COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FAHRIYE HILAL HALICIOĞLU

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The course aims to explain and illustrate the basic concepts, subjects, skills and tools of building construction and organization that an architect needs as the responsible professional in building construction process. The course includes key topics with respect to building construction and organization such as feasibility studies in building construction, tendering and contracting principles for building projects, types of contracts, building site planning, planning and programming techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Brown, L. H. (1996). Building Economics. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Callahan, M.T., Quackenbush, D.G., and Rowings, J.E. (1992). Construction Project Scheduling. McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Carlson, H. (2002). Industrialized Building Systems. New York , NY: McGraw-Hill.
Hughes, W. P. (1989). Organizational Analysis of Building Projects. Ph.D. Dissertation, United Kingdom Council for National Academic Awards.
Liebing, R. (2004). The Construction Industry: Processes, Players, and Practices. New York, NY: Prentice-Hall.
PMI. Project Management Body of Knowledge (1996). (available at www.pmi.org).
Pilcher, R. (1992). Principles of Construction Management, McGraw-Hill Co., England.
Türkçü, H. Ç. Prof. Dr., Site Works and Organization, DEU Müh. Mimarlık Fakültesi Basım Ünitesi, Izmir, 1992.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, research assignment, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Homework assignments /Presentation % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Final exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Architecture
Department of Architecture
hilal.halicioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes