Emphasizing the effectiveness and potential of professional decisions in architectural design and practice in terms of economy, rationality and professional ethics; informing about economic concepts at company and project levels, cost concepts used in building projects (initial investment cost (design, land plot, construction (realization), tender costs), operation, utilization costs, demolition costs, lifetime costs), design parameters that affect initial investment and operation and utilization costs in planning and design decisions; and techniques used in determining the proposal price constitute the aims of the course.
Prerequisite(s)
-
Corequisite(s)
-
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
PROF. DR. ESRA BOSTANCIOĞLU
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Day, hours, XXX Campus, classroom number.
Office Hour(s)
Assist.Prof.Dr. Esra BOSTANCIOĞLU, 2.B.02
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture, student presentations, discussion and exam
Principle Sources
-
- Jaggar, D., Ross, A., Smith, J., Love, P., (2002). Building Design Cost Management. Blackwell Publishing, UK.
- Peurifoy, R.L., Schexnayder, C.J., Shapira, A., Schmitt, R.L., 2011. Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, McGraw Hill International Edition, New York, USA.
- Hinze, J.W., 2008. Construction Planning and Scheduling, 3rd Edition, Pearson International Edition, Perason Prentice Hall, USA.
- Dagostino, F.R., Peterson, S.J., 2011. Estimating in Building Construction, 7th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, USA.
Other Sources
-
- Akcali, U., (2011). 2011 Construction Unit Price Analysis, Safak Press Ltd., Ankara, Turkey.
- Bathurst, P. E., and Butler, D.A., (1982). Building Cost Control Techniqes And Economics, 2nd Edition, William Heinemann Ltd., London.
- Belfield, D., Everest, (1977). "Initial Cost Estimating". The Architects’ Journal, (1 June 1977), pp 1037-1042.
- Bledsoe, J. D., (1992). Successful Estimating Methods, R.S. Means Construction Consultants & Publishers, U.S.A.
- Bostancioglu, E.,(2006). "A Cost Estimation Model in Pre-Design of Residential Buildings". Journal of Engineering Sciences, Vol.8, No.3, pp 27-49. http://web.deu.edu.tr/fmd/sayi24.htm.
- Brandon, P. S., Moore, R. G. and Main, P.R., (1985). Computer Programs For Building Cost Appraisal, Collins Professional And Technical Books, Great Britain.
- Ciraci, M., (1996). Model for Cost Estimating of Residential Buildings, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Housing Development Administration of Turkey, Housing Research Series-6, Ankara, Turkey.
- Cox, B. J., Horsley, F. W., (1996). Square Foot Estimating Methods, 2nd Edition, R.S. Means Construction Consultants & Publishers, U.S.A.
- Deters, K., (1982). “Wirtschaftlich Bauen, Auswirkungen Von Planungsmassnahmen Die Baukosten”. Aus Der Bauforschung Für Die Baupraxis, Heft 6, pp 423-427.
- Durmus, A.,(1994). "Based on the types on the dwelling units in Eryaman (1.stage), Sinanoba) Effects of interior finishing and fixture elements on housing cost with respect to standart categories", Master Thesis, Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Ferry, D. and Brandon, P., (1986). Cost Planning Of Buildings, 5th Edition, Collins Professional and Technical Books, Great Britain.
- Killingsworth, R., (1988). Cost Control In Building Design, R. S. Means Company Inc., Construction And Consultants & Publishers, U.S.A.
- Kraentzer, K. R., (1962). Effect to Construction Cost in Housing Construction, (Translate. Cemal Yarar), Ministry of Public Works, General Directorate of Housing, Social Research Department, Ankara, Turkey.
- Means Building Construction Cost Data, (1994). 52nd Annual Edition, R.S. Means Company, U.S.A.
- Means Unit Price Estimating Methods, (1993): Standards & Procedures For Using Unit Price Cost Data, 2nd Edition, R.S. Means Company, U.S.A.
- Pisirci, E., Dinc, T. and Demirkan, H., (1986). Number of Stories-Cost Relationship of Housing, Tubitak Construction Research Institute, Report No: h122, Ankara.
- Raftery, J., (1991). Principles Of Building Economics, An Introduction Oxford BSP Professional Book, London.
- Seeley, I. H.,(1986). Building Economics, 3rd Edition, Macmillan Education Ltd, Great Britain.
