Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to define the basic concepts of long and short term financial planning. They can list the stages of the planning and realizing of a financial management process. Students can work out calculations for financial management and assess the importance of them in planning the profitability of investments also in an international SME. Students know how to realize an investment and financial plan and interpret the results from the point of management view. They can evaluate the significance of comprehensive financial management for SMEs in the domestic and foreign markets.

Content

- Concepts and basic issues of the long term financial planning
- Concepts and basic issues of the short term financial planning
- Significance of the financial planning for SMEs
- Realization of the long term financial planning: investment decisions, financing structure, financing decisions, valuation
- Principles of implementation of the liquidity management: purchase debt management, credit management, cash management, payment systems
- Tools for the planning and realization of financing

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has carried out work and participated as instructed. Students are able to define the basic concepts of financial planning. They can list the stages of the planning and realizing of a financial management process. Students can work out basic calculations for financial management and assess the importance of them in planning the profitability of investments and financial structure. They can give a summary of financial research. Students know how to realize a simple investment and financial plan. They can evaluate the significance of financial management for SMEs in the domestic and foreign markets.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has carried out work well and participated actively. Students are able to define the basic concepts of financial planning. They can list the stages of the planning and realizing of a financial management process. Students can work out many kinds of calculations for financial management and assess the importance of them in planning the profitability of investments and financial structure. They know how to interpret the results of financial research. Students know how to realize an investment and financial plan and interpret the results from the point of management view. They can evaluate the significance of comprehensive financial management for SMEs in the domestic and foreign markets.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has carried out work to an excellent standard and participated actively and constructively. Students are able to define the basic concepts of financial planning accurately. They can list the stages of the planning and realizing of a financial management process logically. Students can work out many kinds of calculations for financial management and assess the importance of them in planning the profitability of investments and financial structure. They know how to interpret the results of financial research critically. Students know how to realize a comprehensive investment and financial plan and interpret the results from the point of management view. They can evaluate the significance of comprehensive financial management for SMEs in the domestic and foreign markets.