UBC’s Proposed Online Infrastructure Asset Management Graduate Course
Dana Vanier, The University of British ColumbiaJude Pillainayagam, City of Coquitlam
Brandon Searle, Opus International Consultants
Presentation Outline• Goals of Presentation• Introduce proposed graduate course• Solicit feedback on UBC course• Encourage interest in grad. level IAM education
• Presentation Outline• Introduction• Background• Course Outline• Demonstrations• Conclusions
Background• CNAM 2016
• State of Practice of Asset Management Education in Canada
• Over 100 related courses in Municipal/Transportation Engineering
• 28 different universities with Civil Departments
Eastern Canada (Civil)
Polytechnique Montreal
QueensRoyal Military College
Toronto
UNB
Waterloo
Western
Carleton
Concordia
ETS
Dalhousie
Laval
McGill
McMaster
Memorial
Ottawa
Ryerson
Sherbrooke
York
Moncton
Western Canada (Civil)
Polytechnique Montreal
Queens
Royal Military College
Toronto
UNB
Waterloo
Western
Carleton
Concordia
ETS
Dalhousie
Laval
McGill
McMaster
Memorial
Ottawa
Ryerson
Sherbrooke
York
MonctonSaskatchewan
UBCUBC-O
Victoria
Alberta
Calgary ManitobaBCIT
Moncton GCIV5990 Sustainable Infrastructure
(Infrastructures durables)
Moncton GMEC5940 Quality and Reliability
(Qualité, fiabilité et mtce)
Moncton GCIV5980 Infrastructure Management
(Gestion des infrastructures)
Ottawa CVG7153/5307 Urban Transportation and
Management
Ottawa GNG5122 Operational Excellence and Lean
Six Sigma
Polytechnique
Montreal
CIV8750 Sustainable Transportation
Planning
(Planification durable des
transports)
Queens CIVL 431 N. Hoult Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Queens CIVL 470 A. Anderson Municipal Water Engineering
Queens CIVL 831 Assessment and Monitoring of
Infrastructure
RMC CE:505 G. Wight Strengthening And Repair Of
Concrete Structures
RMC CEE418 Management of Design and
Construction of Structures
Ryerson CVL 609 A. Yuan Civil Engineering Systems
Ryerson CV8405 Pavement Design and
Non-University Courses• IPWEA • How to write an Asset Management Plan
• namscanada.org/namscanada/education/procertamplanning
• Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia• IPWEA Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning
• 52 Canadian Attendees (IPWEA confirmed)• Next web course in September 2017• NAMSCanada.org
• IPWEA • APWA • CPWA• CNAM • IFME • SKTY (Finland)
Research Conference• CSCE (2017) Vancouver• Construction Speciality Conference• Every Second Year alongside CSCE Conference• Research Theme “Asset Management”
• Ottawa 2011• Montreal 2013• Vancouver 2015 (Main conference in Regina)• Vancouver CSCE2017.ca (31 May to 3 June, 2017)
“CSCE”Opportunity for IAM Research
Introduction• The University of British Columbia’s • Proposed • Online • Infrastructure • Asset Management • Graduate • Course
UBC Proposal• Few courses available to help working professionals • Learn the skills necessary to receive the • Best return on investment of their infrastructure assets
UBC proposes
• Structured online experience that will provide• Government and industry professionals with • Rigorous analytical techniques to• Manage civil infrastructure assets
Course Outline• Online course to instruct professionals on:
• advanced IAM tools and techniques• Course participants may include professionals from
• all levels of government (local, regional, national),• private organizations managing diverse assets • all regions of Canada, and include:
• Industry specialists, • Final year undergraduates, and • Master and PhD candidates.
Course Objectives• To gain knowledgeable understanding of history, meaning
and purpose of infrastructure asset management. • To apply range of asset management techniques for
infrastructure asset management. • To develop understanding and skills to use knowledge of
historical events, present practices, and emerging new practices to better manage infrastructure asset.
• To develop an asset management system for public/private organization to manage its tangible capital assets.
