Finance

Teaching results

The aim of the course is to present fundamental topics in various areas of finance, banking and insurance, to provide students with a basis for understanding the development of economic relations at the national and supranational level, explain the principles and mechanisms of financial markets, point out the main types of financial instruments and their use and also to the main players in the individual markets, to explain the principles and mechanisms of operation of financial and monetary institutions.
Knowledge:
• to know the basic concepts of financial theory with the creation of preconditions for their subsequent more detailed understanding in the study of financial and economic subjects, for solving more complex problems in the real economy, as well as for orientation in the functioning of individual financial systems and institutions,
• to know individual financial subsystems (financial markets, banks and financial intermediaries, central banking, public finance, insurance, finance of social systems, third sector finance, international financial system),
• to understand the interrelationships between the real economy and finance and gain knowledge about the functioning of financial markets and the determinants of shaping their balance,
• to gain knowledge about the main types of financial instruments and their use by entities operating in individual markets,
• to understand the principles and mechanisms of operation of financial markets and insurance.
Competences:
• the ability to orientate oneself in a dynamically changing financial environment,
• to communicate professionally on issues related to individual sectors of finance,
• to acquire a qualified outlook in the field of finance.
Skills:
• to analyze the basic context in finance,
• to evaluate the causes and consequences of ongoing processes in the financial markets, including the formulation of adequate conclusions,
• to discuss current problems and their possible solutions.