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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