COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CE 402	C	2	1	4	0	3	9

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:	Hüseyin Bilgin
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:	-
Course Objectives:	To simulate the design activities of professional engineers; to provide students with an opportunity to broaden and deepen their understanding of the nature of the design process through practical experience; to develop competence in the technical, managerial, organizational, communicative and team-working skills required of civil engineers in professional practice; develop the depth and breadth of your knowledge and understanding of civil engineering design principles and practice in the industry; enable you to tackle civil engineering problems and design solutions in groups and individually in a way which reflects as much as possible the environment in the industry; deepen your individual knowledge and interest for specific civil engineering design disciplines while working in a multi-disciplinary design team environment; encourage the appropriate use of computer software while appreciating the limitations of modeling techniques.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Develop concepts and ideas.
2	Express opinion, imagination and creative thinking.
3	Develop a systematic approach to design involving the identification of problem followed by the appraisal various solutions.
4	Draw together a wide spectrum of engineering principles in order to produce practical and well balanced design proposals.
5	Case Study Selection
6	Consultation
7	Consultation
8	Consultation
9	Consultation
10	Consultation
11	Consultation
12	Consultation
13	Consultation
14	Consultation

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	SAP2000, ZEUS, TREMURI, MAthcad, Matlab, Excel
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The nature of the projects varies widely. The emphasis placed on the above objectives will necessarily vary.
2	The projects are based upon real civil engineering schemes and involve information gathering, planning, organization, co-ordination, detailed assessment of ideas, reporting and presentation.

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Professional Master in Civil Engineering Program
1	an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering	3
2	an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs	4
3	an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams	5
4	an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems	4
5	an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility	3
6	an ability to communicate effectively	5
7	the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context	4
8	a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life long learning	4
9	a knowledge of contemporary issues	4
10	an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice	4
11	skills in project management and recognition of international standards and methodologies	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Term Paper	1	100
	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)	1	95	95
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	3	20	60
Final examination			0
Other	1	22	22
Total Work Load:			225
Total Work Load/25(h):			9
ECTS Credit of the Course:			9