Course details
Accounting
ucePD FP ucePD Acad. year 2025/2026 Summer semester 6 credits
The subject is focused on the bases and basic principles of accounting, i.e. stress is placed on construction of the balance sheet, on changes in the balance sheet, on recognition of costs and revenues, on creation of profit/loss accounts and on cash-flow in an enterprise.
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Time span
- 26 hrs lectures
- 26 hrs exercises
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Learning objectives
The objective of the subject is to explain to students in the basic principles of accounting and in the primary interconnections in financial statements that are the key to an understanding of any accounting system.
Students will understand the basic principles of accounting and interconnection in accounting operations and in financial statements. Students will gain the skills of identification of accounting operations and their influence on the items of financial statements, and skills of preparation of financial statements.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic general knowledge of business economics.
Study supports
Study materials for the lectures are gradually published in the section Teaching texts, materials for exercises in the "Current affairs" of the subject.
Syllabus of lectures
Lecture content
1. The essence and importance of accounting, basic principles and methodological tools
2. Balance sheet - balance principle, 4 basic balance sheet changes
3. Costs and revenues, profit and loss, profit and loss statement
4. Accounting principles, account, accounting books and other methodological tools
5. Basic accounting procedures for current assets (financial accounts and inventories)
6. Basic accounting procedures in the area of settlement relations
7. Basic accounting procedures for fixed assets
8. Basic accounting procedures for equity and long-term external resources
9. Overview of costs and revenues, closing work
10. Structure of financial statements, their publication and audit
11. History of accounting, information technology in accounting
12. Accounting regulation, national and international accounting systems
13. Harmonization of accounting, application of IFRS.
Syllabus of exercises
Seminar content:
1. Organizational issues, basic principles and methodological tools of accounting
2. Balance sheet - balance principle, 4 basic balance sheet changes
3. Costs and revenues, profit and loss, profit and loss statement
4. Principles of accounting, account, accounting documents and books
5. Basic accounting procedures on financial accounts
6. Basic accounting procedures for inventories
7. Basic accounting procedures in the area of settlement relations
8. Basic accounting procedures for fixed assets
9. Basic accounting procedures for equity and long-term external resources
10. Overview of accounting for costs and revenues
11. Final work, closing accounts
12. Control test
13. Discussion of test results, consultation of problem areas
Progress assessment
Credit: In order to receive credit, it is necessary to fulfill the required participation in the exercises (a maximum of 3 absences are excused). Credit written test at the end of the semester, usually inthe 12 or 13 week. Pass mark 50 % of the point evaluation.
Examination: Written test with closed questions. Pass mark 50 %.
The credit will have a 40 % weighting in the overall course mark while the examination will account for 60 %.
The same conditions apply to the individual study plan, with the exception of the minimum required participation in seminars.
Students' participation in exercises is recorded, a maximum of 3 absences are possible during the semester.
For active participation in lectures by external experts, it is possible to obtain a maximum of 10 bonus points per semester to improve your classification.
How to contact the teacher
Consultation hours via MS Teams and in person.
Schedule
| Day | Type | Weeks | Room | Start | End | Capacity | Lect.grp | Groups | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | exercise | lectures | IO/P285 | 09:00 | 10:50 | 34 | Pěta | ||
| Tue | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 09:00 | 10:50 | 34 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Zemánková |
| Tue | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 11:00 | 12:50 | 34 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Zemánková |
| Tue | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 34 | Zemánková | ||
| Tue | lecture | lectures | IO/P384 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 330 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Křížová |
| Wed | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 09:00 | 10:50 | 34 | Zemánková | ||
| Wed | lecture | lectures | IO/P384 | 09:00 | 10:50 | 330 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Křížová |
| Wed | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 11:00 | 12:50 | 34 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Zemánková |
| Wed | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 33 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Zemánková |
| Thu | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 09:00 | 10:50 | 34 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Zemánková |
| Thu | exercise | lectures | IO/P285 | 11:00 | 12:50 | 34 | Gláserová | ||
| Thu | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 11:00 | 12:50 | 34 | 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT | xx | Zemánková |
| Thu | exercise | lectures | IO/P285 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 34 | Gláserová | ||
| Thu | exercise | lectures | IO/P287 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 34 | Zemánková | ||
| Thu | exercise | lectures | IO/P285 | 15:00 | 16:50 | 34 | Gláserová | ||
| Fri | exercise | lectures | IO/P284 | 09:00 | 10:50 | 34 | Křížová | ||
| Fri | exercise | lectures | IO/P284 | 11:00 | 12:50 | 33 | Křížová |
Course inclusion in study plans
- Programme BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
- Programme BIT (in English), 2nd year of study, Elective