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Construction Information Systems and BIM

Code: MPRINCE08     Acronym: BIMSIC

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Architecture and Urbanism
OFICIAL Construction and Civil Engineering

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S Ícone do Moodle

Active? Yes
Responsible unit: Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible: Master in Integrated Building Design and Construction

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym No. of Students Study Plan Curricular Years Credits UCN Credits ECTS Contact hours Total Time
MPRINCE 10 Syllabus 1 - 6 56 162

Teaching Staff - Responsibilities

Teacher Responsibility
João Pedro da Silva Poças Martins

Teaching - Hours

Lectures: 1,00
Recitations: 3,00
Type Teacher Classes Hour
Lectures Totals 1 1,00
João Pedro da Silva Poças Martins 1,00
Recitations Totals 1 3,00
Luís Ribeiro Jacques de Sousa 3,00
Mais informaçõesLast updated on 2024-09-20.

Fields changed: Teaching methods and learning activities, Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final, Software de apoio à Unidade Curricular, Melhoria de classificação, Obtenção de frequência, Avaliação especial

Teaching language

Portuguese and english
Obs.: De acordo com a composição da turma / According to the class composition

Objectives

Knowledge, Skills and Competences:

-To identify the main classification systems, information models and types of software applications;

-To introduce the topic of construction information systems, perceiving its importance for AEC professionals;

-To understand the role of Civil Engineers in the information management field;

-To explain the differences between the construction industry and other activities regarding the use of IT and to relate this issue with productivity, as it is usually measured;

-To understand the importance of modelling and information classification standards;

-To use software tools, in particular BIM systems in building design and construction management;

-Information integration using BIM alongside other software applications;

Learning outcomes and competences

-

Working method

Presencial

Program

I Introduction

I.1- Concept

of information. Data, information and knowledge in the context of Construction;

II Construction

Information Management. General aspects.

II.1- Performance

of the construction industry regarding information management;

II.2- Inefficient

information management: symptoms and consequences.

II.3- Specific

characteristics of the construction industry's organisations and products;

II.4- Description

of the main flows of information throughout the construction process;

II.5- Construction

Information Classification Systems. National and international examples;

III – BIM and information integration

Presentation of the main types of construction applications in terms of functionality, advantages and potential

disadvantages. In TP classes, different kinds of BIM software will be presented and used by students.

III.1- BIM in design and construction management: design models, 4D and 5D models

III.2- Integration with other applications.

Mandatory literature

Dainty, A., Moore, D., & Murray, M.; Communication in construction Theory and practice, New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006
eBusiness W@atch.; ICT and eBusiness in the Construction Construction Industry: ICT adoption and ebusiness activity in 2006, Copenhagen/Brussels: The European eBusiness Market Watch European Commission Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, 2006
Eastman, C. M.; Building Product Models: Computer Environments, Supporting Design and Construction, CRC, 1999
Eastman, C. M., Teicholz, P., Sacks, R., & Liston, K.; BIM handbook. Hoboken, N.J., Wiley, 2008
Kiviniemi, A. ; Building Information Models Future Roadmap. In K. H. Peter Newton, Robin Drogemuller (Ed.), Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2009
Poças Martins, J. P.; Modelação do Fluxo de Informação no Processo de Construção Aplicação ao Licenciamento Automático de Projectos, (PhD Thesis), Universidade do Porto, Porto, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Topics will initially be presented in theoretical classes. The final exam will focus on subjects presented during these lectures.

TP classes will take place in computer rooms and will allow the application of the concepts presented in theoretical classes. During these classes, students will perform tasks as individuals and as groups where software tools will be introduced. The group coursework will be inspired in realworld challenges and will require students to coordinate efforts, while playing distinct roles. These challenges should be overcome through reflection upon theoretical concepts and application of tools and standard processes.

Assessment: Final exam (30%) and coursework in TP sessions (70%)

Software

Navisworks Manage
Microsoft Project
Dynamo
Autodesk Revit

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Exame 30,00
Trabalho escrito 70,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas 60,00
Trabalho escrito 40,00
Total: 100,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to MPRINCE assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences does not exeed 25% for theoretical or practical classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

CF = 14 x TP + 6 x Ex

Practical/Written  assignment (TP), Exam (Ex) on a scale of 0 to 1 for each component
Final grade (CF) on a scale of 0 to 20

Passing threshold - 10 points in a maximum of 20

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The same formula that is used to calculate the final classification (CF) of the other students is applied.
The assignments can be replaced by others with the same scope, to be proposed by the lecturer.

Classification improvement

The classification of the exam (Ex) can be improved according to MPRINCE assessment rules. The other evaluation components are the result of the work carried out during the semester and their classification cannot be improved.
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