IV0079 Economics of Building Construction

Code IV0079
Name Economics of Building Construction
Status Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice
Level and type Post-graduate Studies, Professional
Field of study Civil Construction and Real Estate Management
Faculty Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management
Academic staff Jānis Vanags, Iveta Stāmure
Credit points 5.0
Parts 1
Annotation Systematization, consolidation and development of practical and theoretical knowledge in the field of civil construction as well as in the field of economics of construction products manufacturing..
Establishment of costs of building construction jobs. Competitiveness of prices for executing building construction projects in tenders. Cash flow forecast. .
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Construction industry and its role in the national economy. 4 6 2 8
Vision of the business activities and the development of the construction company, definition of the mission and value 6 8 3 11
Fixed assets of the construction company. 4 6 2 8
Current assets of the construction company. 4 6 2 8
Investments in the construction company. 4 6 2 8
Purchases and the process of its proper organization. 4 6 2 8
Features and problems of the building production implementation. 4 6 2 8
Actual costs of the construction work, profit and profitability of the construction companies. 4 6 2 8
Management of the construction projects. 4 6 2 8
Planning of the construction business activities. 4 6 2 8
Construction and environmental protection, impact of the climate change. 6 10 3 13
Total: 48 72 24 96
Goals and objectives
of the course in terms
of competences and skills 		Get acquainted with the characteristics of the construction industry and its role in the Latvian national economy, as well as to understand basic theoretical guidelines concerning the construction industry; to know and to be able to evaluate factors affecting the activities of construction companies, to be able to manage construction operations projects.
Learning outcomes
and assessment 		To able to characterize construction industry and its role in the national economy - Case studies, test
To know and be able to apply basic guidelines concerning the construction industry. - Solving practical tasks, test, seminar.
To be able to develop construction projects, to perform cost estimation. - test, seminar.
To be able to evaluate indicators affecting the construction industry companies and their content. - Solving practical tasks, seminar and exam.
Evaluation criteria of study results
Practical tasks - 15%
Case studies - 15%
Tests (3) - 30%
Seminar - 10%
Exam - 30%
 
Course prerequisites Subject is based on knowledge acquired in previous study period
Course planning
Part CP Hours Tests
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work
1 5.0 32.0 32.0 0.0 *