Course detail

Management of Building Company

FAST-CV63Acad. year: 2013/2014

Techniques and methods for cost managing, executing of model planning, projects for management and control systems establishment. Controlling, projects for benchmarking establishment. Mathematical modelling of process of management in building company with identification of possibility of establishment of collisional points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To get knowledge of cost planning and management in the construction company by using of up-to-date control methods with in the frame of project management systems. Acquiring the ability touse model planning and cost control. The ability to manage partial production costs during construction. Observing and solving of collision situations of production in the construction company. Ability to work with control systems.

Prerequisites

Basics about drive production management in building company. Ability to manage building production with the management systems support.

Co-requisites

Knowledge of law in business, managerial techniques and financial analysis in the construction company

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures, practical classes and self-study assignments. Attendance at lectures is optional, but attendance at classes is compulsory.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Evaluation of obtained skills by written test. Successful completion of the test requires acquisition of min. 50points. The evaluation is partially supplemented by an oral examination. Assessment of skills on exercises is made according to attendance, handing in and defending of semestral work on particular task “Optimization of profit creation in the construction company”.

Course curriculum

1. Costs management in building company – human power
2. Costs management in building company - production material
3. Costs management in building company - production supplies
4. Costs management in building company – production machines and devices
5. Costs management in building company - common costs of production
6. Costs on building production – cost functions. Benefit volume management in building industry
7. System planning
8. Project and implementation of Controlling. Project and implementation of Benchmarking
9. Project managing in building company
10. Object model of building company

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Obtaining of model planning and controlling of plan fulfil ability. Solving of conflict situations in building company production.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

GOLDRATT,Eliyahu.M.: Kritický řetězec. Praha: InterQuality, s.r.o., 1999. ISBN 80-902770-0-4. (CS)
MARKOVÁ, Leonora: Management stavebního podniku. Brno: VUT FAST Brno, 2009. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/studium/materialy/autocad/ucebnice.pdf] (CS)

Recommended reading

GARRISON, Ray.H.: Managerial accounting. London: IRWIN, 1990. ISBN 0-256-08120-4. (EN)
CHASE, Richard.B., AQUILANO, Nicholas.J.: Production and Operations Managenent. London: IRWIN, 1995. 0-256-16728-1. (EN)
SYNEK,Miloslav a kol.: Manažerská ekonomika. Praha: GRADA Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1992-4. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Costs management in building company – human power
2. Costs management in building company - production material
3. Costs management in building company - production supplies
4. Costs management in building company – production machines and devices
5. Costs management in building company - common costs of production
6. Costs on building production – cost functions. Benefit volume management in building industry
7. System planning
8. Project and implementation of Controlling. Project and implementation of Benchmarking
9. Project managing in building company
10. Object model of building company

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Costs for material
2. Costs for labor
3. Other direct and indirect costs
4. Calculation of profit
5-8. Modelling measures in order to optimize costs and maximize profit
9. Evaluation of particular measures
10. Handing-in and defending semestral work