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Building Information Management (ABPL90433)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Semester 2
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In this subject, students will explore typical workflows of applying BIM within organisations and on projects by multidisciplinary teams. Topics include:

  • Analysis of process
  • BIM Execution Planning
  • Collaborative model-sharing
  • BIM guidelines, standards and policies
  • Interoperability and ‘Open BIM’
  • BIM’s impact on project procurement
  • BIM across the supply chain

As part of this analysis of the process, BIM Execution Planning and collaborative model-sharing will get explained. Also, students will learn about guidelines, standards and policies that help regulate information flow on BIM projects and they will explore how these apply in practice. As part of this topic, students will learn about the concepts behind software interoperability and information-sharing via ‘Open BIM’.

The subject will outline BIM’s impact on project procurement, both in terms of its contractual implications, as well as considering project delivery mechanisms associated with BIM. Under the ‘whole of life’ topic, students will learn to position BIM efforts by various contributors on projects across the entire supply chain, from clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators, and Facility/Asset Managers.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of Building Information Modelling (BIM)-related processes as they unfold in practice;
  • Set BIM up within a practice, as well as on projects;
  • Critically assess the impact of BIM guidelines, standards and policies on the process;
  • Critically analyse the impact of procurement on the ability to apply BIM on projects;
  • Assist in the coordination of BIM processes across multi-disciplinary project teams;
  • Understand the life-cycle aspect of BIM and its impact on team collaboration;
  • Demonstrate deep understanding of BIM Execution Planning.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should have the following generic skills:

  • ­Advanced management of digital design and construction ­
  • Skill to properly engage in a digital collaborative environment
  • ­Effective participation as a group member
  • ­Ability to implement BIM processes ­
  • Ability to develop BIM Execution Plans
  • Life-cycle thinking

Last updated: 8 November 2024