Special Seminar (Bankademy)

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Included in study programs

Teaching results

The aim of the course is to bring opportunity for students to confront their knowledge in banking via the practical experience. The main objective is to apply the knowledge on various assignments simulating the real needs of the banking industry and come up with solutions, proposals and methodologies on how to tackle the assigned issues.
Competence:
a) Student acquires extra skills in different areas of banking and regulation topics – especially project funding, corporate analysis, audit, risk management and asset management. Student is able to work independently and formulate statements and proposals as a solution to complex problems.
b) After successful completion of the course, each student should be able to independently analyze problems and build additional layer of knowledge expanding the traditional framework covered by mandatory classes.

Skills and abiliites:
a) After successful completion of the course, the students improves significantly the individual presentation skills.
b) Student learns what the role of an expert analysis but also a team manager consist of.

Indicative content

The content of the Bankademy courses depends on the assignments prepared by the lecturer in coordination with Professionals from banks/ related institutions (Tatra banka a.s.).
The content is updated by the beginning of the year taking into account the very recent trends in Banking and regulation topics. They are designed in order to further develop student’s capacities in analytical thinking and overall understanding of the Banking industry requirements.
The structure of the assignments will generally consist of:
- theoretical framework and revision of the knowledge gained on other mandatory classes
- formulation and explanation of the assignments
- individual and team work on assignments with lecturer’s helps combined with regular consultancy from practice
- presentation of the projects and confrontation of the results with practice

Support literature

Recommended literature will be provided by the lecturer based on the assignments formulated fort the respective semester:
articles in scientific journals
monographies and electronical sources.

Requirements to complete the course

30 % active participation in class
70 % preparation and presentation of individual and group projects

Student workload

- Participation in class - 17h
- Individual research and study of economic literature – 17h
- Individual and in group preparation of the project – 44h

Date of approval: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 28.12.2021