COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 531	B	99	3	0	0	4	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Artemis Hasa , 11:30-12:30, Wednesday
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	A-130
Course Description:	The subjects of this course aim at expanding the professional core competence in construction while responding to changing technological, social and ecological circumstances involving micro system technology, the ongoing shift towards automation and robotics and furthermore the accentuated indispensability of inter-disciplinary and cross-linked thinking with respect to innovation and market opportunities.
Course Objectives:	The primary objective of this course is to prepare the student for gathering materials and focusing in his specialization field

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction/ General Discussion on the Specialization field
2	Special Topic in Building Technology Research / general and its impact to the overall Research Plan
3	Discussions on Resources appropriate for the Research
4	Discussions on the Method of gaining information relating the research topic.
5	Discussion on the first step Searching
6	How can contribute this information to the Overall Research Plan I
7	Discussion on the second step Searching
8	How can contribute this information to the Overall Research Plan II
9	Discussion on the third step Searching
10	How can contribute this information to the Overall Research Plan III
11	Discussion on the fourth step Searching
12	How can contribute this information to the Overall Research Plan IV
13	Discussion on the fifth step Searching
14	How can contribute this information to the Overall Research Plan V

Prerequisite(s):	none
Textbook:	Articles to be recommended by the course instructor.
Other References:	-
Laboratory Work:	none
Computer Usage:	none
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The subjects of this course aim at expanding the professional core competence in construction.
2	Responding to changing technological, social and ecological circumstances involving micro system technology.
3	The ongoing shift towards automation and robotics and furthermore the accentuated indispensability of inter-disciplinary and cross-linked thinking with respect to innovation and market opportunities.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	20
Term Paper	1	20
Other	1	60
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	6	84
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Assignments	1	14	14
Final examination	1	2	2
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6