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This document outlines the course details for an International Finance course offered at Hong Kong Baptist University. The 3-unit course is taught in English for the Master of Science in Applied Economics program. It aims to provide students with fundamental concepts and techniques in international finance, foreign exchange markets, and analyzing financial decisions of international firms. Topics covered include the international financial environment, foreign exchange determination and risk management, international investment decisions, and financing multinational firms. Student learning is assessed through class participation, assignments, and an examination.

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ECON7220

This document outlines the course details for an International Finance course offered at Hong Kong Baptist University. The 3-unit course is taught in English for the Master of Science in Applied Economics program. It aims to provide students with fundamental concepts and techniques in international finance, foreign exchange markets, and analyzing financial decisions of international firms. Topics covered include the international financial environment, foreign exchange determination and risk management, international investment decisions, and financing multinational firms. Student learning is assessed through class participation, assignments, and an examination.

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HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

COURSE OUTLINE

1. COURSE TITLE

International Finance

2. COURSE CODE

ECON7220

3. NO. OF UNITS

3 Units

4. OFFERING DEPARTMENT

Master of Science in Applied Economics

5. PREREQUISITES

Nil

6. MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

English

7. AIMS & OBJECTIVES

This course provides students with fundamental international finance concepts and
applied techniques to international financial management and investment. This course
focuses on the foreign exchange markets and international capital markets, and analyzes
how international firms make financial decisions of foreign investment, and measure
foreign exchange risk in the present global financial environment. The course is organised
in three parts: (1) introducing important international macroeconomic concepts relevant
for the current financial environment; (2) describing the foreign exchange rate market,
the exchange rate determinations with its theoretical analysis and forecasting, and the
foreign exchange risk and its management; (3) evaluating international portfolio
investment strategies and foreign exchange risk management.

8. COURSE CONTENT

I. International Financial Environment


II. Foreign Exchange Determination: Theory and Markets
III. Foreign Exchange Risk: Measurement and Management
IV. International Investment Decisions
V. Financing the Multinational Firm
VI. International Financial Management of Multinational Firm

9. COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (CILOs)

CILO By the end of the course, students should be able to:


CILO 1 Review the current developments in international financial environment.
CILO 2 Analyze the theoretical and practical issues of international financial markets
and foreign exchanges.
CILO 3 Solve the practical problems of international financial management.
CILO 4 Investigatethe international financing management problems of multinational
firms and doing business in the global environment.
CILO 5 Develop framework to analyse the exchange rate determination, exposure and
risk, and international investment decision.

10. TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES (TLAs)

CILO Type of TLA


alignment
1~5 Lecture, Student Presentation, Project, Exercises and Problems

11. ASSESSMENT METHODS (AMs)

Type of Weighting CILOs to be Description of Assessment Tasks


Assessment addressed
Methods
Class 20 % 1~5 Case Study, Student Presentation
Participation
/ Discussion
Assignments 40 % 1~5 Student Presentation, Group Project/ Paper
Examination 40 % 1~5 Written Examination

Last Update: 2022-11-11


Published Date: 2023-07-11

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