HB2504
University Of Houston-Victoria
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Course Online Syllabus
Summer 2011
| Department | FINC | Course Number | 4325 | Section Number | 19107 |
| Name of Course | International Finance | ||||
| Name of Instructor | Al Nasser,Omar Maher | ||||
This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook. | |||||
Learning Objectives
As a result of this course, students will
- Learn the components of international financial markets.
- Learn the components of international financial markets.
- Study exchange rate behavior.
- Study exchange rate behavior.
- Comprehend exchange rate risk management.
- Comprehend exchange rate risk management.
- Understand long-term financing decisions for a multinational corporation.
- Understand long-term financing decisions for a multinational corporation.
Major Assignments/Exams
| Discussion Board Participation | 10 points | ||
| Discussion Board Participation | 10 points | ||
| Chapter Quizzes | 20 points | ||
| Chapter Quizzes | 20 points | ||
| Midterm Exam | 25 points | ||
| Midterm Exam | 25 points | ||
| Final Exam | 25 points | ||
| Final Exam | 25 points | ||
| ADR Project | 20 points | ||
| ADR Project | 20 points |
Required Reading
Jeff Madura, International Financial Management,Abridged Edition,10th ed. ed., ISBN 9780538482219.
Jeff Madura, International Financial Management Abridged Edition,10th ed., ISBN 9780538482219 .
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Recommended Reading
No additional readings have been recommended for this course.
List of Discussion/Lecture Topics
- Overview, Multinational Financial Management
- Basic information about this class( Syllabus and Course Schedule) Chapter 1: Multinational Financial Management (Overview)
- International Flows of Funds, International Financial Markets
- Chapter 2: International Flows of Funds Chapter 3: International Financial Markets
- Exchange Rate Determinations
- Chapter 4: Exchange Rate Determinations
- Chapter 5: Currency Derivatives
- Currency Derivatives
- International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity
- Chapter 7: International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity
- Chapter 8: Relationships among Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates Chapter 9: Forecasting Exchange Rates
- Relationships among Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates, Forecasting Exchange Rates
- Measuring Exposure to Exchange Rate, Direct Foreign Investment
- Chapter 10: Measuring Exposure to Exchange Rate Fluctuations Chapter 13: Direct Foreign Investment
- Chapter 14: Multinational Capital Budgeting
- Multinational Capital Budgeting
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