• Make financial decisions in the current globalized financial markets facing both multinational firms as well as in those not directly operating in the international arena.
• Reconcile conflicting forces in this arena for firms to gain a competitive advantage.
• In an increasingly globalized domain, apply the theories of international finance to real word problems such as formulating exchange rate expectations, making decisions on financing and investing, and managing risk.
• Identify, explain, discuss and apply the core concepts, models and methods
• Calculate, interpret and compare financial data discussed in class

The course consists of 40 online lessons each 45 minutes. 28 are live in blocks of either two or four lessons.

The forces of globalization have fundamentally changed the scope and activities of firms, thereby altering the practice of finance within these firms. As a consequence of an increasing reliance on tightly integrated foreign operations, a parallel world of finance has opened within every multinational firm, often overlooked in a basic finance course. Even firms not directly operating in the international arena are affected. This course will sensitize managers to the many aspects of financial decision making prompted by these changes. It will explain up-to-date theories of international finance and its practical, real-world applications. Topics to be discussed will include foreign exchange markets, international financial markets, euromarkets, risk including political risk and its management, and investment decisions in the global marketplace including International M&A.

Eun and Resnick: International Financial Management 9e.

HBS Cases and a few others will be provided before relevant lectures.