Course detail

Economy

FAST-BVA023Acad. year: 2025/2026

Branch of civil engineering and the construction company, foundation, rehabilitation and the downfall of the firm.
Activities in the construction company, organisation and production, outlet, sale, marketing.
Investment activity in the company, finances, taxes, construction orders and prices, contractual agreements.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Tomáš Hanák, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of fundamental economy terms and relations. Basics of macroeconomic and microeconomic theories.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The subject ends with a credit (exercise) after successful submission of partial assignments and a written exam.


Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

To get knowledge about particular fundamental disciplines of business economics with respect to building production. Ability to orient in economy of building production and in valuation with respect to conditions on building market.
Knowledge about particular fundamental disciplines of business economics with respect to building production.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MARKOVÁ Leonora, Stavební podnik. Studijní opora. Brno, FAST VUT. 2008.
BROOK, M. Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, Routledge, 2017, 5th edition ISBN 978-1-138-68716-5
PUCHÝŘ Bohumil a kol. Základy podnikové ekonomiky. Studijní opora. FAST VUT. 2004.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Zdeněk Krejza, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Situation of the company in the national economy, branch civil engineering and construction company.
  • 2. Characteristic of the company, specifics of the construction company, production.
  • 3. Foundation of the firm, rehabilitation and downfall, types of association in the construction production.
  • 4. Management of the firm, planning, organisation and control.
  • 5.–7. Material and inventory, labour, working machines and machinery.
  • 8.–9. Investment activity of the company.
  • 10. Distribution, sale, marketing.
  • 11. Firm’s finances and economic information, taxes.
  • 12. Structural orders and prices.
  • 13. Contractual relations.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Michal Mikulík

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, program of instruction, instructions and guidelines.
  • 2. Classification.
  • 3. Contract for work, an action for payment of the work price.
  • 4. Investment.
  • 5. Depreciation.
  • 6. Taxation.
  • 7. Accounting and finance.
  • 8. The cost of material and equipment.
  • 9. Wages.
  • 10. Calculation of works.
  • 11. Building price.
  • 12. Credit test.
  • 13. Credit.