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6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

SIGNATURE PAGE .................................................................................... ii<br />

ABSTRACT..........................................................................................…….iii<br />

ÖZET....................................................................................................... …iv<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................ v<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................vi<br />

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................xii<br />

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................... xiii<br />

1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1<br />

1.1 Problem Statement ............................................................................ 1<br />

1.2 Thesis Objectives............................................................................... 4<br />

1.3 Structure of the Thesis....................................................................... 5<br />

2. COLLABORATIVE DESIGN RESEARCH IN THE CONSTRUCTION<br />

INDUSTRY ................................................................................................. 8<br />

2.1 Definitions of the General Terms ..................................................... 10<br />

2.2 Approaches to Collaboration Research ........................................... 12<br />

2.2.1 Educational Approaches ............................................................ 12<br />

2.2.2 Studies of Communication and Negotiation ............................... 13<br />

2.2.3 Information Modeling Approach ................................................. 14<br />

2.2.3.1 Information Related Problems in the Construction Industry . 15<br />

2.2.3.2 What is a Model? ................................................................. 19<br />

2.2.3.3 Advantages of the Information Modeling Approach ............. 20<br />

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