Course Unit / Entrepreneurship and project management

Entrepreneurship and project management

Year
0
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
02005174
Subject Area
Management
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

The pre-requisites of this course are those corresponding to the application for the MSc course CMM.

Teaching Methods

Lectures are organized in theoretical lectures and tutorials.

Occasionally students are invited to attend lectures by visiting specialists. Tutorial lessons (22.5 hours) will be to answer questions and to help in the final project.

Learning Outcomes

- Clear understanding of the concepts of macro and micro economics;

- To identify the relevant issues from economics for application in the construction sector;

- To develop skills for innovation and risk taking;

- To understand production and operational issues in industrialized construction;

- To apply these skills to the construction sector.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Strategic planning and management of construction company. Business strategies. Financial management strategies. Business development in construction company. Financial analysis and management in construction company. Cash flow analysis. Risk management in construction company. Risk Management Systems for construction projects. Project management systems applied in construction contracting. Advanced systems of construction project management. Standard contracts in civil engineering. Large contracts in civil engineering. Production and Operation. Integrated Design and Production. Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial venture plan. Entrepreneurial issues for start-up.

Assessment Methods

Final
Oral exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Schaufelberger, J., “Construction Business Management”, Pearson, 2009.

Yescombe, E.R.,: “Principles of Project Finance”, Academic Press, San Diego, 2002.

Clough R.H., Sears G.A., & Sears, S.K., “Construction contracting: A practical guide to company management”, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2005.

Civitello A.M., Levy S.: Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures, 4rd edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005, 480 p.

Langford D., Male S.: Strategic Management in Construction, 2nd Edition. Blackwell Science, 2005.

Seely, I.H., “Building Economics”, 4th edition, Palgrave – McMillan, 1996

Kuratko, D.F., Hodgetts, R.M., “Entrepreneurship: theory, process, practice”, Thompson, 2007.

Nahmias, S., “Production and Operation Analysis”, 5th edition, McGraw-Hill International, 2005.