Considering the huge potential of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for
use in construction projects, modern Architecture, Engineering, Construction and
Operation (AECO) industries are increasingly recruiting graduate engineers with BIM
knowledge and skills. Globally, university AECO departments are investing time and
resources in designing BIM courses for faculty and students at different levels. This
article provides an overview of the current BIM courses taught in-class and online by
Department of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University (hereinafter referred to
as ‘NTUCE’). Detailed discussions are given on a basic in-class BIM course taught at
NTUCE, titled “Technology and Application of BIM”, and its curriculum with focus
on course objectives, course description, teaching resources used for the course, course
contents, teaching methodologies, course discussions, and the evaluation process
involved. Also, we provide an overview of the three online BIM courses developed by
NTUCE on the Coursera platform of xMOOCs model, i.e., Engineering information
management: BIM Concepts, BIM Modeling and BIM Applications and CAD/BIM
practical capstone project.
Keywords: BIM Education, BIM Curriculum, Civil Engineering program, Inclass
BIM courses, Online BIM courses.
