Course detail

Economy of Civil Engineering

FAST-CV03Acad. year: 2016/2017

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

3

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. Construction industry economics, importance of construction industry, construction market, specialities of construction production
2. Investment process, investment development, modernizing, reconstructions, constructions - classification
3. Participants of investment process, engineering, project activity, contractor and developer activity, subcontractors
4.-5. Valuation in construction industry, prices of construction works, cost estimates of constructions and construction works supplies
6.-7. Remuneration and standardization in construction industry, output standards and wages
8. Economic effectiveness of construction investments, procedures and calculations
9. Accountancy, fundamental terms, legislation, accounting system
10. Taxation system, legislation
11. Financing, financing sources, property
12. Project management, construction order management
13. Marketing in construction industry, importance for construction production, methods and procedures

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

Korytárová Jana, Fridrich Jaroslav, Puchýř Bohumil: Ekonomika investic. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební,, 2002. (CS)
Tichá Alena, Kocourková Gabriela: Ekonomika práce ve stavebnictví. Brno: VUT Brno, 2002. (CS)
Tichá Alena, Marková Leonora, Puchýř Bohumil: Ceny ve stavebnictví I. Brno: URS Brno, s.r.o., 1999. (CS)
Tichá Alena, Marková Leonora, Stávková Laura: Ceny ve stavebnictví II (Příloha – výkresová část). Brno: URS Brno, s.r.o., 2000. (CS)
Tichá Alena,Marková Leonora, Stavková Laura: Ceny ve stavebnictví II (Vzorový rozpočet). Brno: URS Brno, s.r.o., 2000. (CS)

Recommended reading

GILLESPIE, Andrew: Business economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-956518-4. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

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

  • Programme N-P-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.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radek Dohnal, Ph.D.