CON453 – Construction Project Management I BIM Lab

Mid-term Survey

The survey is meant to be anonymous, so DO NOT write your name or include any other identification anywhere on the survey.

1)What is BIM? (choose 2)

a)A single software

b)A management style

c)A combination of many different tools or software programs

d)A database

2)What is the most important aspect of BIM for Construction Management? (choose 1)

a)The 3D model only

b)The information resident in the model along with the geometry

c)BIM is not important for Construction Management

3)For the Site Logistics group assignment, you received feedback from CON252 who acted as your consultants for the assignment. On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being least and 5 as the highest) rate the following:

a)Usefulness in improving your understanding of BIM and its use for Site Logistics / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
b)Advancing your thought process / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
c)Increase in quality of the deliverable (as compared to the individual assignment) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

4)For the same assignment, you were asked to evaluate the feedback received from CON252 and provide your comments. Do you think:

a)This is an exercise that you will have to do at some point in your career as a CM? / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree
b)Your feedback would be better if you were co-located in the same room? / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree

5)You were given a chance to discuss your ideas using theSketchUp model with Ryan Whitt (DEWSC alumni and Oakland representative). Do you think:

a)Using a current and live project enhanced your understanding of the assignment? / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree
b)Using a visual tool like SketchUp helped communicate your ideas better? / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree
c)In future using a visual tool like SketchUp will help communicate your ideas better to Owners and subcontractors? / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree
d)Having an alumnus in the classroom increased your appreciation for BIM? / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree

6)For the Estimating (group) assignment you used a Revit model for Take-offs and then used the Saylor database for preparing an estimate in MS Excel. On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being least and 5 as the highest) rate the following:

a)Usefulness in improving your understanding of BIM and its use for Estimating / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
b)Developing a sense of collaboration with team members / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
c)Establishing a workflow that can be replicated in future / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
d)Increasing the appreciation for the ‘information’ component of BIM / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

7)The lab is structured as a ‘flipped classroom’, which means the learning is done by you using resources such as past tutorials, videos and the Internet. The assignment is done in class. This requires you to come prepared to class. Do you think:

a)You are able to retain more knowledge about ‘how to use the software’ (compare between individual and group labs) / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree
b)The assignments are relevant to your learning of BIM and CM / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree

8)Any comments regarding what else you would like to get from this class: