Course: Principles of Accounting

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Course title Principles of Accounting
Course code KUF/OZUC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vejsadová Dryjová Marie, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Vlčková Miroslava, Ing. Ph.D., MBA.
  • Svoboda Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: 1. Essence, meaning and function of accounting, accounting rules. 2. General accounting principles. 3. The property company and its resources - assets and liabilities. 4. Costs and revenues, income and expenses. 5. Bill, chart of accounts, accounting records, duality and correspondence of accounts. 6. Selected basic accounting operations. 7. Tax and accounting system, direct and indirect taxes. 8. Closing of book and final accounts - preparatory operations, monitoring and closing the books. 9. Financial statements - balance sheet, profit/loss statement, cash flow statement.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Class attendance - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic accounting methods and procedures. Emphasis is placed on the correct identification of assets and liabilities, costs and benefits, understanding the principle of duality and correlations, understanding the nature of accounting, identify the impact of accounting operations in real situations and prepare closing the books, including other related processes.
Students understand the basic principles of accounting and accounting methods in the Czech legislation and they are able to charge a basic accounting operations.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

Credit Requirements: - active participation in seminars (min. 80% turnout) - elaboration of running knowledge tests - the successful completion of semester test (min. 70% success rate, the possibility of a correction test) Examination Requirements: - demonstration theoretical and practical knowledge
Recommended literature
  • ACCA. ACCA F3 Complete Text. Financial Accounting. Great Britain: Kaplan Publishing, 2015.
  • Valouch, P. Accounting. MZLU Brno, 2005. ISBN 80-7157-916-5.


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