COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FAHRIYE HILAL HALICIOĞLU

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The course aims to give information about building construction and organization. It includes three main components of a production system (Input, Process, Output), the features of the building construction process, the building construction systems/technologies, project life-cycle and project organizational structure, the objectives of an organization in building construction, feasibility studies for building projects, tendering and bidding procedures, project delivery methods, types of contracts for construction projects, certain procedures performed on construction site, construction site planning according to building construction technologies. Also, in this course it is given information about advanced construction technologies and the effects of technological innovations and strategic collaborations on building construction and organization.

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

Ashworth, A., & Perera, S. (2018). Contractual procedures in the construction industry. Routledge.
Franz, B. W., & Leicht, R. M. (2016). An alternative classification of project delivery methods used in the United States building construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 34(3), 160-173.
Illingworth, J. R. (2017). Construction methods and planning. CRC Press.
Merschbrock, C., & Munkvold, B. E. (2015). Effective digital collaboration in the construction industry: A case study of BIM deployment in a hospital construction project. Computers in Industry, 73, 1-7.
Sobotka, A., & Pacewicz, K. (2016). Building site organization with 3D technology in use. Procedia engineering, 161, 407-413.
Zhang R., Liu A.M.M. (2017) Project Organization Structure and Design Coordination in Architecture and Engineering Design Projects: An Advanced Structural Contingency Perspective. Springer.

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 % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Research assignments and Presentation % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final exam % 40 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

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