ARCHITECTURE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ARC4096	Proffessional Practice	Spring	2	0	2	3

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Must Course
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	RA BÜŞRA ATAM
Course Objectives:	The objective of the course is to equip architectural students with knowledge and skills that they will need in their professional life. In this direction, the course aims to provide awareness of planning law; to provide knowledge and skills on the duties and responsibilities of architects in the building production process, such as project delivery methods, contracts, cost management and time management; to introduce and encourage the latest project management systems.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who complete this course;
1- Understand architect’s responsibility to the public and the client as determined by registration law, building codes and regulations, professional service contracts, zoning and subdivision ordinances, environmental regulation, and historic preservation and accessibility laws.
2- Understand ethical issues involved in the formation of professional judgment regarding social, political and cultural issues in architectural design and practice.
3- Understand methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, and recommending project delivery methods.
4- Understand basic principles of architectural practice management such as financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration, and recognizing trends that affect practice.
5- Gain ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.
6- Understand responsibility of the architect to elicit, understand, and reconcile the needs of the client, owner, user groups, and the public and community domains.
7- Understand 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.
8- Understand fundamentals of building costs, such as acquisition costs, project financing and funding, financial feasibility, operational costs, and construction estimating with an emphasis on life-cycle cost accounting.
9- Gain ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.

Course Content

In this course, knowledge on planning law, regulations, management and implementation is given; detailed information on participants of building production and their responsibilities, project delivery methods, tendering, bidding process and contracts is provided; knowledge and skill on cost and time planning is gained; up-to-date information systems in construction management are used; all providing necessary knowledge and skills which the architecture students will need in their professional lives.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to professional practice, basic terminology, ethics.
2)	Terminology of planning, Planning Law.
3)	Planning regulations, management and implementation.
4)	Planning regulations, management and implementation.
5)	Building life cycle, participants of building production and their responsibilities.
6)	Project delivery methods.
7)	Tendering, bidding process and contracts.
8)	Cost planning and control.
9)	Time planning and control.
10)	MIDTERM
11)	Information systems in construction management.
12)	Computer-aided project planning and programming.
13)	BIM theory.
14)	BIM application and benefits.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Sommer H. (2010) Project Management for Building Construction. Springer.

References:

1. Harris F., McCaffer R. (1995) Modern construction management. Blackwell Science, London.
2. Juergensmeyer J.C. (2013) Land use planning and development regulation law. Thomson/West, Minnesota.
3. Dikbas A. (n.d.) A guide to the project and construction management. Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Engineering, Ankara.
4. Surahyo A. (2018) Understanding Construction Contracts : Canadian and International Conventions. Springer International Publishing.
5. Ferry D.J., Brandon P.S., Ferry J.D. (2001). Cost planning of buildings. Blackwell Science, Oxford.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
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PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
Total		%

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.