1. Wei Wu, Georgia Southern University Raja R. A. Issa, University of Florida BIM Education for New Career Options

2.  Introduction  Background  Motivation & Objective  Methodology  Results & Findings  Conclusion & Discussions  Q&A Agenda

3. Introduction: job market Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012

4.  Broad uptake of BIM across the industry and academia (Sabongi & Arch 2009, Barison & Stantos 2010)  Lack of competent “BIM” talent at professional positions (Smith & Tardif 2009)  BIM Education holds the key (McGraw-Hill Construction 2009) Background

5.  Current research of BIM education focuses on:  Leveraging BIM as an interruptive technology: BIM contents and tools in traditional courses.  Establishing BIM as a new paradigm: BIM in a transformed curriculum and pedagogical strategy.  Very little literature on:  how BIM education might impact students’ career development;  how current recruiting practices in companies might affect the selection of the forms and contents of college BIM curricula Motivation

6.  Investigate perspectives of educators and professionals on current BIM education.  Demonstrate BIM as an emerging career option  Facilitate communication & collaboration for win- win outcomes. Objective

7.  Dual-track online survey using convenience sample and targeting 2 populations  P1: educators  P2: industry professionals  Comparable question sets intended for comparative analysis  Deployed through zoomerang.com for 4 months Methodology

8.  Summary of survey outcomes  728 total visits  120 completed questionnaires  46 P1 respondents  74 P2 respondents  93 partials  26 screen-outs Results and findings

9. P2 Sample Composition P1 Sample Composition Demographics

10. P2 Sample Composition P1 Sample Composition Demographics

11. BIM uptake status

12. Length of time on board of BIM

13. P1 – BIM integration approach

14. P1 – Priorities of BIM curriculum

15. P2 – awarded BIM projects/year

16. P2 – % annual revenue related to BIM

17. Student career development & BIM staffing

18. Identified BIM job titles

19. P1 - Factors contributing to students’ decision on a BIM career More important

20. P1 - Incentives in promoting BIM oriented career path in colleges

21. P2 – Existing no. of dedicated BIM positions

22. P2 – With or without “BIM” department

23. P1 – Expected BIM job market growth

24. P2 – Outlook of BIM positions budgeted per time frame

25. Gaps & Opportunities for BIM Education & Recruiting

26. P1 vs. P2 – Effectiveness of BIM education in preparing students for a “BIM career”

27. P2 – defects of college BIM education

28. P2 – General sources of BIM recruiting

29. Current impacts (% recruited from college students) Current practice P2 – College BIM recruiting practices

30. P2 – importance of BIM education to BIM recruiting P1 – job market competitiveness w/ vs. w/o BIM education Perceived importance of BIM education

31. Perceived priorities of BIM education SLOs P1 Respondents 5- point Likert Scale Rating P2 Respondents 5- point Likert Scale Rating SLOs Rating Average Rating Rank Rating Average Rating Rank Knowledge of BIM concept and literature4.46 1 3.81 2 BIM software application skills4.46 1 4.15 1 Understanding of BIM facilitated green design and sustainable construction 3.91 6 3.45 5 Network based BIM model management knowledge 4.04 5 3.43 6 Understanding of BIM standards and interoperability issues. 4.22 3 3.73 3 BIM-based capstone project experience3.87 7 3.18 7 BIM internships and working experiences4.17 4 3.72 4

32. P1+P2 - Desired collaboration & partnership

33.  Rapid BIM uptake in academia and AEC industry.  A stronger BIM market had created an impetus for more effective and efficient education and recruiting.  College recruiting programs had not established any firm priorities to BIM dedicated positions yet.  Willingness to enhance BIM recruiting exists in both communities. Conclusions & Discussions

34.  Engagement  BIM Talent Profiling  Incentives  Benchmark Suggested improvements

35.  Establish the qualification profiles for BIM positions in companies.  Mapping such profiles to college BIM education:  BIM specialist?  BIM generalist?  Strategies and instrument for cultivating the BIM culture in college programs.  Impacts of BIM on Talent Acquisition in AEC Companies (please participate in our survey!) Future work

36. Wei Wu, Assistant Professor, wwu@georgiasouthern.edu Department of Construction Management, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA Raja R. A. Issa, Rinker Professor, raymond-issa@ufl.edu Rinker School of Building Construction, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Thank you! Questions? Comments?