Innovation for a Digitized Building and Civil Engineering Industry

The course focuses on innovation and creative exploration of new digital technologies - and how they are used to solve current and / or future tasks in the construction, construction and facility management (AEC/FM)-industry. The student will gain insight into principles for product and process development to solve specific tasks. Students will work closely with software developers and companies / organizations in the construction industry to develop new products or services (processes) to solve current or future tasks related to information systems. This will be demonstrated / documented by developing a business model for a proprietary digital product /service.

Knowledge of:
- innovation strategies, product and process development
- implementing digital technologies in the AEC/FM- industry
- commercial digital technologies relevant to the AEC/FM-industry
- relevant technology for digitizing the AEC/FM-industry.
- research and development in digital equipment and software solutions

Skills to:
- prepare a business plan for the development of digital technology
- prepare an implementation plan for digital technologies related to specified tasks for a particular (type) organization / customer group
- use methods for systematic testing of digital technologies related to specified tasks in the AEC/FM-industry

General competence to:
- Identify key elements that characterize innovation management
• identify technological, organizational and economic challenges related to the development and implementation of digital technologies in the AEC/FM-industry
• demonstrate the use of new digital technologies and work processes for solving existing / future-oriented tasks in the AEC/FM-industry

The course is conducted as project-supported and problem-related learning. This includes lectures, exercises, self-study, group work and discussions, as well as case studies in real-world tasks in the construction, construction and infrastructure industry. Emphasis is placed on discussions and cooperation between participants and initiatives above the industry. The main part of the project report is conducted in groups of 3-5 students.
Dissemination and guidance is carried out mainly online. A start-up session is being planned at NTNU Gjøvik, as well as a study trip to companies in the Oslo area.

The course will be conducted as compressed teaching modules in the middle and last part of the spring semester (taught after TBA4415, and in some parallel with TBA4410).

If few students, the teaching will be blended learning; combination of teaching at Gjøvik, online teaching and guidance.