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UNIVERSITYOFFLORIDA

M.E.RINKER,SR.SCHOOLOFCONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT

BCN4252–IntroductiontoBuildingInformationModeling(3credits)

Section05GH Fall2017

INSTRUCTOR: Dr.MasoudGheisari Room322RinkerHall,Phone:352-273-1166CLASSTIME/ROOM: Tuesday,3:00p.m.–4:55p.m.(Periods8-9)

Thursday,4:05p.m.–4:55p.m.(Period9)Room140RinkerHall

COURSEWEBSITE: Canvashttps://lss.at.ufl.edu/EMAIL: MailtoolinCanvasPREREQUISITES: BCN 3255C – Graphic Communication in Construction (Successful

completion of Graphic Communication in Construction automaticallyensuresthatthestudenthastheprerequisiteforthiscourseasitisnowdesigned.)

COURSEDESCRIPTION

Learn current building information modeling (BIM) software to identify design errors, to improveconstructionprocess.

COURSEMETHOD

• Theclassmeetstwiceweeklyinaone-hourandatwo-hoursessions.• Thisisacomputer-heavycourseandyouwilluseyourpersonalcomputersforamajorityoftheclass

time.• Students are expected to stay in the class until they satisfactorily complete and turn-in their

assignments.Astudentisallowedtocompleteanassignmentathomeonlyifastudenthasremainedforthefullclassperiodandneedsadditionaltimetocompletetheassignment.

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COURSELEARNINGOUTCOMES

Atthecompletionofthecourse,studentswillbeabletodemonstratetheabilityto:

�Usebuildinginformationmodelingtoidentifydesignerrors(SACS5,ACCESLO10)�Usebuildinginformationmodelingtoimproveconstructionprocess(SACS5,ACCESLO10)�Createabasicbuildinginformationmodel(SACS5,ACCESLO10)�Manipulateabuildinginformationmodelusingcurrentsoftwaretools(SACS5,ACCESLO10)

SACS=SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsACCE=AmericanCouncilforConstructionEducationSLO=StudentLearningOutcomeSACS5:Communicatetechnicalandfinancialdataeffectivelyinspeechandinwritingtoallstakeholdersintheconstructionprocess.ACCESLO10:Applyelectronic-basedtechnologytomanagetheconstructionprocessREQUIRED/RECOMMENDEDTEXTBOOKS

Requiredcontent/materialwillbeprovidedbyinstructorthroughCANVAS.Recommended:

• CommercialDesignUsingAutodeskRevit2017,DanielJohnStine,SDCPublications, ISBN:978-1-630557-023-1

• BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers,Engineers and Contractors, 2nd Edition, Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks, KathleenListon,LinKen-Yu.JohnWiley&SonsPublication,2011,2ndEdition|978-0-470-54137-1

REQUIREDEQUIPMENT,MATERIAL,ANDSOFTWARE

HardwareRequirements:

• Mouseo Themousewithascrollwheelisrequiredforthisclass.

• Laptop

o The laptopcomputer isrequired forall thestudents intheRinkerSchool.Therefore, inthisclassyouwillbeallowedtoworkonlyonyourownlaptop.Ifanythinggoeswrongwithyourlaptop,notifytheinstructorassoonastheproblemoccurs.Inthatcase,youwillbeallowedtouseonlythecomputersintheRinkerSchoolcomputerlab.Ifyouuseanyoneelse’scomputer(besides your ownor a computer in the Rinker School computer lab), itwill be consideredviolationoftheRinkerSchoolpolicyand,thus,willbedealtwithaccordingly.

o FormoreinformationaboutBCN’scomputerrequirementsvisitthewebsite:http://www.bcn.ufl.edu/computer-requirement/

SoftwareRequirements:

• Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks, Autodesk ReCap 360 Pro, Autodesk 123D Catch,MicrosoftProject,AugmentDesktop,SmartReality+,HoloBuilderandetc.

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It is your responsibility tomake sure youhave all the hardware and software requirements on yourcomputerforthisclass.

GRADINGCRITERIA

Gradesareviewedasameanstocommunicateevaluationofyourworkandprogress.Specificevaluationcriteriawill be providedwith each exam/project/class activity.Workwill be evaluated through in-classfeedbackand/orwrittencommentary.Projects,exams,andindividualassignmentsduringthesemesterwillbenumericalgrades.Eachofthemwillbeevaluatedandthoseevaluationswillbeprovidedtostudentsbasedontheirrequest.Thebreakdownofgradeswilldependon:

Activities* PointsBIM&ConstructionManagementProjectAssignments/Reports(A) 360BIM&RealityCapturing&VisualizationProjectAssignments/Reports(B) 320BIM&Field-relatedTechnologiesProjectAssignments/Reports(C) 120FinalPoster/Project 200

Total: 1000*Activitiesandassessmentsmaybemodifiedwherenecessaryasdeterminedbytheinstructor;propernotificationwillbegiven

