BIM Frameworks
Overview
This unit investigates the foundation concepts of BIM and their relationship to the tools and workflows practised in industry. Emphasis is placed on the role of information management in asset procurement and operations. Students will learn the organisational structures and standards that apply to BIM for built assets across all lifecycle phases and corresponding stakeholders. The contexts will extend from international to national to employer and market sector. Complex terminology and applicable standards used in the industry are reduced to easily understood concepts to ensure better understanding and agreements in industry conversations.
Requisites
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Describe the Foundation Concepts of BIM to an audience unfamiliar with BIM as a member or leader of a group of people, identifying and simplifying the common terminology used
- Identify the various professional stakeholders involved in a built asset lifecycle, evaluate their role according to the different lifecycle phases and demonstrate the opportunities/benefits to apply BIM
- Map out the key phases of a built asset lifecycle and how BIM Uses can be broadly applied, in a professional context
- Identify the essential principles that are described in relevant international and national BIM Standards, including ISO 19650, that apply to projects in Australia
- Demonstrate how a project objective can be expressed as a BIM Use and how a BIM Use can be broken down to a series of activities using the Foundation Concepts
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 24.00 | 1 week | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Workshop | 16.00 | Daily (2 times) | 32 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Individual Study | 54.00 | 1 week | 54 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 40.00 | 1 week | 40 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Studies | Group | 30 - 40% | 2 |
| Presentation | Group | 40 - 60% | 1,5 |
| Report | Individual | 10 - 20% | 2,3,4 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
- An aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more, including
- At least 35% of the possible final marks for each Major Assessment Component (any assessment worth 20% or more)
- At least 45% in the final exam
Students who do not achieve at least 35% of the possible final marks for each Major Assessment Component and at least 45% for the final exam (if applicable), will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
The Major Assessment Components in this unit are the Online Activities (combined grade), Computer Lab Reports (combined grade) and the Exam.
Content
- Foundation concepts of BIM:
- Building Life Cycle
- Objectives of construction projects
- Key components associated with construction projects
- Stakeholders and their role in construction projects
- Legislative frameworks in construction
- BIM terminology, and information organisational systems
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.