G449 – Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Module
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Module number
G449
Version: 2
Faculty
Spatial Information
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Clemen
christian.clemen(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Dr.-Ing. Helga Tauscher
helga.tauscher(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Building Information Modeling (BIM)"

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Clemen
christian.clemen(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Building Information Modeling (BIM)"

Course language(s)

English
in "Building Information Modeling (BIM)"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Internship)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Computer project
Module examination | Weighting: 50% | tested in English language
in "Building Information Modeling (BIM)"

Alternative examination - Written academic assessment
Module examination | Examination time: 60 min | Weighting: 50% | tested in English language
in "Building Information Modeling (BIM)"

Form of teaching
keine Angabe
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure
  • Motivation and practical examples for BIM
  • Differences and similarities of the BIM method with CAD and GIS
  • Methods of solid modeling
  • Semantic building models and component orientation
  • Component libraries, classification systems
  • Level of Information Needed (LOIN)
  • Collaboration and Management
  • Legal framework and standards
  • Georeferencing of building models
  • Digital terrain models (DTM) in BIM
  • Open and proprietary data formats (Industry Foundation Classes, Revit)
  • Visual programming and creation of plugins for BIM software
Qualification objectives
  • Understanding the concepts of semantic and component-oriented building models
  • Applying commercial BIM software for AEC-planning and asset management, applying BIM and GIS models together
  • Knowing open BIM standards and data models
  • Developing simple plugins or software for the BIM method
  • Understanding BIM as a management method
Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
Recommended prerequisites

Basic computer programming knowledge, obtained in course I928 Applied Programming (Python) or similar.

Continuation options
Literature
None
Current teaching resources
None
Notes
No information