| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Gain an understanding of legislation, administration and management of construction contracts,
2) Learn basics with procurement and tendering,
3) Learn liabilities and obligations of the parties to a contract,
4) Learn different dispute resolution techniques.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Introduction to the fundamental aspects of the law and contracts applicable to construction and civil engineering works. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Construction Industry | | 2nd Week | Roles and Relationships | | 3rd Week | Construction Contracts | | 4th Week | Procurement Methods and Risk Allocation | | 5th Week | Contract Choice | | 6th Week | Tendering and Contract Formation | | 7th Week | Liabilities and Obligations | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Claims | | 10th Week | Insurance and Bonds | | 11th Week | Role of the Contract Administrator | | 12th Week | Sub-contracts | | 13th Week | Breach, Suspension and Termination of Contracts | | 14th Week | Dispute Resolution |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Reference Book:
John Murdoch, Will Hughes (2015), Construction Contracts: Law and Management, Routledge.
Additional Resources:
Jimmie Hinze, Construction Contracts (3rd edition), McGraw-Hill Education (2010).
Nedim Uyanık, İnşaat İşlerinde Sözleşme Yönetimi (Teorik ve Pratik Bilgiler), Beta Basım Yayım (2004).
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 3 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Total Workload | | | 142 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,73 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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