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Introduction to Construction Business Management

Undergraduate | USA-BUIL1026 | 2024

Learn the micro and macro-economic principles behind construction. Consider how changes in the market can affect construction firms – including the impact on costs, revenues and pricing. Learn using real firms as examples, using market data.

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
16 June 2024
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
10 weeks
Start dates
8 Jan 2024,
24 June 2024

Price from

$2,200

Upfront cost

$0

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Introduction to Construction Business Management

About this subject

  • By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:

    1. Describe the construction business environment.
    2. Define economics and appreciate its importance to the construction industry.
    3. Know fundamental micro-economic theory and relate it to firms in the construction industry..
    4. Know fundamental macro-economic theory and how it impacts both construction output as well as national output.
    5. Describe the global economy and explain how international economic events impact on the construction industry.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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