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MODULEGUIDE
InternationalFinance
7BSP0354
AcademicYear-2010/11
Semester-A
ModuleLeader–EdwardKerr
Contents:
1.Contactdetailsforthemoduleleaders(andteachingteam)
Name
Room
Phoneextension
Emailaddress
Officehours
EdwardKerr
M334
5430
e.kerr@herts.ac.uk
Tuesday:
10.30-11.30
Wednesday:
14.30-15.30
DrDavidFairclough
VisitingLecturer-DetailsasadvisedbyDrFairclough
2,Moduleaims
TheaimoftheInternationalFinanceModuleisto:
understandthefinancialproblemsspecifictomulti-nationalcompanies,togetherwiththeassociatedtheory;
understandtechniquesformanagingtheseproblems.
3.Formatofdelivery
OnehourLectureandonehourSeminareachweek
4.UseofStudyNet
STUDYNETisavirtuallearningenvironment(VLE)developedbytheUniversityofHertfordshiretoassiststudentlearning.Itprovidesaccesstoweb-pages,lecturenotesandotherlearningmaterialsaswellase-mailfacilities
Eachweek,tutorialanswersand/oradditionalmaterialswillbeuploadedtoSTUDYNET.Youshouldvisitthemodulesiteregularlyduringtheweek.Thiswillindeedbyourmajorsourceofcommunication.
Thesitewillbeusedtoannounceanyunavoidablechangessuchasroom/timeoftutorialsetc.
Pleasenotethatitisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoaccessadditionalinformationand/ornoticesrelatingtothismodulefromStudyNet.
WheretofindwhatyouwantonStudynet:
∙ModuleGuideinModuleInformation–
∙DMD(DefinitiveModuleDocument.)inModuleInformation
∙ReadinglistinModuleGuideinModuleInformation
∙LectureslidesinTeachingmaterials
∙AssignmentdetailsinModuleGuideinModuleInformation
∙GradingcriteriainModuleGuideinModuleInformation
∙SeminargroupsinModuleInformation
5.(a)Weeklyprogrammetoinclude:
(provisionalandsubjecttochange)
SemesterATeachingWeeks
Lecture/Seminardate
Topicstobecovered
Readings
TutorialPreparation
Wk1
05OCT10
∙IntroductiontotheModule
∙InternationalMonetarySystem-1
Buckley:
Chapter1,3&8
NoSeminarthisWeek
Wk2
12OCT10
∙InternationalMonetarySystem-2
Buckley:
Chapters2&6
NoSeminarthisWeek
Wk3
19OCT10
∙TheoriesofInternationalFinance
Buckley:
Chapters4&7
DiscussionofTopicsArisingfromLecture&TextBookReadings
(Seenoteatend)
Wk4
26OCT10
∙InternationalFinancialMarkets
Buckley:
Chapter5
Chapter16-Sections16.1to16.5
Chapter17-Sections17.1&17.2
DiscussionofTopicsArisingfromLecture&TextBookReadings
Wk5
02NOV10
∙DevisingaForeignExchangeManagementStrategy
∙DiscussionofAssignment#1
Buckley:
Chapters10&11
Chapter32-Sections32.3,32.4&32.5
DiscussionofTopicsArisingfromLecture&TextBookReadings
Wk6
09NOV10
∙TechniquesforExposureManagement
Buckley:
Chapter12&13
SeminarsthisweekwillfocusontheMultipleChoiceQuestionsinTestBank1(pages164to166)andstudentsshouldhaveattemptedthesequestionspriortotheseminars.Inaddition,studentsshouldhaveattemptedTestBank1(pages161to164).AnswerstotheMultipleChoicequestionsaregivenatpage708.AnswerstoTestBank1aregivenatpages696to699andproblemsarisingfromTestBank1willbedealtwithduringtheseminar.
Wk7
16NOV10
∙BusinessSchoolReadingWeek
∙
NoReadingsthisWeek
NoSeminarsthisWeek
Wk8
23NOV10
∙Multi-NationalCapitalInvestment-1
Buckley:
Chapter20,21&22
DiscussionofTopicsArisingfromLecture&TextBookReadings
Wk9
30NOV10
∙Multi-NationalCapitalInvestment-2
Buckley:
Chapters23,24,25&26
SeminarsthisweekwillfocusontheMultipleChoiceQuestionsinTestBank2(pages239to241)andstudentsshouldhaveattemptedthesequestionspriortotheseminars.Inaddition,studentsshouldhaveattemptedTestBank2(pages237to239).AnswerstotheMultipleChoicequestionsaregivenatpage708.AnswerstoTestBank2aregivenatpages699to701andproblemsarisingfromTestBank2willbedealtwithduringtheseminar.
Wk10
07DEC10
∙CurrentIssuesinInternationalFinance-1
GuidedReadingtobeAdvised
SeminarsthisweekwillfocusontheMultipleChoiceQuestionsinTestBank3(pages358to370)andstudentsshouldhaveattemptedthesequestionspriortotheseminars.Inaddition,studentsshouldhaveattemptedTestBank3(pages357to358).AnswerstotheMultipleChoicequestionsaregivenatpage708.AnswerstoTestBank3aregivenatpages701to703andproblemsarisingfromTestBank3willbedealtwithduringtheseminar.
