Informatics in Construction

Code:

EC0060

Acronym:

ICON

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Building Construction

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Building Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEC	4	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	5	45	133

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Acquaintance of basic tools ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)
Specificl applications in construction of ICT
Development of ICT applications

Program

Analysis of applications (Icbench, Pronic, Atelcoma, Siscon); Information management; Construction integrated by computer; Simulation in construction; Portals in construction (Ebusiness, techonlogival platforms, ....); Virtual scenarios (Second life, ...); Analysis of project Hknow - 7th FP

Mandatory literature

Syllabus Atelcoma Conference, Eindhoven, 2001; ATELCOMA
Chuck Eastman [et al.]; BIM handbook. ISBN: 978-0-470-18528-5
Peter Brandon and Tuba Kocaturk; Virtual Futures for Design, Construction and Procurement, Blackwell Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4051-7024-6
Willem Kymmell; Building information modeling. ISBN: 978-0-07-149453-3
Mohamed Nour; Construction product data and building information models. ISBN: 978-3-639-07240-2

Complementary Bibliography

Actas de conferencias, teses, artigos, portais

Teaching methods and learning activities

Themes presentation and regular debates
Semester project
Moodle platform
Application to concrete cases in construction
Scenario simulation

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

As prescribed in FEUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

12 points - semester project
4 points - assignments
4 points - debate participation
Total - 20 points

Examinations or Special Assignments

a) assignments done during the semester
b) participation in the collective discussions face to face and in the Moodle platform forum

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As prescribed in FEUP.

SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS:
Proficiency in Portuguese; Evaluation by coursework done during the semester.

Classification improvement

As prescribed in FEUP.

Observations

A course that demands regular participation and, therefore, not suitable for students who can not participate along the semester. Estimated working time out of classes: 2 hours. There are no homeworks.