Finance and credit
Contents
Program Profile
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Object of activity:
structure, principles, mechanisms of functioning and development of financial systems.
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Theoretical content:
are the concepts, categories, theories and concepts of financial science, which determine the trends and patterns of the functioning and development of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market.
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Methods and technologies:
general scientific methods of cognition and research, methods, techniques and technologies of financial science and practice.
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Tools and equipment:
modern information and analytical systems and standard, special and industry software products.
training of specialists capable of solving complex specialized tasks and applied problems, characterized by complexity and certain uncertainty of conditions, in professional activities in the field of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market and in the process of learning, which results in the training of proactive specialists for all areas of the financial system with a new, creative way of thinking, capable not only of effectively applying the acquired professional skills, but also of constantly self-developing and mastering new skills, increasing their ability to quickly adapt to changes.
Teaching and Assessment
The teaching of educational components in the program is built on the principles of student-centered learning, using elements of self-study, problem-based learning, and learning through practice. Approaches to teaching and learning: – intensive nature (students are actively involved in the educational process through discussions, solving practical cases, meetings of the scientific student circle, participation in Olympiads);
– practical orientation (passing internships, involvement in market research to solve the needs of local business, research in the banking sector, participation in scientific and practical conferences);
– use of innovative technologies (distance learning in the Moodle system, interactive classroom, electronic textbooks, multimedia technologies for lectures and practical classes, information software products for analysis and research, and development of digital skills). Lectures are combined with practical classes, working meetings with specialists in the field of finance, banking and insurance, heads of enterprises, presentations of completed tasks. Distance learning, self-study are practiced. Independent work based on textbooks and notes, electronic educational resources, which are placed in the repository of the library of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Consultations by teachers.
Evaluation of academic achievements of higher education applicants is carried out on a 100-point scale or on a two-point scale (graded-ungraded). Assessment tools: testing, surveys, tests, written exams, tests, differentiated tests, practice report. Positive grades for all forms of control are grades from 60 to 100 points. Certification is carried out in the form of a comprehensive qualification exam.
Resource Provision
All scientific and pedagogical workers involved in the implementation of the educational program have a scientific degree and/or academic title and a confirmed level of scientific and professional activity that meets the requirements of the Licensing Conditions for Educational Activities. All scientific and pedagogical staff have indicators of academic and professional qualifications in accordance with the discipline they teach.
The educational process uses classrooms, a computer laboratory, a library, the fund of which is formed in accordance with the needs of the educational process. Higher education students and teachers also have reading rooms, a subscription and copying equipment. All university classrooms have access to open Wi-Fi and the Internet. All necessary social and household infrastructure is available, the number of places in dormitories meets the requirements
The official website http://www.zp.edu.ua contains information about educational programs, educational, scientific and educational activities, structural divisions, admission rules, contacts.
Information about curricula, class schedules, academic groups, and individual plans of students is posted on the university’s educational portal: https://portal.zp.edu.ua/, where authorized and unauthorized users can obtain all the necessary information according to their status.
The materials of the educational and methodological support of the educational and professional program are presented in the electronic institutional repository of the scientific library of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University: https://eir.zp.edu.ua/home.
The library’s reading rooms are equipped with wireless access to the Internet. All information electronic resources of the scientific library are available through the university website: http://library.zp.edu.ua/
Free access through the website of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University to databases of periodicals of professional scientific publications (including in English) is provided by the participation of the university library in the ElibUkr consortium.
Teaching and methodological materials for the disciplines are available in the Moodle distance learning system: https://moodle.zp.edu.ua/
Program Competencies
Integral competence
The ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the course of professional activities in the field of finance, banking and insurance or in the process of learning, which involves the application of individual methods and provisions of financial science and is characterized by uncertainty of conditions and the need to take into account the complex requirements for the implementation of professional and educational activities
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GC 1The ability to abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis.
