XAFM Facility Management

Moravian Business College Olomouc
summer 2024

The course is not taught in summer 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ekaterina Chytilova, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ekaterina Chytilova, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ekaterina Chytilova, Ph.D.
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Supplier department: Moravian Business College Olomouc
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the facility management to students and its application in an organization. Students get a complex set of knowledge based on various points of view stemming from theories, methods and approaches from numerous scientific disciplines (economics, natural sciences, psychology, andragogy, etc.). Students will also apply the interdisciplinary approach in practical seminars which will include case studies. Facility management deals with the management of supporting activities which can be optimized using the synergy of 3Ps – support of basic activities in an organization.
Syllabus
  • 1. Facility management. Outsourcing and offshoring of business activities.
  • 2. Change management.
  • 3. The facility manager.
  • 4. FM as a tool for optimization of cost.
  • 5. Standards of facility management: ISO 41000, EN 15221.
  • 6. Technical-economic aspects of property management.
  • 7. Energy management.
  • 8. SW support of FM.
  • 9. New challenges of FM.
  • 10. Risk management.
  • 11. Crisis management.
  • 12. Ergonomics.
Literature
    required literature
  • DUMAS M., M. LA ROSA, J. MENDLING and H.A. REIJERS. Fundamentals of Business Process Management. 2nd ed. Springer, 2018. ISBN 9783662565094. info
  • ATKIN B. and A. BROOKS. Total Facility Management. John Wiley & Sons, 2015. ISBN 9781118655382. info
  • TALAMO C. and M. BONANOMI. Knowledge Management and Information Tools for Building Maintenance and Facility Management. Springer, 2015. ISBN 9783319239590. info
  • BRINKKEMPER, S. and S. JANSEN. Collaboration in Outsourcing: A Journey to Quality. Technology, Work and Globalization. 2012 ed. Springer, 2012, 361 pp. ISBN 978-0-230-36299-4. info
  • GERVAIS, R. Global Outsourcing Strategies: An International Reference on Effective Outsourcing Relationships. 1st ed. Routledge, 2007, 346 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-25518-0. info
    recommended literature
  • TALAMO C. and N. ATTA. Invitations to Tender for Facility Management Services: Process Mapping, Service Specifications and Innovative Scenarios. Springer. ISBN 9783030040093. info
  • PASSERINI G. and N. MARCHETTINI. Sustainable Development and Planning X. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment - vol. 217. WIT Press, 2018. ISBN 9781784662912. info
  • HENDERSON, J. W. The Facility Manager's Guide to Safety and Security. 1st ed. CRC Press, 2016, 270 pp. ISBN 978-1-4987-3773-9. info
Assessment methods
1. Teamwork and presentation of solutions of 5 assignments 2. Successful completion of case study requirements and presentation 3. Attendance at seminars (min. 80%) Examination requirements: 1. Required attendance at lectures of experts in the field (according to the timetable of the academic year) 2. Written examination (written test): min. 10 out of 15 points
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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