CONS6707 – Virtual Design and Construction
Module code
CONS6707
Module title
Virtual Design and Construction
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge and skills to understand the principles of building information modelling in order to establish design solutions.
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Overview of building information modelling – including compilation, maintenance and use of BIM data; risks/opportunities/constraints; design solutions; whole life and capital costs; value proposition; investment and return.
- Review emerging digital technologies AI, Digital-measuring/scanning, Clash-detection, Visualisation, Virtual Reality
- Identification of stakeholder/user/community requirements.
- Investigation and assessment of – contextual factors, resources, regulatory and legal factors affecting potential developments.
- Data maintenance.
- Organisational and project applications – including stakeholder requirements, sustainable design solutions, historic and heritage assets, health and safety.
- Project design recommendations and agreement.
- Modelling. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course employs an achievement-based grading scheme. Aakonga will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment prior to the start of the course.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
- Learning Outcomes
- - Overview of building information modelling – including compilation, maintenance and use of BIM data; risks/opportunities/constraints; design solutions; whole life and capital costs; value proposition; investment and return.
- Review emerging digital technologies AI, Digital-measuring/scanning, Clash-detection, Visualisation, Virtual Reality
- Identification of stakeholder/user/community requirements.
- Investigation and assessment of – contextual factors, resources, regulatory and legal factors affecting potential developments.
- Data maintenance.
- Organisational and project applications – including stakeholder requirements, sustainable design solutions, historic and heritage assets, health and safety.
- Project design recommendations and agreement.
- Modelling. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
