It is aimed to make senior students ready for the problems that they will meet in their professional lives. Consequently, it is aimed to improve the quality in professional practice. Term of quality in building production process, factors that effect quality, quality management process, quality problems and the measures that are be taken against quality problems will be studied.
Architects and civil engineers will be invited to the course in order to give information according to duties and responsibilities of the architects, professioanl ethics, etc. in an interactive environment.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
At least 3rd year or 4th year students are recommended to take this course. Students are required to have done at least part of their internship or to have worked in a professional office. Min. 70% attendance is required.
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gamze ALPTEKİN
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
THIS LECTURE IS NOT OPENED THIS SEMESTER
Office Hour(s)
Gamze Alptekin, PhD., Monday 14:00-15:00, 2C-08
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, presentation and discussion.
Principle Sources
- Nicholson, M.P., Arcitectural Management, E&FN Spon, London, 1992.
· Thompson, A., Architectural Design Procedures, Architectural Press, 1999.
· Atkinson, G., Construction Quality and Quality Standards, E&FN Spon, London, 1995.
· Thompson, A., Architectural Design Procedures, Architectural Press, 1999.
· Tunstall, G., Managing The Building Design Process, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2000.
· Stasiowski, F.A., Burstein, D., Total Quality Project Management For The Design Firm, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1994.
· Tardif, M., The architect’s handbook of professional practice edited by Demkin, J.A., 2001.
MAKALELER:
· Tan, R, R., Lu, Y.G., 1995, ‘On the quality of construction engineering design projects: criteria and impacting factors’, International Journal Of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol.12, No.5, 18-37.
· Bubshait, A.A, Farooq, G., Jannadi, M.O., Assaf, S.A., 1999, ‘Quality practices in design organizations’, Construction Management and Economics, 17, 799-809.
· Burati, J.L., Farrington, J.J., Ledbetter, W.B., 1992, ‘Causes of quality deviations in design and construction’, Journal Of Construction Engineering And Management, Vol.118, No.1, 34-49.
· Matta, K., Chen, H., Tama, J., 1998, The information requirements of total quality management, Total Quality Management, Vol.9, No.6, 445-461.
· Chan, E.H.W., Chan, A.T.S., 1999, Imposing ISO 9000 quality assurance system on statutory agents in Hong Kong, Journal Of Construction Engineering And Management, July/August, 285-291.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Presentation of the course content
Lecture
2. Week
Term of quality and quality management
Lecture
3. Week
Factors that effect quality in Building Production Process (BPP)
Lecture and discussion
4. Week
Responsibilities of an architect in BPP
Lecture and discussion
5. Week
Effects of project stakeholders on quality of the project
Lecture and discussion
6. Week
Effect of project delivery system on quality of the project
Lecture and discussion
7. Week
Guest: Architect- Designer, Graduate of IKU Department of Architecture
Lecture and discussion
8. Week
Guest: Architect - Designer
Lecture and discussion
9. Week
Guest: Coordinator of a Construction company
Lecture and discussion
10. Week
Guest: Human resources specialist
Lecture and discussion
11. Week
Midterm examination
Evaluation
12. Week
Presentation of the term homework
Presentation and discussion
13. Week
Presentation of the term homework
Presentation and discussion
14. Week
Presentation of the term homework
Presentation and discussion
15. Week
Presentation of the term homework
Presentation and discussion
16. Week
17. Week
Final examination
Evaluation
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
30
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
30
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Critical Thinking: Ability to inquire, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions.
PO-2
Communication: Ability to use appropriate representational media to transmit essential formal elements at design process.
PO-3
Investigation: Ability to gather, record, apply, and comparatively evaluate relevant information within design processes.
PO-4
Design: Ability to reproduce the design information in the creative thinking process, to reach new and original results through universal design principles such as sustainability and accessibility.
PO-5
World Architecture: Understanding world architecture in terms of their historical, geographical and global factors.
PO-6
Local Architecture / Cultural Diversity: Understanding the architectural formations and samples of a geography through its historical and cultural context. Understanding the divergent canons of cultural values, behavioral, social and spatial patterns.
PO-7
Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Understanding of conservation discourses and methods, and the subjects of cultural heritage, conservation awareness, environmental concerns and ethical responsibility.
PO-8
Sustainability: Ability to design projects by using the information regarding the natural and built environment to reduce the undesirable environmental impacts on future generations through means.
PO-9
Social Responsibility: Understanding of the architect’s responsibility about protecting the commonweal, having respect for historical/cultural and natural resources and improving the life quality.
PO-10
Nature and Human: Understanding of the relationship between human, the natural environment and the design of the built environment.
PO-11
Geographical Conditions: Understanding the relationships of site selection, settlement and building design by considering the cultural, economical and social properties as well as the natural characteristics such as soil, topography, vegetation and watershed.
PO-12
Life Safety: Understanding the basic principles of security and life-safety systems in the conditions of natural disasters, fire, etc. through building and environment scales.
PO-13
Structural Systems: Understanding of the basic principles of structural behavior in withstanding gravity and lateral forces and the evolution, range, and appropriate application of contemporary structural systems.
PO-14
Environmental Systems: Understanding the principles of physical environmental systems’ design such as lighting, acoustics, climatization and the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
PO-15
Building Envelope Systems: Understanding of the basic principles involved in the appropriate application of building envelope systems and associated assemblies.
PO-16
Building Service Systems: Understanding of the basic design principles of building service systems such as plumbing, electrical, vertical transportation, security, and fire protection systems.
PO-17
Building Materials and Assemblies: Understanding of the basic principles utilized in the appropriate selection of construction materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their inherent characteristics and performance, including their environmental impact and reuse.
PO-18
Integration of Building Service Systems: The ability of assessing, selecting and integrating the structural, environmental, security, envelope and service systems of the buildings for building design.
PO-19
Programming and Evaluation: Ability to prepare and evaluate an architectural project program by considering the public benefits in regards of client and user needs, appropriate examplers, space and equipment requirements, financial limitations, site conditions, relevant codes, laws and design principles.
PO-20
Comprehensive Project Development: Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project that demonstrates to make design decisions across various scales.
PO-21
Considering Building Costs: Understanding the fundamentals of building construction and use costs.
PO-22
Architect-Client Relationship: Understanding of the responsibility of the architect to elicit, understand, and reconcile the needs of the client, owner, user groups, and the public and community domains.
PO-23
Collaboration: Ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.
PO-24
Project Management: Understanding of the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, and recommending project delivery methods.
PO-25
Practice Management: Understanding the basic principles in the architectural practice processes like financial management, business planning, quality management, risk management, discussion and reconciliation.
PO-26
Leadership: Understanding of the techniques and skills architects use to work collaboratively in the building design and construction process and on environmental, social, and aesthetic issues in their communities.
PO-27
Legal Rights and Responsibilities:
Understanding of the architect’s responsibility to the public and the client as determined by regulations and legal considerations involving the practice of architecture.
PO-28
Professional Practice: Understanding and fulfillment of employer and intern rights and responsibilities for development of profession.
PO-29
Ethics of Profession: Understanding of the ethical issues involved in profession regarding social, political and cultural issues in architectural design and practice.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Understanding responsibilities and effects of the stakeholders on the quality in Building Production Process
LO-2
Understanding quality and factors that effect quality in BPP
LO-3
Understanding quality management in building production
LO-4
Understanding quality problems and measures that must be taken against, in BPP.
LO-5
Competence for conducting, analyzing and presenting a scientific reseach.