Examination arrangement

Course content

The course is very practically oriented and all project tasks are carried out in real projects in your own organisation. The course gives you comprehensive knowledge of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), implementation of VDC and practical application of VDC in your own organisation/ team/ department/ project.

The five VDC concepts include:

Integrated Concurrent Engineering ICEBuilding Information Modeling (BIM)Process and production management (PPM)MetricsGoal achievement (Project objective + Client objective)

Learning outcome

After the course, the participant should be able to explain the four concepts included in the VDC framework: Integrated Concurrent Engineering (ICE), building information modeling (BIM), process and production management, and goal management.

The participant must be able to analyze the connection between the four concepts included in the VDC framework.

The participant must also be able to plan, implement and evaluate (facilitate) collaboration meetings / ICE sessions for various types of tasks, as well as independently use digital solutions to facilitate ICE sessions.

Otherwise, the participant must be able, among other things, to develop VDC as a framework for implementing projects in their own organization, develop and apply goal management to document project goals and customer/business goals, as well as develop an implementation plan for use/increased use of VDC using standardized practice.

Learning methods and activities

The course is part of NTNU's continuing education portfolio, and has a tuition fee. See our portal for continuing education, NTNU Videre.

Compulsory assignments

• Attendance

Further on evaluation

The participant must get all reports approved in order to get a grade in the subject. The 3 best of 6 periodic (monthly) assignments that count for a total of 60% of the final grade (each assignment counts for 20%), as well as a final report that counts for 40% of the final grade. Grade scale A-F. All aids are available. Passing the course gives 15 credits

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience is recommended. The participant should work (e.g. as a project manager, project employee, or something capable of project planning and/or implementation) in a project where they have the opportunity to apply skills to gain experience from various measures. Descriptions, assessments, reflections, and measurements from these measures are included in all reports.

Required previous knowledge

General study competency. For those who wish to go further and take an experience-based master's, the admission requirement for the master's degree is that you have a bachelor's degree in technological subjects and two years of relevant professional experience.

Course materials

Compressed version of IPD book developed by DPR Free download from: https://www.dpr.com/assets/docs/guide-to-integrating-project-delivery.pdf 21 sider

Integrated Concurrent Engineering, Samtidig prosjektering for byggeprosjekter Hermundsgård, M. (2017). Integrated Concurrent Engineering, Samtidig prosjektering for byggeprosjekter (Veileder). ÅF Engineering AS/SpeedUp/Prosjekt Norge. 20 sider http://v1.prosjektnorge.no/files/pages/635/artikler/veiledere/a5_veileder-ice.pdf

A Simple Framework for Integrated Project Delivery Martin Fischer, Dean Reed, Atul Khanzode and Howard Ashcraft (2014). A Simple Framework for Integrated Project Delivery. Proceedings IGLC-22, June 2014, Oslo, Norway. 12 sider. Lastes gratis ned fra: https://iglcstorage.blob.core.windows.net/papers/attachment-30b78560-b1d5-4c64-b478-acaa815e4bec.pdf

Metrics in VDC projects Belsvik, M.R., Lædre, O., and Hjelseth E. (2019). Metrics in VDC projects. In: Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International. Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), Dublin, Ireland, 12 sider Lastes gratis ned fra: https://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1749

Presentations and reports presented as part of the lecturing.