AEC Students’ Perceptions of BIM Practice at Swinburne University of Technology

Zou, Patrick X. W.; Xu, Xiaoyong; Jin, Ruoyu; Painting, Noel; Li, Bo

doi:10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000410

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“…Sacks and Pikas [30] pointed out that BIM can help students become aware of the complexity of projects. Zou et al [59] studied the opinion of students regarding the usefulness of BIM. In their work, students appreciate that BIM contributes to architectural design, structural design, building services design, and management of the construction process.…”

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“…In this sense, numerous studies have shown the relationship between emotions and the development of the teaching-learning process [52][53][54][55][56][57][58]. Recently Zou et al have studied the opinions of students regarding the use of the BIM methodology [59]. Zhang et al described a project-based learning initiative, and in that paper they propose a framework that includes the implementation of activity planning, development, and evaluation [43].…”

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Developing Project Managers’ Transversal Competences Using Building Information Modeling

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The emergence of building information modeling (BIM) methodology requires the training of professionals with both specific and transversal skills. In this paper, a project-based learning experience carried out in the context of a project management course at the University of Extremadura is analyzed. To that end, a questionnaire was designed and given to students who participated in the initiative. Results suggest that BIM can be considered a virtual learning environment, from which students value the competences developed. The emotional performance observed was quite flat. Similarly, students valued the usefulness of the initiative. Students expressed a desire for the methodological change of the university classes, and thought that BIM methodology could be useful for other courses. The results obtained show a line of work to be done to improve the training of students and university teaching.

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“…AEC students and college graduates are the future employees of the industry (Zou et al, 2018). The institutional education plays a key role in BIM transition (Solnosky and Parfitt, 2015;Jäväjä and Salin, 2016).…”

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Scientometric analysis of BIM-based research in construction engineering and management

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize the latest research of BIM adoption in construction engineering and management (CEM) and propose research directions for future scholarly work. During the recent decade, building information modeling (BIM) has gained increasing applications and research interest in the construction industry. Although there have been review-based studies that summarized BIM-based research in the overall architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) area, there is limited review that evaluates the current stage of BIM-based research specifically in the CEM sub-area. Design/methodology/approach CEM falls into the scope of AEC. It involves construction-related tasks, activities and processes (e.g. scheduling and cost estimates), issues (e.g. constructability), as well as human factors (e.g. collaboration). This study adopted a holistic literature review approach that incorporates bibliometric search and scientometric analysis. A total of 276 articles related to BIM applied in CEM were selected from Scopus as the literature sample for the scientometric analysis. Findings Some key CEM research areas (e.g. CEM pedagogy, integrated project delivery, lean and off-site construction) were identified and evaluated. Research trends in these areas were identified, and analyses were carried out with regard to how they could be integrated with BIM. For example, BIM, as a data repository for ACE facilities, has substantial potential to be integrated with a variety of other digital technologies, project delivery methods and innovative construction techniques throughout the whole process of CEM. Practical implications As BIM is one of the key technologies and digital platforms to improve the construction productivity and collaboration, it is important for industry practitioners to be updated of the latest movement and progress of the academic research. The industry, academics and governmental authorities should work with joint effort to fill the gap by first recognizing the current needs, limitations and trends of applying BIM in the construction industry. For example, it needs more understanding about how to address technical interoperability issues and how to introduce the integrated design and construction delivery approach for BIM implementation under the UK BIM Level 2/3 framework. Originality/value This study contributed to the body of knowledge in BIM by proposing a framework leading to research directions including the differences of BIM effects between design-bid-build and other fast-track project delivery methods; the integration of BIM with off-site construction; and BIM pedagogy in CEM. It also addressed the need to investigate the similarities and differences between academia and industry toward perceiving the movement of BIM in construction field work.

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“…Different authors have promoted a collaborative environment for introducing BIM into undergraduate and postgraduate courses, with some success [12,18,19,[28][29][30]. However, most documented cases of the academic implementation of BIM focus primarily on the implementation strategy [29], the tools in use [30], or the industry's perception of this implementation in the university setting [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], with relatively few studies on students' perceptions of this implementation [40][41][42][43][44]. The present study analyses the implementation of BIM within a collaborative learning methodology for curriculum subjects at an industrial engineering school.…”

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Introduction of Building Information Modeling in Industrial Engineering Education: Students’ Perception

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Featured Application: This approach allows the assessment of building information modeling (BIM) implementation in the formal teaching system, taking into account the student perceptions of BIM in the engineering project course.Abstract: The building information modeling (BIM) methodology is becoming a mandatory requirement in the development of projects within the world context. Consequently, technical schools have been introducing BIM in their curricula. The present study aims to evaluate student perceptions concerning the advantages and difficulties of incorporating BIM into the formal teaching system as part of the degree in industrial engineering. Students' understanding and satisfaction were analyzed while using BIM in the development of the practical component of a didactic industrial project. The evaluation was based on a Likert survey with five levels, and the results were interpreted using a factor analysis and ascending hierarchical classification. To identify possible relationships between student satisfaction with the BIM implementation and the factors obtained, a multiple regression analysis was performed. It was determined that students have a high perception of BIM utility and consider the use of the BIM tool that is intuitive and easy to learn, including during the autonomous learning process. The results show a direct correlation between the benefits of BIM implementation in industrial projects and the advantages of defining teamwork within collaborative projects. The incorporation of BIM as a mandatory subject in the industrial engineering curriculum appears to be successful, and the results are encouraging.

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AEC Students’ Perceptions of BIM Practice at Swinburne University of Technology

Cited by 24 publications

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Developing Project Managers’ Transversal Competences Using Building Information Modeling

Developing Project Managers’ Transversal Competences Using Building Information Modeling

Scientometric analysis of BIM-based research in construction engineering and management

Introduction of Building Information Modeling in Industrial Engineering Education: Students’ Perception

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