Departmentof Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Environment
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Coursework Specification
1 Module Information
1.1 Module Title: Integrated Building Information Modelling Project
1.2 Module Code Number: KB7038
1.3 Module Level and Credit Points : Level 7 –
20 credits
1.4 Module Leader: Nima Gerami Seresht
1.5 Assessment Component Number (on Module Specification) 01
1.6 Assessment Weighting (on Module Specification) 100%
1.7 Coursework Title: Deferral/Referral Work Integrated BIM solutions for construction planning
1.8 Coursework Specification Author: Nima Gerami Seresht and SeyedReza RazaviAlavi
1.9 Academic Year and Semester(s): 2020-2021 Semester 2 only
2 Coursework Submission and Feedback
2.1 Release Date of Coursework Specification to Students: 9th July 2021
2.2 Mechanism Used to Disseminate Coursework Specification to Students: eLP
2.3 Date and Time of Submission of Coursework by Students: 23:59 26th August 2021
2.4 The mechanism for Submission of Coursework by Students:
Via Blackboard Assignment facility/Turnitin submission link on eLP
2.5 Return Date of Unconfirmed Internally Moderated Mark(s) and Feedback to Students: No later than
20 working days after the submission date.
2.6 The mechanism for Return of Unconfirmed Internally Moderated Mark(s) and Feedback to
Students:
Individual feedback via Grade Centre eLP – Blackboard
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3 Assessment Details
3.1 Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs) Assessed by Coursework
What will I be expected to achieve?
1. Analyse the role of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction planning and management
processes.
2. Formulate BIM solutions to the design challenges and the BIM’s responses to the needs of emerging
offsite construction (modern methods of construction).
3. Justify and defend the design or managerial choices made within the production process of construction
project.
4. Apply disciplinary knowledge and multi-disciplinary skills to overcome complex problems of practice and
identify appropriate solutions.
3.2 Coursework Overview
The assessment requires you to develop BIM-based solution for the Smiths Dock project, which will be
presented and illustrated to you in the early sessions of the module. You need to critically analyse the
project and evaluate potential digital solutions for the challenges encountered with the planning and
management of the project. To this end, the planning and management requirements need to be clearly
identified for the given project; and the relevant BIM-based solutions need to be proposed with sufficient
details for implementation to address such requirements.
3.3 Coursework Tasks to be Completed by Students
Each student will individually produce a report to include all of the followings:
1. For the given project, analyse the project and identify the project planning and management requirements
throughout the project life cycle.
2. Propose possible BIM-based solutions for at least five major challenges for the identified project planning
and management requirements based on the industry best practices and academic literature. The solutions
need to be tailored to the Smiths Dock project. The used industry practices and academic literature need to
be cited in the report (see section 3.5)
3. Justify why your solutions will address the project planning and management requirements of the Smiths
Dock project.
4. Demonstrate practicality of the solutions by explaining how your solutions are implemented to the Smiths
Dock project using one of the available BIM software packages.
3.4 Expected Size of Submission
▪ Your submission is expected to be 4,000 equivalent words (excluding the cover page and references
section).
▪ Figures (diagrams, illustrations, photographs etc.) and tables are welcome but must be fully incorporated into
the submission, integrated with the text and fully explained as to why they are exhibited. (200 words are
counted for each figure/table used).
▪ The work must form a structured and coherent whole. On the cover page, identify the total number of words
used (excluding the cover page and references section) and the number of figures/tables used.
▪ The markers will stop reading at the point when they judge that the word limit exceeds the recommended
word count by more than 10%. The Northumbria University policy on word limits is available here.
▪ A single digital file must be submitted. The University has published guides to help you submit your work
using Turnitin or Blackboard Assignment submission portals. You can find these guides under Assessment
Submission, Grades & Feedback from here.
3.5 Referencing Style
You need to prepare the references of your coursework based on the Harvard referencing style using Cite
Them Right webpage. An online guide to Cite Them Right is freely available to Northumbria University
students here.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university-services/academic-registry/quality-and-teaching-excellence/assessment/guidance-for-students/
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university-services/it-services/it-support-365/student-it-guides/
https://www.citethemrightonline.com/
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3.6 Assessment Criteria
Quality of presentation (including writing style, visualisation, and formatting) 15%
Depth of analysis of the project (planning and construction management requirements) for
assessing the role of BIM for improving the planning and management practices
30%
Relevance of the proposed BIM-based solutions to the identified requirements and
challenges (the justifications of solutions)
30%
Applying disciplinary knowledge to multi-disciplinary skills to demonstration of practicality of the
proposed BIM-based solutions (how to implement the solutions)
25%
4 Referral
The Referral Attempt opportunity will generally take place after the end-of-level Progression and Awards
Board (PAB). If you become eligible to complete a Referral Attempt but are subsequently unable to
undertake the opportunity when required, you will be permitted to re-sit the module at the next scheduled
sitting of the module assessment. This will typically entail the suspension of your progression on your
programme of study until such time that you have completed the level and become eligible to proceed.
