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| GEST0252-2 | International Finance | |||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Albert Corhay | |||||
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| Course contents : | This course is designed to introduce students to the major financial management concerns and challenges faced by companies in an international setting. It covers five main topic areas: environment of international financial management, foreign exchange and derivative markets, foreign exchange risk management, financing the multinational corporation, and foreign investment analysis. The course will outline both theoretical and empirical issues. Emphasis will be placed in relating insights from scientific analysis with real-world decisions and policy issues. The learning process will be facilitated with the help of some case studies and scientific papers. | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | Students are expected to have basic background in finance. | |||||
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| Workshops : | The class is divided up into 7 groups. Each group is assigned to present/resolve/discuss in class: - 2 different chapters of the textbook; - 1 small case study; - 1 scientific paper related to a special topic. Each group will therefore present 4 times throughout the course. Most of the time, each class is broken down into 3 sessions: * Theoretical sessions: lectures presented by students. Presentation of 2 chapters of the book. No longer than 25-30 min per group. * Practical sessions: small case studies related to the part presented the weeks before. No longer than 20-25 min per group. * Scientific sessions: Presentation AND discussion of a scientific paper related to a special topic. No longer than 20-25 min. Each group assignment (presentation) is due at the beginning of each class. Each group is also asked to systematically upload each PPT presentation on the HEC Campus website by the assignment date (or no later than the day after). | |||||
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| Organization : | Course Schedule
The course starts on March 6th 2006 and will take place on Mondays in Room "Mahaim" from 4:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M. Attendance at the first class is mandatory, since all tasks including work group composition and assignment settings will take place during the first class. | |||||
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| Written notes : | SHAPIRO, A., 2003, Multinational Financial Management, John Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition. | |||||
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| Assessment : | There is no final exam. Students are asked to resolve 1 global written case, turned in at the end of the course. The final grade will be determined by student group presentations, the written case report and personal participation. The breakdown is as follows: - 2 different chapters of the book (10+10%=20%). - 1 small case study (20%). - 1 scientific paper related to a special topic (10% presentation +10% discussion=20%). - 1 global written case study (30%). - Personal participation/attendance (5% passive + 5% active =10%). Presentations will be evaluated according to the criteria of style, clarity, comprehensiveness, organization, as well as the quality of answers to the questions from the audience. Attendance Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes. | |||||
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| Contacts : | Supply teacher : Robert Joliet | |||||
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| Remarks : | Registration
All participating students are asked to register on http://campus.hec.ulg.ac.be, using their ULg username and password. - UER Finance & Droit - GEST0525_2 - International Finance. Final cases To be determined. | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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