COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FAHRIYE HILAL HALICIOĞLU

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

The course explains the philosophy and basic principles of quality management in architecture. The course includes the principles of quality management, quality planning, cost of quality, customer satisfaction, continual improvement, total quality management, quality assurance systems, methods used in the quality management process, quality management practices in the building industry. It also covers challenges and success factors in quality management practices in the building industry, strategic approaches to quality management, effects of technology management on the success of quality management. Furthermore in this course it is given information about new quality management approaches to green building projects undertaken by building design and construction firms in the green building industry, relationship between quality management and innovation, effects of quality management on innovation management in the green building industry.

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

Halıcıoğlu, F. H. (2005). Kalite Fonksiyon Yayılımı Yönteminin Mimarlıkta Uygulanmasına Yönelik Model Önerisi ve Bir Bina Projesi Kapsamında Irdelenmesi, Doktora Tezi, DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 27 Mayıs, Izmir.
Baroniené, L. & Neverauskas, B. (2005). The Role of Quality Management in the Process of Innovation Development. Engineering Economics, 3 (43), 15-21.
Burgelman, R. A., Christensen, C. M. & Wheelwright, S. C. (2004). Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, NY.
Hoang, D. T., Igel, B., & Laosirihongthong, T. (2006). The impact of total quality management on innovation: Findings from a developing country. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 23(9), 1092-1117.
Leavengood, S., Anderson, T. R. & Daim, T. U. (2014). Exploring linkage of quality management to innovation. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 25 (10), 1126-1140, DOI: 10.1080/14783363.2012.738492
Türk Standartları Enstitüsü, ISO 9000 Serisi

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 % 10 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Term paper % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Presentation % 20 (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