Course detail

Project Management

FAST-VD4Acad. year: 2020/2021

Subject includes principles of the project management itself, application on the construction project management and acquaints students with the techniques used for management (net analysis, structuring, organisation, risk and quality management etc.) Subject is focused on the investors project preparation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Common knowledge of construction production in Czech Republic, legislative processes connected with construction development, documentation of construction projects, technology of construction production and basics of net analysis.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Project, construction project, the construction as a subject of the construction project
2. Construction project run
3. Project management – basic terms, techniques and tools
4. Structuring and organisation of the construction project
5. Planning and management of the construction project run
6. Time planning
7. The run of the order in the case of the civil firm
8. Tenders, contractual assurance of the order
9. Production process of the construction realisation
10. Modelling of constructional productive processes and jointing of their parts
11. Working of the construction site, suggestion of the constructional plant
12. Computer support and available SW for the order management
13. Work safety and protection of the technical equipment. Environmental protection at the process of the construction

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get common knowledge and skills of project management and adopting concrete procedures and methods of construction project management. Necessary knowledge for planning and management of projects from the investor’s side. Presumption for acquiring project manager certification in Czech Republic according to IPMA policy for level D „Certificated Project manager".

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

Dolanský V., Měkota V., Němec V.: Projektový management. Grada Publishing, Praha 1996
Němec V.: Projektový management. Grada, Praha 2002
Nový M., Nováková J., Waldhans M.: Projektové řízení staveb I. studijní opora, FAST VUT v Brně 2006
Rosenau M. D.: Řízení projektů. Computer Press, Brno 2003
Svozilová A.: Projektový management. Grada Publishing, a.s., Praha 2006

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

52 hours, compulsory

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