COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMICS OF BUILDING AND DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4621 ECONOMICS OF BUILDING AND DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDULLAH SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the significance of building economy in the programming and design phase.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining building economy.
2   Listing the factors that affect building cost.
3   Recognizing the cost criteria of building in the planning and programming phases.
4   Examination of the Cost-Benefit samples
5   Analyse cost and benefit on a sample

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, explanation of the course and its content
2 Introduction of concepts relative to cost and benefit analysis
3 Introduction of concepts relative to cost and benefit analysis in construction.
4 The factors that affect building cost.
5 The cost criteria of building in the planning and programming phases I.
6 The cost criteria of building in the planning and programming phases II.
7 midterm exam
8 Examination of cost and benefit analysis .
9 Examination of cost and benefit analysis .
10 Application of cost and benefit analysis in construction
11 Application of cost and benefit analysis in construction
12 Application of cost and benefit analysis in construction
13 midterm exam
14 A general discussion of the all topics

Recomended or Required Reading

- Sey, Y. (1986). Bina Maliyeti (Ders notları). Kitap Yayın no:10. Dokuz ITÜ, Gemi Inşaat Fakültesi, Ofset atölyesi.
- Tapan, Mete. (2004) Mimarlıkta Değerlendirme. ITÜ Yayınevi, Başvuru kaynakları dizisi No:1
- Tapan, Mete. (2010) Mimarlıkta Estetik Değerlendirme Üzerine. Cemre Basın Yayın Hizmetleri Ltd.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught will lectures and discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE 1 * 0.50 + MTE 2 * 0.50
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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam %25
2. Midterm exam %25
Final Exam % 50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abdullah.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 65

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.5555