5 Guidance for Students on Policies for Assessment
The University has several policies for assessment. The following information, which is available to you
from the link below, provides guidance on these policies, including relevant procedures and forms.
(1) Assessment Regulations and Policies
(a) Assessment Regulations for Taught Awards
(b) Group Work Assessments Policy
(c) Moderation Policy
(d) Retention of Assessed Work Policy
(e) Word Limits Policy
(2) Assessment Feedback
(a) Anonymous Marking Policy
(3) Late Submission of Work and Extension Requests
(4) Personal Extenuating Circumstances
(5) Technical Extenuating Circumstances
(6) Student Complaints and Appeals
(7) Academic Misconduct
(8) Student Disability and Unforeseen Medical Circumstances
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university-services/academic-registry/quality-and-teaching-
excellence/assessment/guidance-for-students/
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KB7038 : Integrated Building Information Modelling Project
Name ………………………………… Mark:
OUTCOMES Excellent
[ 100%]
Very Good [ 85%] DISTINCTIVE [ 75%] COMMENDABLE [
65%]
PASS [ 55%] FAIL [ 45%] POOR FAIL [ 0%]
Quality of
presentation (writing
style, visualisation,
and formatting)
15%
Exceptionally well-
structured work that
comprehensively
addresses the
module learning
outcomes and
specific criteria
Very well-structured
work that addresses
the learning outcomes
and specific criteria for
the module
Very clear presentation
with few problems.
Reasonably clear
presentation with some
problems.
Presentation has a few
problems but the
message is delivered
correctly
The presentation has
too many problems so
the message was
unclear.
Very poor with little
ability to express the
ideas in a clear
manner.
Depth of analysis of
the project (planning
and construction
management
requirements)
30%
A very good attempt
with few mistakes – the
student clearly
understands the
requirements.
A good attempt with
some mistakes – the
student generally
understanding the
requirements
Some attempt with
some mistakes – the
student’s
understanding from the
requirements is
acceptable.
Little attempt with
many mistakes – the
students show little
understanding of the
requirements.
Very little effort has
gone into this – the
student shows no real
understanding of the
requirements.
Relevance of the
proposed BIM-
based solutions to
the identified
requirements,
(justifications for the
solutions)
30%
Solutions are clearly
and logically linked to
identified
requirements, and
justified properly
Solutions arise from
identified requirements
in most instances
although there is some
lack of clarity and
proper justifications.
Some linkage of
solutions and identified
requirements but the
work lacks depth and
proper justifications.
Evidence of only
surface understanding
of linkages.
Little evidence of ability
to derive the solutions
from identified
requirements.
Demonstration of
practicality of the
proposed BIM-
based solutions
(how to implement
the solutions)
25%
Solutions are practical
and implementation
are explained clearly
Solutions are practical
and implementation
are explained clearly in
most cases although
there is some lack of
clarity
Some solutions are
practical and/or the
work lacks clear
implementation
explanation in some
cases
Most solutions are not
practical and/or
implementations are
explained very weakly
that shows only
surface understanding
of the solutions
Little evidence of ability
to propose practical
solutions and/or no
implementation
explanations.
Feedback – 3 areas of good practice, 3 areas for potential improvement:
Referral KB7038
by Chaitanya Srivenkateswara MALAPATI
Submission date: 26-Aug-2021 03:
17
AM (UTC+0100)
Submission ID: 159194028
File name: ChaitanyaRBIM (6.27M)
Word count: 4527
Character count: 28013
FINAL GRADE
72/100
Referral KB7038
GRADEMARK REPORT
GENERAL COMMENTS
Instructor
Areas of good practice:
1. The Smith Dock’s project is very well presented in
the coursework with all the details related to the
project and its management.
2. The analysis of the project challenges is good.
3. Good solutions are provided for the identified
challenges.
Areas of potential improvement:
1. More discussions regarding the specific solutions to
the Smith Docks project could have helped instead of
generic introduction to the solution.
2. The coursework is over the word-limit, so the first
4400 words are marked.
3. The introduction is too lengthy and not relevant to
the coursework.
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GRADING FORM: KB7038-RUBRIC 3
PRESENTATION (0-15)
Quality of presentation (including writing style, visualisation, and
formatting)
ANALYSIS (0-30)
Depth of analysis of the project (planning and construction
management requirements) for assessing the role of BIM for improving
the planning and management practices
RELEVANCE (0-30)
Relevance of the proposed BIM-based solutions to the identified
requirements and challenges (the justifications of solutions)
CHAITANYA SRIVENKATESWARA
MALAPATI
72
10
25
PRACTICALITY (0-25)
Applying disciplinary knowledge to multi-disciplinary skills to
demonstration of practicality of the proposed BIM-based solutions (how
to implement the solutions)
20
17
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