Construction Management

Course guarantor:

Aleš Tomek

Lecturer:

Aleš Tomek, Radan Tomek

Tutor:

Aleš Tomek, Radan Tomek

Supervisor:

Department of Construction Management and Economics

Synopsis:

Course is mainly oriented toward practical application of corporate construction management systems. It covers corporate strategy, corporate finance and budgeting, marketing and methods of business development, etc. Sustainable profitability of the construction business and the best practice at both - field and corporate level are explained.

Lectures are based on the real practice experience of all course's lecturers and various case studies are studied and solved.

Throughout the semester, all course participants play the Building Industry Game. In this online simulation of a realistic business environment with variable conditions and demand for construction work - developed and directly operated by the California Polytechnic State University - students act as contractors, managing their companies and projects they compete for.

Requirements:

None regarding previous knowledge.

Active participation in the online game and meeting the attendance requirement is required to receive course credit (zápočet). The awarding of the course credit is a condition for being allowed to take the exam (zkouška).

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Strategy and the Construction Business

2. Business Strategies for Minimizing the Risk of Business Failure; Risk management

3. Organizing in a Construction Company

4. Managing Subcontractors

5. Estimating and Cost Accounting in Construction Business

6. Bidding and Contract Documents

7. Marketing and Business Development

8. Controlling in a Construction Company

9. Human Resources & Ethics

10. Keeping a Construction Company Profitable

11. Leadership Challenges

12. Financially Troubled Contractor

13. Company Performance Checklist

Syllabus of tutorials:

Tutorials correspond to the lecture content and provide practical case studies and examples.

Students participate in an online construction business and entrepreneurship simulation game developed by California Polytechnic State University, USA.

Study Objective:

To provide an overview of contemporary construction business management, with a focus on the corporate level.

Study materials:

!Clough,R. et al. Construction Contracting: Practical Guide to Company Management, New Jersey : Wiley, 8th.ed. 2015. ISBN 978-1-118-69321-6.

!Schleifer, T.C., Sullivan, K. T., Murdough, J.M. Managing the Profitable Construction Business, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014. 978-1-118-83694-1.

?Civitello, A.M., Levy, S.M. Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures, McGraw-Hill, 5th ed., 2014, ISBN 978-0071826945.

!Schaufelberger, J. Management of Construction Projects, New York : Routledge. 2nd ed. 2017, ISBN 978--1-138-69389.

?McCaffer, R., Harris, F., Edum-Fotwe, F. Modern Construction Management, Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 7th edition, 2013, ISBN 978-0-470-67217-4.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTH:A-334 13:15–15:45 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomTH:A-334 08:50–10:30 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Civil Engineering (compulsory course)
• Civil Engineering (compulsory course)