Course Name | Construction Management |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ARCH 306 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | To introduce construction planning, scheduling, and estimating. To define the role of the architect in construction process. To teach construction project management terminology. To teach construction process communication and monitoring tools. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course introduces students to general overview of construction; Owner, designer (architectengineer), general contractor, subcontractor relationships, basic terminology used in construction project management. Project and contract types are explored, the principles, techniques of construction quantity takeoff, and cost estimating are introduced. The course also covers construction planning, scheduling and controlling / monitoring process of time, cost and quality. |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction To Construction Management | |
2 | Organizing Construction | Walker, A. (2007). Project Management in Construction (5th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Chapter 1. |
3 | Project Delivery Methods Project Chronology | Gould, F. and Joyce, N. (2009) “Construction Project Management” New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapters 4,5. |
4 | Services During Design, Bidding and Construction | Gould, F. and Joyce, N. (2009) “Construction Project Management” New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapters 6,7,8. |
5 | Midterm I | |
6 | Estimating and Budgeting | Gould, F. and Joyce, N. (2009) “Construction Project Management” New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapter 9. |
7 | Project Planning and Scheduling | |
8 | Project Planning and Scheduling | Hinze, J. W. (2004) "Construction Planning and Scheduling": New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapter 3. |
9 | Term Project Preliminary Presentation | |
10 | Construction Law | Gould, F. and Joyce, N. (2009) “Construction Project Management” New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapter 13. |
11 | Health and Safety | Gould, F. and Joyce, N. (2009) “Construction Project Management” New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapter 14. |
12 | Midterm II | |
13 | Theoretical Perspectives on Construction Management | |
14 | Term Project Presentation | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Gould, F. and Joyce, N. “Construction Project Management” (Prentice Hall, U.S.A., 2009) is the main reference for this course. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Walker, A. (2007). Project Management in Construction (5th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Hinze, J. W. (2004) "Construction Planning and Scheduling": New Jersey: Prentice Hall Chapter 3. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 5 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
Project | 1 | 15 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 100 | |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 0 | |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
---|---|---|---|
Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 2 | |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
Project | 1 | 24 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 2 | 4 | |
Final Exams | |||
Total | 116 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Ability to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in architecture. | X | ||||
2 | Ability to understand, interpret and evaluate architectural concepts and theories. | X | ||||
3 | Ability to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of architecture.
| X | ||||
4 | Critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and to direct self-education. | X | ||||
5 | Ability to communicate architectural ideas and proposals for solutions to architectural problems in visual, written and oral form. | X | ||||
6 | Ability to support architectural thoughts and proposals for solutions to architectural problems with qualitative and quantitative data and to communicate these with specialists and non-specialists. | X | ||||
7 | Ability to use a foreign language to follow developments in architecture and to communicate with colleagues. | X | ||||
8 | Ability to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of architecture. | X | ||||
9 | Being equipped with social, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of architectural data. | X | ||||
10 | Ability to collaborate with other disciplines that are directly or indirectly related to architecture with basic knowledge in these disciplines. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest