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The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian/English

Recommended previous knowledge

BYG220 Digital Building Process I, or equivalent courses

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student is expected to:

  • Understand the subject’s correlation to the other courses in the civil engineering program
  • Have knowledge of implementation models for digital building processes/digital projects in a project-based organization
  • Have knowledge of roles and responsibility in a digital building process
  • Be able to explain key standards for information management
  • Be able to verify the quality, availability and uses of data
  • Be able to use information in digital models to perform a structural analysis and a life cycle analysis or a cost estimate for a project

Contents

  • Digital representation of physical reality, that is, digital representation of buildings and infrastructure
  • Implementation models
  • Rules and regulations
  • The dimensions of a Building Information Model
  • The information in BIM
  • Management in BIM

Teaching and learning methods

Flipped classroom, where the students watch video lectures online, and the hours on the timetable is for problem solving and group work, with mentoring. Problem- and project-based learning. Estimated workload for the average student is 27 hours per credit.

Examination requirements

Portfolio must be passed. Requirements for the portfolio will be presented at the start of the semester in Canvas.

Examinations

Group project, 45 % of total grade
Individual oral exam, 55 % of total grade
Graded marks

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Admission requirements for the course are the same as for the master’s programme in Civil and Structural Engineering.
Last updated from FS (Felles studentsystem) Oct. 15, 2026 1:58:29 PM