COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS IN STRUCTURES AND ARCHITECTURE - II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5032 APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS IN STRUCTURES AND ARCHITECTURE - II ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ATILLA ORBAY

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

This course is a continuation course of ARC 5031. The main objective of this course is to prepare a detailed computer program for the application and analysis of an architectural and/or a civil engineering project.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have a certain level of knowledge in order to realize the various applications in architectural area by using a computer programming language
2   To be able analyse various problems in structural area by using computer programming
3   To propose alternative solution ways and solutions for problems
4   To evaluate alternative solutions reached
5   To provide a base for students in order to continue their studies in advanced or academic level

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course. General view to the project topics
2 Proposal of the project topics by the students. Discussions and determination of each student s project topic.
3 Discussion on the study programs. Formation of flow charts of the computer programs.
4 Starting of adaption of flow charts and programming studies
5 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
6 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critics, discussions.
7 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critics, discussions.
8 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
9 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
10 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
11 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
12 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
13 Application and development phases of the projects: Arrangements, corrections, critiques, discussions.
14 Final discussions and evaluations. Submission the project.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Structural Analysis, Ghali & Neville
Supplementary Book(s): Various publications related with the topics
References: Various papers
Materials: Computer and various programs

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be carried out directly from a project based topic. The project topic will be determined from various alternative topics proposed by the student. The phases and development of the project will be criticized and discussed during the classes.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.70 + FIN * 0.30
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRJ * 0.70 + RST * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

PROJECT : (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
FINAL EXAM : (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory in order to be accepted to the final examination.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

atilla.orbay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Any suitable time

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 2 4 8
Tutorials 11 4 44
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 12 12
Other (Project works) 12 5 60
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.21
LO.31
LO.4111
LO.5111