Ge
eneral descripttion
Name of the cou
urse: Building Information Modelling:
M
Prin
nciples and Ap
pplication
8 - Departmen
nt of Project and Constructio
on Engineerin
ng (EPC) Department: 758
EC
CTS: 3 ECTS
Degree: GrETI – GrETA - GrEVA
vel:
Lev
Lan
nguage: English
Code: 205200
pe: Elective
Typ
Lec
cturers
Ma
ain teacher: N
Núria Forcada
Oth
hers: Pedro Júdez
Ge
eneral learning
g objectives off the course
Thiis course provvides an overvview of Buildin
ng Information Modelling (BIM) terminolog
gy and practicces while introducing
imp
portant conce
epts necessaryy to understand how BIM is changing the
t
constructio
on process. T
This course ta
akes a
hollistic approacch to the bu
uilding life cy
ycle, includin g design, co
onstruction, management,
m
maintenance
e, and
sus
stainability em
mphasizing co
ollaborative prractices in BIM
M and manag
gement. Stude
ents will havee the opportu
unity to
exa
amine a rang
ge of existing
g and emergin
ng BIM issue
es and use a range of BIM related appplications, su
uch as
mo
odelling, mana
agement, analyysis and visua
alization.
Competencies
Specific
S
compe
etencies
Generic
G
compe
etencies
Cre
edits: total hou
urs of student work
Dedicatio n
Directted learning
Auton
nomous learning
Large Group (G)
Ho
ours
%
30
3
40%
45
4
60%
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Modules
M
Construction Project
P
Mana
agement
Module 1: C
Description
Related activiities (*)
edication: 8 hours
h
De
Large group: 4 hhours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 4 hourss
This module
m
covers the key princiiples of constrruction projectts, the types of
constru
uction firms, th
he processes and phases in
n a constructioon project, and
d the
role of the main stakkeholders from
m initial briefing
g to managingg the construc
ction
ss.
proces
Distance and in-classs activities
Individual work
Group work
Module 2: B
BIM terminolo
ogy and
methodology
y
De
edication: 12 hours
Large group: 6 hours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 6 hours
s
Description
This module
m
introdu ces the BIM te
erminology an
nd methodologgy taking into
accoun
nt the policies , strategies, te
echnologies and infrastructuures.
Conce
epts such as p arametric mod
deling, collabo
oration, interopperability, Indu
ustry
Foundation Classess (IFC) will be presented.
m
also foccuses on the BIM
B manager functions: thee production off a
This module
BIM orrganizational sstrategic plan to ensure thatt BIM is aligneed with a busin
ness
strateg
gy and the cre
eation of a BIM
M organizational execution pplan to implem
ment
BIM in accordance w
with detailed business
b
opera
ations.
Related activiities (*)
Distance and in-classs activities
Individual work
Group work
Module 3: B
BIM 3D modelling
Description
Related activiities (*)
Module 4: B
BIM nD Benefiits
Description
Related activiities (*)
De
edication: 30 hours
Large group: 100 hours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 20 hou
urs
This module
m
focusess on how to bu
uild the 3D mo
odel, exploringg the principles of
compo
onent modellin
ng, levels of de
etail (LOD), the process of aassembling those
compo
onents to prod
duce a design model and the
e audit of the m
model.
Distance and in-classs activities
Individual work
Group work
De
edication: 25 hours
h
Large group: 100 hours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 15 hou
urs
This module
m
presentts the benefits
s of using BIM in building prrojects, beyond the
3D pre
esentation.
The module will exp
plain how to take the most of the model al ong the phase
es of
the pro
oject, focusing
g on clash dete
ection, time an
nd cost managgement, bill off
quantitties, As-Built i nformation, en
nergy simulations, Facility M
Management and,
a
especially, the collab
boration betwe
een all the sta
akeholders.
Distance and in-classs activities
Individual work
Group work
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Grading
G
system
m (assessmen
nt)
The
T final grade
e depends on the following three
t
elementts:
* 20%, Distancce and in-classs activities
ual work
* 40%, Individu
* 40%, Group w
work
Teaching
T
meth
hodology
Lecture:
L
Lecturrers present concepts,
c
princ
ciples and tech
hniques, with the active parrticipation of sttudents.
Problem
P
Based
d Learning: Le
ecturers and students
s
resolvve exercises and
a standard problems
p
throuugh specific
te
echniques rela
ated to the the
eoretical conte
ents and princiiples of the co
ourse.
Project
P
Based learning: Stud
dents resolve complex prob lems through specific techn
niques related to the theorettical
contents
c
and p
principles of the course.
Self-study:
S
Stu
udents diagnosse their learnin
ng needs, in ccollaboration with
w the lecture
ers, and plan ttheir own learn
ning
process.
p
References
R
Basic
B
Hardin B. BIM and con
nstruction man
nagement: pro
oven tools, me
ethods, and woorkflows[M]. Wiley,
W
Second Edition,
E
2015.
Complementar
C
ry
BIM Masster Class Seriies: webinars from Vico Sofftware.
http://ww
ww.vicosoftwarre.com/resourc
rces/bim-master-class-series/tabid/87535/
5/Default.aspx
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