Course detail
Financial Management of Small Company
FP-ERBFMSEAcad. year: 2018/2019
The course content is basic issues of financial management, such as the time value of money, investment decision-making issues, procuring funding and financial planning.
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Offered to foreign students
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Skills: The student is able to create a financial plan for the stage of starting or developing their own business, and moreover is able to evaluate and identify the risks connected to the solvency of the enterprise. The student is capable of evaluating various investment opportunities.
Abilities: The student can create the financial plan in different variants especially for different scenarios of expected future development. What is more, they can implement measures for stabilising or enhancing the cash flow so assuring and maintaining the solvency of the business. They will be able to weigh up the advantages of various investment opportunities, judge the possibilities for their financing and evaluate their future impact.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The seminar work could be prepared in a team of up to two students. In such case, the team members are equally responsible for the quality of the work, i.e. they share the same assessment of the submitted work.
Course curriculum
2. Time value of money
3. Financial statement and cash flow
4. Capital budgeting
5. Working capital management
6. Financing business part 1
7. Financing business part 2
8. Financial planning - short-term horizon
9. Financial planning - long-term horizon
10. Specific forms of financing a business
11. Financial analysis – part 1
12. Financial analysis – part 2
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
BREALEY, R. A., MYERS, S. C., ALLEN, F. Principles of Corporate Finance. 11 Ed. McGraw Hill. 2014. ISBN 978-0078034763
BROOKS, R. M. Financial management: Core concepts.1 ed. Prentice Hall. 2010. ISBN 978-0-321-60939-7
Recommended reading
DOUGLAS, R., E., FINNERTY, J., D. & J. D.STOWE. Corporate financial management. 3rd Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN 0-13-227872-3.
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