital technologies for measuring, estimating and managing costs

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
1.50 12 weeks 18
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Online Learning Activities
1.00 12 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
1.50 12 weeks 18
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Studio
2.00 6 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
18.00 12 weeks 216
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 20 - 40% 1,2,3,4,5 
PresentationIndividual/Group 20 - 30% 2,3,4,5 
ProjectIndividual/Group 30 - 60% 1,2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Information management in Common Data Environment (CDE).
  • BIM and other digital technologies for documentation, information, communication, collaboration and coordination in construction projects
  • Constructability reviews and risk analyses using visualisations simulations   with BIM models and augmented/ virtual/ mixed reality (AR/VR/MR)
  • BIM and other digital technologies for planning and scheduling
  • BIM and other digital technologies for measuring, estimating and managing costs

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.