Course: Introduction to Financial Technologies

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Course title Introduction to Financial Technologies
Course code MUFU/1UFTE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
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 Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sadil Vojtěch, Ing. et Ing. PhD. LL.M.
  • Homolka Lubor, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Module 1- Crypto-assets as a new form of money Module 2- CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies) Module 3- Legal regulation of crypto-assets Module 4- Electronic money and technical analysis of crypto-assets Module 5- Decentralized Finance I (Basic Overview and Building Blocks) Module 6- Decentralized Finance II (Crypto-wallets, DAO, NFT) Module 7- Blockchain I (Essentials, Technology) Module 8- Blockchain II (Ethereum, PoS) Module 9- Financial Technology Applications in Practice I (Bitcoin and its Uses) Module 10- Application of Financial Technologies in Practice II (FinTech in the Czech Republic) Module 11- Application of financial technology in practice III (Insurance) Module 12- Application of financial technology in practice IV (Crypto-asset market)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Teamwork
  • Participation in classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Elementary knowledge of traditional banking and financial products and an interest in current trends in the FinTech area.
Elementary knowledge of traditional banking and financial products and an interest in current trends in the FinTech area.
learning outcomes
- Knowledge of the principles of crypto-assets and other monetary categories - Knowledge of the technological base of Blockchain - Knowledge of the main principles and sub-aspects of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - Knowledge of the content of the most important law regulation documents of crypto-assets - Knowledge of the concept of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies)
- Knowledge of the principles of crypto-assets and other monetary categories - Knowledge of the technological base of Blockchain - Knowledge of the main principles and sub-aspects of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - Knowledge of the content of the most important law regulation documents of crypto-assets - Knowledge of the concept of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies)
Skills
- to classify the different types of money, crypto-assets, digital currencies, and electronic money - to explain the technological base of Blockchain - to explain the principles, opportunities and risks of DeFi (decentralized finance) in contrast to centralized finance - to interpret the most important documents with legal regulation in the field of crypto-assets - to make a simple technical analysis with crypto-assets
- to classify the different types of money, crypto-assets, digital currencies, and electronic money - to explain the technological base of Blockchain - to explain the principles, opportunities and risks of DeFi (decentralized finance) in contrast to centralized finance - to interpret the most important documents with legal regulation in the field of crypto-assets - to make a simple technical analysis with crypto-assets
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Teamwork
Teamwork
Lecturing
Lecturing
assessment methods
Essay
Essay
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions FinTech Action plan: For a more competitive and innovative European financial sector COM/2018/0109, 2018 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52018DC0109).
  • European Banking Authority: Report on the impact of FinTech on incumbent credit institutions' business models, https://eba.europa.eu/-/eba-assesses-risks-and-opportunities-from-fintech-and-its-impact-on-incumbents-business-models. 2018.
  • NAKAMOTO, S. Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf).
  • TAPSCOTT, D., TAPSCOTT. A. Blockchain Revolution. London: Penguin Books, 2018. ISBN 978-0241237861.


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