Course: French Accounting 2

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Course title French Accounting 2
Course code KRF/FU2V
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ondrušková Dana, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to corporate financing and the basic principles of a company's financial structure. Sources of corporate financing (equity and debt). The role of accounting in corporate financial management. Basic financial statements of a company: balance sheet and income statement. Intermediate management balances and their role in analysing the financial situation of a company. Reading and interpretation of financial and accounting documents. Professional terminology in finance and accounting in French. Analysis of authentic materials and documents from business practice. Discussion and application of acquired knowledge in model situations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
  • Homework for Teaching - 12.5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 12.5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on understanding the mechanisms of business financing and the relationships between different financial resources. Through the analysis of authentic materials, students learn to read and interpret key financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, intermediate management balances) and acquire specialized French terminology in finance and accounting. Emphasis is placed on linking a company's economic activity with its financing and accounting structure while developing professional language skills in French.
After completing the course, the student will be able to: understand the basic mechanisms of corporate financing and the relationships between different financial resources of a company, navigate and understand the main financial statements of a company (balance sheet, income statement, intermediate management balances), read, analyse, and interpret selected financial and accounting documents, relate the economic activity of a company to its financial structure and sources of financing, use basic professional terminology in finance and accounting in French, communicate about issues related to corporate financing and financial statements in a professional francophone context.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of French at B2 level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Completion of the course is conditional upon the student's attendance in class, systematic preparation for individual sessions, active participation in seminars, study of the relevant academic literature, and participation in a final oral discussion during which the acquired knowledge is assessed.
Recommended literature
  • LANGLOIS, Georges; FRIEDÉRICH, Micheline. Introduction ? la comptabilité. 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French oriented on applied economics (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer