ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY * FACULTY OF ARCHITECTUREDEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICSMIM 332E

COURSE SYLLABUS & SCHEDULE

1. THE AIM OF THE COURSEThe course aims to teach the basic concepts, subjects, skills and tools of construction project management that an architect needs as the responsible professional in building production process.

2. CONTENT OF THE COURSEThe outline of the course is given below:

● Introduction,● Projects and their management,● Contracting arrangements,● Types of Contracts,● Economics for Building,● Design Economics,● Feasibility studies in building construction● Tendering procedure,● Bidding procedure,● Information technology and information systems in construction,● Integrated management of time, resources and cost,● Project planning and programming,● Progress control and closeout.

3. REQUIREMENTS TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM● Minimum 60 per cent attendance to the course,● Minimum 80 per cent attendance to the practical studies and the submission of all assignments.

4. SUCCESSA grade over F is required as the average of midterm exams, assignments, practical studies, quizzes and final exam for success.

5. CALCULATION OF THE GRADES● Mid-term examinations: 20 %● Practical studies: 20 %● Quizzes 10 %● Assignments: 10 %● Final examination: 40 %

6. CLASS RULES● Assignments must be turned in on the date due,● Quizzes will be given on particular subjects. A quiz may be given at any time during any class period

immediately after a lecture, at the beginning or end of a class, etc. There will be no make-up quizzes.

2013-14 SPRING PROGRAM

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WEEK DATE CONTENT

1 February 12February 14

IntroductionThe Meaning of Management for Construction

2 February 19February 21

Projects and Their Management: How are buildings built?Practical Study

3 February 26February 28

Project Delivery Methods: Methods of Handling a ProjectPractical Study

4 March 5March 7

Contracting Arrangements: Types of ContractCase Study - Analysis of a contract

5 March 12March 14

Economics for Building Cost Estimating

6 March 19

March 21

Cost EstimatingPractical study: Cost estimation.Design Economics

7 March 26March 28

Feasibility Studies in Building ConstructionPractical study: Feasibility analysis

8 April 2April 4

Construction Administration: Bidding process.MID TERM EXAM-1

9 April 9

April 11Integrated Management of Time, Resources, and Cost:Project Planning and Programming, Basic Concepts and CPM Theory.

10 April 16

April 18

Integrated Management of Time, Resources, and Cost:Computer-based Time Planning and Programming.Integrated Management of Time, Resources, and Cost:Computer-Based Resource - Cost Planning and Programming, Resource Leveling, Schedule Compression.

11 April 23April 25

Quiz: Solving of a sample project planning and programming problem.Practical Study: Planning and Programming of a sample project

12 April 30

May 2

Construction Administration: Pre-construction operations and construction operations. Assignment: Submission of the Assignment

13 May 7

May 9

Construction Administration: Measurement and progress payment, Changes and extra work.MID TERM EXAM-2

14 May 14

May 16

Construction Administration: Basics of Construction Law and Design Law, Claims and disputes, methods of dispute resolution.Construction Administration: Progress control and closeout. General evaluation of the course issues.

CourseworkCoursework can involve a wide variety of activities including practical work, analyses (e.g. case studies) and

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written work.

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