Updating the Graphic Education of Construction Students

Abstract

Today’s major challenge facing the construction industry is a widespread implementation of building information modeling technologies (BIM-technologies). In order achieve this goalthe task of training personnel with new thinking should be solved. The paper discusses the requirements to specialists capable of promoting information modeling technologies in the construction industry. When preparing students majoring in “Construction” it is necessary to introduce innovative educational technologies aimed at developing students ‘ teamwork skills, IT competencies, as well asreadiness to carry out design based on spatial modeling. Graphic training is the first academic major for construction students. As a part of professional training, it is important to create a learning environment that is close to real working conditions. The authors adduce the examples of practice-oriented learning tasks based on the project method that students are suggested to perform in the course of self-dependent work. An innovative aspect in thedevelopment of individual tasks is the ability to carry out projects using 3D modeling

Keywords

• construction industry, building information modeling, bim-technologies, learning environment, basic graphics training, 3d modeling