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 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE399-Summer Practıce I
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
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 Attains knowledge through wide and in-depth investigations his/her field and surveys, evaluates, interprets, and applies the knowledge thus acquired.
2 Has a critical and comprehensive knowledge of contemporary engineering techniques and methods of application.
3 By using unfamiliar, ambiguous, or incompletely defined data, completes and utilizes the required knowledge by scientific methods; is able to fuse and make use of knowledge from different disciplines.
4 Has the awareness of new and emerging technologies in his/her branch of engineering profession, studies and learns these when needed.
5 Defines and formulates problems in his/her branch of engineering, develops methods of solution, and applies innovative methods of solution.
6 Devises new and/or original ideas and methods; designs complex systems and processes and proposes innovative/alternative solutions for their design.
7 Has the ability to design and conduct theoretical, experimental, and model-based investigations; is able to use judgment to solve complex problems that may be faced in this process.
8 Functions effectively as a member or as a leader in teams that may be interdisciplinary, devises approaches of solving complex situations, can work independently and can assume responsibility.
9 Has the oral and written communication skills in one foreign language at the B2 general level of European Language Portfolio.
10 Can present the progress and the results of his investigations clearly and systematically in national or international contexts both orally and in writing.
11 Knows social, environmental, health, safety, and legal dimensions of engineering applications as well as project management and business practices; and is aware of the limitations and the responsibilities these impose on engineering practices.
12 Commits to social, scientific, and professional ethics during data acquisition, interpretation, and publication as well as in all professional activities.

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