Construction Management

Garant předmětu:

Přednášející:

Cvičící:

Předmět zajišťuje:

katedra ekonomiky a řízení ve stavebnictví

Anotace:

Course is oriented mainly on practical applications of corporate construction management systems. It includes 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 is explained.

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

Online Building Industry Game (BIG) will be played by all course participants through the whole semester (a computer simulation of a realistic business environment where participants play the role of contractors, competing in a market with variable demand for construction work). In this online game, developed and directly operated by the California Polytechnic State University, students act as contractors, managing both, their companies and projects.

Požadavky:

No previous knowledge required.

Osnova přednášek:

1. Strategy and Construction Business

2. Business Strategies to Minimize the Risk of Business Failure, Risk management

3. Organizing in 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 Construction Company

9. Human Resources & Ethics

10. How to Keep Construction Company Profitable

11. Leadership Challenges

12. Financially Troubled Contractor

13. Company Performance Checklist

Osnova cvičení:

Tutorials correspond to the contents of lectures. They provide practical case studies and examples.

Participation in online computer construction business and entrepreneur game from CalPoly, CA, USA.

Cíle studia:

To provide view of contemporary construction business management (corporate level mainly).

Studijní materiály:

!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.

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Pro tento předmět se rozvrh nepřipravuje

Předmět je součástí následujících studijních plánů:

• Civil Engineering (povinný předmět)
• Civil Engineering (povinný předmět)