INTRODUCTION to CONSTRUCTION and ENGINEERING TERMINOLOGY

AIM

Technical and commercial terms used in the construction industry, standard terminology used in construction and engineering to be referred to throughout this programme

CONTENT

This course contains; Introduction to engineering and construction terminology? Why do we need terminology?,Characteristics and stages of the construction process, parties and project delivery systems,The design process and its stages: basic concepts,The design process: concepts (plans, cross sections, elevatiosn, etc.) and scales,How to read architectural and engineering plans,How to read architectural and engineering drawings,Basic concepts related to programming and time related disputes,Concepts related to cost and cost related disputes,Quality concepts and disputes related to quality,Case study ,Midterm exam Study,Concepts related to project delivery systems and pricing arrangements,Terminology related to techniques used in dispute resolution and claims,Case study,Case study.

WEEKLY PLAN

1. WEEK 1

   Introduction to engineering and construction terminology? Why do we need terminology?

2. WEEK 2

   Characteristics and stages of the construction process, parties and project delivery systems

3. WEEK 3

   The design process and its stages: basic concepts

4. WEEK 4

   The design process: concepts (plans, cross sections, elevatiosn, etc.) and scales

5. WEEK 5

   How to read architectural and engineering plans

6. WEEK 6

   How to read architectural and engineering drawings

7. WEEK 7

   Basic concepts related to programming and time related disputes

8. WEEK 8

   Concepts related to cost and cost related disputes

9. WEEK 8

   Quality concepts and disputes related to quality

10. WEEK 9

    Case study

11. WEEK 10

    Midterm exam Study

12. WEEK 11

    Concepts related to project delivery systems and pricing arrangements

13. WEEK 12

    Terminology related to techniques used in dispute resolution and claims

14. WEEK 13

    Case study

15. WEEK 14

    Case study

ASSESSMENT

• Rate of Midterm Exam to Success50%
• Rate of Final Exam to Success50%

READING

• The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar Edited by Thomas Hoffmann and Graeme Trousdale 2013 Introduction to the Engineering and Construction Contract, concepts and terminology, 2015

TEACHING STAFF

• Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Atilla DİKBAŞCOORDINATOR
• Lect.Dr. Yiğit BEŞLİOĞLU