Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
20150102006104	CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE	Elective	3	6	6

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To introduce students a general picture of the construction industry together with the contemporary management topics and to provide them with basic information on principles of construction project management and increase their awareness on major tasks of a construction manager.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Arş. Gör. Mustafa Korkmaz

Learning Outcomes

1	Train and educate technicians to be competent construction managers in the working environment.
2	Provide the opportunities to further their careers and develop a wider understanding of the construction management process.
3	Understand the importance of professionalism, management, and problem solving techniques for construction.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Definitions, profile of the construction sector; company and site organization; types of contracts; bidding laws; general construction specifications; construction project management; organization and management of construction sites;planning methods, GANTT bar diagrams, CPM and PERT methods; risk management.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Basic concepts; General overview of construction sector
2	Construction organization and management, Construction machinery and equipment
3	Excavation works and classification of excavated soil
4	Excavated soil volume calculation
5	Transportation cost estimating
6	Public procurement law; public procurement contracts law
7	Cost estimation; unit prices
8	Mid-term exam
9	Applications of quantity takeoff
10	Construction cost estimation
11	Sustainability
12	Project management; life cycle of project
13	Construction schedule methods
14	Risk management

Recommended or Required Reading

1 Kuruoğlu, M. 2002; İnşaat Sektöründe Bilgisayar Destekli Planlama Metot ve Uygulamaları, Çağlayan Kitabevi, İstanbul 2 Halpin, D. W. 2006; Construction Management, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, USA 3 Akbıyıklı, R. 2012; İnşaat Yönetimi Metraj ve Maliyet Hesapları, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul 4 Birecikli, B. M. 2011; Yapı Metrajı ve Maliyeti, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul 5 Açıkel ,A., Altın, M., Açıkel, H. 2013; Yapı İşletmesi ve Şantiye Yönetimi, Eğitim Yayınevi, Konya 6 Sunguroğlu, K., Murat, İ. 2013; Yapı İşletmesi Şantiye Tekniği Maliyet Hesapları, Bilim Yayınları, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	10	140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	15	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO2	4	5	5	4	4	5	3	5	4	4	4
LO3	5	3	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High