IPY 533 Construction Technologies and Case StudiesMEF UniversityDegree Programs Construction Project Management (Non-Thesis)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Construction Project Management (Non-Thesis)
Master Length of the Programme: 1.5 Number of Credits: 90 TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code IPY 533
Course Title in English Construction Technologies and Case Studies
Course Title in Turkish İnşaat Teknolojileri ve Vaka Analizleri
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: 0 Lab: 0 Other: 0
Estimated Student Workload 119 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 Only Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective Obtaining information about new technologies applied in the field of civil engineering
Course Description Acquire konowledge about new technologies used in the construction industry
Course Description in Turkish İnşaat sektöründe kullanılan yeni teknolojiler hakkında bilgi edinin

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Analyze and reason about engineering principles and practices and draw conclusions
2) Explaining the transformation of theory into practice
3) Increasing discussion and written-verbal communication skills
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3
1) Integration of the skills acquired during the undergraduate degree with improved and deepened level of expertise in the field of construction management.
2) Applied in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge by conducting scientific research on construction and project management.
3) Extensive knowledge about the analysis and modeling methods used in construction project management and their limitations.
4) Ability to design and perform exploratory research based on analytics, modeling and experimentation; to generate solutions to complex situations encountered in this process, interpret the results and bring innovative solutions.
5) Ability to describe the processes and results of a study in a systematic and clear way both in written and verbal form on national and international platforms within or outside of the field of construction project management.
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, processing, usage, interpretation and dissemination of project data and in all related professional activities.
7) Professional awareness of new and emerging applications in the construction management field and an ability to demonstrate their uses.
8) Competence in leadership and multi-disciplinary team membership skills to develop solutions to complex situations related to project management and to take responsibility.
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at the European Language Portfolio General Level B2.
10) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of construction projects and applications.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Integration of the skills acquired during the undergraduate degree with improved and deepened level of expertise in the field of construction management. N
2) Applied in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge by conducting scientific research on construction and project management. N
3) Extensive knowledge about the analysis and modeling methods used in construction project management and their limitations. N
4) Ability to design and perform exploratory research based on analytics, modeling and experimentation; to generate solutions to complex situations encountered in this process, interpret the results and bring innovative solutions. N
5) Ability to describe the processes and results of a study in a systematic and clear way both in written and verbal form on national and international platforms within or outside of the field of construction project management. N
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, processing, usage, interpretation and dissemination of project data and in all related professional activities. N
7) Professional awareness of new and emerging applications in the construction management field and an ability to demonstrate their uses. N
8) Competence in leadership and multi-disciplinary team membership skills to develop solutions to complex situations related to project management and to take responsibility. N
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at the European Language Portfolio General Level B2. N
10) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of construction projects and applications. N
Prepared by and Date ,
Course Coordinator GÖKÇE TÖNÜK
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor *STAFF* *STAFF*

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) What is an engineering case?
2) Technologies used in civil engineering applications
3) Slab removal method
4) L'Ambiance Plaza Accident - Case
5) TBM tunnel construction methods
6) TBM Tunnel Case Analysis
7) Lessons Learned from Zagros Water Tunnel TBM Implementation - Case
8) Methods used in deep excavations
9) Deep Excavation with Top-Down on the Shore of the Bosphorus - Case
10) Methods used for impermeability curtain manufacturing
11) Impermeability Curtain Manufacturing with Intersecting Jet Grout Columns - Case
12) Robotic construction technologies
13) Concrete technology and sustainability today
14) Final presentation
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsInvestigation of l'ambiance plaza building collapse, journal of performance of constructed facilities, vol. 6, no. 4, November, 1992. İzmi̇r metrosu ümmühan ana tüneli̇’nde zemi̇n basinci dengeleme tünel metodu (epbm) uygulamasi, zemin mekaniği ve temel mühendisliği dokuzuncu ulusal kongresi 21-22 Ekim 2002, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Çekme yükü altinda çalişan mi̇ni̇ kaziklar – vaka anali̇zleri̇, 7. Geoteknik sempozyumu 22-23-24 Kasım 2017, İstanbul. Yozgat (Şefaatli) i̇lçesi adalet sarayı temel zemininin sıvılaşma potansiyelinin araştırılması ve zemin i̇yileştirilmesi: vaka analizi, Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 5 (2017) 258- 272.
Teaching MethodsLectures, Invited guest presentations
Homework and ProjectsFinal Presentation, Final Project Report
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseNone
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Midterm(s) 1 % 40
Final Examination 1 % 60
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration
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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 2 1 70
Project 1 22 12 2 36
Homework Assignments 1 12 1 13
Total Workload 119
Total Workload/25 4.8
ECTS 5