Incorporating BIM in the final semester undergraduate project of construction management — a case study in Fuzhou University
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Wang, L., Yan, X., Fan, B., Jin, R., Yang, T. and Kapogiannis, G. 2020. Incorporating BIM in the final semester undergraduate project of construction management — a case study in Fuzhou University. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 24 (8), pp. 2403-2418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-020-1971-4
Type | Article |
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Title | Incorporating BIM in the final semester undergraduate project of construction management — a case study in Fuzhou University |
Authors | Wang, L., Yan, X., Fan, B., Jin, R., Yang, T. and Kapogiannis, G. |
Abstract | This pedagogical study presents building information modeling (BIM) education in the final semester construction management (CM) program. The case study conducted in Fuzhou University extends BIM education from a single BIM course in earlier undergraduate years to the senior year’s final semester project, which was designed to enable BIM utilization in multiple construction tasks (e.g., 3D site planning). This study consists of two major parts. The first part starts with the newly designed course of the final semester project of CM students. Students’ final semester project work is demonstrated depending on their selected deliverable type, which includes full BIM application group work, two partial BIM application types (i.e., construction planning/scheduling, and take-off estimate), and a research dissertation. The second part starts from the research hypothesis of whether the different deliverable type selected by students would affect their perceptions towards the final project and their professional career. Based on a follow-up questionnaire survey to the whole CM student sample aiming to test the hypotheses with statistical analyses (e.g., analysis of variance and the post-hoc analysis), it was indicated that all the four different deliverable types (i.e., subgroups) could lead to consistent perceptions of the final semester project towards their career development. However, subgroup differences were found. For example, students from the subgroup of full BIM application perceived that they had the highest level of hands-on skill enhancement throughout the project, possibly due to the fact that they linked BIM software tools to virtual reality (VR) hardware. Suggestions were provided to update the future BIM pedagogy in the final semester project, such as proper guide of CM students to opt their project deliverable type depending on their career interests, motivations in BIM utilization, and skill development needs. This current study provides insights in BIM education in terms that: 1) BIM education could be enhanced from a single course level to the senior year project in the CM program level; 2) different options offered in the final stage project within the CM curriculum might affect students’ perceptions towards BIM or their career development; and 3) the experience learned from this case study could be shared in the global community of construction education to update the curriculum incorporating information and communication technologies (e.g., BIM and VR). Future educational work in BIM could continue adopting existing educational theories (e.g., Bloom’s Taxonomy) by addressing the various levels of student learning, and viewing BIM in the bigger picture of digital construction. |
Keywords | Building information modeling; BIM education; Virtual reality; Construction education; Construction management curriculum |
Publisher | Springer |
Korean Society of Civil Engineers | |
Journal | KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering |
ISSN | 1226-7988 |
Electronic | 1976-3808 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Jun 2020 |
31 Aug 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 29 Oct 2019 |
Accepted | 06 Apr 2020 |
Deposited | 02 Sep 2021 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-020-1971-4 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-020-1971-4 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000540401800001 |
Language | English |
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