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SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION HANDBOOK 2 the internet), holding presentations, writing professional reports, etc. Please note that very little of these skills are learned in the mainstream science and engineering courses at the faculty. Because of this range of general skills that are addressed in the first year design project, the technical elaboration of the work is usually rather limited. The Design Projects in the second and third year build upon the first year’s course, with increasing complexity and difficulty. In the second year, the emphasis is on the different design stages and on going through the design cycle several times, resulting in designs on system level, subsystem level and component level. During these design stages, students also learn to apply cost estimation and risk management methods and utilize the outcomes in the design decision process. In the third year the complexity of the project increases mainly because the team size increases to about 20 students, which means that the students must put more effort in organizing themselves. The project teams are required to work in sub-teams that are responsible for different disciplines (transport, building, hydraulic engineering and water management). Of course this project setup means that integration of the work of the sub-teams is an essential part of the project, and interface management becomes a natural issue. The BSc Design Project courses are very important in our view, because in these courses students must find a solution for a complex problem in a design process, in which the analytical methods they know from engineering courses fall short. Furthermore, students must work together, need conference skills, etc. Also the educational format of problem-driven project courses is an “activating” format: it stimulates students to come into action rather than sit back, remain passive and listen to professors. With respect to the vision and innovation themes discussed earlier, one can say that many themes are introduced but not yet explored in depth. The first concept students must understand is the concept of design, including its trial-and-error nature, and its unlimited solution space. Furthermore, students must understand the complexity of construction design projects and the need for a systems approach in order to cope with this complexity. This knowledge and the associated skills form the basis of the design education of our students. In addition to that, students are introduced to themes such as valueoriented thinking, dynamic control of projects, systems engineering, life cycle thinking and sustainable building. Only the theme of Building Information Modelling remains almost untouched. Students do use information technology, but only conventional software such as Office, SketchUp and AutoCAD. And most importantly, students regard this software merely as production tools, and they do not recognize the information management aspect of design projects, or the potential of information integration that could be achieved with BIM. The MSc Track Design and Construction Processes The MSc Track Design and Construction Processes (2 years) is a specialisation within the broader track of Building Engineering. The track consists of the following parts: • General Building Engineering courses, including structural engineering, building physics building informatics and construction management (approximately 4 months) • Specialized Design and Construction Process courses, see further below (8 months) • Electives (4 months) • Graduation work (8 months) The sequence in which the courses are taken may differ, but the graduation work is normally the last work. The most distinctive part of the Design & Construction Processes track is the part of the specialized design and construction process courses (2 nd bullet). This part consists of the following courses: • Functional Design and Methodology 84
HANDBOOK 2 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION • Parametric Design • Probabilistic Design • Knowledge and Process Modelling • Strategic Project Management • Systems Dynamics • Advanced Design Systems/Dynamic BIM All courses are 4 ECTS (112 study hours), except the last course which is 8 ECTS (224 hours). More details on the courses can be found on the University website www.bouwprocessen.citg.tudelft.nl, under Education. The titles of the course show the emphasis of this part of the track: design processes and building modelling (BIM). The idea is that students get acquainted with different design approaches and methods, including parametric design and probabilistic design, and with building modelling approaches and methods. In addition, students learn about topics such as strategic project management and system dynamics. Finally the gained knowledge is applied in a larger course, the Advanced Design Systems course. Compared to other MSc tracks, this track distinguishes itself by its focus on design and on building modelling. This is motivated by the vision that engineers that excel in design and design processes as well as building modelling and BIM will become very important actors in a sustainable construction industry of the future. The MSc Track Construction Management and Engineering The MSc Track Construction Management and Engineering (CME) is a Master Track on its own. It is offered by the three Dutch Universities of Technology (Delft, Eindhoven and Twente), and it is not formally connected to the civil engineering faculty or any other faculty. The CME Track consists of the following parts: • Compulsory courses (approximately 8 months) • Elective courses (8 months) • Graduation Work (8 months) The main compulsory courses are courses on the following subjects: • Collaborative Design & Engineering • Project Management • Process Management • Legal & Governance Aspects • Integration and Orientation These five courses are all 7-8 ECTS (196-224 study hours). More details on the courses can be found on http://www.3tu.nl/nl/onderwijs/construction_management_engineering. As can be concluded from the course titles, this track puts more emphasis on project management aspects. The track has one compulsory design course (Collaborative Design & Engineering), but also one on Legal and Governance Aspects. Furthermore, typical elective courses that fit well in this track include courses on (construction) economics. But also courses of the previously discussed Design and Construction Processes track can complement the courses of this track very well. Compared to the Design and Construction Processes track, the emphasis in this track is more on construction project management, although design and engineering are also present in this track. In 85
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