Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
Builds upon the knowledge acquired in the modules on the 1st
semester or the like.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Must have knowledge of management of construction, both
technical, economic, social, and organisational.
- Must have knowledge of the theoretical and practical basis for
the company’s long-term development.
- Must have knowledge of coherent business systems and
development plans at different management levels.
Skills
- Must be able to understand the structure of different
management of construction for businesses.
- Must be able to analyse business management of constructions
for the improvement of companies’ operating systems.
- Must be able to understand the structure of support systems for
the decision makers of the company.
- Must be able to identify business needs for strategic change
and develop strategic plans for this transformation.
- Must be able to identify and assess a company's need for
information for budgeting and dissemination of results.
Competences
- Must be able to be part of the management team in a
construction project and in a company in the building and
construction sector.
- Must be able to argue for specific strategic development
initiatives and how they are implemented in practice.
- Must be able to communicate the results obtained from the
project work in a project report
- Must be able to work around the project of the problem field
and make a joint presentation of the project results.
Type of instruction
Lectures supplemented with workshops, presentation seminars and
more.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the workload is expected
to be 450 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Management of Construction Industry Companies |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
Oral examination based on presentation seminar and project
report. |
ECTS | 15 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | As stated in the Joint Programme Regulations.
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