Strategies and Virtual Tools for Teaching Building Construction to Civil Engineering Undergraduates: A Case Study
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https://doi.org/10.20868/abe.2023.3.5205Keywords:
Enseñanza, Aprendizaje, Construction 4.0, Gestión de la Construcción, Building Information Modeling, Lean Construction, Teaching, Learning, Construction ManagementAbstract
The objective of this report is to showcase the effective techniques employed to teach building construction in a third-year civil engineering program at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. This approach involves integrating virtual platforms and software for video conferences and laboratories, while utilizing tools like Building Information Modeling and Lean construction, among other systems. This balanced methodology serves as a successful model for imparting knowledge on building construction. Construction site visits were simulated by virtual tours created using scanner laser technology, photogrammetry, and BIM. The generated digital twins were placed on online platforms. Students interactively toured the construction project with input from professionals managing the project. Additionally, students developed layout plans using 3D and 4D BIM models. The course, however, instructed on generating and analyzing unit prices and conducting quantity surveys of activities through the BIM methodology with 5D software, resulting in the development of project budgets. The
effectiveness of this methodology is evident in the high-quality papers, evaluations, and student surveys. This proposal also won the Award for Innovation and Best Practices in Teaching 2022 organized by the Pontificia
Universidad Catolica del Peru, where an international jury of experts in teaching innovation evaluated the development of generic competencies and collaborative skills generated in students, highlighting the clarity, curricular alignment and the sustainable and transferable nature of the innovation implemented.
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