COURSE SYLLABUS

USE OF CONCRETE AS A BUILDING MATERIAL

1	Course Title:	USE OF CONCRETE AS A BUILDING MATERIAL
2	Course Code:	MIM5023
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Akıncıtürk
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Akıncıtürk nilturk@uludag.edu.tr 42130-131
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Characteristics of concrete as a building material/ Analysis the effect of the concrete production on the concrete quality/ Study of the ready made concrete production/ Concrete products at buildings/ Mixing the concrete building components with products made of different materials/ Exposed concrete - precast concrete products/ Reason and analysis of damage on the concrete components.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To gain professional experience in terms of earthquake and fire in architectural design and application

Learning Outcomes:

1	To gain the ability of understanding and making comments in order to explain the features of concrete construction material.;
2	To gain the ability of applicating the information acquired, comprehension and problem solving skills integrated with different disciplines.;
3	Ability to make decisions cognizantly about the social and ethical responsibilities emerged by the application of information and decisions.;
4	Ability to develop plans for application, strategies, policies and to evaluate the outputs of them in the related area.;
5	To gain the ability of producing and implementing comprehensive projects related with the area.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introducing the course, examination of scope and introduction.
2	Concrete construction material and its usage in building
3	Ready-mixed concrete
4	Technical visit
5	Special concrete
6	Technical visit
7	Concrete experiments
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	Technical visit
10	The importance of concrete quality in earthquake safety.
11	Readings, discussion, evaluation
12	Seminar
13	Seminar
14	Seminar

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Bell,B,V.with Rant, P., 2006., Materials For Architectural Design, New York. Bell,B,V.with Rant, P., 2006., Materials For Architectural Design, New York. Foster, M, Architecture, Style, Structure, Design, “Concrete”, 2000, London Erdoğan,T, Beton, ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yayıncılık ve İletişim A.Ş., Ankara 2003.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	25
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Homework submission- Absolute
Information	Conducting comprehensive and systematic scientific research on the research subject

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High