TEMPUS

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TEMPUS RUCE Workshop
Teaching, learning, examinations,
projects Student Workshop Kopacevo
Sanja Loncar-Vickovic Zlata Dolacek
Zagreb, November 5th 2004
University of J.J. Strossmayer Osijek Faculty of
Civil Engineering
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What is it about?
Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek
Interdisciplinary project Compulsory courses
Production management
Buildings as regional landmarks Start
winter semester (VII) 2001
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Why did we start it?
1/ University curricula - every course treats
aspects of civil engineering separately -
students rarely get a chance to treat the
building as a whole
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University Curricula
Production management Bill of quantities, cost
estimates Buildings as regional
landmarks Designing buildings in rural and urban
environment
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Why did we start it?
2/ Local issues - students rarely get a
chance to deal with real problems present in
their environment
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Local issues

• Bilje Municipality
• rural tourism
• Kopacevo
• unique location
• traditional architecture

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Project description
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Project contents
Field work in Kopacevo Classroom work
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Field work
One week in Kopacevo 3 houses 3 student
groups after evaluating all houses in Kopacevo
and interviewing owners Architectural
measuring Overall review of structures walls,
roofing, floors, damages Lectures on renewal
procedures
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Classroom work
14 weeks of classroom work Buildings as regional
landmarks design proposals for re-use for rural
tourism Production management reconstruction and
renewal procedures, bill of quantities and cost
estimate control group students following
existing teaching plans
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Project participants
Students Teaching staff House owners Local
authorities NGO Friends of Kopacki rit
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Project results
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Motel
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Riding club
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Local tourist office
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Student output
Three designs treating real problems Three
designs proposing real solutions (renewal
proposals) Excellent grades Deans award
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Students gains
Experienced team work out of classroom
learning architectural aspects Designed
creative solutions Interfaced with environment
Performed knowledge check through
interdisciplinary work
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Faculty support
Equipment Lunch Transportation Schedule
flexibility Additional lectures
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Finally
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Identified problems

• Coordinating project participants
• Extra time for student preparation
• Extra cost
• Not realised
• web page
• exhibitions, presentations
• supporting lectures

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Extra effort
Additional preparations for field
work classroom work presentation Briefings on a
regular basis Coordinating project participants
local authorities, house owners and students
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Future plans
Interdisciplinary project Project management
bill of quantities, cost estimate Building
structures book of details Winter
semester, V
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Quality working atmosphere and happy students
We had a good time!