Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Learning Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Module Offerings

4303BEUG-JAN-CTY

Aims

To review state of the art developments in information technology (IT) for architecture, engineering, construction industry (AEC); and to discuss how these technologies may shape the current and future of quantity surveying practice.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Review development of information technologies for AEC, chronically.
2.
Identify working principles of vector and object-based software packages; and review their current and future trends.
3.
Recognise role of information technology in attaining sustainable development goals for AEC.
4.
Recognise Construction 4.0, and frontiers in IT based collaboration for AEC.
5.
Review contemporary discourse in emerging technologies such as Parametric Tools, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:- Information technology at glance for built environment: a historical context - Computer aided design - influence of 2D systems on quantity surveying practice - Object oriented design - building information modelling - current state - Building performance evaluation: energy and daylight simulations - A critical perspective: Diffusion of IT in the Built Environment - Small and Medium Enterprises - Construction 4.0 - Future trends: Parametric Design, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data, Sensor Technology
Module Overview:
This module aims to review state of the art developments in information technology (IT) for architecture, engineering, construction industry (AEC); and to discuss how these technologies may shape the current and future of quantity surveying practice.
Additional Information:To review state of the art developments in information technology (IT) for architecture, engineering, and construction industry (AEC); and to discuss how these technologies may shape the current and future of quantity surveying practice.

Assessments

Technology
Essay