COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FAHRIYE HILAL HALICIOĞLU

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

The course aims to give information about innovation and its importance in the building industry. It explains innovation, technological developments and entrepreneurship in the building industry. It covers definition of innovation, entrepreneurship and competitiveness, drivers of innovation, types of innovations, incremental and radical innovations, importance of R&D (Research and Development) at the firm and sector levels for creating innovations, innovations in the project, organization, sector levels and their applications in the building industry, challenges and success factors in technology and innovation management in the building industry, the usage of technological innovations in building design and construction firms and sector analysis, strategic approaches to using of technological innovations in building design and construction firms and sector analysis. Also, in this course it is given information about the latest innovation (eco-innovation) approaches to green building projects undertaken by building design and construction firms in the green building industry, importance of managing technology and innovation for the success of green building design and construction organizations.

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

Bossink, B. A. G. (2004). Managing Drivers of Innovation in Construction Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, May/June, 130 (3), 337 - 345. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:3(337)
Burgelman, R. A., Christensen, C. M. and Wheelwright, S. C. (2004). Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, NY.
Schilling, M. A. (2017). Strategic management of technological innovation. McGraw-Hill.
Halicioglu, F. H. (2020, November). The relationship between eco-innovation and sustainability in the construction industry: Exploring knowledge networks from the perspective of ANT. Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 588, No. 5, p. 052059). IOP Publishing.
Manjón, J. V. G. (2020). Technological Innovation: Strategy and Management. World Scientific.
Ghaffar, S. H., Mullett, P., Pei, E., & Roberts, J. (Eds.). (2022). Innovation in Construction: A Practical Guide to Transforming the Construction Industry. Springer Nature.
Dang, C. N., Wipulanusat, W., Nuaklong, P., & Witchayangkoon, B. (2024). Assessing green innovation practices in construction firms: a developing-country perspective. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management.
Egbelakin, T., Ogunmakinde, O., & Sojobi, A. (2024). Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry. T. Omotayo (Ed.). Routledge.

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

Assignment and Presentation %40 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final %60 (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