CONST 440 Virtual Construction Integration (5 credits)

Prerequisite Admission into the BAS Construction Management Program. Completion of CONST 400 with a 2.0 grade or higher.

Course Description
Students will generate cost-loaded schedules, and combine 2D project schedules with 3D, 4D and 5D Building Information Modeling (BIM) to quickly and accurately capture real-time progress and the value of work-in-place. A 2.0 minimum grade is required in this course as a part of the BAS CM program.

Course Content
Construction Estimation
Construction Scheduling
Advance model manipulation

Student Outcomes
1. Divide project into tasks by construction trade utilizing BIM tools.
2. Create quantity takeoffs and combine with location and productivity data to generate project schedules within BIM tools and platforms.
3. Create 4D simulations of planned construction sequences in order to plan, analyze and control takeoffs, purchasing, and logistics schedules.
4. Analyze a project using BIM technology to identify inaccuracies in the data and models in order to improve scheduling.
5. Convert the model into building elements using BIM tools and platforms.
6. Track changes and model revisions using BIM tools and platforms.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes

Analysis and Problem Solving: Analyze projects through the application of mathematics, logic, and technology to solve problems in construction documents; materials and methods; estimating; budgets; and scheduling.
Planning and Organization: Research, implement, and evaluate construction processes using project planning methods and tools.

Core Abilities

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to craft and exchange ideas and information in a variety of situations, in response to audience, context, purpose, and motivation.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

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Written assignments
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Case studies
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CONST 440 Virtual Construction Integration (5 credits)