BPF_ZAFI Basic Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. et Ing. Martin Cupal, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Ing. Petr Málek (alternate examiner)
Ing. Peter Mokrička, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Ing. František Řezáč, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Ing. Miroslava Šikulová (alternate examiner)
Ing. Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, 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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MPF_AFIN Finance (Basics)
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 13 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
    not specified
  • 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
  • MISHKIN, Frederic S. and Stanley G. EAKINS. Financial markets and institutions. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009, xxxix, 675. ISBN 9780321374219. 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 2009, Autumn 2010, 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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