ECTS - International Construction Contracts
International Construction Contracts (CE563) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| International Construction Contracts | CE563 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Introducing the students of civil engineering into the field of international construction contracts law which is useful to be mastered by project and contract managers of international construction and consulting companies. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Legal and contractual terminology in construction contracts, EPC and PC contracts, structure and breakdown of standard construction contracts, contractual documents, standard provisions as to the time of contract, cost of contract and advanced payment, provisions regarding the quality and acceptance of construction work completed. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modern Construction Contract | |
| 2 | Standard Construction Contracts JCT, AIA, FIDIC | |
| 3 | Overview of JCT structure compared to others | |
| 4 | Famous Law Cases 1: Quality issues, defects, acceptance of works | |
| 5 | Famous Law Cases 2:: Unforeseen ground conditions | |
| 6 | Famous Law Cases 3: Delayed or inadequate payments | |
| 7 | Famous Law Cases 4: Design issues (fit for purpose or reasonable skill) | |
| 8 | Change orders | |
| 9 | Breeches of contract. Fundamental terms. Hadley- Baxendale principle | |
| 10 | Damages | |
| 11 | Relevant conditions | |
| 12 | Time extensions. Liquidated damages as opposed to penalties. | |
| 13 | Claims for loss and expense | |
| 14 | Force Majeure terms; Contract termination | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Richard Stones, “ Modern Law of Contract”, 2003, Cavendish Press, UK |
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| 2. Knowles, R., “150 contractual problems and their solutions”, 2005, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford | |
| 3. Powell-Smith, V, J. Redmond and D. Stephenson, “ Civil Engineering Claims”, 1999, 3 rded, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford | |
| 4. I.N. Duncan, Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts, 1995, 11ed, Sweet & Maxwell, London. | |
| 5. JCT SBC/Q TCD, “StandardBuilding Contract With Quantities” , 2011, Sweet&Maxwell , UK | |
| 6. AIA , American Institute of Architects, “General conditions of the contract for construction” 2007, New York | |
| 7. FIDIC , “ Conditions of contract for construction”, 1999 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 25 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 9 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems analytically. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems numerically. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to use the technology and the literature effectively in the civil engineering research domain. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to conduct qualitative research in civil engineering and publish articles in conferences and journals in the area. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | X | ||||
| 6 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||