Course detail

Banking

FP-FbanPAcad. year: 2013/2014

The aim of subject is to gain basic knowledge about the types of banks, product and customer-oriented banks, the banking sector, principles of prudent business of banks, types of banking transactions, payment instruments and financial transfers, bank products and distribution channels to clients, bank credit and financial - loan transactions with clients including credit risk management, liquidity management fundamentals, including the management of its assets and liabilities. Completion of the course will enable students to understand the processes taking place in the current banking and virtually participate in this activity.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be cognizant of a function of banking sector, different types of banks, possibilities to use the banking products in practice, payment instruments and banking services utilization, risk elimination. They will be aware of the “time value of money” principle when choosing a suitable banking product, elaboration of a loan application for particular company.

Prerequisites

The course is a follow-up to the monetary theory, interests theory, money market, expansive and restrictive monetary policy in open economy, EU monetary policy aspects, basic functions of commercial banks and the essence of their entrepreneurial activities, and basic types of banking products.

Co-requisites

Not applied.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures consist of an explanation of basic principles, methodology of the discipline, problems and their solutions.

Exercises promote the practical mastery of subject presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The credit will be granted if a business plan is submitted – loan request. The exam takes the form of a orientation knowledge test and oral examination, which consists of answered three assigned questions. The questions are chosen from the areas of the banking products, transactions and economics.
The test is classified according to ECTS.
Result orientation knowledge test is only a complementary view of the knowledge level of student.

Course curriculum

1. Types of banks and their functions in the financial system
2. Actual trends of banking development
3. Interest, understanding and characteristics of interest rates
4. Payment instruments I. - cheque, bill of exchange
5. Payment instruments II. - documentary
6. Payment cards
7. System of domestic payments
8. Bank resources, deposit (passive) banking business
9. Banking transactions - loans, collaterals
10. Loan risk security
11. Banking trading - financial leasing, factoring, forfeiting
12. Foreign payments, foreign and exchange operations
13. Internal bank economics, assets and liabilities management,
14. Alternative chanels of products distribution

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge of basic functions of the banking sector, types of banks and the way of their entrepreneurship. Also dealt with are the basic rules of active and passive transactions of banks with clients, international business financing, domestic and foreign system of payment, cash transactions, using of payment instruments, information systems and providing of banking services. It familiarises students with bank marketing, business ethics, management of changes in the bank, liquidity management and internal economics of the bank, banking transactions at bank’s own account, exchange transactions, transactions with receivables and stock and bonds, banking risk management. Students will have a grasp of interest rates, returns, present and future values, the way of their functioning and impact on entrepreneurial activities.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Control is fully in teacher’s competence. Active participation in lessons, continuous control of knowledge at seminars.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ZEMAN, V., MELUZÍN, T., Bankovnictví I,II, 2. vydání, Brno, CERM 2008, ISBN 978-80-214-3580-3 (1.díl), 978-80-214-3581-0 (2.díl) (CS)
POLIDAR, V., Management bank a bankovních obchodů, 2. vydání, Praha, Ekopress 1999, ISBN 80-86119-11-4 (CS)

Recommended reading

KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ, Bankovnictví, 5. vydání, Praha, Bank. Institut 2004 ISBN 80-7265-035-1 (CS)
SCHLOSSBERGER,O., SOLDÁNOVÁ, M., Platební styk, 3. přepracované a doplněné vyd., Praha, Bankovní institut, 2005, ISBN 80-7265-072-6 (CS)
ROSENBERG,J.M.: Slovník bankovních a finančních služeb,1 vyd., I.-IV., Praha Victoria Publishing 1994. 954s.,ISBN 820-85605-01-5 (CS)
JUŘÍK,P.: Svět platebních karet. 1.vyd.,Praha, Radix 1995,125 s.,ISBN 80-901853-1-2 (CS)
MELZUZÍN, T.,Finanční trhy - cvičení, 1. vyd. Brno CERM 2005, ISBN 80-214-3048-6 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-UFRP , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Lecture
 Types of banks and their functions in the financial system (1)
 Contemporary trends of banking development (2)
 Interest, understanding and characteristics of interest rates (3)
 Payment instruments I. - order, cheque, bill of exchange (4)
 Payment instruments II. – letter of credit, (5)
 Payment cards (6)
 System of payment (7)
 Bank resources, deposit (passive) banking (8)
 Banking transactions I - loans, collaterals, (9)
? Banking transactions II. - loan risk security (10)
 Banking transactions III. - financial leasing, factoring, forfeiting (11)
 Foreign trade financing, foreign and exchange operations (12)
 Internal bank economics, bank liquidity management, assets and liabilities management
 Alternative channels bank of product disttribution (14)

Exercise

10 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Seminar
- Elaboration of a loan application – financial statements, selected economic indicators, cash flow
- Case study - building saving
- Case study - pensions funds and life insurance
- Case study - mortgages
- Banking products comparison
- Presentation of students’ works and their evaluation