This class meets Tuesday 5:00 to 7:10pm, Classroom: Rainier 262 Classroom (On occasion we may meet in a designated computer lab. We will utilize school e-mail and the new Canvas school on-line software as a part of our course structure) Instructor: Sherry Eshenbaugh email: seshenbaugh@pierce.ctc.edu Office Hours: Arranged by appointment: Tuesday 3:00-4:30pm Office: Cascade 356 / Rainier 262 Course Catalog Description: Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling are introduced. Students will gain an understanding of how these construction management processes improve the coordination and control of a construction project. Course Objective: This course is targeted to introduce and explore the application of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) both as a product and a process. This course will explore VDC/BIM from both perspectives of technology and the building practice. VDC/BIM is a growing approach to building project delivery in which a digital representation of the building process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information. Successful implementation of VDC/BIM generates significant benefits, including improved design quality, reduction in design errors, improved field productivity, reduction in conflicts and their associated changes, and finally reduction in construction cost and time. Student Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will have a full understanding of VDC/BIM concepts throughout the lifecycle of a building or an infrastructure project, from planning, design, pre-construction, construction and operations. Particularly students will have a good understanding of: Explain the meaning and purpose of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and virtual tools and platforms to clients, peers and partners. Compare and contrast typical BIM software to determine which might be best for a firm, project or task. Summarize the differences between BIM for Owners/Facility Managers, Architects/Engineers, Contractors and Fabricators and how the tools and platforms might impact their workflows. Demonstrate to clients, peers and partners how the virtual tools and platforms alter or affect the project development lifecycle. Analyze the impacts the virtual tools and platforms have on design and constructability. Explain to clients, peers and partners how BIM might impact the construction process. Explain to clients, peers and partners how available tools and platforms improve project collaboration from design to construction to the commissioning of a facility. Explain consistent factors influencing BIM Return on Investment (ROI) at the project and the company levels. Analyze the risk, benefits and legal implication associated with BIM. Analyze intellectual property rights and licensing issues related to BIM use. Page 1 of 6
Create and use a BIM Execution Plan in the context of a construction project. Texts: BIM and Construction Management: Proven Tools, Methods, and Workflows, 2nd Edition, Brad Hardin, Dave McCool, May 2015, Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-118-94276-5 Building Construction Illustrated, 5 th Edition, Francis D.K. Ching, February 2014, Wiley, ISBN: 978-1- 118-45834-1 Required Supplies: Notebook and you will need at least two USB flash devices or a combination of these: flash drive and/or portable hard drive. One is for your assignment, one is for use as a backup. Assignments will be uploaded to your Homework Student folder on the M drive at the beginning of each class period. Label everything with your name and email address. Course Requirements: Participation and Attendance: Class attendance is imperative and participating in class discussions, review questions, questions from other students, quizzes etc. during class are a valuable learning tool for the student and the entire class. Notebook: Organize your work for the entirety of the class to include but not limited to TABS to include the following in this order: Quarter Calendar, Syllabus, Course Out-line of Class, Class notes, Students notes from chapter readings, Quizzes, Chapter assignments, Class project papers and Miscellaneous. Discussion Questions: Discussion Questions will be assigned for the chapters and be prepared to discuss answers in class. Quizzes: The number of Quizzes will be determined throughout the quarter. NO MAKE UP QUIZZES without prior arrangements with instructor. The make-up quiz(s) need to be taken prior to the next scheduled class and no quizzes can be made up in class. Oral Presentations: Individual oral presentations will be due for the class. Final Exam: A Final Exam will be due for the class. Page 2 of 6
Grading and Evaluation: ITEM & PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE Attendance & Participation & Notebook 10% Discusion Questions 10% Quizzes 20% Oral Presentation 25% Final Exam 35% Total 100% GRADE SCALE % Grade % Grade % Grade 95+ 4.0 A 84 2.9 B 73 1.8 C- 94 3.9 A 83 2.8 B- 72 1.7 C- 93 3.8 A- 82 2.7 B- 71 1.6 C- 92 3.7 A- 81 2.6 B- 70 1.5 C- 91 3.6 A- 80 2.5 B- 69 1.4 D+ 90 3.5 A- 79 2.4 C+ 68 1.3 D+ 89 3.4 B+ 78 2.3 C+ 67 1.2 D+ 88 3.3 B+ 77 2.2 C+ 66 1.1 D 87 3.2 B+ 76 2.1 C 65 1.0 D (lowest passing grade) 86 3.1 B 75 2.0 C 85 3.0 B 74 1.9 C Accommodations: Your experience in this class is important to me, and it is the policy and practice of Pierce College to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. If you experience barriers based on disability, please seek a meeting with the Access and Disability Services (ADS) manager to discuss and address them. If you have already established accommodations with the ADS manager, please bring your approved accommodations (green sheet) to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course. ADS offer resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you and the ADS manager, and I am available to help facilitate them in this class. If you have not yet established services through ADS, but have a temporary or permanent disability that requires accommodations (this can include but not be limited to; mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), you are encouraged to contact ADS at 253-964-6526 (Fort Steilacoom) or 253-840-8335 (Puyallup). Page 3 of 6
