COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 1601 INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YEŞIM KAMILE AKTUĞLU

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

First to relate the fundamentals about structure and construction, second to relate the principles of masonry construction according to the disaster code.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the basic concepts about structure and construction
2   Practice the required technical drafting competence
3   Recognizing the principles of masonry construction
4   Determining the main decisions about walls and foundations in masonry constructions
5   Developing appropriate solutions for masonry construction

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Explanation about technical drawing
2 Structural system concepts, Structural systems Preparing individual homework
3 Concepts related to building and construction, Construction systems Preparing individual homework
4 Building materials and types, Class application- model study Preparing individual homework
5 Walls , Brick walls, Class application Preparing individual homework
6 Foundations and their functions, Masonry foundations, Limitations regarding the Disaster Code, Masonry foundation solutions in flat grounds, Foundation solutions in inclined ground, Class application Preparing individual homework
7 1st Mid-term Exam
8 Disaster regulations for masonry structures Preparing individual homework
9 Floors for masonry structures, Class application Preparing individual homework
10 Class assignment on masonry building Preparing individual homework
11 Class assignment on masonry building Preparing individual homework
12 Class assignment on masonry building Preparing individual homework
13 2nd Mid-term Exam
14 Submission of class assignment on masonry building

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Türkçü,H.Ç.,(2009), Yapım, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul.
Supplementary Book(s): None.
References: None.
Materials: they will be announced by the instructors.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 PRC PRACTICE
4 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + PRC * 0.50
5 FINS FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS* 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam 1 %12.5 (LO1, LO2)
Mid-term exam 2 %12.5 (LO2, LO3, LO4)
Homework Assignments/Presentation %25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

None

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.aktuglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 6 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 7 7
Preparing Individual Assignments 12 3 36
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 2 4 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555

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