Dr Suha Jaradat's Qualifications (3)

BSc (Hons.) in Architectural Engineering, comparable to the British Bachelor Degree Standard (The UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre-NARIC, currently (UK ENIC), accredited by Jordan Engineers Association and the National Architectural Ac
Bachelor's Degree

Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	1996 - 2001
Project Description	A five-year architectural course based in the School of Engineering and accredited by the Jordan Engineers Association.
Awarding Institution	Jordan University of Science and Technology

MSc in Design & Digital Media, School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Department of Architecture
Master's Degree

Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	2008 - 2009
Awarding Institution	University of Edinburgh

PhD in Building Information Modelling (BIM) & Architecture: A New Professionalism, School of Construction Management and Engineering
Doctorate

Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	2010 - 2014
Project Title	BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING AND ARCHITECTURE: A NEW PROFESSIONALISM?
Project Description	How does Building Information Modelling (BIM)-enabled design impact on professionalism in interdisciplinary architectural practices?There is a significant amount of heterogeneity in different schools of thought regarding how to define BIM in the literature, and the majority of empirical research on BIM favours large practices working on mega projects. The notion of professionalism changes over time and from one place to another, although core features of professionalism can be distilled from the literature. Little research, if any, has articulated how the interaction between BIM-enabled design and professionalism is played out, in the settings of interdisciplinary large and smaller architectural firms, which has been a motivation for this research. The research objectives are: 1) how is BIM-enabled design perceived by BIM practitioners within the contexts of large and smaller interdisciplinary architectural practices? 2) Is BIM-enabled design bringing about a new form of professionalism within the contexts of large and smaller interdisciplinary architectural practices? If so, what are the changes and why? 3) What are the particular features of BIM enabled design in interdisciplinary architectural practices that are shaping or hindering such changes? The philosophical stance of this research is interpretivism and a qualitative approach based on case studies is adopted. Empirical work is conducted in an initial sample of five large interdisciplinary architectural firms using BIM-enabled design, and a follow-up sample of six small- to medium-sized firms. Data were collected from interviews as well as complementary materials. Thematic coding was used to develop themes from semi-structured interview transcripts, and complementary data were used to help interpret the findings. The main findings of the research are structured around the three research objectives. First, the empirically-based definition of BIM-enabled design showed the plurality of the term, the different perspectives taken to describe BIM, such as the technical focus and practice-based focus, and highlighted common characteristics of BIM. Second, key aspects of traditional and new professionalism were gleaned from the literature and compared with the findings of the case studies, which suggested further aspects of professionalism. Third, the introducing of new processes and workflows, changing focus of attention when using BIM and the collaborative aspect of it, were bringing about new changes in interdisciplinary architectural practices. However this research does not propose a complete shift to a new professionalism, but rather a form of professionalism in which both traditional and new professionalism exist. This thesis suggests a form of ‘loosely-linked professionalism’, in which professionalism is not binary, and is not about occupational or organizational control.
Awarding Institution	University of Reading