Course detail
Economy of Civil Engineering
FAST-CV03Acad. year: 2014/2015
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.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
a) written part - a set of questions focused on general knowledge and their application, the total profit of 100 points, will set limits for individual levels of assessment, limit to advance to the oral part of the exam - 50 points b) oral-supplement to the written examination to demonstrate a deeper understanding of
Conditions for obtaining credit:
1. Attendance - Max 1 absence. Otherwise it will not in any case granted credit
Course curriculum
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
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
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
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
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
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
3rd - 4th Performance standards
5th – 6th Wages
7th - 8th Economic effectiveness of construction investments
9th - 12th Valuation in construction, construction work prices, budgets of structures, supply of construction work
13th Credit