Wk11
14/12/2010
∙CurrentIssuesinInternationalFinance-2
GuidedReadingtobeAdvised
DiscussionofTopicsArisingfromLecture&TextBookReadings
Wk12
11/01/2011
∙ReviewSession
ItwillbenotedthatmanyoftheSeminarsincludeadiscussionoftopicsarisingfromtheLecturesandTextBookreadings.Inordertoactasafocusforthisactivity,anumberofspecificquestionsaregivenattheendofthePowerPointpresentationforeachLecture.
5.(b)Reading:
EssentialText:
Buckley,A
MultinationalFinance
FTPrentice-Hall
5thEdition-2004
ISBN:
0-273-68209-1
OtherTexts:
AsadvisedbyModuleTutorduringLectureSessions
6.(a)AssessmentDetail(100%coursework.Noexamination)
Thereisa2-partassessment,part1carries80%,part2carries20%.
PART1(80%weighting)
ThispartoftheassessmentrequiresthepreparationofTWOreports,eachofwhichcarries40marks.:
∙Report#1:
Thisisareportofanacademicnature,whichinvitesstudentstocriticallyevaluateInternationalFinancialtheory.Itwillbedueforsubmissionnotlaterthan23.30onMON06DEC10.
∙YourAssignmentistoanswerthefollowingquestion:
"Therecognition,measurementandmanagementofExposureandRiskisoneoftheprimaryrolesoftheTreasurerofanMulti-NationalCompany.
ExplaintheExposuresandRisksthattheTreasurerwouldneedtorecognise,thewaysinwhichtheTreasurerwouldseektomeasurethemandthecontributionthateffectivemanagementoftheseRisksandExposureswouldmaketoCompanyProfit."
REPORT:
Thisisanindividualreport.
WORDLIMIT:
2,500words.
FORMAT:
PresentthisreportasaManagementReport,suitableforpresentationtoamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofyourCompany.Studentsareadvisedtoensurethatthereisaclearconciseconclusion/recommendation-reportsthatdonotcontainthiswillbepenalised.
OTHERADVICE:
Studentsareinvitedtoillustratetheirsubmissionswithcharts,diagramsandsuitablecalculationswherethesewouldservetoaddtotheclarityofthereportandthepointsbeingmadewithinthereport.
∙Report#2:
Thisisamorepracticalpieceofwork,whichwilltaketheformofawrittenanalysisofaCaseStudy.Itwillbedueforsubmissionnotlaterthan23.30onMON17JAN11.
Thefollowingaspectsarecommontobothpiecesofwork:
∙Theupperwordlimitis2,500words
∙ThisisanINDIVIDUALreport.Whilststudentsareinvitedtodiscusstheassignmentbetweenthemselves,thesubmittedreportMUSTbeindividually-prepared
∙Creditwillbegivenforclearly-arguedreports,withtheargumentbeingsupportedbyappropriateevidenceandtheory.Clearconclusionsand,ifappropriate,recommendationsMUSTbegiven.Studentswhodonotincludethesefeaturesintheirreportscanexpecttoreceivepoormarks
∙Reportsshouldbeappropriatelystructured.Advicewillbegivenonthis.Thesearereportsnotessays
∙ReportsmustbesubmittedviatheSubmissionBoxonStudyNetbythedeadlinedate/time.Thiscopywillbeconsideredtobethedefinitivesubmission.Therearepenaltiesforlatesubmission
∙Wemayaskforanadditionalhard-copyversionofthereport
∙Weexpecttoreportmarksandfeedbackwithin14daysofsubmission,butthiscannotbeguaranteed
PART2(20%weighting):
ThispartoftheassessmentrequiresthecompletionofTWO“ClassTests”.ThesewillbeofaMultiple-ChoicenatureandwillbesimilartotheTestBanksinBuckley.
Atleastsixweeks’noticewillbegivenofthedateofeachClassTest-attendanceateachClassTestiscompulsory
PASSINGTHEMODULE:
TopasstheModule,itisnecessarytoscoreatleast50%acrossthetotalityoftheModuleassessments.Itisnotnecessarytopasseachelementofassessment.
6(b)ThisisthelikelyModuleWorkloadforthisparticularmodule,
Activities
Total
Hoursperweek
Lectures
10
1
Seminars/Tutorials/Workshop
8
1
Pre-lecture/reading
10
1
Seminarpreparation,e.g.forweeklytasksOrgroupwork
36
CourseworkA+B
Research,writing,draftingandediting
72
Administration:
emails,filing,etc
5
150hours
Onaverage10hours
6.(c)Deferral/ReferralAssessment
Thedetailofrefer/refercourseworkwillbeonStudyNetby3rdMay2011,atthelatest.
HandinDate
Thesubmissiondateforallreferred/deferredcourseworkassessmentswillbe27thJune2011.ThisdeadlinerelatestosemesterA,semesterBandsemesterA/Breferred/deferredcoursework.
7.(a)Feedback
FeedbackfromassessedcourseworkassignmentswillbenormallyprovidedusingtheUHBS‘AssessmentFeedbackForm'whichwillprovidefeedbackonmanyaspectsofyourwork.IfworkhasbeensubmittedelectronicallythensimilarfeedbackmaybesuppliedviatheStudyNetfeedbacksystem.
Formativeand/orgeneralfeedbackmayalsobegiveninclasstime.
7.(b)UHBSreservestherighttouseelectronicmeanstoidentifyplagiarism.
8.ThegradingcriteriaforthismodulecanbefoundinAppendixA.
9.Usefulresourcesforsupportwithyourmodules
▪AcademicSkillsUnit(ASU)ht
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