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ICT in Building (ABPL90331)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject explores the use of information and communication technologies from design to construction, to the post-delivery life cycle of buildings. The subject follows three overlapping themes: (i) historical overview of informatisation in the building industry, including the opportunities and constraints that follow these developments; (ii) discussion of contemporary issues in the delivery of building projects and potential solutions offered by ICT; and (iii) exposure to selected ICT methodologies and tools such as building information modeling and integrated project delivery solutions. The subject is organised as an advanced seminar supplemented with hands-on workshops in use of specific ICT solutions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able:
- To understand and respond to the changing operating context of building industry.
- To critically assess and adopt ICT-based solutions in building life cycle.
- To cultivate deeper understanding about pressures to change, possible responses and future scenarios in construction.
- To gain exposure to global trends in project design to delivery using ICT-based approaches.
Generic skills
At the completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- Ability to contextualise present conditions and frame future responses.
- Ability to assess and identify organisational and cultural changes.
- Ability to synthesise scholarly arguments and technical solutions.
- Ability to articulate and present arguments in presentations and scholarly reports.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following courses:
MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
MC-ARCH2Y Master of Architecture (200 points)
MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture (300 points)
MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
MC-LARCH2Y Master of Landscape Architecture (200 points)
MC-LARCH3Y Master of Landscape Architecture (300 points)
MC-CM Master of Construction Management
MC-CONMG2Y Master of Construction Management (200 points)
MC-CONMG3Y Master of Construction Management (300 points)
MC-PROP Master of Property
MC-PROP2Y Master of Property (200 points)
MC-PROP3Y Master of Property (300 points)
MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning
234AA Master of Design
234AH Master of Design (Heritage)
373AA Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design
Or approval from the subject coordinator.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Class participation, through comments and remarks displaying understanding of the information required to inform project participants of their roles in a given project, and the ways to accomplish its production.
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Professional report, focusing on effective ways of structuring communication in a building project by using information technologies.
| Week 10 | 60% |
Class presentation, demonstrating one's ability to synthesise the complex information required to plan, organise, lead and control a construction project.
| Week 12 | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Dominik Holzer Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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This subject contributes to the following:
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- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022