- Prime Ministry Republic of Turkey, Turkish Statistical Institute. (2010). Online at http://www.tuik.gov.tr
- The Library of Construction and Installation Unit Prices in Turkey. (2005). Online at http://www.birimfiyat.net
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introducing the content of the course
Oral presentation
2. Week
The building sector and its place in the national economy
Oral presentation
3. Week
Concept of cost, economy and rationalism and investigation of these concepts for entrepreneur, contractor, and society
Oral presentation
4. Week
Life cyle cost approach: Initial investment cost, operating cost, repair and maintenance cost
Oral presentation
5. Week
Economic decisions at company and project levels, and long and short-term costs of construction firms
Oral presentation
6. Week
Cost-affecting factors in planning phase
Oral presentation
7. Week
Cost-affecting factors in design phase
Oral presentation
8. Week
Cost-affecting factors in design phase
Oral presentation
9. Week
Cost-affecting factors in tender, construction and utilization phase
Oral presentation
10. Week
Factors playing a role in determining the project cost, and techniques used in determining the proposal price
Oral presentation
11. Week
Student Presentations- Evaluation of available studies on the subject
Student presentations and discussion
12. Week
Student Presentations- Evaluation of available studies on the subject
Student presentations and discussion
13. Week
Student Presentations- Evaluation of available studies on the subject
Student presentations and discussion
14. Week
Student Presentations- Evaluation of available studies on the subject
Student presentations and discussion
15. Week
Final Exam
Exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
60
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Having knowledge to produce critical and original work in the fields of architectural theory, design methods and design philosophy. (KNOWLEDGE)
PO-2
Having knowledge to produce critical and original work in the fields of social and cultural geography and on the concepts of space and time. (KNOWLEDGE)
PO-3
Having knowledge to produce critical and original work in the field of built environment and human/society relationship within the framework of human-environment-behaviour. (KNOWLEDGE)
PO-4
Ability to direct the experience gained from architectural design and other knowledge areas to new fields and generate strategies. (ABILITY)
PO-5
Ability to conduct research, examination, interpretation; to use adequate techniques and produce original results in the field of academic knowledge and design process. (ABILITY)
PO-6
Ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge of architectural design referring to undergraduate competence. (ABILITY)
PO-7
Competence for analyzing and interpreting architectural products within the framework of architectural concepts. (COMPETENCE)
PO-8
Competence for relating architectural design, architectural theory and building construction with social sciences and humanities such as psychology, philosophy and political economy. (COMPETENCE)
PO-9
Competence for presenting a work - made individually or in a group- systematically, in a foreign language, using the required computer programs, verbal, written and visual. (COMPETENCE)
PO-10
To gain knowledge and understand the socio-economical and spatial components and processes which are both the subjects and the outcomes of an urban design project.
PO-11
To gain knowledge and critical awareness about the relations in between urban design and the other disciplines like architecture, urban planning, economy and sociology; and the opportunuties and threats that will arise by these relations.
PO-12
Ability to realize an urban design project or a research on urban design in a multidisciplinary process, using both the theoretical and practical knowledge infrastructure, developing new methods and techniques.
PO-13
Ability to direct socio-economical and spatial components and processes in the urban design process.
PO-14
To gain competency on conducting an indivudial research or project on urban design.
PO-15
To gain competency on working as a group member and to work out the complicated processes that will occur during the urban design.
PO-16
To gain competancy to produce an original academical/scientific research, to present and to discuss in a dialectical framework.
PO-17
To gain competency on strategical decision making as a component of the urban design project and to produce original solutions considering ethical values.
PO-18
Understanding time management and control, cost planning and control, risk management, approaches, models and techniques to improve organizational / management effectiveness in project and construction management.
PO-19
Understanding classic and contemporary management theories and human relationship in management to improve management effectiveness in beginning, design and construction processes of a project.
PO-20
Ability to direct the experience gained from construction management and technology to new fields and ability to generate strategies.
PO-21
Ability to transfer and apply knowledge according to construction management and technology to the beginning of project, design and construction processes.
PO-22
Competence for analyzing, interpreting and establish relations within the framework of construction management and technology with the project and construction process.
PO-23
Competence for making strategic decisions of architectural design projects, in the field of construction management and technology, and generating original solutions.
PO-24
Understanding the basic principles of structural systems, development and appropriate application of contemporary structural systems.
PO-25
Understanding managerial tasks of architect and approaches, models and techniques to improve effectiveness in project and construction management.
PO-26
Understanding the relationship between sub systems which forms entire building and building technology, to ensure effective and correct use of a complex building from the beginning of design process to the usage, and ability to be able to criticize them.
PO-27
Ability to transfer and apply knowledge according to architectural engineering, to the beginning of design and construction processes of a project.
PO-28
Competence for producing a comprehensive architectural project from the beginning of schematic design to detailed system development phase (structural and environmental systems, safety and fire protection, partition systems, building envelop, building service systems).
PO-29
Competence for making strategic decisions of architectural design projects, in the field of architectural engineering, and generating original solutions.
PO-30
To have advenced level knowledge and realization about two different scale monument and site conservation.
PO-31
To have advenced level knowledge and realization about basic issues of conservation which are restoration theories, international modern conservation principles, national and international legal and organizational regulations and recording cultural heritage.
PO-32
To have advenced level of knowledge and realization about design principles of new addition to the historic building and infill building in historic settlement, measured drawing, restitution and restoration projects of historic building.
PO-33
To be informed and own critical awareness for utilizing from national and international examples of conservation of historical sites that are rapidly disappearing, preparing analytical surveys, preparing morphology and typology study and evaluating the data reunited from these studies.
PO-34
To gain cognitive and practice knowledge for proficiency in practice about monument and site conservation.
PO-35
To apply and integrate the knowledge, conception and problem solving ability about monument and site conservation with the knowledges from architectural history, city planning, urban design, archeology, civil engineering and such discipline areas and to apply within interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary and upper-disciplinary contexts.
PO-36
To develop new data and methods on monument and site conservation and to have ability for merging the gained knowledge with the knowledge from the other discipline areas.
PO-37
To have ability for performing research, survey and critical evaluation on academic knowledge and design process, using approprate technics and producing unique outcomes.
PO-38
To have ability for carrying out individual study on monument and site conservation.
PO-39
To have ability for making a decision in analysis stage about monument and site conservation area, to lead projects/academic studies, to produce a work in a group by taking individual responsibility and to have ability for leading and changing complex processes.
PO-40
To have ability for taking strategic decisions about monument and site conservation projects and concerning ethic values while producing unique solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Evaluating the concepts of cost, economy and rationalism for entrepreneur, contractor, and society
LO-2
Knowledge on the components that make up the cost in project and construction management
LO-3
Knowledge on factors affecting the cost in different phases of the building production process
LO-4
Ability to assess the factors affecting cost in different phases of the building production process, and employ the gained experience to decisions given in the building production process
LO-5
Ability to assess the factors affecting cost in different phases of the building production process, and produce strategies in decisions given in the building production process