Barry McAuley, PhD Post-Doctoral Researcher 086 014 4853 bmcauley@cita.ie www.bicp.ie
ASSESSING THE CURRENT POSITION AND ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES OF BIM EDUCATION IN IRISH HEIs Background The BICP team surveyed members of the BIM Academic Forum in Ireland (BAFI) in Q1 2017. The survey was based on a UK BAF survey, which will enable direct correlations between results. A total of 14 HEIs were targeted in the study, 12 responses were received. Table 1 details the institutes who have replied to date.
Which of the following best describes your experience with BIM? The majority of respondents reported that they had both academic and industry experience in BIM. (See Figure 1).
Institutes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Athlone IT Cork Institute of Technology Dublin Institute Technology Galway Mayo Institute Technology IT Carlow IT Sligo IT Tralee Limerick Institute of Technology University College Cork University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin Waterford Institute of Technology
Figure 1 – Experience in BIM
This short report details the key findings of the study.
Please indicate your primary discipline in the built environment A good mixture of departments replied to the survey. The highest representation came from the civil / structural Engineering departments who represented 23% of the survey. Architecture was the second largest response with 15%. Construction/Project Management also represent a total of 15%. The remaining 50% consists of Architectural Technology, Building Services Engineering and quantity surveying.
A total of 46% of the sample reported that they had an academic knowledge.
How would you describe your current primary academic position/level? The majority of respondents reported that they hold the position of lecturer (Figure 2).
1|Page