BA_FO Financing Organizations

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 7 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jana Kotěšovcová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. David Mareš, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. David Mareš, Ph.D., MBA
Department of Finance – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Pokorná
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BA_FO/cBMPH: each odd Tuesday 14:00–14:44 E227, each odd Tuesday 14:45–15:30 E227, J. Kotěšovcová
BA_FO/cCUPH: each odd Thursday 15:45–16:29 E024, each odd Thursday 16:30–17:15 E024, D. Mareš
BA_FO/pBMCUPH: Thu 17:30–18:14 E024, Thu 18:15–19:00 E024, except Thu 14. 11. ; and Thu 14. 11. 17:30–19:00 E122, D. Mareš
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.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will understand structure of capital in a corporation and the following sources of financing: - hidden internal sources - suppliers credit - bank loans - financial investors - strategic investors - securities - grants and government incentives
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:
Assessment methods
Methods of assessment:credit test and exam test
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2019, recent)
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