BKF_ZAFI Basic Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Miroslava Šikulová (lecturer)
Ing. Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Barbora Buchtová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Bohuslava Ellis Doláková (assistant)
Ing. Věra Jančurová (assistant)
Ing. Bc. Tomáš Urbanovský, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Bc. Jana Hvozdenská, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Ing. Veronika Kajurová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Ing. Peter Mokrička, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 4. 10. 12:50–16:15 P101, Sun 2. 11. 12:50–16:15 P101, Sat 29. 11. 12:50–16:15 P101
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
Course objectives
The main objectiv of the course is to introduce students to basic principles of finances. Students will obtain informations about functioning, organisation, institutions and latest trends on financial markets. Students will be introduced with history of financial science, its current problems and trends, with macroeconomic and financial indicators and their influence on domestic and international financial markets. They will understand how to deal with financial information in current business world. At the end of the course students will be able to understand to basic principles of private finance, corporate finance, public finance and international finance.
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
    not specified
  • MISHKIN, Frederic S. and Stanley G. EAKINS. Financial markets and institutions. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009, xxxix, 675. ISBN 9780321374219. info
  • HOWELLS, P. G. A. and K. BAIN. The economics of money, banking and finance : a European text. 3nd ed. Harlow: Prentice-Hall, 2005, xvii, 602. ISBN 0273693395. info
  • HUBBARD, Glenn. Money, the financial system, and the economy. 4th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2002, xxxiii, 77. ISBN 0201726149. info
  • REVENDA, Zbyněk. Peněžní ekonomie a bankovnictví. 4. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2005, 627 s. ISBN 9788072611324. info
  • SYROVÝ, Petr and Martin NOVOTNÝ. Osobní a rodinné finance. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 176 s. ISBN 8024710986. info
  • VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. Vyd. 1. Praha: ASPI, 2007, 703 s. ISBN 9788073572976. info
  • VALACH, Josef. Finanční řízení podniku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 1997, 247 s. ISBN 80-901991-6-X. info
  • DURČÁKOVÁ, Jaroslava and Martin MANDEL. Mezinárodní finance. 3. rozš. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2007, 487 s. ISBN 9788072611706. info
  • PILBEAM, Keith. International finance. 2nd ed. Houndmills: Palgrave, 1998, xxvii, 488. ISBN 0-333-73097-6. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Petr and Jiří MÁLEK. Finanční matematika pro každého. Edited by Jarmila Radová. 5. zcela přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 286 s. ISBN 802471230X. info
  • MARKOVÁ, Jana. Mezinárodní měnová spolupráce. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2006, 269 s. ISBN 8024510537. info
Assessment methods
The course has a form of lectures. The lectures (12 hours) are divided into three parts. Reading, class discussion. Semester papers (POTs). Requirements completing assigned questionnaires. 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%. Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: K=1,0.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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