Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Practice: An Emerging Relationship

Course Overview
Course Topics
Benefits
Who Should Attend
Program Fees
Location (On-Campus or Online)
Continuing Education Units
Instructor

REGISTER NOW

Course Overview
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is taking the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry to a new dimension. This short course will explore how implementing BIM's new technology is producing a cultural shift in the AEC industry toward a collaborative building approach and how this relationship can lead to better project outcomes and maximize efficiency. This is an introductory course to anyone new to the concepts of building information modeling and integrated practice.

Course Topics [back to top]

• Introduction to BIM fundamental concepts
• Familiarity with the current BIM technologies
• Introductory-level hands-on BIM experience
• The shift from representation to simulation
• New means of coordination of design and construction
• Linking of vital information - such as vendors for specific materials, location of details and quantities required for estimation, bidding and scheduling - into the model
• New project delivery systems and technologies for 'integrated practices'
• Understanding the challenges associated with BIM and Integrated Project Delivery

Benefits [back to top]

• Discover how BIM can bring efficiency to the current practice of your organization
• Understand important criteria for choosing and implementing BIM solutions
• Learn how BIM can facilitate sustainable practices and how BIM can provide opportunities for new services

Who Should Attend [back to top]

• Architects
• Civil Engineers
• Consultants
• Construction Managers
• Contractors
• Designers
• Developers
• Manufacturers
• Owners
• Owner's Representatives
• Project Managers

Program Fees [back to top]

On-Campus Participants
Early Bird (Before March 1): $995 | Regular: $1195

Includes continental breakfasts and all course materials. The fee does not include hotel accommodations or transportation.  

Online Participant with Live Session Interactivity

Early Bird (Before March 1): $900 | Regular: $1100

Includes attendee access codes for live call-in or chat capabilities during class sessions. Also includes all course and lecture materials available for live stream or download.  

Online Participant (Archive Access for 30 Days)

Early Bird (Before March 1): $700 | Regular: $900

Includes course materials available for download and viewable archive of lecture for 30 days.

Location [back to top]
Three course delivery options are available for participants, on-campus, online live with interactivity, and online with archive access only:

On-Campus Course is held in state-of-the-art facilities on the University of Southern California campus, located in downtown Los Angeles. Participants attending on-campus will have the option to commute to the course or stay at one of the many hotels located in the area. For travel information, please visit our Travel section.

Online (Live with Interactivity) Course delivery is completely online and real-time, enabling interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Participants have the flexibility of completing the course from a distance utilizing USC's Distance Education Network technology. Students are required to be online for the entirety of each day's session.

Online (Archive Access Only) Course is available for online viewing for a period of 30 days. Participants have the flexibility of watching the course at their own pace and convenience - there is no interaction with the instructor or fellow participants.  CEUs and a Certificate of Completion are available. Registration must occur by first day of course and access to course and materials is for 30 days.

Continuing Education Units [back to top]
CEUs: 1.6 (CEUs provided by request only)

USC Viterbi School of Engineering Certificate of Participation is awarded to all participants upon successful completion of course. 

Instructor [back to top]
Burcin Becerik-Gerber is an Assistant Professor in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She specializes in implementing online collaboration and program management systems to better monitor projects and improve communication among team members.

Becerik graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a B.A. in architecture in 1999 and an M.S. in architecture in 2001.  In 2002, she attended the University of California at Berkeley, where she received an M.S. in civil and environmental engineering degree with a special focus on construction engineering and management. She earned her Ph.D. in design in 2006 from Harvard University.

Her research at the Harvard School of Design focused on the implementation and value of online collaboration and project management (OCPM) systems in the design and construction industries. As a consultant, she has explored the opportunities and benefits that this new technology can provide to the architecture, engineering and construction industry

Registration Information [back to top]
To register for this course, please visit the BIM and Integrated Practice Registration Form.