Overview

This unit aims at providing a focused exposure on the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for documentation and information management in construction projects.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
31-May-2026
Last self-enrolment date
15-March-2026
Census date
31-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
21-April-2026
Results released date
07-July-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify and describe the essential roles and responsibilities for BIM implementation and management in construction projects.
  • Generate necessary BIM documents using relevant standards during the project design and execution phases.
  • Explain the structure and the process of sharing and managing information using common data environment (CDE) in construction projects.
  • Apply advanced collaborative BIM tools and techniques for reviews, co-ordinations, installation verification and field issue management.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Learning activities		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		8.50 12 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 20 - 40% 1,2 
Online QuizzesIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2,3,4 
PortfolioIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2,3,4 
ProjectIndividual/Group 30 - 50% 2,3,4 
Weekly ExercisesIndividual 0% 1,2,3,4 

Content

This unit includes three components as below:

Component 1: BIM Standards and Documentations

  • Building Information Modelling (BIM) standards, methods and procedure
  • BIM documentations covering BIM brief, Employers Information Requirement (EIR), BIM Execution Plan (BEP), Task Information Delivery Plan (TIDP) and Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP)

Component 2: Information Management with BIM

  • Information management in Common Data Environment (CDE)
  • Collaborative model sharing, coordination, reviews and clash detection in CDE
  • Overview of tools and systems for information management with BIM

Component 3: BIM Implementation

  • BIM implementation process in construction projects
  • Roles and responsibilities of BIM implementation in construction projects
  • BIM adoption across the construction supply chain
  • BIM fundamentals for procurement, tendering and contracting in construction and infrastructure management
 
  • 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.