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GC 2The ability to apply knowledge in practical situations.
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GC 3The ability to plan and manage time.
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GC 4Ability to communicate in a foreign language.
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GC 5Skills in using information and communication technologies.
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GC 6Ability to conduct research at the appropriate level.
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GC 7Ability to learn and master modern knowledge.
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GC 8Ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources.
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GC 9Ability to be critical and self-critical.
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GC 10Ability to work in a team.
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GC 11Ability to communicate with representatives of other professions of groups of different levels (with experts from other fields of knowledge/types of economic activity).
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GC 12Ability to work autonomously.
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GC 13The ability to exercise one's rights and obligations as a member of society, to be aware of the values of a civil (free democratic) society and the need for its sustainable development, the rule of law, the rights and freedoms of man and citizen in Ukraine.
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GC 14The ability to preserve and multiply moral, cultural, scientific values and achievements of society based on understanding the history and patterns of development of the subject area, its place in the general system of knowledge about nature and society and in the development of society, technology and engineering, to use various types and forms of physical activity for active recreation and leading a healthy lifestyle.
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GC 15The ability to make decisions and act, adhering to the principle of inadmissibility of corruption and any other manifestations of dishonesty.
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SC 1Ability to investigate economic development trends using macro- and microeconomic analysis tools, to evaluate modern economic phenomena.
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SC 2Understanding the features of the functioning of modern global and national financial systems and their structure.
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SC 3Ability to diagnose the state of financial systems (public finances, including the budget and tax systems, finances of business entities, household finances, financial markets, banking system and insurance).
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SC 4Ability to apply economic and mathematical methods and models to solve financial problems.
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SC 5Ability to apply knowledge of legislation in the field of monetary, fiscal and financial market regulation.
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SC 6Ability to use modern information and software to obtain and process data in the field of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market.
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SC 7Ability to prepare and analyze financial statements.
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SC 8Ability to perform control functions in the field of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market.
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SC 9Ability to communicate effectively in the field of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market.
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SC 10Ability to identify, justify and take responsibility for professional decisions.
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SC 11Ability to maintain an appropriate level of knowledge and constantly improve one's professional training.
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SC 12Ability to apply financial analysis methods to evaluate the activities of business entities, forecast financial results and make informed management decisions.
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SC 13Ability to integrate international standards and practices in the field of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market to work effectively in a global environment.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
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PLO 1Know and understand economic categories, laws, cause-and-effect and functional relationships that exist between processes and phenomena at different levels of economic systems.
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PLO 2Know and understand the theoretical foundations and principles of financial science, the features of the functioning of financial systems.
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PLO 3Determine the features of the functioning of modern global and national financial systems and their structure.
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PLO 4Know the mechanism of functioning of public finances, including budget and tax systems, finances of business entities, finances of households, financial markets, banking system and insurance.
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PLO 5Have methodological tools for diagnosing the state of financial systems (public finances, including budget and tax systems, finances of business entities, finances of households, financial markets, banking system and insurance).
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PLO 6Apply appropriate economic and mathematical methods and models to solve financial problems.
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PLO 7Understand the principles, methods and tools of state and market regulation of activities in the field of finance, banking, insurance and the stock market.
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PLO 8Apply specialized information systems, modern financial technologies and software products.
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PLO 9Form and analyze financial reporting and correctly interpret the information received.
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PLO 10Identify sources and understand the methodology for determining and methods for obtaining economic data, collect and analyze the necessary financial information, calculate indicators that characterize the state of financial systems.
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PLO 11Possess methodological tools for implementing control functions in the field of finance, banking and insurance.
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PLO 12Use professional reasoning to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to professionals and non-professionals in the financial field.
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PLO 13Possess general scientific and special methods of researching financial processes.
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PLO 14Be able to think abstractly, apply analysis and synthesis to identify key characteristics of financial systems, as well as the characteristics of the behavior of their subjects.
