Course detail

Economy of Civil Engineering

FAST-CV003Acad. year: 2020/2021

Introduction to problems of technical and economic disciplines (technical standardization, remuneration and costing), economic disciplines (prices, accounting, financing, taxation and investments), business and management disciplines (marketing, management and project management). Application of common knowledge in construction orders. Linkage to construction law and construction technical disciplines.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Radek Dohnal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge about technical-and-economic disciplines, economic disciplines and corresponding legal codes for using in construction practice and building orders realisations.

Prerequisites

Ability to orient in construction firm economy.

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. Introduction, basic concepts, specifics
2. Position of the firm in the national economy, the construction industry and construction company
3. Standardization of work and performance; Standardization and remuneration in construction
4. Grade and classification in the construction industry
6. - 7. Costing and pricing
8. General construction budget
9. Revenues, expenses, profit and relations between them
10. Starting a business, redevelopment and its disappearance, grouping and types of association in construction
11. Public Procurement
12. Investment Management
13. Marketing and Management

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get knowledge about technical-and-economic disciplines, economic disciplines and corresponding legal codes for using in construction practice and building orders realisations.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch K , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radek Dohnal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, basic concepts, specifics 2. Position of the firm in the national economy, the construction industry and construction company 3. Standardization of work and performance; Standardization and remuneration in construction 4. Grade and classification in the construction industry 6. - 7. Costing and pricing 8. General construction budget 9. Revenues, expenses, profit and relations between them 10. Starting a business, redevelopment and its disappearance, grouping and types of association in construction 11. Public Procurement 12. Investment Management 13. Marketing and Management

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radek Dohnal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. – 2. Remuneration and standardization in construction 3. - 4. Performance standards 5. - 6. Wages 7. - 8. Economic effectiveness of construction investments 9. - 12.Valuation in construction, construction work prices, budgets of structures, supply of construction work 13. Credit