Course detail

Quality Management of Constructions

FAST-BW54Acad. year: 2015/2016

Course content
•Technology as a science about production processes to which mankind has devoted most time and energy. Quality management of constructions, one of the newest fields in science, which influences the public and the quality of life of the individual.
•The aim is to look into the contemporary building industry where there is an increase in subcontractors. Change in the understanding of the science of construction technology from the point of view of planning, organization and management of a wide amount of operations and pointing out the new effective approaches in the circumstances of today.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Karel Dočkal, CSc.

Department

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management (TST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

1.Creation of basic documents on building: technological procedures, project quality plans, inspection and test plans
2.Ability to assurance of quality during the process of building planning
3.Ability to assurance of quality during the process of building realization
4.Understanding of tasks of building participants in the process of quality assurance on building

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of construction technological processes and properties of building materials and products

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Lecture syllabus
1 Introduction to the field of technology
2 Technology of construction and process management related to building implementation
3 Current approaches to technologies and construction process management
4 Regulators of construction processes
5 Basic tools for construction process management
6 Requirements for construction quality
7 Importance of control in building implementation
8 Metrology, testing and construction quality supervision
9 Evaluation of quality of the structure
10 Quality assurances in a construction company and basic elements of QMS

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

·Making the student acquainted with principal rules of quality control of construction realization.

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

Harris, F., McCaffer, R.: Modern construction management. London, 1992.
Jarský Č.: Automatizovaná příprava a řízení realizace staveb, CONTEC. CONTEC, 2000.
Juříček a kol.: Technológia pozemných stavieb. ALFA Bratislava, 1994.
Pilcher, R.: Principles of construction management. McGraw-Hill, London, 1992.
Prokopenko a kol.: Vzdělávání a rozvoj manažerů. GRADA PUBLISHING, 1996.

Recommended reading

Majtan M.: Projektový management. Ekonom, Bratislava, 2000.
Metodická řada DOS M15 1998: Management projektů spojených s výstavbou. SDIC-INSTITUT, 1998.
Rosenau M.D.: Řízení projektů. Computer Press, Praha, 2000.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Dočkal, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Dočkal, CSc.