EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: SUPERVISED GROUP STUDY AND RESEARCH |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE 401 | A | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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: | Enea Mustafaraj |
| 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: | Supervised Group Study and Research: Special topics in civil engineering selected to suit the individual interests of the students. The course is designed to give student an opportunity to do group work at an advanced level. Course aims to develop technical report writing skills of the students. |
| Course Objectives: | Supervised Group Study and Research: Special topics in civil engineering selected to suit the individual interests of the students. The course is designed to give student an opportunity to do group work at an advanced level. Course aims to develop technical report writing skills of the students. |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Research proposal: Problem statement |
| 3 | Research proposal: Scope of work and objectives |
| 4 | Literature work |
| 5 | Literature work |
| 6 | Critics of the reviews |
| 7 | Method of study |
| 8 | Presentation |
| 9 | Method of study |
| 10 | Application of the method |
| 11 | Application of the method |
| 12 | Term paper |
| 13 | Term paper |
| 14 | Final presentation of the project |
| Prerequisite(s): | - |
| Textbook: | - |
| Other References: | - |
| 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 multiple realistic constraints. |
| 3 | Be able to obtain and evaluate appropriate standards from databases, handbooks, experiments, and literature. |
| 4 | Understand basic concepts of engineering economic analysis including uniform and gradient series, present worth and annual payments analysis, and economic feasibility of design options. |
| 5 | 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. |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Presentation |
1
|
20
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| Project |
1
|
60
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| Term Paper |
1
|
20
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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 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Mid-terms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final examination | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 22 | 22 |
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Total Work Load:
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150 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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6 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 | ||