COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 6035 COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDULLAH SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

Construction of buildings implies different kinds of problems. Area and volume of buildings must be balanced and tested in accordance with the function of buildings. In this course, cost and benefit is used as a tool in decision phases of design and project processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define cost and benefit analysis
2   Define cost and benefit analysis in construction
3   Recognize the cost criteria of building in the planning and programming phases.
4   Analysis of cost and benefit examples.
5   Apply cost and benefit analysis on a case

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, and 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
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 Examination of samples of cost and benefit analysis .
8 Examination of samples of cost and benefit analysis
9 Mid Term Exam : Submission of the assignment
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 Application of cost and benefit analysis in construction
14 Application of cost and benefit analysis in construction

Recomended or Required Reading

Sey, Y. (1986). Bina Maliyeti (Ders notları). Kitap Yayın no:10. Dokuz ITÜ, Gemi Inşaat Fakültesi, Ofset atölyesi.
Swinburne,Herbert. Design Cost Analysis. McGraw-Hill Book Co-
Mete Tapan, Mimarlıkta değerlendirme amacı olarak Fayda Değeri Analizi, ITÜ 1980
T.J. Saunt, Revision Notes on Building Economics. Butterwort & co.ltd.1975
Frederick S. Merritt, Jonathan T. Ricketts, Building Design and Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition, Mc Graw Hill.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

he course will be taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final %50 ( LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course is taught in a lecture, individual research, individual study and discussion format

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abdullah.sonmez@deu.edu.tr, 0 232 301 84 90

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 50 50
Preparation for final exam 1 50 50
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.41
LO.51

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