Course detail

Building Economics

FAST-BVA025Acad. year: 2022/2023

Sectional course.
Fundaments of the problematic of technical economical disciplines (technical standardisation, rewarding, calculations), economical disciplines (prices, accounting, financing, taxes, investments).
Fundaments of the problematic of commercial and managerial disciplines (marketing, management, project management).
Application of general knowledge on the construction company. Link to the building law and technical construction disciplines.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to orient in economy of building production and in valuation with respect to conditions on building market.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic economic terminology and relations. Basics of macroeconomic and microeconomic theories.

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. Indroduction to the building economics
2. Construction products and constructing, coding, classifications
3. Investments
4. Financing
5. Taxes
6. Accounting
7. Material costs
8. Remuneration of labour force
9. Machinery costs
10. Valuation of construction production
11. Cost estimates of constructions
12. Construction order management
13. Engieering activity

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To acquire ability to orient in construction production.

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

Petra Taušl Procházková, Eva Jelínková. Podniková ekonomika - klíčové oblasti. 2018, Grada, ISBN: 978-80-271-0689-9 (CS)
Stephen Grunenberg, Noble Francis. Economics of Construction. 2018, Agenda Publishing, ISBN: 9781788210140 (EN)
Synek Miloslav a kolektiv. Manažerská ekonomika. 5., aktualizované a doplněné vydání. 2011, Grada, ISBN: 978-80-247-3494-1 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-APS Bachelor's 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Indroduction to the building economics

2. Construction products and constructing, coding, classifications

3. Investments

4. Financing

5. Taxes

6. Accounting

7. Material costs

8. Remuneration of labour force

9. Machinery costs

10. Valuation of construction production

11. Cost estimates of constructions

12. Construction order management

13. Engieering activity

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Classification

2. Contracts for work

3. Investments

4. Finances

5. Taxes

6. Costs for material

7. Costs for labor

8. Costs for machines

9-10. Calculation of the price of construction work

11. Price of building object

12. Cost calculation of engineering works and marketing

13. Credit test and credit