152-0542/02 – Business Diagnostics (BD)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Business AdministrationCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Dr. Ing. Pavel BlecharzSubject version guarantorIng. Josef Kašík, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2014/2015Year of cancellation2021/2022
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
FRA135 Ing. Jiří Franek, Ph.D.
KAS20 Ing. Josef Kašík, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The objectives of the subject: 1) to classify and structure businesses and other organizations for the purpose of their diagnosing, 2) to use systems thinking, 3) to analyze the financial health of a business, 4) to determine the value of a business, 5) to analyze business potentials.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations

Summary

In the subject, students are introduced to the basics of business diagnostics and will learn to classify and structure a business and other organizations for the needs of their diagnosis, to introduce a system at the business, including its decomposition into sub-systems. Students will be able to analyze and evaluate the financial health of a business and value a business using a variety of methods. Furthermore, students are introduced to the methods of identification, analysis and evaluation of the main factors in the diagnostics of the business environment. They will be able to identify, analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the company and apply applicable analogies from technical diagnostics. At the same time, they will become familiar with the procedures and methodologies for detecting, classifying, evaluating and solving business problems.

Compulsory literature:

ASQUITH, Paul a Lawrence A. WEISS. Lessons in corporate finance: a case studies approach to financial tools, financial policies, and valuation. Second edition. Hoboken: Wiley, [2019]. Wiley finance series. ISBN 978-1-119-53783-0. FAIRHURST, Danielle Stein. Using Excel for business and financial modelling: a practical guide. Third edition. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley, 2019. Wiley finance series. ISBN 9781119520375. MIMICK, Richard, Michael THOMPSON a Terry RACHWALSKI. Business diagnostics: the ultimate resource guide to evaluate and grow your business. 4th edition. Victoria, BC: FriesenPress, 2021. 261 p. ISBN 978-1-03-910400-6.

Recommended literature:

KOLLER, Tim, Marc GOEDHART a David WESSELS. Valuation: measuring and managing the value of companies. Seventh edition. Hoboken: Wiley, [2020]. 878 p. ISBN 978-1-119-61088-5. PARMENTER, David. Key performance indicators: developing, implementing, and using winning KPIs. Fourth edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, [2020]. 330 p. ISBN 978-1-119-62077-8. VERNIMMEN, Pierre, Pascal QUIRY, Maurizio DALLOCCHIO, Yann LE FUR a Antonio SALVI. Corporate finance: theory and practice. Fifth edition. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley, 2018. 993 p. ISBN 9781119424444.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

There are no other particular requirements for the students.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

The objectives of the subject: 1) to classify and structure businesses and other organizations for the purpose of their diagnosing, 2) to use systems thinking, 3) to analyze the financial health of a business, 4) to determine the value of a business, 5) to apply selected diagnostic methods.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2014/2015 Winter semester, validity until: 2021/2022 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 30 (30) 16
                Credit test Written test 20  11 2
                Presentation Project 10  6 1
        Examination Examination 70  36 3
Mandatory attendence participation: The lectures are not obligatory. The guarantor of the subject defines the requirements for the seminars.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2020/2021 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Incoming students - master study 2018/2019 Full-time English Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction



2019/2020 Winter