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Terminated in academic year 2023/2024

Investments and Quality in the Construction Industry

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 546-0128/02
Abbreviation IKS
Course title Investments and Quality in the Construction Industry
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. arch. Aleš Student, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the investment process in construction, basic concepts and classification of investments.
2. The key players entering the investment process in the construction industry and a description of their activities.
3. Summary of the individual stages of the investment process and description of their basic characteristics.
4. Land for construction (compliance with IP, records and ownership, price).
5. Conceptual phase of the investment process.
6. Pre-project phase of the investment process.
7. The project phase of the investment process.
8. Implementation phase of the investment process.
9. The exploitation phase, eventually the remedial phase of the investment process.
10. Quality and reliability of buildings
11. Introduction to Quality Management (Basic Principles and Concepts).
12. Quality management systems in the construction industry.
13. Supporting quality management processes in construction (testing, statistical evaluation, risk assessment)

Literature

BRIGHAM, E.F., EHRHARDT, M.C. Financial management: theory and practice. 14th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, c2014. ISBN 978-1-111-97220-2.
KOCHENDORFER, B. LIEBCHEN, J.H., VIERING, M.G. Bau-Projekt-Management. Grundlagen und Vorgehenweisen. Wiesbaden, Teubner, 2007
GRAHAM, B. The Intelligent Investor. Harper Collins, 2006. ISBN 9780060555665 
O'LEARY, A.F., ACRET, J. Construction Nightmares 3rd Edition. BNI, ISBN 978-1-55701-603-4 

Advised literature

GRYNA, F.M, CHUA, R.CH.H., A DE FEO, J. Juran's quality planning and analysis: for enterprise quality. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2007. ISBN 978-0-07-296662-6.
MALLMANN, R.A. Bau und Anlagenbauvertrage nach dem FIDIC Standardbedingungen. Mnichov, Verlag C.H.Beck, 2002
PUTZIER, E. Der Paushalpreisvertag. Kolln am Rhein, Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2005
TOTTERDILL, B.W. FIDIC Users´Guide. London, T.Tellford, 2006, ISBN: 9780727734419