Information Package / Course Catalogue
CE 453 Construction Site Techniques
MEF University
Degree Programs
Psychology
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Psychology
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Engineering
Course Code CE 453
Course Title in English Construction Site Techniques
Course Title in Turkish Şantiye Tekniği
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Lecture,Project
Level of Course Introductory
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 115 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Undergraduate Students & Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To learn the general concepts of construction site management and organization in civil engineering including modern day technologies, machinery and tools.
Course Description This course will familiarize the student with the definition and general characteristics of the construction site, the characteristics of construction projects, the determining factors in the selection of construction machinery and equipment, concrete and concreting works at site, formwork and earthwork calculations as well as occupational health and safety applications at the construction site.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste şantiye tanımı ve genel özellikleri, inşaat projelerinin özellikleri, inşaat makina ve ekipmanlarının seçilmesinde belirleyici unsurlar, beton ve beton işleri, kalıp ve toprak işlerinin hesaplanması, şantiyede iş sağlığı ve güvenliği uygulamaları konularında çalışmalar yapılmaktadır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Organize a construction site
2) Select and quantify temporary facilities at the construction site;
3) Calculate areas and volumes of earthworks
4) Select and quantify earthworks equipment based on the nature of the work;
5) Select and quantify the transportation machinery based on the size and nature of the earthworks;
6) Understands the formwork design, formwork failures and safety at construction site together with formwork quantity take off;
7) Select and quantify the lifting equipment based on the project properties;
8) Explain the occupational health and safety at site including the necessary measures and safety gear.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. N
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. N
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. H Exam,HW,Participation
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. N
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. N
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. N
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. N
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). N
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. S Participation
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. S HW,Participation
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. N
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. S Exam,HW
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. H Exam,HW
Prepared by and Date SEYİT ÜMİT DİKMEN , November 2023
Course Coordinator GÖRKEM AKYOL
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Prof. Dr. RIFAT AKBIYIKLI

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction
2) Construction site planning, temporary facilities and site installations
3) Construction site organization
4) Earthworks and machinery
5) Concrete formworks: materials and formwork details for beams, columns, etc.
6) Concrete formworks: formwork design, formwork failures and formwork safety
7) Concrete formworks: formwork design, formwork failures and formwork safety
8) Concrete batching and transportation, placement
9) Transportation equipment & machinery
10) Lifting equipment & machinery
11) Structural Steel Works
12) Tunnel works
13) Marine works
14) Health and safety
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsRequired: None Recommended: • B. Atkin & J.Borgbrant, Performance Improvement in Construction Management, Taylor & Francis, 2009. • Frederick Gould & Nancy Joyce, Construction Project Management, 3/E, Pearson, 2013.
Teaching MethodsLectures/contact hours using ‘flipped classroom’ as an active learning technique
Homework and ProjectsTerm project
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseMicrosoft Office Applications, Tools for construction management
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Quiz(zes) 6 % 60
Project 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration dikmenu@mef.edu.tr

Instructor’s office: Office hours: E-mail address: dikmenu@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: YÖK Regulations Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed midterm by the student will be given the grade of the final exam. No make-up will be given. Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations (http://www.mef.edu.tr/tr/yonetmelikler)

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 2 3 1 84
Project 1 30 1 31
Total Workload 115
Total Workload/25 4.6
ECTS 5