OPF:FINBAFIN Finance - Course Information

FINBAFIN Finance

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Pavlína Haltofová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Pavla Klepková Vodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Přečková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Michaela Roubíčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Petra Růčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Irena Szarowská, Ph.D., MPA (seminar tutor)
Ing. Zuzana Szkorupová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D.
Department of Finance and Accounting – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

None

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

• Banking (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Managerial Informatics (programme OPF, B_SYSINF)

Course objectives

The goal of the course is to explain basic features of financial system. It covers topics as a conception of money and functions of money, a position and role of financial institutions, financial instruments and financial markets in a financial system. It considers specific conditions of the Czech Republic transition onto a market economy and recent changes in European Union, respectively in the process of European monetary integration.

Syllabus

• Financial system
  2. Money and money theories
  3. Monetary policy
  4. Interest rates structure
  5. Interest rates in banking practice
  6. Classification of securities
  7. Equity securities
  8. Debt securities
  9. Classification of financial markets
  10. Stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets
  11. Financial institutions and financial services
  12. Depository financial institutions
  13. Non-depository financial institutions
  

Literature

recommended literature
• BESLEY, S., BRIGHAM, E.F. Principles of Finance. Marson, OH: South-Western, 2009. ISBN 978-0-324-65588-9. info
• EAKINS, S.G. Finance. Investments, Institutions, and Management. Boston etc.: Addison Wesley, 2002. ISBN 0-201-72166-X. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

attendance in seminars 25 %, discussion, ongoing test, final witten exam

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	37
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	116

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