2012/2013  BA-HA_HU02  International Finance

English Title

International Finance

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Elective
Level	Bachelor
Duration	Summer
Course period	Further information on www.cbs.dk/summer.
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for BSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
Faculty - Dorothy L. McAleer, IESEG School of Management Patricia Plackett - Department of Operations Management
Main Category of the Course
Finance
Last updated on 23-04-2012

Learning objectives

Identify the risk areas of international finance Discuss the key financial statements and applicable analysis Develop tools to mitigate risk areas of international finance Comprehend financial derivatives Compare and contrast exchange rate regimes Students should also be able to discuss the basic kind of derivatives used to speculate or hedge risk on the foreign exchange market. The role of the Bank of International Settlements and Basel Requirements

Examination

International Finance

4 hour written exam: Type of test Written Exam Marking scale 7-step scale Second examiner No second examiner Exam period Summer Term Aids Closed Book Duration 4 Hours The course will include a mandatory group presentation (Duration: 15-20 minutes).

Course content

This course introduces students to International Finance and equips them with tools and methods to study and analyze international economic issues and problems.   The course’s development of personal competences: Types of personal and interpersonal competences that the student will develop and practice during this course.   After taking this class students should have a good idea about the matters  and issues in the general and in financial press when it concerns International Finance. For example, students should be able to frame and put in context discussions regarding the exchange rate and currency and economic crisis. Students  should also be able to discuss the basic kind of derivatives used to speculate or hedge risk on the foreign exchange market.

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, exercises, case study discussions, project work

Expected literature

Textbook: International Financial Management, 4th edition, by Eun and Resnick, McGraw-Hill, 2007.