Course Details

Economy of Civil Engineering

Academic Year 2023/24

CV003 course is part of 1 study plan

​ N-P-C-SI (N) / K Winter Semester 1st year

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.

Course Guarantor

Ing. Radek Dohnal, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Structural Economics and Management

Objective

To get knowledge about technical-and-economic disciplines, economic disciplines and corresponding legal codes for using in construction practice and building orders realisations.

Knowledge

Knowledge about technical-and-economic disciplines, economic disciplines and corresponding legal codes for using in construction practice and building orders realisations.

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

Prerequisites

Ability to orient in construction firm economy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

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

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/272296

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

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. - 5.  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

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. – 2. Remuneration and standardization in construction

3. - 4. Performance standards

5. - 6. Wages

7. - 8. Economic effectiveness of construction investments

9. - 12.Valuation in construction, construction work prices, budgets of structures, supply of construction work

13. Credit