COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DESIGN PROBLEMS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4529 DESIGN PROBLEMS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HASAN BEGEÇ

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

This course aims to give the students basic information of high rise building concept

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Associate a relationship between height and building
2   Describe the historical development of high rise buildings
3   Identify the factors that influence the formation of high rise buildings
4   Explain the effects of high rise buildings on urban infrastructure systems
5   Determine the service systems of high rise buildings
6   Explain the structural systems of high rise buildings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and the explanations of the course program
2 General concepts related to the high rise buildings, high and form, relation
3 Affecting the formation of high rise buildings, description of factors that accelerate, the process of historical development of high buildings
4 Planning and design principles of high rise buildings
5 Urban design and high rise buildings
6 Service systems in high-rise buildings
7 Security problems, aspects of fire-related problems and solutions
8 Structural systems in tall buildings
9 Basement and floor systems based on high-rise buildings
10 Mid term exam
11 Student presentation and critique
12 Student presentation and critique
13 Student presentation and critique
14 Student presentation and critique

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): None
Supplementary Book(s):
- BEGEÇ, Hasan. (2000). Çok Katlı Büro Binalarının Gelişiminin Biçimlenme Özellikleri Açısından Değerlendirilmesi. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi
- BEGEÇ, Hasan. (2005). Iletişim Teknolojilerinin Büro Mekanlarına Etkileri Ve Medya Yapılarında Yeni Mekan Kullanım Biçimlerinin Uygulanabilirliği. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi
- ÖZGEN, Aydan, SEV, Ayşin (2000), Çok Katlı Yüksek Yapılarda Taşıyıcı Sistemler, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul
References: None
Materials: None

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
Transfer of information on the subject will be the instructor's course
2. Student Presentations
Determined at the beginning of the course the students to undertake research in relation to a high rise buildings. Students prepare a 10-15 minute presentation about it at the end of the course. All students must make a presentation.
3. Homework
Students investigate what they have learned in the course will prepare their homework by associating it with high-rise buildings

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.60 + ASG * 0.40
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. The matters described prior to the examination will take place in the mid-term exam.
2. All issues will take place in the final examination. In addition, all students in the class presentation on their buildings will be included in the final exam questions
3. During the course, class participation, and student performance of the presentations by the course instructor will be considered as opinion.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam: %30 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4,
Homework Assignments/Presentation: %20 LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Final Exam: %50 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. The instructor reserves the right to give quizzes at anytime. The grades from the quizzes will be incorporated into the midterm and final exam grades..

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hasan BEGEÇ
Tel: 0 232 301 84 95
0 532 675 81 50
E mail: hasan.begec@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Tutorials 0 0 0
Student presentations 4 2 8
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 0 0 0
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 7 7
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 20 20
Other (preparing technical tour and guest presentations) 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
Ouiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

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.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65