Course detail

Financial management and Investment

ÚSI-REFRIAcad. year: 2019/2020

The course aims at financial goals and financial management principles. Students will learn basics from: financial management, financial investment, financial analysis of company, financial planning, and evaluation of economical efectivity of investment projects.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

After completion of the course, students are able:
- to define company tasks and goals; evaluate the rate of reaching them
- to evaluate business financial situation;
- to apply company valuation methods;
- to characterize content of firm‘s financial plan and methods of its creating;
- to quantify optimal level of capital;
- to understand risks of making investment decision and to know ways how to consider and minimize them.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the course of accounting and business economics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is carried out through lectures and seminars. Lectures consist of interpretations of basic principles, methodology of given discipline, problems and their exemplary solutions. Seminars particularly support practical mastery of subject matter presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes


Course curriculum

1. Financial analysis of company - analysis of trends, structure, ratio analysis.
2. Financial analysis of company - analysis of trends, structure, ratio analysis.
3. Financial analysis of company - general indicators of company productivity estimation.
4. Content and form of financial plan. Methods of financial planning.
5. Scheduled balance, plan of costs and income, plan of cash flow.
6. Planning the investing activity - importance of investment activity, phases of preparation.
7. Method of estimation of investment projects economical efficiency.
8. Plan of cash flows in investment project.
9. Choosing the discount rate, analysis of sensitivity.
10. Planning the gross working capital.
11. Financing the company development. Own sources of financing (external and internal).
12. Financing of company development. External sources of financing (loans, debenture stocks, leasing).
13. Costs of individual types of capital.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with company financial management problems with emphasis on effective fund raising and capital investing.

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

Attendance at lectures is not compulsory but it is recommended. Attendance at seminars is checked by the tutor. Lessons are composed on the basis of weekly schedules. Way of substituting missed lessons is fully in competence of a tutor.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

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Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme RRTES_P Master's

    specialization RRES , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

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