COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 332	C	6	4	0	0	4	5

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:	Julinda Keçi
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:
Course Description:	Actors taking part in the process of building production in Construction sector, their authorities and responsibilities. The evolution of the building sector in World. Basic concepts related to construction management. The techniques of construction management and project management, cost in building-production; applications of cost estimation and quantity calculation, cost-benefit analyses.
Course Objectives:	The course aims to teach the basic concepts, subjects, skills and tools of construction project management that an architect needs as the responsible professional in building production process

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Overview of the Construction Industry: History and Basic Concepts
2	Preparing the Bid Package
3	Issues During Construction Phase
4	Construction Contracts
5	Legal Structures in Construction Industry
6	Construction Project Planning -Work Breakdown Structure
7	Midterm Exam
8	Scheduling techniques - Critical Path Method
9	Stochastic Scheduling - PERT Method
10	Stochastic Networks in Project Planning- Applications
11	Construction Cost Estimation- Methods
12	Construction Cost Estimation- Applications
13	Project Funding- Benefit/Cost
14	General Review

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	1. Construction Management, Daniel W Halpin, John Willey&Sons, Third edition. 2. Basics of Engineering Economy, L. Blank, A. Tarquin, McGraw Hill
Other References:	Construction Management Fundamentals, Knutson, Schexnayder, Fiori, Mayo, McGraw-Hill Second edition.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To grasp the characteristics of the construction industry, its process, principal project phases
2	To identify, describe, and discuss the types of project delivery methods, contracts, organization structures
3	To identify and apply planning & scheduling techniques and tools
4	To identify key basic cost elements and estimate construction costs
5	To learn the basic concepts of project funding

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
Homework	1	5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Quiz	2	10
Final Exam	1	45
	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	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Mid-terms	3	3	9
Assignments	2	2	4
Final examination	1	6	6
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5