LEARNING OUTCOMES
- ILO 1: Students can explain the principles of design process management in building projects
- ILO 2: Students can apply lean principles and methods in design process
- ILO 3: Students can explain waste in design process and the impact of design process on waste of construction
- ILO 4: Students can explain the role of digitalization in design and apply digital tools in design process management
- ILO 5: Students can collaborate in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
Credits: 5
Schedule: 21.10.2024 - 09.12.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Olli Seppänen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
On this multidisciplinary course, students learn to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams. The teams are led by project manager who uses advanced processes and methods related to building design process management in construction projects. The focus is on managing and coordinating interdisciplinary building project teams throughout the different design stages to ensure that design solutions are fit for purpose and comply with design requirements. Design requirements include sustainability goals, related to e.g. CO2 emissions during construction and use phase, and designing for constructability so that the building can be constructed in minimum time, minimizing carbon emissions during construction phase. The course is based on a large, multidisciplinary project assignment. Each student will have a role and project tasks. Mentors include project and design managers of the real case projects, familiar with the Owner's requirements in each case, to help steer the groups in the right direction during weekly meetings. Additionally, there is a pool of mentors from the industry (designers and builders) who can review any discipline-specific questions.
It is important to emphasize that the learning differs depending on the role in the team. Project manager and lead designer roles will learn most about design process management (focus on learning objectives 1,2,3,5). Other team members learn more about discipline-based skills applied in a real project environment, Building Information Modeling and collaboration with other disciplines (learning objectives 3,4,5). On this kind of project course, learning is heavily dependent on effort and it will be minimal if there is no attempt to understand other related disciplines.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
20% individual essay
80% project work. Project work done is multidisciplinary teams of 10-15 people. Team grade is distributed to individuals based on peer evaluation.
Both individual essay and project work must be passed with acceptable grade. Failing to return individual essay will result in failing the course.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching around 35 hours, individual and group work around 100 hours.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lecture videos and readings
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
2025-2026 Autumn IIRegistration:
Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). Maximum 50 students.