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PLO 15Communicate orally and in writing in a foreign language in professional activities
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PLO 16Apply acquired theoretical knowledge to solve practical problems and meaningfully interpret the results obtained.
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PLO 17Identify and plan opportunities for personal professional development.
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PLO 18Demonstrate basic skills of creative and critical thinking in research and professional communication.
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PLO 19Demonstrate skills of independent work, flexible thinking, openness to new knowledge.
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PLO 20Perform functional duties in a group, propose sound financial solutions.
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PLO 21Understand the requirements for activities in the specialty, due to the need to ensure sustainable development of Ukraine, its strengthening as a democratic, social, legal state.
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PLO 22Know your rights and responsibilities as a member of society, understand the values of a free democratic society, the rule of law, the rights and freedoms of man and citizen in Ukraine.
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PLO 23Determine achievements and identify the values of society based on understanding the place of the subject area in the general system of knowledge, use various types and forms of physical activity to lead a healthy lifestyle.
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PLO 24Be able to apply financial analysis methods to assess the activities of business entities, forecast financial results and make informed management decisions.
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PLO 25Be able to apply international financial instruments, reporting standards and regulations to analyze and manage financial processes in a global context.
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PLO 26Apply legal, security and civil principles of national resistance for responsible behavior in war, emergency and crisis situations, adhering to the requirements of legislation, security standards and human rights
Academic Mobility
All students have the right to implement national credit mobility in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 579 «On Approval of the Regulations on the Procedure for Implementing the Right to Academic Mobility» dated August 12, 2015 and the Regulations on the Procedure for Implementing the Right to Academic Mobility of Participants in the Educational Process of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/dept_inter/Poriadok_realizatsiyi_prava_na_akademic hnu_mobilnist.pdf. National academic mobility is carried out on the basis of agreements concluded between Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University and higher education institutions of Ukraine: Kyiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/partnery/knuba.edu.ua/Dohovir_pro_orh_proh_vnutr _akadem_mob_zdob_vo.pdf, Lviv Polytechnic National University (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/partnery/lpnu.ua/Dohovir_pro_spivpratsiu.pdf), National University «Odesa Polytechnic» (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/partnery/op.edu.ua/Uhoda_pro_partnerstvo_i_spivpra tsiu.pdf), State Higher Educational Institution «Priazovsky State Technical University» (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/partnery/pstu.edu/Dohovir_pro_spivpratsiu.pdf)
International credit mobility is regulated by the Regulations on the procedure for exercising the right to academic mobility of participants in the educational process of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/pubdocs/2022/Nakaz_N210_vid_28.06.22.pdf), as well as on the basis of cooperation agreements between NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic» and foreign higher education institutions, international organizations, foreign companies: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland), University of Hradec Králové (Czech Republic), Marie Curie-Skłodowska University (Poland), Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy, Berlin University of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin), International Academy of Education and Training in Germany (IAW Internationale Akademie), DILLUGIS project
zp.edu.ua/prodovzhennya-proyektu-dillugis-u-2024-roci
Credit mobility is also provided within the framework of the EU Erasmus+ program on the basis of Learning Agreements.
Foreign Students
Training of foreign applicants for higher education is carried out in accordance with the requirements of current legislation on general terms with additional language training. Regulations on the Department of International Activities and Work with Foreign Students, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/dept_inter/pol_pro_vmd_ta_ris.pdf); Regulations on the Organization of Recruitment and Training (Internship) of Foreigners and Stateless Persons at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/dept_inter/pol_pro_org_naboru_ta_navch_inozemtsiv. pdf.
