Computer Applications of Artificial Intelligence and e-Construction (edX)

The primary goal of this course is to:

- cultivate students’ knowledge on the current trend of computational advancements; and

- train students to develop intelligent e-Construction applications.

A number of carefully crafted hands-on activities targeting construction problems will help students to not only learn the fundamentals, but also master their applications in construction.

What you'll learn

- Program and develop spreadsheet applications for construction project management tasks;

- Develop different types of machine learning algorithms to process construction data;

- Develop natural language processing algorithms to process construction big data;

- Exploit e-Construction applications.

Prerequisites:

Students interested in taking this course should have successfully completed the edX courses, Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling, and BIM for Construction or equivalents.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to e-Construction, Spreadsheet, and VBA

- Introduction to e-Construction

- Spreadsheet- Formulas

- Spreadsheet- Functions

- Spreadsheet- Pivot Table

- Spreadsheet- Programming and Applications Development

- Spreadsheet Applications for Cost Estimating and Control
Week 2: Engineering Database

- Introduction to Database

- Database Design

- Entity-Relationship Diagram vs. Object-Oriented Modeling

- Normalization

- Database Implementation in MS Access and Spreadsheet
Week 3: Programming in Python

- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

- Python Basics I - IV
Week 4: Natural Language Processing

- Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) I - IV

- NLP for Processing Construction Specifications
Week 5: Machine Learning

- Machine Learning I- III

- Digital Inspection System