I’ve now completed reading and grading all the entries in the VistaBB discussion area. What follows are general comments about them. I put specific comments in my grading of each entry.
The topics assigned for discussion – by last Name
- A-E - What are some of the significant problems associated with the use of 2D CAD, and how do they waste resources and time during both the design and construction phases as compared to be BIM-enabled processes?
- F-K - What changes in the design and construction processes are needed to enable productive use of the BIM technology?
- L-P - Why does the design-bid-build business process make it very difficult to achieve the full benefits the BIM provides during design or construction?
- Q-Z - How do parametric rules associated with the objects in BIM improve the design and construction process?
My Comments
- Overall - Good work
- I was very pleased with the quality of your responses. You wrote in generally reasonable prose and addressed many different points in a thoughtful manner. It was a great start.
- Lost Grading Points
- Some lost a point for not reading and reacting to prior posts. I will be fiercer about this in future.
- Look at the F-K groups for a good example of how to do it.
- Explicit comments on other posts
- One student took the trouble to put multiple comments on other’s posts. That was instructive and admirable.
- Such comments are welcome on this blog too
- Plagiarism Free
- My check with TurnItIn revealed no significant plagiarism problems. Bravo
- Specific issues that were raised
- The role of education, both for new and older workers
- A challenge to the idea that Design-Bid-Build must inherently be more inefficient
- Concern about the social impacts of this technology
- Historical references
- I lived through the equally massive transition from paper to computers where some of the same issues were played out.
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