Gradeswillnotbecurvedbutyouwillhavevariousopportunitiesthroughoutthesemestertoachieveextrapointsforexhibitingmoreengagementandlearning.Your“TotalPoints”willbedividedby10andthenyourgradeswillbecomputedaccordingtothefollowingscale:A 93.00-100 B+ 87.00-89.99 C+ 77.00-79.99 D+ 67.00-69.99 Elessthan60.00A- 90.00-92.99 B 83.00-86.99 C 73.00-76.99 D 63.00-66.99 B- 80.00-82.99 C- 70.00-72.99 D- 60.00-62.99

ASSESSMENTMETHODSANDTARGETS

Assessment CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 TargetProjectAssignments/Reports(A) X X Atleast80%receiveaC-orbetter

ProjectAssignments/Reports(B) X Atleast80%receiveaC-orbetter

ProjectAssignments/Reports(C) X Atleast80%receiveaC-orbetter

FinalProject X X X X Atleast80%receiveaC-orbetter

CLASSATENDANCE

• Attendance isstronglyencouraged. In-classassignments/activities/quizzesmightbegiveneach lab-

lectureperiods.Youneedtoworkontheassignedlectureexercises/labassignments/quizduringtheclass.However,ifyouarenotthereoryoudonotworkontheassignedexercise/quizduringtheclassyou cannot get credit for participation and assignments. Additionally, extra credit points areoccasionallyawardedforattendanceandparticipationinthelecture.

• Therearenomake-upsformissedclassesunlessyoudiscussyourabsencewiththeinstructorbeforetheclassesyoumissandprovideappropriatedocumentationwithin1weektosupportyourabsences.

• Inthecaseofanexcusedabsence,youneedtodothemakeupquizNOTLATERTHANAWEEKAFTERTHEABSENCEDAY;otherwiseyouwillreceiveazeroforthatquiz.

• Ifyoumissaclass,pleasemakearrangementtodiscussthemissedsessionwithaclassmate.Youshouldalsogetnotesfromotherstudents.

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• Ifyouwillmissaclass,youmustcompleteandsubmityourassignmentinadvance,i.e.beforetheclassyouwillmiss.

PROJECTASSIGNMENT

• Late assignments and late project will not be accepted, regardless of circumstances. For late

assignmentsandlatefinalproject,studentwillreceiveazeroontheassignment/finalproject.• Allworkturnedinforthiscourseshouldhaveprofessionalqualityincontentandpresentation.• Assignmentsmaybegradedbydetailedcheckingorbasedonoverallattempt.Instructormaychoose

nottogradesomehomework.• AlltheassignmentsandprojecthavetobesubmittedexclusivelyinCanvas.• Itisyourresponsibilitytoverifythesuccessfulsubmissionoftheassignments/finalprojectinCanvas.

Submissionbyemailorthedigitalmedia(suchasUSBdrive)willnotbeaccepted.• InthecaseyouhavetechnicaldifficultieswithCanvas,pleasecontacttheUFHelpDeskat learning-

support@ufl.edu,or(352)392-4357-selectoption2,orgotoGroundflooroftheHub.Ifyourtechnicaldifficultieswillcauseyoutomissaduedate,youMUSTreporttheproblemtoUFHelpDeskbeforetheduedate/time.Includetheticketnumberthatyouaregiveninane-mailtotheinstructortoexplainthelateassignmentduetoproblemwithCanvas.

o TypesofquestionsthatshouldbedirectedtotheHelpDesk:§ IcannotlogintoCanvas§ Ihaveclickedonthe"submit"buttonformyassignmentandnothingishappening§ Icannotuploadanassignment§ CanvashasgivenmeanerrormessageandIcannotsubmitmyassignment.

o PoorinternetconnectionscannotbeaccommodatedwithaticketfromtheUFHelpdesk.o TheinstructorreservestherighttoacceptordeclineticketsfromtheUFHelpdeskbasedon

individualcircumstances.• An introduction and support for the E-Learning in Canvas system can be found at:

https://lss.at.ufl.edu/help/Student_Faq• Due to the nature of the class and the Revit/Navisworks software, any consultation regarding

assignments/finalprojectandtheuseofthesoftwarewillbeconductedexclusivelyinperson,thatis,consultationsviaemailwillnotbeconducted.

COMMUNICATIONWITHTHEINSTRUCTORANDTEACHINGASSISTANT

• Use theCanvasenvironment tosendemails tomeand teachingassistant(s).Donotemailmeand

teachingassistantoutsideoftheCanvassystembecauseemailsreceivedoutsideofCanvaswillnotreceivearesponse.

• Pleasetrytocommunicatewithmeandteachingassistant(s)duringofficehours.• Pleaseallow24hoursforaresponsetoyouremailthroughCanvas.TeachingassistantandIreservethe

rightnottorespondtocourseinquiriesontheweekendaswellasontheweekdaysafter5p.m.• WhenemailingusthroughCANAVSpleaseCCmeandallTAstomakesureoneofuswouldgetbackto

youASAP.• Anycommunicationregardinggradeswillbeconductedonlyinperson,ascommunicationaboutgrades

viaemailorphoneisnotconsideredasafepractice.Anyinquiryaboutthegradesmustbemadewithinoneweekafterthegradereleasedate.