• To acquire skills to write an Asset Management Plan
• To be recognized as a knowledgeableinfrastructure asset manager
Overview of Course Experience• 21 modules will have a similar rhythm:
• Presentation of learning outcomes• Assigned pre-readings• Viewing screencast with self-test questions• Graded quiz after video completion• Discussion in private team forum• Module closure and assessment
Overview of Course Experience• To start each module
• Selected pre-readings to help activate participant’s prior knowledge, build knowledge base, and identify troublesome topics.
• Heart of each module is a narrated screencast (approximately 15-20 minutes in length).
• Screencasts build on pre-readings, clarifying and extending learner’s knowledge.
• Self-test questions are embedded (Quiz)• Past• Present• Future
Course Introduction (4 Modules)1. Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management2. The Why and the How of Asset Management
(Asset Management at 30,000 ft)3. Past and Present Asset Management Initiatives in
Canada and Internationally 4. Infrastructure Asset Management Environment
Overview
Supporting Tools (5 Modules)5. Using the FCM/NRC InfraGuide6. What is the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card?7. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) and Green Globes initiatives8. Using the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Envision Rating System9. Why National and International Asset Management
Activities (AM History) are important?
MIM Framework (1 Module) 10. Municipal Infrastructure Management (MIM)
Framework• The relationship between the WHY and HOW of
Asset Management• Based on National Research Council (NRC) Municipal
Infrastructure Management (MIM) Framework
Six of the Seven WHATS of IAM11. What do you own and where is it (Geographic
Information Systems)?12. What is it worth?13. What is the condition and asset performance?14. What is the remaining service life of assets?15. What is the Risk?16. What is the Level of Service?
Decision Making (3 Modules)• What do you fix first?
17. Decision Analysis Tools18. Decision Support Tools19. Informed Decision Making Tools
Putting it all together (2 Modules)
20.Implementation• Strategic and sustainable asset management –
Integrator (SSAM-I)21.Future Vision-Infrastructure Asset Management
Example of Module 2• The Why and the How of Asset Management
• Public Works is complicated (Multifaceted)• Everything deteriorates • Looking into a rear-view mirror• What is Asset Management?• One IAM Framework (Seven Whats)
• Learning Objectives• To learn why Asset Management is important• To explain the WHY of Asset Management• To define “What is Asset Management?”• To detail fundamental IAM framework
Example of Module 19• What do you Fix First?• Informed Decision Making Tools
• Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA)• Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM)• Utility Functions • Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation (FSE)• Spatial Portals/Dashboards for information dissemination
• Learning Objectives• To learn techniques for decision-making• To demystify engineering jargon• To learn value of DSS• To learn to implement systems/tools
Course Assignments• 10% - Analytical Hierarchy Process DSS (AHP) • 10% - 1 InfraGuide best practice review, summary, and
analysis (2-page includes InfraGuide Skype Presentation.• 5% - Module Quizzes• 5 % - 1 Software Review – Select specific application web
site and provide summary of software capabilities• 10 % – 2 Contact Sheets – Select presentation in your area
• Submission includes: 3 walkaway points, 3 key terms, and 500 word abstract.
• 10% - 1 CNAM Review: Review, summary and analysis • previous year’s CNAM presentation• Relationship to related publications
Course Assignments• 50% - Major technical report (20 pages) on one asset sector:
• Teams of Four Students• Asset Management Plan • Students select one discipline in municipal asset
management • Includes Skype “interim” and final Oral presentations
Reference Material• Framework for Municipal Infrastructure Management in
Canadian Municipalities• NRCC Research Report B5123.7
• Implementation Details to Support a Generalized Framework for Municipal Infrastructure Management• NRCC Research Report B5123.14
• Public Infrastructure Asset Management• Uddin, Hudson and Haas
Course Blog
Prototype Module
Future Work• Remaining Pilot Online Course Lectures• Video and Audio Transcripts• Video Recording• Packaging and Delivery• Delivery Format (coursework)
Conclusions• Graduate Level Course• Master of Engineering Level• Not only the WHY, or the WHATS• But -- HOW• Future Considerations
• Diploma Course• Elective or Self-Directed Courses from other Universities
Questions?Contact Me:
Dana J. Vanier, PhD The University of British Columbia
Sessional [email protected]
