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Multinational corporations face a range of risks in an international setting, including exchange rate, political and financing risk. The course considers the complexities of financial management in these settings. It aims to develop students understanding and ability to apply finance theory to international financial management. This course will develop student skills in the analysis of issues including globalisation and the multinational corporation; foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination; international capital markets, debt and banking; risk management and foreign currency derivative securities.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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The designed structure of the course intends to enable the student to acquire and develop the following skills and knowledge relating to the subject matter of the course; intellectual skills concerning the student’s abilities in analysing key ideas and concepts introduced during the course, practical skills in the student’s abilities in participating in the course, and transferable skills pertaining to the continuing development of skills and abilities that can be easily be drawn on in the contexts of future study and work.
This course may include but may not be limited to the following topics:
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1-hour Multiple Choice Class Test worth 25% of overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse the theories and assess the emerging issues in the international financial markets. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply multinational capital budgeting to appraise international projects and analyse the issues in international cash management. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the theories and effects of foreign direct investment, evaluate the impact of country risk on MNCs' businesses, and determine how MNCs manage country risk. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 75 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2-hour Exam worth 75% of overall grade. Marks are released to students after exam board has taken place. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse the theories and assess the emerging issues in the international financial markets. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply multinational capital budgeting to appraise international projects and analyse the issues in international cash management. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Evaluate the concepts of international parity conditions and how they relate to exchange rate movements. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the theories and effects of foreign direct investment, evaluate the impact of country risk on MNCs' businesses, and determine how MNCs manage country risk. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the dynamics of exchange rates, the different exchange rate regimes around the world and the effects of international trade on exchange rates. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the types of exchange rate risks and the different strategies and tools for managing exchange rate risks. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2-hour Resit Exam. Marks are released after exam board takes place. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the theories and effects of foreign direct investment, evaluate the impact of country risk on MNCs' businesses, and determine how MNCs manage country risk. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse the theories and assess the emerging issues in the international financial markets. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply multinational capital budgeting to appraise international projects and analyse the issues in international cash management. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the dynamics of exchange rates, the different exchange rate regimes around the world and the effects of international trade on exchange rates. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Evaluate the concepts of international parity conditions and how they relate to exchange rate movements. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the types of exchange rate risks and the different strategies and tools for managing exchange rate risks. |
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