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HONORCODE

• TheHonorCodewillbeappliedintheclass.• We,themembersoftheUniversityofFloridacommunity,pledgetoholdourselvesandourpeersto

thehighest standardsofhonestyand integrity.Onallwork submitted for creditby studentsat theuniversity,thefollowingpledgeiseitherrequiredorimplied:"Onmyhonor,Ihaveneithergivennorreceivedunauthorizedaidindoingthisassignment."

• Duplicationofanassignmentandquiz/exam/project/activityeithermanuallyorbycomputerwillbeconsideranactofacademicdishonestyanddealtwithaccordingly.

• DonotallowotherstoaccessyourfilesasthatwillalsobeconsideredviolationoftheHonorCode.• Visit the website http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/honorcodes/honorcode.php for more information

abouttheUniversityofFloridaStudentHonorCode.• Any violation of the Honor code will not be tolerated. A student that is found guilty of Academic

Dishonestywillbegivenafailinggradeforthecourse.DISABLEDSTUDENTS

• Anystudentthatneedsaccommodationregardingphysicalaccess,classattendance,notes,orlectures

pleasecontactme.• StudentsrequestingclassroomaccommodationmustfirstregisterwiththeDeanofStudentsOffice.

TheDeanofStudentsOfficewillprovidedocumentationtothestudentwhomustthenprovidethisdocumentationtomewhenrequestingaccommodation.

CLASSDEMEANOR• Allcellphonesshouldbeturnedoff.• Notextmessagingduringclass.• Arrivinglatetotheclassorleavingbeforetheendoftheclasswillnotbeaccepted.Ifyouareattending

theclass,youneedtobetherefromthebeginninguntiltheendoftheclass.• Quiz/Exam(s):Youmayleavethequiz/examatanytimeforanyreason,buttherewillbenore-entry

intotheroom.Youneedtosubmityourquiz/exambeforeyouleavetheroom.Ifyouwillneedtoleavetheroomformedicalorpsychologicalreasons,besuretoprovidemewithdocumentationfromtheOfficeforStudentswithDisabilities.

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CLASSSCHEDULE*

*Thesyllabusrepresentsmycurrentplansandobjectives.Aswegothroughthesemester,thoseplansmightneedtobechangedtoenhancetheclasslearningopportunity.Suchchanges,communicateclearly,arenotunusualandshouldbeexpected.

Week#

Class# Day Date Topics Project

1 Tue-2hr 22-Aug IntroductiontoBCN42522 Thr-1hr 24-Aug SiteDevelopment,Rendering,&Walkthrough

3 Tue-2hr 29-Aug SiteDevelopment,Rendering,&Walkthrough ProjectAssignment4 Thr-1hr 31-Aug ClashDetection

5 Tue-2hr 5-Sep ClashDetection6 Thr-1hr 7-Sep ClashDetection IndustrySpeaker

7 Tue-2hr 12-Sep ClashDetection ProjectAssignment8 Thr-1hr 14-Sep 360Photo/videography

9 Tue-2hr 19-Sep 360Photo/videography ProjectAssignment10 Thr-1hr 21-Sep QuantityTake-off Presentation

11 Tue-2hr 26-Sep QuantityTake-off Revit12 Thr-1hr 28-Sep QuantityTake-off Navisworks

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13 Tue-2hr 3-Oct QuantityTake-off ProjectAssignment14 Thr-1hr 5-Oct QuantityTake-off ProjectAssignment

15 Tue-2hr 10-Oct Virtual&AugmentedReality(AR)16 Thr-1hr 12-Oct Virtual&AugmentedReality(AR) ProjectAssignment

17 Tue-2hr 17-Oct Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning ConceptOnly+Downloads (Recap360&VLC)Usetheirowncamera

18 Thr-1hr 19-Oct Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning UAVPresentation

19 Tue-2hr 24-Oct Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning(+UAVs) FlyTest20 Thr-1hr 26-Oct Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning(+UAVs) IndustrySpeaker

21 Tue-2hr 31-Oct Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning(+UAVs) ActualFlightTest/Experiment22 Thr-1hr 2-Nov Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning(+UAVs) ProjectAssignment

23 Tue-2hr 7-Nov Photo/Video-grammetry&LaserScanning(+UAVs) ProjectAssignment24 Thr-1hr 9-Nov Roboticsand3dPrinting UFSpeaker

25 Tue-2hr 14-Nov ConstructionMobileApps/Wearables/TechnologyReview JBK5thConstructionTechnologyReport26 Thr-1hr 16-Nov Workday

27 Tue-2hr 21-Nov Workday Particpationisnotrequired28 Thr-1hr 23-Nov Holiday-Thanksgiving

29 Tue-2hr 28-Nov Workday30 Thr-1hr 30-Nov FinalProjectReview

31 Tue-2hr 5-Dec FinalProjectPresentation32 Wed 6-Dec EndofClasses

12-Dec FinalExaminations15-Dec Finalgradesavailable

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COURSEROADMAP