BPF_ZAFI Basic Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer), Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ing. Dionýz Horváth (assistant)
Ing. Mgr. Eva Kutová (assistant)
Ing. Taťána Lyčková (assistant)
Ing. Petr Málek (assistant)
Ing. František Řezáč, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Miroslava Šikulová (assistant)
Ing. Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Peter Mokrička, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Timetable
Mon 14:35–16:15 P101, Mon 14:35–16:15 P102, Mon 16:20–17:55 P101, Mon 16:20–17:55 P102
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to understand to basic principles of private finance, corporate finance and international finance;
will understand functioning, organisation and latest trends on financial markets;
will be able to interpret development of financial science, its current problems and trends, macroeconomic and financial indicators and their influence on domestic and international financial markets.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction to finance;
  • 2.Current value of money;
  • 3.Financial markets;
  • 4.Banks and bank systems;
  • 5.Other financial institutions;
  • 6.Private finance;
  • 7.Investments;
  • 8.Corporate finance;
  • 9.International finance;
  • 10.International financial system;
  • 11.Macroekonomic and financial indicators and informations;
  • 12.History of financial science;
  • 13.Latest trends on financial markets.
Literature
  • SVOBODA, Martin, Dionýz HORVÁTH, Dagmar LINNERTOVÁ, Petr MÁLEK, Peter MOKRIČKA, Gabriela OŠKRDALOVÁ, Miroslav SPONER and Miroslava ŠIKULOVÁ. Základy financí (The Basic Finance). Online. První. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009. 195 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4976-5. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • HOWELLS, P. G. A. and K. BAIN. The economics of money, banking and finance : a European text. Online. 3nd ed. Harlow: Prentice-Hall, 2005. xvii, 602. ISBN 0273693395. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • HUBBARD, Glenn. Money, the financial system, and the economy. Online. 4th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2002. xxxiii, 77. ISBN 0201726149. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • REVENDA, Zbyněk. Peněžní ekonomie a bankovnictví. Online. 4. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2005. 627 s. ISBN 9788072611324. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • SYROVÝ, Petr and Martin NOVOTNÝ. Osobní a rodinné finance. Online. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005. 176 s. ISBN 8024710986. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: ASPI, 2007. 703 s. ISBN 9788073572976. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • VALACH, Josef. Finanční řízení podniku. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 1997. 247 s. ISBN 80-901991-6-X. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • DURČÁKOVÁ, Jaroslava and Martin MANDEL. Mezinárodní finance. Online. 3. rozš. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2007. 487 s. ISBN 9788072611706. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • PILBEAM, Keith. International finance. Online. 2nd ed. Houndmills: Palgrave, 1998. xxvii, 488. ISBN 0-333-73097-6. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • DVOŘÁK, Petr and Jiří MÁLEK. Finanční matematika pro každého. Online. Edited by Jarmila Radová. 5. zcela přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005. 286 s. ISBN 802471230X. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • MARKOVÁ, Jana. Mezinárodní měnová spolupráce. Online. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2006. 269 s. ISBN 8024510537. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • MISHKIN, Frederic S. and Stanley G. EAKINS. Financial markets and institutions. Online. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. xxxix, 675. ISBN 9780321374219. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Examination is a written test (a condition of successful completion of examination test is to achieve at least 60%. The maximum achievable score is 100, the minimum for the test is 60 points. For the evaluation of students, the following scale is used: A 92 - 100%, B 84 - 91%, C 76 - 83%, D 68 - 75%, E 60 - 67%, F less than 60%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: K=1,0.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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