Table 2. Emerged major issues facing BIM...

Table 2.

Emerged major issues facing BIM technology implementation in training Nigeria’s built environment polytechnic undergraduates

S/Nos	Emerged issues	Categorisation
S/Nos	Emerged issues	Govt/poly regulatory agency related	Polytechnic managementt related	Polytechnic Undergraduate student related
1	Lack of IT infrastructure or weak internet connectivity	√	√
2	BIM is capital intensive	√	√
3	Lax government and management lead/direction	√	√
4	Cost of training staff/lecturers “train the trainers scheme”	√	√
5	Availability of competent and qualified academic staff to teach BIM, including practical class	√	√
6	Mechanism to upgrade BIM software	√	√
7	Lax accreditation standards and requirements as framework for BIM implementation within a curriculum	√	√
8	Erratic power supply	√	√
9	Lax BIM collaboration between industry professionals and academic world	√	√	√
10	BIM problematic for weak IT users	√	√
11	High security risk regarding data protection and cyber issues	√	√	√
12	Academic staff and students’ resistance	√	√	√
13	Financial constraints	√	√	√
14	Low awareness	√	√	√
15	Lax BIM education curriculum policy	√	√
16	Inadequate investment in research and development	√	√	√
17	Unclear benefits and gains to many stakeholders	√	√	√
18	Insufficient manpower for BIM education in polytechnics		√
19	Lack of basic ICT driven policy and facilities to drive BIM education		√
20	BIM demands new teaching method	√	√
21	Integrating different areas of the curriculum to realise the multidisciplinary aspect of BIM is problematic	√	√
22	Absence of enabling environment	√	√
23	Absence of political will	√	√
24	High cost of software maintenance		√
	Total	21	24	7

S/Nos	Emerged issues	Categorisation
S/Nos	Emerged issues	Govt/poly regulatory agency related	Polytechnic managementt related	Polytechnic Undergraduate student related
1	Lack of IT infrastructure or weak internet connectivity	√	√
2	BIM is capital intensive	√	√
3	Lax government and management lead/direction	√	√
4	Cost of training staff/lecturers “train the trainers scheme”	√	√
5	Availability of competent and qualified academic staff to teach BIM, including practical class	√	√
6	Mechanism to upgrade BIM software	√	√
7	Lax accreditation standards and requirements as framework for BIM implementation within a curriculum	√	√
8	Erratic power supply	√	√
9	Lax BIM collaboration between industry professionals and academic world	√	√	√
10	BIM problematic for weak IT users	√	√
11	High security risk regarding data protection and cyber issues	√	√	√
12	Academic staff and students’ resistance	√	√	√
13	Financial constraints	√	√	√
14	Low awareness	√	√	√
15	Lax BIM education curriculum policy	√	√
16	Inadequate investment in research and development	√	√	√
17	Unclear benefits and gains to many stakeholders	√	√	√
18	Insufficient manpower for BIM education in polytechnics		√
19	Lack of basic ICT driven policy and facilities to drive BIM education		√
20	BIM demands new teaching method	√	√
21	Integrating different areas of the curriculum to realise the multidisciplinary aspect of BIM is problematic	√	√
22	Absence of enabling environment	√	√
23	Absence of political will	√	√
24	High cost of software maintenance		√
	Total	21	24	7

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