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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Construction Contracts Elective Bachelor's degree 2 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Duygu KOÇAK DİKER

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) The student knows the legal nature of construction contracts, the rights and obligations of the parties.
2) The student examines the application examples of construction contracts.
3) The student comprehends the provisions and consequences of the breach of the rights and obligations of the parties in the construction contract within the framework of the Supreme Court decisions.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Learning Outcomes
1 High High High High High High High High High High High High
2 High High High High High High High High High High High High
3 High High High High High High High High High High High High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

The legal nature of the construction contracts, the rights and obligations of the parties, the implementation examples of the construction contracts, the provisions and consequences of the parties' violation of their rights and obligations in the construction contract within the framework of the Supreme Court decisions.

Weekly Schedule

1) The concept of construction contract in general, the definition, elements, legal nature and parties of the construction contract
2) The form of the construction contract and its annotation to the title deed
3) Obligations of the contractor in the construction contract
4) In the construction contract, the contractor's obligation to start and continue work on time
5) Contractor's default in the construction contract
6) Consequences of contractor's default
7) Mid-term exam
8) The concept of "defect" in the construction contract and the conditions of the contractor's liability for defect
9) The rights of the employer in the case of the contractor's responsibility for defects in the construction contract
10) Other obligations of the contractor in the construction contract
11) Obligations of the employer in the construction contract
12) Default of the employer in transferring the independent sections in the construction contract
13) Consequences of the employer's default in transferring the independent sections in the construction contract
14) Termination of the construction contract
15) Consequences of expiration of the construction contract
16) Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Question-Answer
4) Question-Answer
5) Discussion
6) Discussion
7) Drill and Practice
8) Drill and Practice
9) Case Study
10) Case Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Not Required