1. Study Participant Profile

The Education Landscape Study Coordinator should identify at least 20 Study Participants for the defined region.

Ten Study Participants from Educational Institutions: academics representing universities and programmes in the architecture, construction and built environment within the Defined Region.

There might be more than one respondent per university. For example, an academic representing an architecture programme, and another academic representing a construction management programme.

Ten Study Participants from Training Institutions: representatives from firms/institutions providing BIM training as short courses. This may include technology service providers, specialised training providers, professional bodies, industry associations, technology advocates, etc.

Identify at least 10 participants from Educational Institutions and 10 participants from Training institutions.

The sampling strategy for academics should recruit participants from different areas within the defined region as they will be responding about their own university programmes (e.g., having at least one academic from each country or state in the Defined Region).

Training institution representatives will answer about availability in the Defined Region as a whole, not about their own courses, therefore, geographical distribution is not necessary for this participant type.

2. Study Method

Step 1: Send the online survey to vetted study participants

1. Study Participants should adhere to the specified profile
2. Study Participants complete the survey
3. Study Coordinator ensures that all online surveys are completed and submitted

Step 2: Validation of Answers

1. The Study Coordinator analyses the data and identifies all the divergent claims/answers
2. The Study Coordinator inspects the Evidence provided against the (LoE) metric
3. The Study Coordinator distills an answer that is closest to ‘reality’

Step 3: Publication of Results