Date: 25/1/2022
Introduction to
KB 7038: Integrated Building
Information Modelling Project
Module Leader
• Dr. Nima Gerami Seresht
• Senior Lecturer
• PhD in Construction Engineering and Management
from the University of Alberta
• More than eight years of experience in R&D in
energy sector; and two years of experience in
project management
• Areas of Expertise
• Smart and Resilient Infrastructure
• AI Applications in Construction
• Construction Simulation
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Email:
[email protected]
Module Tutor
• Dr Reza Alavi
• Senior Lecturer
• PhD in Construction Engineering and Management
from the University of Alberta
• Five years of work experience as a project
management consultant in Canada
• Areas of Expertise
• Construction Project Management
• Construction Simulation
• AI and Robotics in Construction
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Email:
[email protected]
LRT Projects
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Tunnel Projects
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Some Other Projects
• Drainage Neighborhood Renewal
Program
• Failure Analysis of Edmonton
International Airport Heating
System
• Transportation Oriented
Development (TOD)
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Module Introduction (1)
• This module will help you learn and
develop professional skills appropriate for
project management professionals
operating within the context of
Architectural Engineering and
Construction (AEC) projects which are
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
enabled.
• There is a strong emphasis on
management of the design process in
order to formulate solutions to project
challenges.
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Module Introduction (2)
• Key module content focuses on aspects of
design management, communication and
collaboration on AEC projects and provides
further background context of Building
Information Modelling.
• This learning will equip you with knowledge
and skills highly valued by employers that will
enable you to help deliver effective
construction engineering projects in future
practice.
• The module has been designed to satisfy
several of the programme learning outcomes
related to learning, knowledge and practice.
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Module Learning Outcomes
❖ Knowledge & Understanding:
• Analyse the role of Building Information Modelling within the production management process.
❖ Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
• Formulate solutions to design and production problems through a simulated project life cycle.
• Justify and defend design or managerial choices made within the production process of a simulated
project.
❖ Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
• Apply disciplinary knowledge and multi-disciplinary skill to overcome complex problems of practice and
identify appropriate solutions.
• Reflect upon learning achieved within integrated collaborative environments.
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What will I learn on this module?
• You will learn and develop professional skills appropriate for project management
professionals operating within the context of Architectural Engineering and
Construction (AEC) projects which are Building Information Modelling (BIM) enabled.
• In this module, there is a strong emphasis on management of the design process in
order to formulate project solutions. Topics include:
• Management of the design process and the roles and responsibilities of actors involved in
such project phases.
• Further exploration of the background context of BIM, including a focus on its development
and key issues such as parametric modelling, interoperability and information exchange
processes.
• How to address the interaction and interface challenges faced by project teams and groups.
Issues that affect collaborative project working including people, process, technologies and
trust.
• Key aspects of project communication.
• Opportunities to reflect and learn through project experiences.
• Learning from this module can be reinforced through study of the related module
KB7034 Building Information Modelling Management, Theory and Practice.
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How will I learn on this module?
• On this module, the predominant form of activity will be Project based
learning (PBL). Much of your work will require engagement in disciplinary,
interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary group interactions through your
involvement on a simulated project.
• You will learn through a combination of lectures, technologically- enhanced
learning (TEL), and group seminars.
• Your learning will also be facilitated through a combination of tutor guided
independent learning (TGIL) activities (e.g., directed reading), and student
identified independent learning activities.
• Lectures and seminars will be used to support effective transmission of
information and is delivered via a combination of face-to-face ‘live’ sessions
and the use of digitally pre-recorded sessions. All ‘live’ teaching lecture
sessions will be captured and made available to you from the University’s
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How will I be supported academically on this
module?
• You will be supported through tutor feedback during small-group seminars,
and in doing assessment tasks set up to enable you to learn from feedback
which attracts no marks.
• There will be regular announcements issued on the eLearning Portal (eLP)
that will direct you to suitable learning opportunities and activities that will
enhance your understanding, knowledge and intellectual development based
on your own research
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Key Reading Material
❖ Essential Textbooks
• BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners,
Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers by Sacks, R.,
Eastman, C. M., Lee, G., & Teicholz, P. (2018). (3rd ed.). Hoboken, New
Jersey: Wiley.
• ISO 19650: 2018 Organization and digitization of information about
buildings and civil engineering works, including building information
modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information
modelling (2018)
❖ Recommended/Further Reading
• Construction project management: a practical guide to field
construction management by Sears, S. Keoki ; Clough, Richard H ;
Sears, Glenn A ; Segner, Robert O ; Rounds, Jerald L (2015) WileyBlackwell
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Mode of Delivery
• 1-hr Lecturial Session every week
• Tuesday 1-2 pm
• 2-hr Group Seminar Session every other week
• Tuesday 9-11 am or Tuesday 3-5 pm
• Attend only the one timetabled for you
• 1 Pre-recorded lecture
• Provided on eLP every Friday
• 1 Tutor Guided independent learning
• Provided on eLP every Friday
• Additional learning material
• Provided on eLP as needed
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Communication (1)
• Check eLP for announcements, messages, posted
materials.
• Every Friday:
• A teaching plan reminder for a week ahead is posted on eLP
• The pre-recorded lecture is uploaded on eLP
• Tutor Guided independent learning is uploaded on eLP
• Draft of presentations is upload on eLP a few hours
before the sessions, but the changes are likely, and it will
be updated after the session.
• Recordings of the face-to-face sessions will be uploaded
on eLP during the week.
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Communication (2)
• Discussion board is used for sharing common issues and
students’ self-support.
• Ask questions about previous sessions and pre-recorded
lectures at the beginning of the face-to-face sessions.
• Dedicated Q&A sessions for the coursework (the time will
be communicated).
• Meet the module leader/tutor without appointment at their
office hours.
• Dr Gerami: Tuesdays 11 to13
• Dr Alavi: Fridays 11 to 13
• For more urgent queries email the module leader/tutor
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Assessment Strategy (1)
❖ Formative Assessment
• Formative assessment designed using principles of authentic, and
problem-based learning will be used to allow you to build
confidence and highlight any misunderstandings you may have of
the theoretical and professional concepts presented in the
module.
• Additional formative feedback shall be delivered to you verbally by
academic staff during formally-scheduled teaching and individual
or group activity-based sessions to help you learn and prepare
you for the submission of your summative assessment.
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Assessment Strategy (2)
❖ Summative Assessment
• Summative assessment will be by one piece of coursework
that will assess your ability to satisfy all the module learning
outcomes. Its design will employ the principles of authentic,
and problem-based learning.
• You will use Turnitin to submit your coursework digitally and will
receive your feedback using appropriate digital feedback tools.
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Summative
Formative
Other Considerations
• Professionalism
• Do not distract other students
• Use mobile phone outside the class
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Participate in group discussion
• Share your ideas, experiences and opinions
• Diversity and uniqueness are highly appreciated
• Respect others
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Questions?
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