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Dr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty at Morehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolis from 2016 to 2019. He has completed Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management from Michigan Technological University in 2008. He has an extensive teaching background with a total of 18 years academic experience at five different universities. He has always been praised by students and department for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. To supplement his teaching and research, he has been involved in numerous professional societies, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Structural BIM Integration, 3) 4D/5D BIM, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Innovative Construction Demolition, and 6) Carbon Footprint Analysis on Roadways.
Pavan Meadati, Ph.D., LEED AP, is a professor in Construction Management Department. He received Doctorate in Engineering from University of Nebraska –Lincoln. He is a recipient of 1. Outstanding Educator Award – Region II, in 2016 and Construction Excellence in Teaching Award for Region II in 2013 presented by the Associated Schools of Construction. Dr. Meadati serves as a Graduate Program Coordinator and played vital role in obtaining the initial accreditation and re-accreditation for Construction Management Masters’ Program. He received outstanding dissertation award from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008. Dr. Meadati’s research interests include Building Information Model (BIM), BIM applications in Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) education, 3D laser scanning, Radio frequency Identification (RFID) and integration of mobile technology with BIM.
Advancements in Information and Technology have increased the Building Information Model (BIM) applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) domain. One of the Construction Management department's goals is to continue to improve the curriculum to reflect the global and national construction industry needs. The Construction Management department has included a BIM applications course in its undergraduate program’s curriculum to accomplish this goal. The topics covered in the course include extracting the information for visualization, material quantification; value engineering; 4D modeling; clash detection and coordination; and site logistics. The research objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the pedagogy adopted to teach the above topics in the BIM applications course in the Construction Management curriculum. The effectiveness of the adopted pedagogy is assessed through parameters such as a) usefulness of components covered in the class, b) helpfulness of the media of instructions, c) level of guidance provided by the instructor, d) ease of learning of the content, e) satisfaction and f) confidence levels of the students to complete the projects/assignments/exercises, the difficulty level of course components, and students’ motivation to learn. Each activity is assessed by the instructor's expectation of students’ achievements. The duration, usefulness, level of satisfaction of accomplishment, level of challenge, level of inspiration to complete, guidance provided by the instructor, and confidence level are used pedagogy assessment parameters. The instructor has allocated the expected quantity of assessment parameters for each activity to complete. The average students' achievement of duration, usefulness, level of satisfaction of accomplishment, level of challenge, level of inspiration to complete, guidance provided by the instructor, and confidence level are within the instructor's expectation.
Keywords: BIM, Construction Management, Construction Education, Construction Management curriculum, Pedagogy
Adhikari, S., & Meadati, P. (2021, July), Pedagogy to Teach BIM in Construction Management Curriculum Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37570
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