4 ECTS credits
110 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023629ENR for all students in the 1st semester
at
a (E) Master - advanced level.
- Semester
- 1st semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Taught in
- English
- Partnership Agreement
- Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
- Faculty
- Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
- Department
- Mechanics of Materials and Constructions
- External partners
- Université libre de Bruxelles
- Educational team
- Olivier Remy
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
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24 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
- Course Content
When productivity indexes of construction industry are compared with the ones of any other industry, we can clearly see construction did not follow the inclining trendline. Where other industries fully invested in automation and digitalization, construction industry lagged behind. In order to absorb the ever-inclining complexity demands of modern buildings, a growing need for urban housing and a decrease of skilled labor on the building site, construction industry is now challenged more than ever to inverse this trend.
In the next decade the construction industry will have to accelerate the digital transformation in order to keep up with the ever-growing demands. This course aims to give the student a first introduction to these challenges.
Within the construction field in specific this digital transformation is combined with a strong direction towards the use of BIM or Building Information Modelling for both the design and maintenance of (new) constructions. BIM and BIM implementation in various fields will be a main topic that will be investigated during the course.
Besides BIM this course will also focus on new arising digital trends in construction. From automated engineering and production processes (drawing, 3D printing, automated brick lay-out, …) to data capturing with IOT and how augmented reality could impact the safety on the building site.
Interactivity and group work will be the preferred way to transfer these digital insights.
- Course material
- Digital course material (Recommended) : Powerpoints form lessons
- Additional info
This course will include online or in person guest lectures and if opportune a site visite.
- Learning Outcomes
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General Learning Outcomes
The course contributes to the following program outcomes:
The Student has in-depth knowledge and understanding of
- integrated structural design methods in the framework of a global design strategy
- the advanced methods and theories to schematize and model complex problems or processes
The Student can
- reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)
- conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorization in industry and society
- correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper
- present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience
- collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team
- work in an industrial environment with attention to safety, quality assurance, communication and reporting
- develop, plan, execute and manage engineering projects at the level of a starting professional
- think critically about and evaluate projects, systems and processes, particularly when based on incomplete, contradictory and/or redundant information
The student has
- a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society
- consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance aspects
- the flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context
- an attitude of life-long learning as needed for the future development of his/her career
- Grading
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- examen
with a relative weight of 100
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
NA
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (BRUFACE)