BIM Education Framework for Clients and Professionals of the Construction Industry

LackofqualifiedBIMprofessionalsisakeyBIMchallengethataffectsspecificorganisationsand onamoremacroscale,individualcountries.Asalientsolutiontothisproblemistheprovisionof betterBIMeducation.ThisarticlerepresentstheinitialworkintotheimplementationofBIMinthe DominicanRepublic,acountryaffectedbydifferentchallengesinregardtoBIMimplementation, withakeyissuesurroundingthelackofBIMeducation.Theaimofthearticleisthedevelopmentof aconceptualBIMeducationframeworkwhichsuggestsstrategiestobeimplementedinAcademia and the industry for the delivery of BIM education to all the construction parties involved in a project,includingtheclient.AliteraturereviewaboutBIMeducationandtrainingandtherevision ofBIMeducationframeworksworldwidehelpedinitsdevelopment.Theframeworkisbeneficial tothiscountryasitisintendedtobepartofatoolkit,thefinaloutcomeofaPhDresearchonthis country.However,itcanbeconsultedbyanycountryororganisationinterestedindevelopingBIM educationstrategies. KEywoRDS Academia, AEC Professionals, AEC Students, BIM Education Framework, BIM Education, Clients, Industry BIM Training

[1]  Burcin Becerik-Gerber,et al.  The pace of technological innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction education: integrating recent trends into the curricula , 2011, J. Inf. Technol. Constr..

[2]  R. S. Peters,et al.  The Concept of Education , 1967 .

[3]  Tony Thorpe,et al.  How universities are teaching BIM: a review and case study from the UK , 2016, J. Inf. Technol. Constr..

[4]  Robert Eadie,et al.  BIM implementation throughout the UK construction project lifecycle: An analysis , 2013 .

[5]  Abid Nadeem,et al.  Building information modelling for tertiary construction education in Hong Kong , 2011, J. Inf. Technol. Constr..

[6]  Nicholas Chileshe,et al.  Building Information Modelling (BIM) Education in South Australia: Industry Needs , 2014 .

[7]  Hamza Alshenqeeti,et al.  Interviewing as a Data Collection Method: A Critical Review , 2014 .

[8]  Mousa Masadeh.  TRAINING, EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? , 2012 .

[9]  N. Mack,et al.  Qualitative research methods: a data collectors field guide. , 2005 .

[10]  Thomas N. Garavan,et al.  Training, development, education and learning: different or the same? , 1997 .

[11]  Brad Hardin,et al.  BIM and Construction Management: Proven Tools, Methods, and Workflows , 2009 .

[12]  R. Atkinson,et al.  Accessing Hidden and Hard-to-Reach Populations: Snowball Research Strategies , 2001 .

[13]  B. Crabtree,et al.  Doing Qualitative Research , 1999 .

[14]  Christopher Byrne.  Building Information Modelling in Australia, Lessons from the UK , 2015 .

[15]  Jason Underwood,et al.  Embedding Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the taught curriculum : Supporting BIM implementation and adoption through the development of learning outcomes within the UK academic context for built environment programmes , 2013 .

[16]  Jason Underwood,et al.  Current position and associated challenges of BIM education in UK higher education , 2015 .

[17]  Mustafa Alshawi,et al.  BIM for client organisations : a continuous improvement approach , 2015 .

[18]  Mike Kagioglou,et al.  Technology adoption in the BIM implementation for lean architectural practice , 2011 .

[19]  Marko Granroth,et al.  Multidisciplinary AEC Education Utilising BIM / PLIM Tools and Processes , 2013, PLM.

[20]  Jennifer A. Macdonald,et al.  The Potential of BIM to Facilitate Collaborative AEC Education , 2011 .

[21]  B. Succar,et al.  A Competency Knowledge-Base for BIM Learning , 2014 .

[22]  Robert Amor,et al.  Developing a Building Information Modelling Educational Framework for the Tertiary Sector in New Zealand , 2013, PLM.