VSFS:BA_FO Financing Organizations - Course Information
BA_FO Financing Organizations
University of Finance and AdministrationWinter 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2. 7 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- David Muir, MBA (seminar tutor)
Jaromír Stemberg, MBA (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Jaromír Stemberg, MBA
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Edita Jerie, DiS. - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- BA_FO/cBMPH: Tue 12:15–12:59 E127, Tue 13:00–13:45 E127, D. Muir
BA_FO/pBMPH: Mon 12:15–12:59 E222, Mon 13:00–13:45 E222, J. Stemberg - Prerequisites
- Subject of Financing Organizations explains the nature, advantages and disadvantages, costs and risks of classic and alternative external sources of company financing. The concept of the course builds on the following courses: Introduction to Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance and Corporate Planning.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- After completing the course, students will understand the financial relationship between the company and the various types of financial intermediaries. After completing this course, students will be able to use the knowledge and skills to offer a comparison of financial options and the relevant decisions in the company, and will be able to argue the strengths and weaknesses of each product and ensure adequate funding for the company's needs.
At the end of the course the student will be able to compare various sources of financing techniques, their advantages, disadvantages, cost and risk, as the financial system offers them to the corporate world of today. - Syllabus
- The course topics:
- 1. Introduction to the corporate financing: quick review of what we laready know
- 2. Why to borrow? Financial leverage
- 3. Bank loans
- 4. Other banking products: bank guarantee, letter of credit, IOU endorsement, hedging
- 5. Financial investments
- 6. Risk management: investor’s point of view
- 7. Business plan: essential tool to obtain financing
- 8. Strategic investments: mergers and acquisitions
- 9. Corporate shares and bonds
- 10. Trading on financial markets
- 11. Subsidies: EU and CZ grands, co-financing, incentives, non-profit organizations, sponsorship
- 12. Course review
- Literature
- required literature
- EHRHARDT, Michael C. and Eugene F. BRIGHAM. Financial Management: Theory and Practice. 13th Edition. Mason (Ohio, USA): South-Western, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4390-7810-5.
- recommended literature
- WELCH, I. Corporate Finance. 2nd ed. ISBN 09840049-5-5 (available on-line at http://book.ivo-welch.info/ed2/toc.html)
- Teaching methods
- Type of teaching:
Teaching consists of lectures and exercises in full-time studies, the minimum participation in the exercise in full-time studies is 75%.
Teaching in the combined study takes the form of DSO (distance learning support). The DSO tutorial is compulsory. - Assessment methods
- Methods of assessment: test, or oral
Graduation: examination before which is necessary to obtain credit
Provision of credit is:
- Full-time study at least 75% active participation in exercises - Preparation and presentation of the essay on a selected topic
Graduation in the combined form of study:
100% participation in tutorial DSO and successful other tasks assigned by DSO (submission and acceptance of the 4 work repaired tutor, meet with 9 exam test questions, including the numbers). - Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin KS/semestr.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2015, recent)
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