Emergency Procedures for Classrooms: Call 911 and then Campus Safety in response to an imminent threat to persons or property. In the event of an evacuation (intermittent horns & strobes), gather all personal belongings and leave the building using the nearest available safe exit. Be prepared to be outside for one hour and stay a minimum of 200 feet from any building or structure. So long as it is safe to do so students are expected to stay on campus and return to class after evacuations that last less then 15 minutes. Do not attempt to re-enter the building until instructed by an Evacuation Director (identified by orange vests) or by three horn blasts or bell rings. Please notify the nearest Campus Safety Officer or Evacuation Director of any one left in the building or in need of assistance. Fort Steilacoom Campus Safety (253) 964-6751 Puyallup Campus Safety (253) 840-8481 Emergency College-wide Closures: If there is emergency closure of the college due to widespread illness and/or weather closures, adjustments may need to be made to the syllabus and/or mode of instruction in order to achieve the course objectives. Important Phone Numbers: Library 253-964-6547 Financial Aid 253-964-6544 Counselors 253-964-6525 Classroom Etiquette: Please be sure to silence your cell phones while in the classroom. If you need to take a call please step out of the classroom to do so. Texting in class is not permitted and computers are allowed for note taking. Academic dishonesty: If you use another person s ideas, words, music, artwork, computations, models, etc., in such a manner as to imply that the thing used was your own; or if you use notes, tests or memory aids during tests when such use was not expressly authorized; or if you steal or knowingly use test master copies to gain information prior to an examination date; or knowingly allow another person to use your work as if it were that other person s work; or otherwise act in such a manner as to gain for yourself or another an unfair advantage over other students, you may face disciplinary actions as stated in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy/Code of Conduct. Chapter 132K-126 WAC STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT WAC 132K-126-040 Definitions: 1. Academic dishonesty means plagiarism, misrepresentation of self or student work product or representation of work of others as your own, or other acts of academic dishonesty. 2. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: a. Use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; or Page 4 of 6
b. The acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of Pierce College faculty or staff; c. Allowing one person to represent another person as the enrolled student in any course; d. Representing oneself as another person in any course. 3. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment of the source, to include print or electronic means, using recognized and acceptable citation. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials. WAC 132K-126-180 Student responsibilities: Students who choose to attend Pierce College also choose to actively participate in the learning process offered by the college. The college is responsible for providing an educational environment rich in the high quality resources needed by students to attain their educational goals. In return, the college has the expectation that each student shall assume responsibility for the following: 1. Become knowledgeable of and adhere to policies, practices, procedures and rules of the college and its departments; 2. Practice personal and academic integrity; 3. Respect the dignity, rights and property of all persons; 4. Strive to learn from differences in people, ideas and opinions; 5. Participate actively in the learning process, in and out of the classroom; 6. Refrain from and discourage behaviors which undermine the respect that all Pierce College community members deserve; 7. Abide by the standards set forth in the student rights and responsibilities/code of conduct policy. WAC 132K-126-220 Judicial Authority: The instructor is responsible for conduct in the classroom and is authorized to take such steps as are reasonably necessary when behavior of the student interrupts the normal classroom procedure. When such behavior may be as serious as to result in summary suspension from the class, the instructor must report the infraction in writing to the vice-president of learning and student success within twenty-four hours of the infraction and the specific steps taken by the instructor. We practice Critical Thinking in the classroom Critical Thinking The concept can be difficult to grasp because it requires all participants to set aside assumptions and beliefs to think without bias or judgment. That is difficult to do! Critical thinking involves suspending your beliefs to explore and question topics from a "blank page" point of view. It also involves the ability to know fact from opinion when exploring a topic. Page 5 of 6
Schedule: Week 1 Read Chapter 1 Week 2 Read Chapter 2 - Part 1 and 2 (pages 45-66) Week 3 Read Chapters 2 - Part 3 (pages 67-89) Quiz #1 Week 4 Read Chapter 3 (pages 91-121) Week 5 Presentation #1 Week 6 Read Chapter 4 (pages 123-190) Quiz #2 Week 7 Read Chapter 5 (pages 191-256) Week 8 Read Chapters 6 & 7 (pages 257-337) Week 9 Presentation #2 Quiz #3 Week 10 Read Chapter 8 (pages 339-362) Week 11 Final Exam Page 6 of 6