CODE BIM : collaborative design education utilising building information modelling

Thesis (PhD(Building))--University of South Australia, 2019. Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-289) Building Information Modelling or Management (BIM) is a collaborative, digitally-enabled way of working that the construction industry is in the process of adopting widely. However, the current shortage of professionals trained in collaborative working (utilising BIM) remains a barrier to the full adoption of BIM and collaborative working practices in the industry. Universities have been at the forefront in research and development of the new technologies underpinning BIM, but continue to educate students of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) disciplines in silos, despite pressure from industry to change. Students from each discipline typically do not get the chance to work with students of the others until after graduation. This thesis proposes a framework (named the IMAC Framework) that can be used to support this renewal, as well as to aid benchmarking of existing curricula, whether that is within an individual course or wholesale program renewal. The framework was developed taking into account the existing accreditation criteria of the various AEC professional bodies operating in Australia.