Educational Components
| Code | Educational components of the EPP | ECTS credits | Final control form |
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| Compulsory educational components | |||
| CC 1 | Foreign language | 6 | Test, Exam |
| CC 2 | Ukrainian language (for professional purposes) | 3 | Exam |
| CC 3 | History of Ukrainian statehood | 3 | Test |
| CC 4 | Political and legal system of Ukraine | 3 | Test |
| CC 5 | Mathematics for economists | 6 | Exam |
| CC 6 | Fundamentals of economic life of society | 5 | Exam |
| CC 7 | Introduction to the specialty | 4 | Test |
| CC 8 | Health preserving technologies and cooperation in functional development | 3 | Test |
| CC 9 | Fundamentals of scientific research | 4 | Test |
| CC 10 | Microeconomics | 5 | Exam |
| CC 11 | Finance | 8 | Test, Exam |
| CC 12 | History of Ukrainian Culture in the European Context | 3 | Test |
| CC 13 | Information and Communication Technologies | 7 | Exam |
| CC 14 | Business Economics | 3 | Exam |
| CC 15 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 4 | Exam |
| CC 16 | Macroeconomics | 5 | Exam |
| CC 17 | Safety of a specialist's life with the basics of labor protection | 3 | Credit |
| CC 18 | Financial infrastructure | 3 | Credit |
| CC 19 | Fundamentals of marketing | 3 | Credit |
| CC 20 | Statistics (with kur.pr.) | 5 | Credit |
| CC 21 | Economic and mathematical models in economics | 4 | Exam |
| CC 22 | Money and credit | 5 | Exam |
| CC 23 | Philosophy | 3 | Credit |
| CC 24 | Fundamentals of National Resistance | 5 | Exam |
| CC 25 | Local Finance | 5 | Exam |
| CC 26 | Information Systems and Technologies in Financial Institutions and Enterprises | 3 | Exam |
| CC 27 | International Economics | 4 | Exam |
| CC 28 | Economic Analysis | 3 | Credit |
| CC 29 | Investment | 4 | Exam |
| CC 30 | Fundamentals of Management | 4 | Exam |
| CC 31 | Insurance | 4 | Exam |
| CC 32 | Banking System | 4 | Exam |
| CC 33 | Corporate Finance (with kur.pr.) | 6 | Credit |
| CC 34 | Tax System | 4 | Exam |
| CC 35 | Budget System | 4 | Exam |
| CC 36 | Analysis of Banking Activities (with kur.pr.) | 5 | Credit |
| CC 37 | Financial Market | 4.5 | Exam |
| CC 38 | Financial Analysis | 3 | Exam |
| CC 39 | International Finance | 3 | Exam |
| CC 40 | Functional Foreign Language Course | 3 | Exam |
| CC 41 | Educational (introductory) Practice | 3 | Differential credit |
| CC 42 | Industrial (general economic) practice | 3 | Differential credit |
| CC 43 | Industrial (professional) practice | 4.5 | Differential credit |
| CC 44 | Qualification exam | 3 | Certification |
| Total number of compulsory educational components | 180 | ||
| Elective educational components | |||
| Disciplines from the departmental and faculty (branch) list for educational programs of the first level of higher education | 42 | Credit | |
| Disciplines from the general university list for educational programs of educational programs of the first level of higher education | 18 | Credit | |
| Total volume of elective educational components | 60 | ||
| Total volume of the EPP | 240 | ||
Attestation
The certification of applicants for the Bachelor’s degree of the educational and professional program «Finance and Credit» of the specialty D2 «Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market» is carried out in the form of a certification exam – a comprehensive qualification exam in the specialty (in the mandatory disciplines specified by this educational program).
The comprehensive qualification exam in the specialty is held at the end of the 8th semester in written form by means of a test test of knowledge and solving analytical problems. The certification exam involves assessing the learning outcomes specified by this educational program.
The certification and award of the Bachelor of Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market qualification is carried out by the Examination Commission, the composition of which is determined by the order of the rector.
On the basis of the decision of the Examination Commission, the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University awards a person who has demonstrated compliance of the results of his studies with the requirements of the educational program «Finance and Credit» with a Bachelor’s degree and issues a Bachelor’s diploma
