CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

AIM

To introduce the fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques of construction project management, enabling students to understand the entire project lifecycle from conception to closeout and to apply essential skills in estimating, scheduling, and project control within a safe, ethical, and sustainable framework.

CONTENT

This course contains; Objectives of the course and the relationship of the course with other disciplines. A general review of the construction sector and construction projects.,Construction management: Basic concepts-Management, Project, efficiency, effectiveness, managerial functions-planning, organizing,directing, control. Management theories. Areas of knowledge in Project Management.,Organizing for construction projects. Stakeholders of construction projects. Procurement systems.,Planning and programming of construction projects.Basic concepts in planning and programming .Relationship between planning and programming. Steps in planning and programming.,Cost planning and control. Management of resources_materials, equipment, labour, money, knowledge.Cost control and capital investment techniques. Cost estimation. Methods of cost estimation at various stages of the construction process. Tools used in cost estimation,Bidding and submitting a tender. Related processes.,Midterm exam,Bidding and submitting a tender. Related processes.,Site management:Technical and organizational infrastructure of construction sites.Responsibilities of Project stakeholders.,Monitoring and controlling of projects. Monitoring of progress and schedules. Documentation and site meetings.,Health and safety in construction.Work accidents and occupational diseases.,Closing of the construction Project. Post construıction evaluation and relations between the Project stakeholders.,General evaluation.,Final exam.

1. 1

   1.Describes the functions of construction managers and Project managers.

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Case Study Method, Question - Answer Technique, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

2. 2

   2.Creates a schedule for a simple construction Project.

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Case Study Method, Question - Answer Technique, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

3. 3

   3. Creates a cost estimate for a simple construction Project.

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Case Study Method, Question - Answer Technique, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

4. 4

   4. Distinguishes between types of specifications (design v. performance).

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Case Study Method, Question - Answer Technique, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

5. 5

   5. Applies basic project cost and time performance techniques (Eraned Value Analysis)

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Case Study Method, Question - Answer Technique, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

6. 6

   6. Associates project delivery systems and pricing arrangements with project risk.

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Case Study Method, Question - Answer Technique, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

WEEKLY PLAN

1. WEEK 1

   Objectives of the course and the relationship of the course with other disciplines. A general review of the construction sector and construction projects.

2. WEEK 2

   Construction management: Basic concepts-Management, Project, efficiency, effectiveness, managerial functions-planning, organizing,directing, control. Management theories. Areas of knowledge in Project Management.

3. WEEK 3

   Organizing for construction projects. Stakeholders of construction projects. Procurement systems.

4. WEEK 4

   Planning and programming of construction projects.Basic concepts in planning and programming .Relationship between planning and programming. Steps in planning and programming.

5. WEEK 5

   Cost planning and control. Management of resources_materials, equipment, labour, money, knowledge.Cost control and capital investment techniques. Cost estimation. Methods of cost estimation at various stages of the construction process. Tools used in cost estimation

6. WEEK 6

   Bidding and submitting a tender. Related processes.

7. WEEK 7

   Midterm exam

8. WEEK 8

   Bidding and submitting a tender. Related processes.

9. WEEK 9

   Site management:Technical and organizational infrastructure of construction sites.Responsibilities of Project stakeholders.

10. WEEK 10

    Monitoring and controlling of projects. Monitoring of progress and schedules. Documentation and site meetings.

11. WEEK 11

    Health and safety in construction.Work accidents and occupational diseases.

12. WEEK 12

    Closing of the construction Project. Post construıction evaluation and relations between the Project stakeholders.

13. WEEK 13

    General evaluation.

14. WEEK 14

    Final exam

ASSESSMENT

• Rate of Midterm Exam to Success30%
• Rate of Final Exam to Success70%

WORKLOAD

READING

• To be distributed by the lecturer.
• Frank Harris, Ronald McCaffer with Francis Edum-Fotwe, Modern Construction Management, 7th Edition, 2013, Wiley-Blackwell S. Keoki Sears Glenn A. Sears,Richard H. Clough , Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management, 2008, Wiley. Juana Clark Craig, Project Management Lite: Just Enough to Get the Job Done...Nothing More,2012. Alison Dykstra, Construction Project Management: A Complete Introduction, Kirshner,2011. Y.C. Chiu, An Introduction to the History of Project Management: From the Earliest Times to A.D.1900, Eburon. Paul Segal, Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings, Norton, 2006.

TEACHING STAFF

• Prof.Dr. Ayşe Zeynep SÖZENCOORDINATOR
• Prof.Dr. Ayşe Zeynep SÖZEN