Abstract:

Contemporary trends in the field of education in the area of financial sciences focus on innovations in the form of e-learning and e-teaching. Forgetting that the key problem in this area may be the selection of appropriate program content. So that they allow for obtaining satisfactory results in three key areas: knowledge, skills and competences. The following article is of a didactic nature and is aimed at both students themselves and teachers in order to provide basic knowledge and information about education in the field of financial sciences. The content of the considerations is based on the presenters' experiences from the actual teaching process. The main task of the article is to facilitate the understanding of the subject in the area of ‘public finance’ by discussing the range of issues that should be included in the content of such a subject in order to support the learning processes of today's young people. The article discusses in detail the scope of financial management (including local government) and defines the essence of public finance management. At the same time, it indicates which content area should be included in the programme and what factors determined their selection. The conclusions from the work can be used in both didactic and scientific work in order to improve teaching processes.