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  Course Description
Course Name : Construction Project management I

Course Code : İM-509

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. MEHMET EMİN ÖCAL

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Gains information about the basic principles of management planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and control.
Learns the methods to determine the priorities of the Project taking into account the time value of money.
Learns the principles relating to the establishment and operation of the construction site.
Learns determining construction machinery operating cost.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Project management, site management, construction equipment related subjects

Course Contents : The basic principles of management; Methods for determining the time value of money; Management of construction site; Construction machineries.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Lecture room


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Giving a statement of course content, assessment methods and resourcesto be followed and distributing homework subject. Reading Lecture
2 The importance of the hierarchy of needs in the context of workforce motivation; resource types; varieties and production factors of production. Reading Lecture
3 The concept and principles of planning, programming, coordinating and directing. Reading Lecture
4 The concepts and principles of organization, audit, and total quality. Reading Lecture
5 Homework presentation Reading Powerpoint presentation
6 Time value of money Reading Lecture
7 Project evaluation methods Reading Lecture
8 Mid term exam Reading Exam
9 Data collection and the preparation of site layouts in order to build construction site. Reading Lecture
10 Homework presentation Reading Powerpoint presentation
11 Site establishment, service roads, communication systems Reading Lecture
12 Contractor and the employer organizations Reading Lecture
13 Types and general characteristics of common equipment used in the construction Reading Lecture
14 Homework presentation Reading Powerpoint presentation
15 Effect of construction equipment on cost Reading Lecture
16/17 Final exam Reading Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Lecture notes
Required Course Material(s)  5. İşletme Ekonomisi Ve Yönetimi, Oktay Alpugan, M.Hulusi Demir, Mete Oktay, Nurel Üner, Beta Basın Yayın A.Ş., 1995.
 6. Şantiye Tekniği, Riem – Grim (Çeviri. Muhittin Kulin) / Birsen Yayınevi, 1975
 7. İşletme Yönetiminde Örgütsel davranış, Erdoğan, İ./ İ.Ü. İşletme Fakültesi Yayını,1996.
 1.Principles of Construction Management, Roy Pilcher, McGraw Hill.
 2. Mühendislik Ekonomisi, Osman Okka / Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, 2000.
 3 Engneering Economy,Leland T.Blank, Anthony Tarquın, McGraw Hill.
 4.Contruction Planning, Equipment and Methohs, R.L. Peurifoy, W.B.Ledbetter, C.J. Schexnayder, McGraw Hill.


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 50
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Have knowledge and understanding at advanced level providing required basis for original projects in the field of civil engineering based on qualifications gained at undergraduate level. 1
2 Gain required knowledge through scientific research in the field of engineering, evaluate, interpret and apply data. 3
3 Be aware of new and emerging applications,examine and learn where necessary. 3
4 Construct engineering problems, develop strategies to solve them, and apply innovative methods for solutions. 1
5 Design and implement analytical modeling and experimental research and solve complex situations encountered in this process 0
6 Develop new and / or original ideas and methods; develop innovative solutions for the system, part, and process design. 3
7 Have learning skills 5
8 Be aware of innovative developments in the field of civil engineering, and analyse and learn them when needed. 5
9 Transfer process and results of the projects in the field of civil engineering or on national and international platforms in written or oral form. 4
10 Have knowledge in current techniques and methods applied in civil engineering. 4
11 Use computer software as well as information and communication technologies at the level required in the field of civil engineering 2
12 Oversee social, scientific and ethical values in all professional platforms. 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 10 40
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 144
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.76
ECTS Credit: 6