ECTS - Construction Planning and Cost Estimating

Construction Planning and Cost Estimating (CE425) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Construction Planning and Cost Estimating CE425 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE399
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Saman Aminbakhsh
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To prepare the students to real time tendering process from the start to the end.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students will understand the items involved in a construction project.
  • The students will be prepared for the real time tenders by investigating Procurement Laws for construction works provided by the Public Procurement Authority.
  • Students will be able to fill out typical tender documents as if they are participating in a tender process.
  • The students will learn will learn to perform quantity surveying and cost engineering of a typical construction project.
  • Students will be able to calculate the contractor’s bidding price using the results of cost estimating.
Course Content Introduction to construction project management, tendering process, public procurement law, public procurement contract law, tender documents, cost engineering and quantity surveying, contractor`s bid price, progress payments, and taking-over and performance certificates.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Construction Project Management
2 Introduction to Construction Project Management
3 Tendering Process
4 Tendering Process
5 Public Procurement Law
6 Public Procurement Law
7 Public Procurement Contract Law
8 Public Procurement Contract Law
9 Tender Documents
10 Tender Documents
11 Cost Engineering and Quantity Surveying
12 Cost Engineering and Quantity Surveying
13 Contractor’s Bid Price
14 Progress Payments
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Other Sources 1. “Yapı İşletmesi ve Maloluş Hesapları”, A. Pancarcı and M. Emin Öcal, Birsen Yayınevi, 2005.
2. “CE 332 Construction Engineering and Management Lecture Notes”, Middle East Technical University, 2008.
3. “İnşaat Metraj ve Keşif İşlemi: Açıklamalar-Hesaplar”, Ş. U. Gözü, Okutman Yayıncılık, 2009.
4. “Engineering Economy,” Leland T. Blank & Anthony J. Tarquin, McGraw-Hill, USA.
5. www.kik.gov.tr – Documents, English, Public Procurement Law Contracts Law Regulations / Regulation on Implementation of Works Procurement

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 10
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 9 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to apply advanced computational and/or manufacturing technology knowledge to solve manufacturing engineering problems.
2 Develops the ability to analyze and define issues related to manufacturing technologies.
3 Develops an approach for solving encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4 Designs and manufactures a comprehensive manufacturing system —including method, product, or device development— based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, under constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5 Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6 Performs research in manufacturing engineering and implements projects involving innovative manufacturing technologies.
7 Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret results, and make sound decisions.
8 Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and organizational skills required. X
9 Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
10 Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
11 Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, occupational safety, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
12 Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
13 Gathers knowledge about the health, environmental, social, and legal impacts of engineering practices at both global and local levels when making decisions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 2 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 14 28
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 22 22
Total Workload 150