Informatics in Construction

Code:

EC0060

Acronym:

ICON

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Building Construction

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	http://moodle.up.pt/
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	5	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	5	45	133

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Acquaintance of basic tools ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and of BIM (Building Information Model)

Specificl applications in construction of ICT and BIM

Development of ICT applications - specially BIM

Learning outcomes and competences

Competencies and learning outcomes
the) Knowledge
-Applications of ICT and BIM in construction;
-Identify the possibilities of individual design theme in terms of use in construction processes using BIM;
b) Understanding
-Understand the advantages and limitations of current ICT in construction;
-Innovation processes in construction due to modernisation created by ICT and by BIM;
c) application
-Relate the potential of ICT in specific cases of different phases in the construction (design, project, contest, running, receiving, maintenance, rehabilitation);
-Discover opportunities to use ICT to improve productivity in construction;
d) analysis
-Investigating, using the individual project, how to use ICT or BIM in a specific application in the construction;
-Compare the situations before and after using ICT in some construction phases;
and) synthesis
-Use the debates made in lectures on the work and on the individual project to form models of ICT use in construction;
-Managing ICT resources available in the various construction processes to obtain beneficial results;
f) evaluation
-Use the debates and work produced along the UC to judge the capabilities of ICT tools and BIM in construction;
-Choose a case study where can be applied the model chosen to test the benefits of ICT or BIM in construction;
Engineering project
-Planning the use of ICT or BIM at the stage of the construction process
-Verify the phases of the project in terms of use of ICT or BIM;
Research in engineering
-Search case studies and application of ICT or BIM in construction
-Look for the various forms of ICTor BIM that can be used
-Choose an individual project can you benefit with the use of ICT or BIM
-Read theses, books and articles related to the theme of UC
Engineering practice
-Apply ICT or BIM to a construction process
-Analyze programs and platforms used in the construction
-Verify the technical and economic feasibility of solutions

Working method

Presencial

Program

Information management in construction; Portals in construction (Ebusiness, techonlogical platforms, training, ....); Analysis of BIM software and applications; Simulation in construction; Exploitation of Web 2.0 tools in construction; Analysis of applications (Icbench, Pronic, Atelcoma, Siscon).

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S:
To understand the possible benefits and limitations of current information and communication technologies in construction, addressing the innovation processes in construction due to modernization created by information technology and communication.

Mandatory literature

Chuck Eastman [et al.]; BIM handbook. ISBN: 978-0-470-18528-5

Complementary Bibliography

Actas de conferencias, teses, artigos, portais
Syllabus Atelcoma Conference, Eindhoven, 2001; ATELCOMA
Mohamed Nour; Construction product data and building information models. ISBN: 978-3-639-07240-2
Brad Hardin; BIM and construction management. ISBN: 978-0-470-40235-1
Willem Kymmell; Building information modeling. ISBN: 978-0-07-149453-3
Markku Kiviniemi, Kristiina Sulankivi, Kalle Kähkönen, Tarja Mäkelä & Maija-Leena Merivirta; BIM-based Safety Management and Communication for Building Construction, VTT, 2011. ISBN: 978-951-38-7782-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Themes presentation and regular debates

Semester project

Moodle platform

Application to concrete cases in construction of BIM tools

Scenario simulation with BIM tools

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Relate the potential of information and communication technologies in specific cases in different stages of construction (concept, design, tendering, execution, reception, maintenance, rehabilitation); discover opportunities for using information and communication technologies to improve productivity in construction; investigate, using the individual project, how to use information technology and communication in a specific application in the construction, to compare the situation before and after using the information and communication technologies in some phases of construction, use the discussions made in class about work and on the individual project to build models using the information and communication technologies in construction; manage the resources of information and communication technologies available in the various construction processes to achieve advantageous results.

Software

Revit Architecture
Revit MEP
Revit Structure

keywords

Technological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	10,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho de campo	40,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	40,00
Estudo autónomo
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Total:	132,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MIEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.

A maximum of 4 (four) unjustified absences is allowed for T and TP classes

Calculation formula of final grade

CF = 0,05 x (CR1+CR2+CR3+CR4+CR5+CR6+CR7+CR8) + 0,1 x CP + 0,3 x CPF + 0,2 x CD

All grades are on a scale of 0 to 20

Eight written reports (CR) made during the semester - 1 point each; Presentation of project (CP) - 2 points; Report (CPF) - 6 points; Participation in classroom debates (CD) - 4 points.

Passing threshold - 9,5 points in a maximum of 20

Classification improvement

Only the project and project presentation can be repeated according to FEUP regulations.

Observations

A course that is recommended for regular participation and, therefore, not suitable for students who can not participate along the semester.