EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: GRADUATION PROJECT |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE 388 | E | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | Prof.Dr. Ahmet Öztaş aoztas@epoka.edu.al |
| Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Prof.Dr. Ahmet Öztaş aoztas@epoka.edu.al |
| Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
| Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) | Bachelor in Civil Engineering (3 years) |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline" |
| Attendance Requirement: | N/A |
| Course Description: | Special topics in civil engineering selected to suit the individual interests of the students. The course is designed to allow students to do group work at an advanced level. The course aims to develop technical report writing skills in the students. |
| Course Objectives: | The Graduation Project course runs throughout the last semester and constitutes the final and concluding task in the Bachelor Program. During the course, students will study research methods, will design and do an empirical study and present this in a written report. |
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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| 1 | Finding a research topic |
| 2 | literature review |
| 3 | conducting a research |
| 4 | Writing the research finding in the form of technical report, thesis or an article |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Research proposal: Problem statement |
| 3 | Research proposal: Problem statement |
| 4 | Research proposal: Scope of work and objectives |
| 5 | Research proposal: Outline |
| 6 | Literature work |
| 7 | Literature work |
| 8 | Critics of the reviews |
| 9 | Methodology |
| 10 | Methodology |
| 11 | Application of the method |
| 12 | Application of the method |
| 13 | Conclusions |
| 14 | Final Review |
| Prerequisite(s): | |
| Textbook(s): | |
| Additional Literature: | |
| Laboratory Work: | |
| Computer Usage: | |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Understand and be able to apply conception, formulation, analysis, and search for solutions to civil engineering design problems |
| 2 | Be able to integrate topics from various civil engineering disciplines to solve problems with realistic constraints |
| 3 | Be able to obtain and evaluate appropriate standards from databases, handbooks, experiments, and literature |
| 4 | Be able to communicate with groups by giving effective, well-organized oral presentations |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Bachelor in Civil Engineering (3 years) Program | ||
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Presentation |
1
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10
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| Term Paper |
1
|
80
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| Attendance |
10
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Mid-terms | 0 | ||
| Assignments | 0 | ||
| Final examination | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Other | 0 | ||
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Total Work Load:
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125 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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5 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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5 | ||
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CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER
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