Pedagogy to Teach BIM in Construction Management Curriculum

Abstract Advancements in Information and Technology have increased the Building Information Model (BIM) applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) domain. One of the Construction Management department's goals is to continue to improve the curriculum to reflect the global and national construction industry needs. The Construction Management department has included a BIM applications course in its undergraduate program's curriculum to accomplish this goal. The topics covered in the course include extracting the information for visualization, material quantification; value engineering; 4D modeling; clash detection and coordination; and site logistics. The research objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the pedagogy adopted to teach the above topics in the BIM applications course in the Construction Management curriculum. The effectiveness of the adopted pedagogy is assessed through parameters such as a) usefulness of components covered in the class, b) helpfulness of the media of instructions, c) level of guidance provided by the instructor, d) ease of learning of the content, e) satisfaction and f) confidence levels of the students to complete the projects/assignments/exercises, the difficulty level of course components, and students' motivation to learn. Each activity is assessed by the instructor's expectation of students' achievements. The duration, usefulness, level of satisfaction of accomplishment, level of challenge, level of inspiration to complete, guidance provided by the instructor, and confidence level are used pedagogy assessment parameters. The instructor has allocated the expected quantity of assessment parameters for each activity to complete. The average students' achievement of duration, usefulness, level of satisfaction of accomplishment, level of challenge, level of inspiration to complete, guidance provided by the instructor, and confidence level are within the instructor's expectation. Keywords: BIM, Construction Management, Construction Education, Construction Management curriculum, Pedagogy