Course detail

Economy of Construction Industry

FAST-CV002Acad. year: 2022/2023

Position of industry of building materials in national economy. Organisation of building materials production. Basic characteristic of industrial firm. Foundation, lifetime and closure of industrial firm. Property and sources of property coverage. Inventory management and financing. Costing and price setting in building materials production. Management of operational and investment costs and returns. Standardization and remuneration. Accounting and taxation. Principles of marketing. Controlling and quality management.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

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 organization and economy of industry production.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of particular basic disciplines of business economy. Ability to orient in business 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 ability to orient in organization and economy of industry production. To come in useful in production profitability management and price setting.

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 M , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

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

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch M , 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

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radek Dohnal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, program curriculum, instruction and guidance

2. Classification

3. - 4. Standardization and remuneration in construction; wages

5. Depreciation

6. - 7. Costing and pricing of construction work

8. General construction budget

9 - 11 Building price

12. Credit test

13. The course-unit