NU:N_BR_BPO Banking and Insurance - Course Information

N_BR_BPO Banking and Insurance

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

Ing. et Ing. Sylvia Plottová, Ph.D., MSc. (lecturer)
Ing. et Ing. Sylvia Plottová, Ph.D., MSc. (seminar tutor)
Ing. et Ing. Sylvia Plottová, Ph.D., MSc. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Ing. et Ing. Sylvia Plottová, Ph.D., MSc.
Centre for Economics – NEWTON University

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is an introduction to professional banking and insurance issues, familiarization with the terms used in banking and insurance, the basic principles of the functioning of banking and insurance as an economic category and financial services, familiarization with the basic typology of banking and insurance (especially in private insurance). 

Syllabus

• 1. Banks and their functions in the financial system
• 2. Deposit products of banks
• 3. Payment systems and payment instruments
• 4. Mortgages and loans from building savings; Factoring, forfaiting and leasing
• 5. Introduction to the insurance industry; Life Insurance
• 6. Non-life insurance

Literature

• DAŇHEL, Jaroslav. Pojistná teorie. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2005. 332 s. ISBN 80-86419-84-3.
• POLOUČEK, Stanislav. Bankovnictví. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2006. 496 s. ISBN 80-7179-462-7.
• MEJSTŘÍK, Michal; PEČENÁ, Magda; TEPLÝ, Petr. Bankovnictví v teorii a praxi. Praha: Karolinum, 2014. 856 s. ISBN 978-80-246-2870-7.
• DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva. Pojištění a pojišťovnictví. Praha: Ekopress, 2015. 306 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-25-5.

Assessment methods

The exam for students will be in written form on the discussed topics. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované 0/10 hodin za semestr.

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