Course: Financial Management

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Course title Financial Management
Course code KEMCH/C126
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pecinová Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tetřevová Liběna, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to financial management. Taxes in the CR. Banking system. Term deposits and loans. Financial markets. Equity and debt financing. Financial statements, cash flow. Sources of finance. Managing and financing current assets. Investing in long-term assets and long-term financing. Capital structure decision. Analyzing financial performance. Financial planning. Corporate valuation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The goal of lessons is to make students acquaint with the fundamentals of corporate finance, i.e. principles, decision-making problems, tools, methods and calculations that are used in managers' practice.
After finishing the course students should know the content and scope of financial management. They should be able to make basic decisions in corporate funding, to assess standard investments and to make other calculations used in current corporate financial management.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in mathematics and business economics and management on bachelor level is needed for study of the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

Oral exam required. Levels of acquired knowledge, approaches, as well as skill in practice application are examined. During term the knowledge is being verified by one test, its result is considered as a part of final classification as well as a result of the project.
Recommended literature
  • Block, S. B., Hirt, G. A, Danielsen, B. Foundations of Financial Management, New York, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2010..
  • Block, S. B., Hirt, G. A. Study guide and workbook for Foundations of financial management, New York, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2011..
  • FOTR, J., SOUČEK, I. Investiční rozhodování a řízení projektů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011.
  • KISLINGEROVÁ, E. a kol. Manažerské finance. 3. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2010.
  • Pecinová, Z. Finanční management - materiál pro studenty (semináře), Univerzita Pardubice, aktuální verze, on line (STAG)..
  • Pecinová, Z. Multimediální učební text pro podporu výuky předmětu Finanční management, Univerzita Pardubice, aktuální verze, on line (STAG)..
  • Radová, J. Finanční matematika pro každého, Praha, Grada, 2011..
  • Valach, J. Investiční rozhodování a dlouhodobé financování. Ekopress, Praha 2001..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter