BDM405Zk Finance

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! OBOR ( PR ) && ! OBOR ( PR01 ) && ! PROGRAM ( N - VS )
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 aim of the course is to equip students with the fundamental principles of finance. Students will obtain the information about the functioning, organization, subjects and current development of the financial markets, as well as about the banking systems and international financial systems. Students will learn about the development of finance, their current problems and trends, macroeconomic and financial indicators and their impact on national and international financial markets. They will understand the importance of current financial information, the importance of the banking system and the principles of financial securitization processes, including the fundamentals of investment decisions.
Learning outcomes
Upon course completion, the students learnt about the fundamental principles of finance, the impact of the current economic environment and the impact of the overall financial system on individuals. Students are able to provide an overview of how to use financial information in everyday life, how to navigate the financial market and how to choose the right investments. Students will be able to explain how the international market affects finances and what impact has the macroeconomic situation on individuals and their finances. At the end of this course, students understand the basic context and complexity of finance. The new form of the course responds to the current trends and needs of students based on innovative teaching methods requiring greater student participation in the learning process and thus increasing the efficiency of the learning process.
Syllabus
  • 1.Historical Development • 2.Genesis of Financial Thinking • 3.Financial System and Financial Markets • 4.Stock Markets • 5.Banks and Banking System • 6.Personal Finance • 7.Collective Investing • 8.Financial Risks • 9.Psychology of Finance • 10.Current and Future Trends
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Osobní finance 4. aktualizované vydání - řízení financí pro každého. Edited by Petr Syrový - Tomáš Tyl. 1. elektronické vydání. Grada, 2021, 1 online. ISBN 9788027131235. URL info
  • MANDEL, Martin and Jaroslava DURČÁKOVÁ. Mezinárodní finance a devizový trh. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2020, 452 stran. ISBN 9788087865651. info
  • VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. 3. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2019, 950 stran. ISBN 9788075982124. info
  • FERGUSON, Niall. Vzestup peněz : finanční dějiny světa. Translated by Eduard Geissler. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2011, 322 s. ISBN 9788025703373. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Výuka bude realizována: Frontální výukovou metodou za osobní účasti studenta v budově fakulty kdy se uskuteční úvodní povinná konzultace zahrnující vymezením problematiky a systematiky, klíčových pojmů a institutů, zadání ukončení předmětu. Synchronní formou prostřednictvím tří průběžných povinných skupinových konzultací realizovaných v prostředí MS Teams, implementovány budou (vybere se dle skutečnosti) metody: skupinové a kooperativní výuky, kritického myšlení, projektové výuky, řešení problémů z praxe, brainstormingu, důraz bude kladen na poskytnutí zpětné vazby, nikoliv frontální výuku Asynchronní formou (individuálním řízeným samostudiem) z dodaných podkladů v informačním systému IS a/nebo učebnic (studijní texty, video, podcasty, prezentace s audiostopou a jiné interaktivní materiály)
Assessment methods
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%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin online konzultací za semestr.
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