CE 49T QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

Fall 2021
SYLLABUS

Instructors: Name: Turan Özturan

E-mail: ozturan@boun.edu.tr
Office Hours:
Office No:

Course Data: Time: TTT, 789

Room: Online

CE 49T Sp. Top. in CE: Quality Management in Construction Engineering (3+0+0) 3

Quality history and definition. Basic principles of quality management. Total quality
management. Quality standards and organizations. Quality control in concrete industry. Case
study: Quality assurance system (KGS) in Turkish ready-mixed concrete industry. 

Textbook:
None. Handouts and selected papers will be provided

Reference Books: Quality Management in Construction Projects, Abdul Razzak Rumane, CRC,
1st Edition, 2011, 2nd Edition 2018.

Topics Covered:
1. Quality history and definition
2. Basic principles of quality management
2.1 Quality planning
2.2 Quality assurance
2.3 Quality control
3. Quality Gurus and their philosophies
4. Total quality management
4.1 Principles of total quality management
4.2 Total quality management in construction sector
5. Supply chain management
5.1 Supply chain management process
5.2 Supply chain in constrution projects
6. Risk management
6.1 Risk management process
6.2 Risks in construction projects
7. Six sigma
7.1 Six sigma methodology
7.2 Six sigma in construction projects
8. Quality standards and organizations
8.1 Standards, international and national standards organizations
8.2 Certification and accreditation
9. Quality control in concrete industry
9.1 Statistical quality control
10. Case study: Quality Assurance System (KGS) in Turkish ready mixed concrete industry
Class Policies:
Class Attendance: 10%
Class Participation: 10%
Assignments: 40%
Final Exam: 40%

Course Objectives (Learning outcomes) :

This course provides the civil engineering students with the fundamentals of quality management
and familiarizes them with the tools and practices of quality control, assessment and assurance
systems in construction engineering.

Contribution of the Course to Program Outcomes:

This course is intended to contribute to the following program outcomes.
 An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data.
 An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within
realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical health and
safety.
 An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.