Construction Financial Management

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Department of Construction Management and Economics

Synopsis:

Course is prevailingly oriented on foundations of construction business and economics. It provides the insight to the most important issues of contractor's accounting and finance management. Course targets all the main financial/economic know-how that any manager of the construction company has to have. Courses are supplemented by the real practise experience of both lecturers in construction contracting business and advisory.

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None

Syllabus of lectures:

Introduction to Construction Economics

Construction Financial Management

Construction Accounting

Analysis of Financial Statements

Depreciation, Managing Costs, Managing General Overhead Costs

Profit & Sales Recognition

Profit Center Analysis

Cash Flows for Construction Projects & Companies

Financing a Company's Financial Needs

Tools for Making Financial Decisions

Income Tax & Financial Decisions

Syllabus of tutorials:

practicing lecture content, case studies

Study Objective:

To acquire overall knowledge of construction business and projects & company finance management.

Study materials:

- The Vest Pocket CFO - J.K.Shim, J.G.Siegel, John Wiley and Sons, 3rd ed., 2007

- Construction Accounting and Financial Management - Steven J. Peterson, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2nd ed., 2009

- annual reports of major construction companies, etc.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: