MVV370K Personal Finance for Non-economists

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Barbora Buchtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV370K/01: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Tue 14:00–15:40 025, B. Buchtová, M. Svoboda
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 20/25, only registered: 3/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 3/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The course builds upon the traditional financial knowledge cultivated at the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University during the interwar period, in the form of financial propaedeutics, especially for students enrolled in programs accredited by the current Faculty of Law. The course is based on the concept of personal finance and introduces students to the genesis of this financial field, its causes of emergence, and focuses on investment decision-making strategies with practical applications. The subsequent modules of the course focus on income and expenses, saving and investing, selected securities, risks, and the classification of various asset classes within the framework of individual financial advisory. The course concludes by addressing current issues pertaining to personal finance in unpredictable situations arising from global and domestic political and economic crises.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will be able to navigate the field of personal finance and gain a basic understanding of its financial and legal aspects. They will be able to describe the characteristics of savings and investments, selected securities, and the risks associated with them. Additionally, they will be able to define and differentiate between various asset classes.
Syllabus
  • Financial environment, income and expenses, principles of investing, investment strategies, asset classes, investment products, financial planning, 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
  • DALIO, Ray. Principles. First Simon &Schuster hardco. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017, xviii, 567. ISBN 9781501124020. info
  • SMRČKA, Luboš. Rodinný rozpočet a společnost spotřeby : (staronový pohled na osobní finance a bohatství). 1. vyd. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2008, 313 s. ISBN 9788086946788. info
  • Personal finance. Edited by George S. Callaghan - Ian Fribbance - Martin Higginson. 1st ed. Chichester: Wiley, 2007, x, 461. ISBN 9780470028551. info
Teaching methods
Combination of lectures, exercises (addressing specific tasks), guided discussion
Assessment methods
Completion of a course: colloquium For the successful completion of the course by the colloquium the following conditions are given: 1. Participation in teaching module (no less than 10 modules). 2. Student activity in addressing the challenges of teaching modules. 3. Working out and presentation of the result of seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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