Introduction to Digital Technologies for Construction

This unit aims at introducing students to a range of useful digital technologies for construction management.

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Semester 1

Hawthorn

03-March-2025
01-June-2025

16-March-2025

31-March-2025

24-April-2025

08-July-2025

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Identify and associate appropriate digital technologies for construction
Develop concepts and application contexts of digital technologies for construction
Plan to utilise different digital technologies for construction
Recognise, record and report application of digital technologies for construction
Review and recommend various digital technologies for construction

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
On-campus Lecture	2.00	6 weeks	12
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning	8.50	12 weeks	102
On-campus Class	2.00	12 weeks	24
Live Online Lecture	2.00	6 weeks	12
TOTAL			150

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Assignment	Individual/Group	30 - 40%	1,2,5
Class Exercise Portfolio	Individual	10 - 15%	1,2,3,4,5
Online Quizzes	Individual	15 - 25%	1,2,3,4,5
Project and Presentation	Individual/Group	20 - 30%	3,4
Weekly Exercises	Individual	0%	1,2,3,4,5

Introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Basics of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) for construction management
Application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in construction industry
Introduction toÂ 3-D printing for building and infrastructure construction
Application of laser scanning and remote monitoring for construction site operations
Fundamentals of construction automation, artificial intelligence and other state-of-the art technologies for construction management.

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.